Search Results

I was born in the little maternity hospital in Easington and lived in Kiln Hill Walk in Peterlee. Later we moved to Cumbrian Way, this is the house I remember. I attended the infants school that was ...Read more

A memory of Peterlee in 1975 by Vicky Clements

This beautiful house was owned by my grandparents many years ago and was the first place I lived, such a crying shame it is now flats, a piece of family history gone....

A memory of Fleet in 1979 by Louise Clark

I lived in Seacombe all my life, drank in five bars, Stanley Arms, Mona Castle, hung around with Jackie Beaty, Tommy Jones, Geoff Kilby, Bobby Benett, Johnny Rutter Sango, we had great times, went to the boys club. My friends were Tina ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey in 1975 by June Hoey

I think the date at 1974 is correct but I would have been 6 then!! We owned all of what is Beechbarrow now and as a young man I had the run of the place! I hope the beech walk is still there, I built my first tree house in ...Read more

A memory of Wells in 1974 by Chris Styles

By the late 1960's ICL had absorbed much of the country's computer industry and had several manufacturing centres at Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent and Letchworth. It needed a base for running ...Read more

A memory of Hedsor in 1970 by John Howard Norfolk

I lived at Bowyers in Steep Marsh for five years and ran Country Riding Stables with my parents. We had 20 horses and ponies and I taught so many children to ride. They were really happy days and even now I regret giving it all up and ...Read more

A memory of Steep Marsh in 1970 by Rita Haylock

My family moved from Pill in early 1960's to a new 3 storey house in Thames Close. The estate was only part built but me and my family moved in - it was a fantastic 'adventure playground'. ...Read more

A memory of Bettws in 1970 by David Netherway

My nan and grandad owned Davidson's greengrocer's in Mitcham, and my mum and dad lived there with them in the 50's early 60's before moving to Cornwall, and I have very fond but distant memories of holiday's and Christmas's ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1970

My parents married in this church in 1951, mum had been brought up in the village from birth by her parents (David and Gwen Bowen) and after marrying my dad, moved up to Sheffield. It was a quaint village from ...Read more

A memory of Ferryside in 1973 by Emma Bennett

I grew up on Tollers Lane, my mother and uncle still live there. My mum was always involved with the church - we used to go to St Johns church. I have lovley memories of my child hood on Tollers Lane - our house backed on to Fathing Downs, it was great.

A memory of Coulsdon in 1977 by Catherine Gibbs