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When I was born in William St in 1942, Harpurhey was very different from today. Horses and carts delivered the milk and coal, the horses following the carters down the st, knowing where to stop for the next drop. Mam ...Read more

A memory of Harpurhey in 1940 by Beryl Mallard Dawson

My family moved from Cwmfelinfach to 20 Millbrook Road, Pontllanfraith in 1948, a brand new house, with an indoor and outdoor toilet. Our next door neighbour was Mr and Mrs Tiley, who had two sons, Terry and Robert. My early ...Read more

A memory of Pontllanfraith by Brian Crook

My paternal grandparents, Ernie and Sally Featherstone, lived at 11 Burnsall Avenue, Heysham with their son Jack (my dad) during the 40s and 50s. My maternal grandparents, Sid and Olive Wilson, and their daughters Mavis (my mum) ...Read more

A memory of Heysham in 1955 by Ann Featherstone

Living in Longparish for 27 years from 1979 is etched deep in my memories notably because it was during the formative years of bringing up a family. Having renovated White Windows, a mid 19th century house near the ...Read more

A memory of Longparish in 1979 by Barry Sterndale Bennett

We moved to Cheadle Hulme from Barnton in 1957 when my dad bought Miss Young's bakery at 38 Station Road. In those days it was a lovely quiet village, not at all the bustling suburb of today. Our bakery was at ...Read more

A memory of Cheadle Hulme in 1957 by Maggie Day

I worked behind the bar at The Plough on a Sunday evening from around 1974 as my parents were friends of the landlords, George and Edna. George was a proper old school landlord, always dressed in a jacket and tie, and taught ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield by michaelyoules

I now Friends reunited has closed down I was browsing the tintermnet and found this website, bit of a surprise But anyway don’t know if anyone will remember me, Derrick I used to live in Newbury Close, right ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by plumberderrick99

I stayed in The Kings Arms Hotel for a week when I came to Eccleshall in April 1975. I was there for a weeks training with my new employer F H Burgess Agricultural Engineers. They had one of around 130 branches in Stafford ...Read more

A memory of Eccleshall by Keith Wicks

As a child I can remember cycling from Oxford Road, Waterloo to Blundellsands. I then went via what was I think Dibbs Lane leading to Little Crosby where I can remember watching the fields being ploughed using Shire ...Read more

A memory of Blundellsands

I am writing a history of my father and he was born in Battersea (Cologne Road) in 1916 and lived there until he joined the army in 1939. He attended Plough Road School And he was a member of the 4th Battersea Scout Troop. I am interested ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by lesley.grainge