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Having moved into Walls Quarry with my husband in 1961, I too remember the snow. It started to fall on Boxing Day 1962. We had a job to get home from Gloucester by car during theafternoon. By March '63 it was still thick and frozen hard. ...Read more

A memory of Brimscombe in 1963 by Pauline Hill

My parents Bryan and Margaret Hills-Johnes had the Flying Horse pub for a couple of years after he left the Navy 1958-60, I was around 6 yrs at the time and used to play with the Tilleys and Blacks. The car park across the road was a vegi ...Read more

A memory of Smarden in 1960 by Rod Hills Johnes

I was actually born in Middlesbrough in 1953, but being a bit of a handful in my life early life I was placed in certain boys' schools, one being The Castle School at Stanhope. My memories of my 3 yrs there are full of ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope in 1963 by David Raynor

I was born at The Mount Maternity Hospital in Northallerton on 21st September 1960 we were living at Pickhill village at the time, we later moved to Hewitson Hill farm and moved from the area in 1962

A memory of Northallerton in 1960 by Anne Young

Preedys was the main tobacconist in Wolverhampton and the Express Cafe at the bottom of Queen Street is where I used to go for dinner on a Saturday after working the Minors matinee film at the ABC cinema in Garrick street. There used ...Read more

A memory of Heath Town in 1960 by Gordon Ford

been trying to pin down Mick Jackman pianist and surfboard shaper, I met Mickey in newquay when he made my surfboard and he also played in the tall trees club along the front, Met him again at his parents home in ...Read more

A memory of Mawgan Porth in 1966 by Frank Power

This half burnt out mansion and wonderful Japanese garden holds very special memories for me.Although it had notices saying it was private and to keep out,not to mention trespassers would be prosecuted,I ...Read more

A memory of Harrow on the Hill in 1966 by Pauline Coles

The old Comberton Hotel is only just visible at the margin right; owned by Len Grove who turned it into flats and opened a betting office on the ground floor and was a well known personality in the town. The shops were ...Read more

A memory of Kidderminster in 1965

I was posted to Hindhead as a young policeman in January,1961 and stayed until January 1970. We used to make a conference point at the telephone box opposite the corner shop where Sergeant France could meet or contact us. Mr and ...Read more

A memory of Hindhead in 1961 by Peter Earl

I was born in Southgate and schooled at Arnos Grove Sec Modern. My earlist memories of Wood Green are of my father and his brother working together on the Trolly buses out of Wood Green Garage. My mother used to take my ...Read more

A memory of Wood Green in 1960 by Richard Jeeves