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I lived on Wellfield Road until I emigrated to Canada in May of 1953. After looking at this site it brings back a lot of memories. I attended Sunnyhill Road School then Dunraven High. I was only back for a visit once in 1984. Walking ...Read more

A memory of Streatham in 1953 by John Edwards

Does anybody remember the big house on the corner of Derby Road, it was at the junction of a main road, the name of which I cannot remember now. We used to call it 'The House Beautiful' whether that was the proper name for it I ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth in 1930 by Ted Benzoni

Reading the memories prompts me to contribute to the nostalgia - My grandfather "Bob Allan" was the Postmaster and his parents before him. My aunt took over from him in the late 1960s and in all the business ...Read more

A memory of Gainford in 1963 by Robert Allan

I went to school in Ramsbury from about 1959/1961, I remember the head teacher being a Mr Eastoe, I liked Ramsbury because we all used to gather at the river to go swimmimg, we used to buy an inner tube of a car at the local ...Read more

A memory of Ramsbury in 1959 by Sally Cundall

The tall building at the bottom left hand side of the slipway leading down to the beach was used by a Mr Axford who had two or three wooden rowing boats that he hired out by the hour.  He would sit on a bench outside ...Read more

A memory of Porthpean in 1951 by Peter Marks

As kids, all of us "Fenside lot" would go to Sid Guests house in Granville Street for our haircuts. He had the front room done out with a mirror, seat and all the other things a barber needs. It was very cheap and all our mums could afford. Great days.

A memory of Boston in 1956 by George Thorn

I went to Woods Lane school, after dinner we went to the shops to get vimto lollies, I could only afford a penny one, the threepenny and fourpenny ones looked so good. I had my first date when I was 14 with Ian Ibbotson who was a ...Read more

A memory of Cheadle Hulme in 1959 by Christine Flemming

I used to live in Victoria Road and went to Netherfield Lane School, now a block of flats, opposite was a large hut building and I used to go there one evening a week for pirates when we could afford itm I loved it! And does ...Read more

A memory of Rawmarsh in 1956 by Christine Gambrill

The Rivera!! Once a week after school in 1964- 65, a group of us (mostly 6th-formers from the Grammar School, which was co-ed by that time) used to gather upstairs in the Rivera Restaurant (on the right in ...Read more

A memory of St Austell in 1964 by Elke Langmaid Love

Just on the edge of the Commercial Road car park is the building on the left where I, and just about every other teenager that couldn't afford to go to London to socialise, spent our Monday nights.  I an remember paying 5/- to see Tom Jones ...Read more

A memory of Woking by Sheila Rice