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Harry was born at spennymoor 1877, he moved to metal bridge in 1898 when he married Elizabeth Joyce born 1878 from Easthowle.They were married at St Lukes church, Ferryhill by vicar Lomax, ...Read more

A memory of Metal Bridge by Maureen Evers

I attended Norwich Art School about 1963. Long hair, self opinionated, and arrogant (I thought I was a beatnik) with a long haired girlfriend, Barbara Lowe. I remember especially the night about six of us climbed across the roof ...Read more

A memory of Norwich in 1963 by Keith Wooldridge

I lived in Wingate in the 1960's. My Mother and father Jean and Syd Price had the George and Dragon pub for a while until it was pulled down. My Grandmother, Gina Richardson, also had the pub which I think was known as the Top ...Read more

A memory of Wingate in 1960 by Colin Price

When I was about 6, we moved to Ricky Rd. The Cassiobury Park gates were over the road to us, slightly to the left. Me and my two sisters were crossed across a very quiet road by our mum, with a packed lunch. We just played all day ...Read more

A memory of Watford in 1960 by Lidia Skrzypek

I came down from Scotland when I was 16 & was a nanny in Broad Hinton for a year for Mr & Mrs Huddy (can't remember the name of the house), & then I decided that I wanted to work with horses, so I got a job ...Read more

A memory of Clyffe Pypard in 1969 by Alison Cloy

I was born in Leeds Yorkshire, but my maternal grandmother and other relatives lived in Skelmanthorpe. My earliest memories are of being the first grandchild and visiting grandma every Christmas to ...Read more

A memory of Skelmanthorpe in 1930 by Betty Greenhough

I was born at 13 Ellor Street, Hankey Park, in 1940 to Sarah and Charles Feeley (snr), the youngest of five siblings: Charlie (jnr) Eileen, Monica and Hannah. In 1941 my father left for the army, and we moved to 46 Brookland St off ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1940 by Kevin Feeley

The Anson family arrived at Strensall in 1957. My father was at the camp as a 'skill at arms' instructor until 1959 attached to the K.O.Y.L.I. I can remember the first day at school in Strensall village.I caught the bus which cost ...Read more

A memory of Strensall in 1957 by Kathryn Anson

I fondly remember Maindy. I was born in Mynachdy Road which is just down the road from Maindy. I worked in the big Wonderloaf bakery on Maindy Road, it was a great bakery I made some great friends there. My sister used to live in ...Read more

A memory of Maindy in 1968 by Lyndon Dyer

I lived in Sandy between about 1963 and 1979 and have seen changes even in that short time. It was a fairly quiet village when we first came in spite of the adjacent A1. I went to St Swithuns school in St Neots Road, then Sandy County ...Read more

A memory of Sandy by Sue Horne