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My sister and I used to spend every summer in Leigh, so much so that we even attended the School. I think it helped that our granny was Mrs Faulkner (Dorothy)the Infant school teacher. Grampy was Sandy, our mum Jean was born and brought ...Read more

A memory of Leigh by anne_54

I can remember walking through Enfield Town as a young boy The Town then had shops like Ketts The electrical shop that sold Radios, Portable Reel to Reel taperecorders, Radiograms, and Record players , then left of that was The ...Read more

A memory of Enfield by lyric_21

I was born in 10 Penywerlod road and attended Markham schools until 1952 when i passed to go to Pontllanfraith technical School. I recall most of the people in the neighbourhood and my friends were Tony Morris,Johnnie Williams, ...Read more

A memory of Markham by vincegardiner1

We use to stay at my Aunts in King Edward Road Birchington. My Dad lived in Dunstan Ave Westgate as a boy. Most of the family were in the local brass band and so it was our duty to go and listen on a Sunday afternoon. We had a visit ...Read more

A memory of Birchington by Bridget Smith

At this time I was a resident at a K.C.C. children's home at Hadlow near Tonbridge Kent. During the summer holidays a friend - Paul Thornton - and I though it would be a good idea to visit London, with very little resources ...Read more

A memory of St Paul's by briang7jwx

QUEEN ELIZABETH GRAMMAR AND DARLINGTON IN THE 40’s and 50’s I was born and lived for 18 years in Pensbury Street. Then Hargreave terrace. And grateful for the 1944 Education Act. Still. ...Read more

A memory of Darlington by Robin Matthews

He was only a few weeks old when he came to us, my mother had got to know about him and thought he was just the thing I needed to cheer me up. I was fourteen years of age and had not long moved home; my parents had decided to ...Read more

A memory of Kingswear

I married my husband Les Weeks in 1972 he lived at 64 Goston a Gardens with his parents and sister Pamela I think she went to Winterbourne School. Les attended Lanfranc School. We used to go to the Tarentella Coffee ...Read more

A memory of Thornton Heath

I have many fond memories of my childhood in Bale. I lived in Fakenham and used to spend some time with Nan, Grandfather and Auntie Carole in Bale. I remember going up to what Grandfather called 'plantin', which was just next to the council ...Read more

A memory of Bale

I lived in Southall ( west ave ) until the company my father worked for ( Cramic Eng ) moved to Oxfordshire. I and my two brothers went to Tudor road primary where in my year we were joined by Surinda Pal one of the first Sikh ...Read more

A memory of Southall by tross70559