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I'm not prepared to reveal my real name online, however I was a child during the 70's the duration of which was spent in Warnham. This house belonged to some old dear I met only a couple of times, she was housebound and ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1977 by Canis Fortunatus

My younger brother Russell and I grew up on Coniston Road in Stretford and one of my earliest memories was of going down to the canal armed with pickle jars that had breathing holes stabbed into the lid (a fork from mums kitchen was ...Read more

A memory of Stretford in 1971 by Darren Crumbleholme

Back in 1976 I moved away from home to work as a photographic salesman at Debenhams in Great Yarmouth. I also helped out at the Norwich branch. I found a 'home from home' at Pavilion Road in Gorleston with ...Read more

A memory of Great Yarmouth in 1976 by Stephen Smith

Ingram Richards was my grandfather. My father (John) was the only child of Ingram to emigrate (in 1927) to Australia. Dad died in 1978. I am a former Australian regular army officer and visited Wimborne on a couple of ...Read more

A memory of Wimborne Minster in 1975 by Owen Richards

Hi, I was born in Stafford and emigrated to Australia in 1975 and I have not revisited England since. Me and my older sister remember vividly exploring 2 old houses (Im unsure of how old they were) which were demolished in the early to mid ...Read more

A memory of Stafford in 1973 by Lisa Upton

I was born in this year, but do not have much to remember from then. About 1974 and I remember playing with a few children in the village. The Lister children really I rember. The Twiggs lived in the Abbey. I spent endless happy days ...Read more

A memory of Hampole in 1976 by Elizabeth Houghton

DISASTER AT BOB'S FERRY This account was researched and written by Duncan Hamman (bikedunc@aol.com). It has appeared in the Partington & Carrington Transmitter Community Newspaper. On Tuesday April 14th 1970 Partington ...Read more

A memory of Irlam in 1970 by Duncan Hamman

my grandad was the head gardener, dick jenner. i have great memories of going into the caves and staying with my grandparents in their little house in the castle ground. my nan, eileen veness (jenner then) is still well and living in ...Read more

A memory of Reigate in 1975 by Bridget Maynard

My name is Forsyth now, but I was a Plumb. I moved to Halton when I was six and joined Halton 1st School and then Wendover Middle School. I lived in the big black and white house, which ...Read more

A memory of Halton in 1978 by Charlotte Forsyth

I moved into one of these houses in the picture (Iremember which one but not the number) while living here I worked for (I think it was called R.F.G D.Q) parachute makers and then was a driver for ...Read more

A memory of Knaphill in 1972 by Jane Reddy