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Just south of the entrance to the Airdries was the Methodist Church where we had summer bazaars. Adjacent to this lived Ernie Beard and his wife Betty. They had a Dalmation called Major which I used to walk for ...Read more

A memory of Langstone in 1961 by Michael Davies

My parents bought the cottage furthest from the camera in the terrace on the left in 1957; at that time I recall Miss Ansell ran the tiny Post Office and County Library combined in the house nearest the camera with the single ...Read more

A memory of Latchingdon in 1962

My Great Great Grandfather Edwin Wragge and his wife Elizabeth and their family are on the 1881 census as living on Bucklow Hill Lane. I wonder where exactly his job was as a labourer in a timber yard. I am trying to find out where this might be and am still looking for information.

A memory of Rostherne in 1880 by Susan Ferguson

Just turned eighteen I was to get employment at Woolley Colliery but had to do my training at Grimthorpe Colliery. We had to do underground training and were to spend many hours looking at safety films on what, and what not to do. ...Read more

A memory of Ecclesfield in 1969 by Roland Mitchell

I remember Danson Park from the 1950's. It is situated in between Welling and Bexleyheath in Kent, now an outer London Borough and is still worth a visit. There is a big house in the park which has now been restored by English ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by First Name Last Name

I just read the coment by Jackie Payne, I would love to see the photo of her mum outside her shop. I often went in this shop when little with my mum and she talks of all the things I used to do, even playing on the dump, ...Read more

A memory of Greenwich by Shirley Marshall

I was born at 5 Bowen Terrace, Sept 42. My best friend's dad Mr Lewis was an engine driver on the trains at Brecon Station which was opposite our house. I used to ride on the footplate while he was shunting around the goods yard. I went ...Read more

A memory of Brecon in 1942 by John Evans

I left this school to go to Bridgend Grammar in 1967 having attened Pencoed Infants and then the Junior through my childhood. The house I lived in in 1967 was only a few yards to the right of where this picture was taken.

A memory of Pencoed in 1967 by Wayne Page

Wolfe and Hollander where at bromley South opposite the station 150 yards up next door almost to 50 high street which was Evelyn pagets hairdressing college the net some 100 yards in was Harrison Gibson s ...Read more

A memory of Bromley by pbmbrown2

I lived in Ripon and caught a bus to Harrogate each school day where I attended Harrogate Technical School between 1955 and 1957. I was house captain, a member of the school football team and also a member of ...Read more

A memory of Harrogate by Michael Chambers