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Scouting Life during the Forties I was born in January 1936 in a large village, Lemington in Northumberland, England. Lemington bordered on the limit of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It was a working class area ...Read more

A memory of Lemington in 1944 by George Ritson

Hello Lyndon, I too have many vivid memories of Maindy and the surrounding area. I was born in 62 Canada Rd in 1945 and lived there until 1967...the so-called summer of love! I was sort of brought up by my ...Read more

A memory of Maindy in 1950 by Andy Thompson

Hi everyone. I was born in 56 and lived in Normanton and Altofts until moving to Pontefract when I was 7 or 8. My grandad had a cafe down Castleford Road called Halfords. Funny how this works isn't ...Read more

A memory of Normanton in 1959 by Shawn Halford

Born in 1939 left Port Clarence For Billingham 1956

A memory of Port Clarence in 1949

Loved the counters in Salts and the fact that I could put things "on account" My mother was born in the jewelers/pawnbrokers shop just a couple of doors away from Salts. A member of the Dinnis family which has only recently given up the unequal fight

A memory of Swadlincote in 1950

Hi its Doug again I was born in vicarshall lane like I said in my fist memory we never had central heating in winter I remember when it was cold or snowing when I woke in a morning I had to melt jack frost of the inside ...Read more

A memory of Caister-on-Sea in 1954 by Douglas Carter

Born in May 1949 at no. 98 Joynson Street, two up two down,as they all were in them days. Tin bath in the back yard. Open fire in the front room where mam made us toast when we had enough bread. Dad was a ...Read more

A memory of Salford by John Hall

Learned to swim there, of a fashion ( late 50's) (born in 54). Later in 70's courting. No elf and............ bombing, running and diving. Used to go, take a picnic and sunbathe all day. On cold days used to run ...Read more

A memory of Stourbridge by Alan Tatler

I was born and brought up in Pembroke terrace and with number of lads of like age wandered the mountains through theSaucy ap and over to overlook the Rhondda . We would climb up an run down hills,run through rivers and ply cowboys and ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale by Derek Barnard

Market Street/Square holds lots of memories. Those underground toilets, buses maneovering round to take us home to the Marsh, which when young seemed miles away. My father was born in Anchor Lane, and there used to be a ...Read more

A memory of Lancaster in 1948 by Maureen Frude