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lackhall colliery in the 1940s and 50s i was lucky to be brought up there proud loyal hard working people so different from life today.born 1940 lived in 11th street and was encased in love and safetymy father was a shaft man ...Read more

A memory of Blackhall Colliery by elcxb44

Hi, I was born 43 Tixall road and my Grandmother was at No. 45 we would walk into town via the River Sow to the baths with towel under our arms. Or into town to Woodalls for material or wool and on market day there would be flags for ...Read more

A memory of Stafford by adame

I started school in 1954 and Mr Parker was the headmaster. I lived in Ashbrook Drive and the houses were brand new. I do remember walking home from school one lunchtime in the snow and arriving home unexpectedly as I was ...Read more

A memory of Ponteland by vpendleton

I went to Loughton School in the fifties and so most of my young life was spent in and around Loughton, Buckhurst Hill and Woodford. I had many friends at that time, but marriage and moving to Leighton Buzzard put paid to most of ...Read more

A memory of Loughton

I used to stay at the"Almel Hotel"&the"Salutation"in Doncaster whenever I was on the long haul up to Northern Scotland

A memory of Doncaster by Paul Overton

Ken Beard speaking. My parents were evacuated to South Wales from Bermondsey London during the 2nd. war. I wish I had some dates, as there is no one alive to ask. We lived at 63 Crwys Crescent where I was born in 1943.I'm not ...Read more

A memory of Upper Boat by ken.beard

My mum Janet Lennox and her sister Marion lived and went to school for a while in Kirkconnel as my grandfather died when they were young so my gran went to stay with family for a while rather than staying in Manchester. We had ...Read more

A memory of Kirkconnel by lizpaton

Some names have come flooding back after reading memories of Harold Hill and I wonder if they mean anything to anybody? Would love to hear from anybody. Alan Tremain Brenda Lovering Brenda Sellwood David ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by bobnobes

I was born in Colindale in 1937. My memories of Twickenham are of a piscatorial nature. I took up angling aged 10 or 11, a friend and I decided to have a go on 'The River', we had fished the Grand Union Canal and river Gade at ...Read more

A memory of Twickenham by Jack Luxon

I'm 70 now and still have great memories of Kingsbury where i lived from 1950 until 1960 with my parents Dick & Joyce and brother & sister Steve and Lynda. We lived in a Prefab just 5 doors down from Kingsbury swimming ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury by Barry Draper