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I was born in 1945 in my aunty's cottage in Searle Street, which ran from the corner of the Station Hotel below the railway line embankment where we would wave at steam trains as they went past. ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell in 1950 by Deidre Parry

My family moved to Harold Hill in 1952 to 43 Sheffield Drive when l was only 2 years old, it was a new street at the time and all new families moved in about the same time. My school was at the top of the road, Priory Infants, ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1952 by Alan Day

Back in those days any roadroller was referred to as a steamroller, even though, as with the one seen in the picture, it was diesel powered!

A memory of Thorne in 1955

Saturday morning was the highlight of the week for me I put on my ABC badge and made my way from Hope Street to the La Scala picture house near Motherwell Cross in Brandon Street were I duly paid my ...Read more

A memory of Motherwell in 1956 by Alexander Mc Bride

I was born in 1949 and then spent the next 15 years living there or visiting my grandparents in Broad Oak Street. The house in Broad Oak Street forms a part of my identity. I remember every nook and cranny - the coal cellar full ...Read more

A memory of Nottingham in 1952 by Kate Melia Hooton

Does anyone remember the thatched Ramsey Cottages in Halbutt Street? I'm not sure that that was their official name but Sir Alf Ramsey lived there - hense my name for them. They were demolished to build a small housing estate of modern boxes - vandals!

A memory of Dagenham in 1950

This photograph brings back many memories of the Coleford of my childhood. The area round the Town Clock has changed a few times over the years mainly to accomodate the increase in traffic. The building on the far side of ...Read more

A memory of Coleford in 1955

I was born in Park Royal Hospital in Dec 1948. I remember Woolworths in Wembley town had an exit on a corner of the high street and there were trolley buses all round. We used to shop for toys and games in George Arthur's which seemed huge to ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1956 by Janet Cockman Nee King

I was born and brought up in East Loftus. My family name was Morris. We lived in Tees Street, East Loftus. We attended All Saints Church, Easington where my Aunty was organist and my Uncle was Choirmaster. My Dad was ...Read more

A memory of East Loftus in 1954 by Kathleen Oyediran

Hi Folks, I am looking for an old photograph. Just over the bridge on the East The Water side of Bideford is the parking lot for the Royal Hotel. In days gone by, and in my youth, as I was born in Torrington Street, it used to be a ...Read more

A memory of Bideford in 1956 by Eddie Neylon