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My parents were Gerald and Phyllis Smith, we lived in Goldsel Road from about 1939/40, having moved from 'Crescent Gardens'. My father worked at Philip Ladds Nurseries, which was owned and run by his uncle Philip. My father ...Read more

A memory of Swanley in 1940 by Gerald Smith

The hotel was used by the Duke of York's Military School which had been evacuated from Dover - on the cliff tops. Wooden huts were erected along the cliff in front and alongside the hotel to be used as classrooms - each ...Read more

A memory of Saunton in 1944 by First Name Last Name

I was born in Lockerley and married at the Baptist Church in Lockerley where my parents Fred and Olive Moore were wed and my grandparents Tom and Maud Oakley were also married. We now live in Australia where we moved to in 1972 but ...Read more

A memory of Lockerley in 1958 by Stella Turner Nee Moore

Assisted and guided by my daughter, I have recently started researching my paternal ancestry and find Longforgan and Castle Huntly loom large in it. My great great grandfather, Robert Robertson (1775-1867) was gamekeeper ...Read more

A memory of Castle Huntly in 1860 by Thomas Robertson

I was working at Deco in Stonegate the year they moved to the last shop at the end of stonegate, bordering Whip-ma-whop-ma Gate (wonderful name). I had been working for the people who owned Deco, selling 1930's pottery, glass ...Read more

A memory of York in 1988 by Fiona Hyde

Hi, my dad was a member of the Buffs in Seacombe in the 1950s. We as kids did not know a lot about these clubs, which were cery hush hush but a very important part of Seacombe's history. My aad was Seacombe born and bred and proud of it, as was I.

A memory of Wallasey in 1953

My father was born and bred in Pontlottyn, his name was David Llewellyn Morgan, known locally as Dewi. He worked for many years on the railway at Rhymney station, but I have early memories in the start of ...Read more

A memory of Pontlottyn by Pamela Morgan Evans

I was born and bred in Coppull in 1947. I remember watching the Coronation in 1953 on one of the first TVs in the village, it belonged to Geoff and Marion Moss, I was a friend of Barry, their son. I also remember ...Read more

A memory of Coppull in 1953 by John Westhead

I was born and bred in Llandrygarn, I lived at Cwter Hywel, I've really only got good memories of my childhood living in Llandrygarn, when you consider that you had to make your own entertainment. My friends were a group of lads ...Read more

A memory of Llandrygan

My wife Mary Ross was born and bred in Milton of Balgonie. We got married in July 1970. It has allways been a very freindly place and still is, even with a lot of outsiders livving here. I came from West Lothian in the late ...Read more

A memory of Milton of Balgonie by Daniel French