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Does anyone remember the Picadilly Café in Market Street Kingswinford. We all used to meet there. All the motorbikers from nearby places used to come and play the Juke Box, drink our pepsi and have a fantastic time. ...Read more

A memory of Kingswinford in 1965 by Christine Turner

I attended Bridgend Technical College from 1961 to 1966 studying electrical installation. I was an apprentice for English Electric Company which had a branch office at St David's House, Wood Street, Cardiff. I worked on ...Read more

A memory of Bridgend in 1965 by Tom Armstrong

I was born in Romiley in 1949,went to barrack hill when we moved to bredbury in1957. I went on to highfield .we lived on Brookfield avenue,used to call at sercome's on berecroft lane on the way to school.The shop ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury in 1860 by Hazel Scully

Born in 1947 my family lived in Gin Pit at No 2 Lord Street. In those days there were huge slag heaps just over a stream at the bottom of the village and a pond at the bottom of Lord Street. We used to skate on it in the winter ...Read more

A memory of Tyldesley by Richard Carter

I have very happy memories of my stay in Birstwith during the last part of the war when I arrived with a group of evacuees from Chatham, Kent; a scared group of children not knowing where we were going or who would care for ...Read more

A memory of Birstwith in 1944

I grew up at 43 Grove Road, Mill End,1931-1955. My much beloved father, H.P.Farr was the Watch Maker for about 40 years at 165A High Street. Dad occupied the little shop from about 1929 to circa 1969. I think the photo is wonderful.

A memory of Rickmansworth in 1920 by Bettie Farr Jordan

I was born in Denholme but moved to Wilsden when I was two. I can remember arriving in the back of a furniture truck. It was a lovely life for a child, even after the war started. Most of the dads were away fighting but the ...Read more

A memory of Wilsden in 1930 by Shirley Jones

I lived at 24 letterstone st from 1957 -68 it was pulled down under CPO my mum and were Bill and Elsie Kennedy I went to Heyworth st school 57 to 63 ~secondary school was Toxteth Tech god knows why me folks sent ...Read more

A memory of Everton in 1966 by David Kennedy

The Mill is not in Bordon, but in the hamlet of Standford which had a number of mills and still has many historic houses, along the River Wey from before Domesday. This was the last water mill operating in Hampshire. I have lived ...Read more

A memory of Bordon

I have fond memories of Haydn Williams having been brought up in Coedymoeth Road and my parents taking Co-op milk. A ride to the end of the road in his van was a treat. I left Aber in 1971 to work at Rolls-Royce in Filton near ...Read more

A memory of Aberbargoed in 1973 by Brian Jones