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Irby Manor is a very old building listed in the Hundred of Wirral and was once surrounded on three sides by a moat. There are stories of an underground tunnel leading to Thurstaston so as the early occupants could escape via the River Dee ...Read more

A memory of Irby in 1960

Mums family are from the village, I have wonderful memories of staying with my grandmother at Aran Lane, which is at the bottom of the street on the right. On hearing a train, I used to rush out into the main road to see the train ...Read more

A memory of Llanuwchllyn in 1960 by Bob Hughes

in 1961 i would be 5yrs old,and my grandad Sam Gibson would walk with me my sister susan and my brother raymond,along from where they lived round to the wreck,,the name the gave for the local swing park.they lived in ...Read more

A memory of New Brancepeth in 1961 by Ruth Hill

As a boy i walked past the Dutch Cottage on my way to the high street , as a child i found it a bit eerie , i saw a small person coming out of there a couple of times which seemed to add to the afect . by the mid 70`s the cottage had ...Read more

A memory of Rayleigh in 1965 by Eric King

I was in Ward 24 in 1961 and 1962. I remember Staff Carter, (who became Sister Carter), Sister Pinkerton, Nurse Beech, Staff Kendall ? I cannot remember many of the other patients with whom I shared about three months during October - December. Regards.

A memory of Shotley Bridge in 1962 by Adrian Percy

Hi my name is Sally and I grew up in Houghton Regis.  My twin brother and I were born in Luton before the new Luton and Dunstable Hospital opened.  We both went to Tithe Farm Infants and Juniors Schools ...Read more

A memory of Houghton Regis in 1962 by Philip Loveday

My mother and father were married at this church on the 5th of March 1960 George Turnbull and Jaqueline Kell. Does any one out there know them? George Turnbull (THIS WAS AN UNCLE OF MY DADS WHO WAS NAMED AFTER HIM AND MY GREAT ...Read more

A memory of Horden in 1960 by Karen Surtees

my parents owned the piost office from about 1958-1965 - their names were albert (bill) edward wild and dorothy emma wild and the inscription on the board read "AE and DE Wild" before they owned it , it belonged to Vera and ...Read more

A memory of Prestbury in 1960 by Vivien Hyde

I have very fond memories of visiting my parents, Margaret & Percy Thorburn who owned Coveney Cottage from 1961 until 1980. We used to come down from London on the National Coach to Benenden and ...Read more

A memory of Iden Green in 1961 by Anne Kennedy

my memories of tilshead ,well i lived there from1953 till 1968[from the age of 2 to 15 years old..every body seemed to know each other in the village ,a friendly small community as i remember .I first went to tilshead ...Read more

A memory of Tilshead in 1963 by Ken Dunmow