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I was born in 1947 and lived at 52 West St, Lower Broughton, Salford 7. I attended St. John's School for girls, just off Chapel St. My parents were Annie and David Johnson. I had an older sister, Jean, and a younger brother, David. My ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Anne Whyte

Stubbers outdoor youth camp is a far different entity than it was "when I was a gal". My good freind Monica Knapp and I borrowed Andrew Bloor's small, 2 man, canvas tent, caught the 370 bus ...Read more

A memory of Stubbers (Outdoor Pursuits Centre) by Marion Pettet

i was born in 1933 and lived in stanway gdns until i was called up for national service in 1952 i went to deansbrook school and then passed the 11 plus and went to orange hill grammar school the head was mr roberts and we always ...Read more

A memory of Edgware by Terry Hughes

I was born Nov 5, 1939 at 81 Star Lane, the home of my maternal grandparents, James and Anne Maria Bullock. My mother, Annie Grace Bullock, was the youngest of six children. She married my father, Henry George Hooper, in 1935 at ...Read more

A memory of Canning Town by Derek Hooper

My Grandmother was sent to Woodhurst Hospital, Peas Pottage, to convalesce following suffering from Bronchial Pneumonia. At the time we were living in Stockwell, South London, and for a small child it seemed to be a long ...Read more

A memory of Pease Pottage by Ann Morrison

I have so many memories of my childhood in Battersea and Wandsworth. In fact, I have recently begun writing my autobiography which will detail many of my memories from those early years. I have lived in ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by Graham Strachan

This shop stood at the junction of Topcliffe Road with Green Lane East/West. It was demolished in the early 1970s due to an impending visit by HRH The Princess Anne. I cannot remember, but assume that the shop was no longer in use and was ...Read more

A memory of Sowerby by John Wigmore

In 1956/7 I lived with my parents on a farm opposite West End pond. The farmer was a strange lady (in a little boy’s mind) called Mrs Marzetty. I remember she dressed like a man. Her daughter was called Nancy. Mother and ...Read more

A memory of West End by delavarde

My brothers and I watched the Queen Elizabeth's Coronation with a neighbour; the screen was so small they added a special magnifying glass. Even in black and white I thought it was wonderful. It was a cold day so felt chilly as ...Read more

A memory of Ashtead by Pam Piper

I lived in Brandon Road in the house next door to the Majestic Cinema from about 1940 to 1946. The house in those days was called Dent Dale which was written on the glass panel above the door. I used to go to the school ...Read more

A memory of Esh Winning by James Wigmore