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I lived at East View, Number 31 with Edgar and Myfannwy Howells from 1955 onwards. They were my aunt and Uncle. They looked after me when my parents died when I was 5 years of age. East View was a great street to be brought up ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed by dave

My very first memory is in 1934 when my parents, sister and I came to live in rooms over a private school in The Mount (from memory) near to a new Fire Station that had just been built. I was four years old and my mother was ...Read more

A memory of Chingford in 1930 by Alan Holden

I have a strange but lovely memory of Forest Coal Pit. Mum and Dad worked shifts when we were kids so dad would often take the four of us out and about on his own, but being a 70's dad wasn't so good at cooking or organising a ...Read more

A memory of Forest Coal Pit in 1973

I was born on 15th August 1954 at Balidon. I am sure my father told me they had a fishpond as you came into the driveway at the front of the building. When he first came to see me, he went to open the door of a car he must have ...Read more

A memory of Yeovil in 1954 by Julie Frost

My great great grandfather came from Hayes Rd, Callington. He was a stone mason. His name was Thomas James. I know my great grandfather came to Merthyr Tydfil for work in the coal mines. I'd like to know if I've any ...Read more

A memory of Callington by Brian James

I was born in 1941 in St Augustine's Rd at the top of Chalk Pit Ave. The memory I have are, the Bull Inn at the corner of Sandy Lane next to Nashes Paper Mills. Ridge ways ? the all one shop, {things past}. Doing paper rounds ...Read more

A memory of St Paul's Cray in 1950 by David Stallwood

My brother and I spent very important years in Theydon Bois. We were only there for 5 years but they were probably the most formative. It was a very simple village. There was the school, far too small for the many children born ...Read more

A memory of Theydon Bois in 1953 by Lesley Parry

I attended Lawrence Weston Comprehensive School from September 6, 1963 until February 1969. Although I had passed my 11 Plus examination very highly (highest in the southwest of England) and wanted to go ...Read more

A memory of Lawrence Weston in 1963 by Timothy Purnell

I spent many a summer at this level crossing as my grandmother, Kate Griffiths, lived in the house at the far end of the terrace. In fact the man you can see in this photo of 1965 standing in his garden is my grandfather, Owen ...Read more

A memory of Penrhyndeudraeth by John Griffiths

My granddad, Charlie Davies, owned the post office and it was where my dad, Arfon Davies, was born. When my grandad died it was taken over by my Auntie Nellie, my dad's sister. My brothers, Gwyn, Iwan and Geraint came to the ...Read more

A memory of Cwm Penmachno in 1950 by Gareth Davies