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Lived Wolverley - Just a few items on Kiddr from dim recall -town cinema - a screening of a western, Jeff Chandler as Indian warrior - Cochise? -a bigtop circus - Billy Smart or similar, at top of the big hill nr rly Station -dentist ...Read more

A memory of Kidderminster in 1952 by William Jones

I remember my mother asking me to go Manner's Lane to the big house by the shore to buy a pint of shrimps - not many left by the time I got back! The smell of the mound of shrimp shells on the beach waiting for the tide to take them away.

A memory of Heswall in 1962 by Vivien Brearey

I remember travelling on the train from Bacup to Rawtenstall and then on to Manchester where I caught a train to March in Cambridgeshire where we lived. I can remember seeing the big cotton mill which was called Ross Mill, which, I ...Read more

A memory of Stacksteads in 1965 by Steven Bradley

My family lived in Orpington Kent from 1959 to 1964. I was 5 when we left. We lived in Repton Road. It snowed so heavily one year(62/3?) that a train was stuck at the top of the embankment above our house.The ...Read more

A memory of Orpington in 1963 by Melanie Gregory

I was born in 192 Sutton Flats and Christened at St. Thomas's. My older brother Johnny and I were very happy there and both attended Halton Bank School. Our auntie, uncle and cousins lived close by in another ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1950 by Lynette Riley

I came to Southminster to join the Staff (there were actually just 2 teachers and a headmistress) at the new infants school in 1963. It was a long warm autumn and my husband and I being newly married lived in a ...Read more

A memory of Southminster in 1963 by Patricia Hardy

In 1953 I attended, as a boarder, the 'St Mary of the Angels Choir School' in Addlestone. You walked from the station, turned right up the High St and then left up a hill(?). The ...Read more

A memory of Addlestone by peter.beschorner

I can remember walking through Enfield Town as a young boy The Town then had shops like Ketts The electrical shop that sold Radios, Portable Reel to Reel taperecorders, Radiograms, and Record players , then left of that was The ...Read more

A memory of Enfield by lyric_21

I remember the Tudor Cafe so well during the time we lived in Newbury. As a teenager I used to visit with my friends and family in the late 70's and early 80's. It served good wholesome food such as omelettes and baked potatoes and you ...Read more

A memory of Newbury by cedeallie

Vividly remember my paper round from Fords Newsagents Along the Brighton Road then up Dean lane in1958/59 Cold mornings made a warmish area in the doorway with the papers which were delivered at 4,30 am,It was hardwork at that age A big round, ...Read more

A memory of Hooley by derek.saxby