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Well not just 1953 but for most of the 50s, I was brought up by my Grandparents Charlie & Elsie Duffy "Mam & Dad" to me. Mam's family had a newsagents shop years eariler on Gunson Street, ...Read more

A memory of Miles Hill in 1953 by Barbra Edwards

I lived in Collyhurst Flat at no 10 Foyners Dr. Went to the Albert Memorial School. My nan had a shop in Thorton St, name Fanny Rayner. Knew a lot of people are the cooper Jimmy and Pat, it was nice to hear of Linda Whalen I remember David Lane's mother went in my nan's shop.

A memory of Collyhurst in 1955 by Frances Rayner

I lived on Sutton Flats from 1943 until 1961, my grandma & relatives went by the family name of McMahon, my parents were Sid & Evelyn Wilde, with me (Diane) & my brother Geoffrey.....I also had cousins who lived on Cross Lane ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Diane Wilde

I recall my grandmother, Florence Peyton, who lived in Little Horton Lane writing a poem about the Slum Clearance and High Rise Flats Programmes of the early 1960s. The poem was ...Read more

A memory of Bradford by michaelpeterpeyton

my name is Gordon turner there was 7 of us all boys john'robert'tommy'jimmy'norman'les' our mum was Gladys and her best friend lisa hughs we lived in 58 hunmanby av think that's how to spell it ,mam used to drink in the grants arms.anyone remember us

A memory of Hulme in 1963 by Gordon Turner

I remember calling for my friend Josie who lived in Princes street.We would walk down coton road towards the town and go in a chip shop there.We would sit in the small room at the back and order a plate of chips smothered in mushy peas.This ...Read more

A memory of Nuneaton by Bernadette Neil

ONE OF MY FIRST MEMORIES OF OLD MILFIELD WAS MY MAM(ALWAYS CALLED HER MA)GETTING ME READY ON A COLD DARK MORNING TO GO DOWN TO MY NANAS(MEGY BELL)WHO LOOKED AFTER ME SO MY MAM COULD START WORK AT 7-30 AT SPENCERS,WE ALWAYS CALLED IT SPENCERS ...Read more

A memory of Newburn by john_ormston

Hi , My name is Vic Ballard , I was brought up by my Grandparents from 1942 and lived next door to Cassland Rd school which later became my secondary school , my first school was Orchard Rd at the end of Cassland Rd and ...Read more

A memory of South Hackney by vickyb60

My sister and I were talking about the awful memories of this place which in my own case would have been early 1960s. Hellish! , physical and emotional abuse. Eat the food to the point of vomiting. Nothing ...Read more

A memory of Fornethy Residential School by janecampbell307

Born in Wrens Ave, Ashford we moved to Lauser Road Stanwell in 1959 I attended Town Farm School but spent a year at the old village school Lord Knyvett's which had shelters in the playground and other kids used to say their were dead pigs ...Read more

A memory of Stanwell by edw1nwilliams