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I lived on Travis Street at a small shop for a short time in 1967 and went to Leigh Street School.

A memory of Hyde in 1967 by Lorraine Hayes

I have very early memories of Boxford Primary School. The school teachers were Mr and Mrs Alderman, Mr taught the older children and Mrs the young infants. I attended both, I started in the infants ...Read more

A memory of Boxford in 1964 by Michael Lipscombe

I was reading on one of your pages, someone was asking about a shoe repairer, opposite 'The Red Lion' in the Bouet. His name was Len Purdy snr, I worked in Purdy's shoe shop in the pollet , from 1960 to 1965, leaving when I had my ...Read more

A memory of Guernsey in 1965 by Christobel Sparrow

I lived on the camp site for 5 years - my father was the link trainer for pilots there. I can remember going to the cinema there - smoking up the back - then realising my mum and sister were in there that same night !!!! I must have ...Read more

A memory of Royston in 1962 by Candace Thorpe

I moved to no 52 School Street around 1964 or 65. My parents were John & Vera - they were Irish. We lived next to Edna Brown who had Stephen, David and Lorraine. There were other people on the street - the ...Read more

A memory of Harpurhey in 1965 by Anne Booth

My father was the minister of the Baptist Church in Queen Street from 1962 until 1970. The little church was too small to hold his welcome services so these were held in the Congregational Church, with tea in the hall. He often ...Read more

A memory of Godalming in 1962 by Canon David Frost

I remember the old tank; there used to be a place at the back of it where we used to get a cup of coffee or coke and listen to the jukebox - that was in the early 60's. I also remember when the high street had two way traffic with double decker buses going to and fro.

A memory of Ashford in 1962 by Janet Cannon

At 55 now, I still have wonderful memories of old Balintore, enough to write a book, too many to write on here. I grew up in Balintore in the 60's and early 70's and would trade all my worthy possessions to re live those ...Read more

A memory of Balintore in 1963 by Jim Falconer

Mr grandparents moved to Uxbridge in 1957 or thereabouts when they took over, The Gardeners Arms in Park Road Uxbridge. The pub was a Harmans Uxbridge Brewery pub. I remember the old police house opposite and new some of the ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1962

I attended here from 1965-1970 and loved it, Mrs Blackwell taught me in the last two years. She got 18 of us into Grammar Schools, which was amazing from such a deprived area. Life was very different in those days, we had ...Read more

A memory of Sparkbrook in 1965 by Gary Burns