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I was born in Victoria Street (no;146) my father was a "Garw" boy his name was Alan Fudge and married my mum Hilary around 1960-62, we lived in Victoria st, until around 1973. I had a really good friend who lived across ...Read more

A memory of Pontycymer in 1970 by Alison Wyatt

My father were born in Brindley Ford in 1911. His father was born 1881 and his mother in 1880. My grandparents moved to West Yorkshire around 1912. Consequently we visited family in Brindley Ford I don't remember a great deal ...Read more

A memory of Brindley Ford in 1950 by Joan Hill

I was born in Kilburn Park Road. My father was a fireman on the old London North Eastern Railway. My grandparents lived nmext door. My mother was of Irish descent.My first school was Essendine Road whic was just up the ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1930 by Dennis Jeffries

My name is William, and I lived in West Buckland, North Devon. My family moved there in about 1959 when my dad changed his job again. He worked for a local farmer for about 12 months ...Read more

A memory of South Molton in 1963 by William Braime

Hello. My father was Harold John (bob) Mann. He worked as an Air Traffic Controller in the Control Tower, in what was then Heston Airport ('Aerodrome'?). We lived at Heston, in Durham Avenue. We ...Read more

A memory of Heathrow Airport London in 1951 by Rosemarie Mann

I can repeat much of what has been said by others. I was born in Stepney in 1946 and after a period of homelessness and moving from friend to friend my parents were given a prefab in Foxglove Crescent (no. 25) It was a fairly ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1950 by Ken Nicholls

I was born in number 10 Trenant,my dearest best friend was Nancy Evans(Powell) other friends were Maisie Richards, Marjorie Rowe, Diane Williams, Christine(had a sister Enid) Brynmore Hill, Dai Davies and all the other scallywags ...Read more

A memory of Hirwaun in 1951 by Elaine Sedgemore

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

My mother and I and two brothers were residents in the Wandsworth, London work house in 1930. When it closed that year,we were sent to the Norwood Children's Home on Elder Road, West Norwood where we remained ...Read more

A memory of Norwood Green in 1930 by Richard Nash

Sheila King was my best friend. I lived in 43 Muspratt Road, Sheila in no 16. I went to St Thomas's infants. Beach Road Litherland Juniors then Waterloo Secondary Modern. Was Married in St, Thomas's. There our paths were separated. I ...Read more

A memory of Seaforth in 1953 by Beryl Doherty