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Went to camp school every year when I was at Hill Head School Lobley Hill Gateshead love it there, so many wonderful memories best time

A memory of Hexham by lynsey98

I attended this school from 1951 -1958 and Mr Henry Francis Bailey ( with his wife Mary ) was always the head. At least till the time I left in 1958. They had one son Christopher who I believe wanted to become a ...Read more

A memory of Beckington by patwalker37srpen

The 1955 photos reflect a time well remembered by myself and many of the following will be recalled by old 'locals'. N90085. Home to Arthur Schlater and Norwegian wife. Not widely known is ...Read more

A memory of Newick

I was a 9 year old boarder at the Meath School for a year in 1981/1982. In those days the school was a state specialist convalescence school for respiratory diseases. I remember my time in Ottershaw fondly. Each week we'd all ...Read more

A memory of Ottershaw by anthony_fairhurs

My name is Lyndon Evans, I was born in 1941 in the Police station during the war, my brother Stuart was also born in the station in 1938. My dad was constable Ted Evans PC1234 he was one of 4 officers based in Tottington ...Read more

A memory of Tottington by throstlefarm

My father was born "on the road to Queensbury", as I was told. He grew up in the Queensbury/Mountain/Bradford area and I have ties to those places still. Dad came to the U.S.A. in 1927 and lived with an aunt who had come earlier. I ...Read more

A memory of Queensbury by andersoncynthea73

I grew up in Nunhead in 1946 ,things that stay in my memory about those times are the mini railway on Nunhead green that carried children around the green , it came and it went I don't know who ran it, also the three pubs the ...Read more

A memory of Peckham

In the summer of 1966, I (an American) was driving around the UK with a close English friend. In Wales, we found ourselves on a virtually impassable fog-covered road filled with sheep, and drove downhill at 1 mile per hour ...Read more

A memory of Blaengwynfi by Alan Charles Kors

I was curious to know if anyone remembered the school in the early 60s- I enjoyed my time at Rivington Road- remember the bluebells near the school and love them to this day. We had a trainee teacher who really ...Read more

A memory of St Helens

I lived in South Wellfield just outside Whitley Bay in the years listed above. Despite being something of a mongrel in terms of heritage I always look upon the town and area as my true home. Although being probably conceived in ...Read more

A memory of Whitley Bay by Neil Johnson