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These are the cottages where my first "love" lived her name was Barbara and I had a school boy crush on this lovely young lady in my early teens. I also fell off my bike just round the corner of this bridge and grazed my knee!

A memory of Water End in 1955

I was born here in Newton Green and lived in the house just visible on the left - the last one. It was called Cotswold. The village shop was run by Mark Wilson and that could be him in the photograph, tinkering with the ...Read more

A memory of Newton in 1957 by Pete Rowland

I remember lots of lovely summer days during the school holidays which were spent at the open air swimming baths. We would travel down on the bus from Caerau, taking a cut lunch, and spend so many happy hours there. We had lots ...Read more

A memory of Maesteg in 1949 by Brenda Smith

My father was one of the local butchers, Jack Grigg. He and my mother ran the shop opposite the church.  My grandfather was John Charles Grigg who lived at a house called Mount View at the bottom of Rose Hill. ...Read more

A memory of St Blazey by Melville Grigg

I have put 1947 but infact it is from earlier than that to 1954. I think this was a great place for us as kids as we had freedom and not much parental control, I think mainly due to our parents who had just survived the war years, ...Read more

A memory of Bearsted in 1944 by Ian Simmons

I remember starting infants school at Bassett Street School. Here there were 3 separate schools, one for infants, one for junior girls and one for junior boys all up to the age of 11 years. We had to drink ...Read more

A memory of South Wigston in 1945 by Richard Child

In June 1964 a group of us Belfast grammar school boys crossed the sea to Liverpool and took the long coach journey south to spend the school summer vacation working in the Bournemouth beach cafes. Three of us shared a bedroom at ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth in 1964 by John Mc Millan

What a great place this web site is. I certainly love the Burnt Oak as I knew it between 1947 and 1969 when I then emigrated to SA (since back in Weston super Mare). All the memories you folk have mentioned are mine too. I ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1960 by Fred East

The Barming Boys hang around at clair park they are very nice people. Alot say they are the toughest around because they are if they get in to a fight they will always win. The Best one Is Matt he is cool, he cheers people up when they are down.

A memory of Barming in 2007 by Christina Aidinyantz

My Dad was born in Tottenham sheringham Avenue His Father was Maurice Redman and he worked for the local council as a bricklayer. they had three boys reg maurice and gordon.They moved down to billericay about 1929.I wondered if anyone remembers the family.vicki

A memory of Tottenham in 1910 by Victoria Manning