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My mother lived on the Esplanade in the 1940s just about opposite Colman Cafe. She taught in a local school. My father was a policeman in the town, and met my mother there. He related interesting stories of the bombing of the town ...Read more

A memory of Whitley Bay in 1940 by Ninian Bowman

W O O D P L U M P T O N A place, a name or a sentence? Almost Welsh in its length and complexity, the name conveys the notion of the idyllic countryside, natural food and a well fed community. In ...Read more

A memory of Woodplumpton in 1956 by Peter Scott

I lived in Dowlais Top in the late 1970s in the Antelope Hotel. My father's name is Curly and my mother's name is Maureen. I have lovely memories of the Antelope, I remember Hadyn Pups, Dai Stewart, Doris Phelps who owned the ...Read more

A memory of Dowlais Top by Ceri Davies

I lived at 5 Manor Drive with my 3 sisters, Kathleen, Elizabeth and Mary. I was born in the house at 1am on a snowy night in 1954 and was delivered by my dad and Dr Poles, while Mary slept and Kathleen and ...Read more

A memory of New Haw in 1954 by Suzanne Knight

I started Lemington infants school in 1937, making the journey morning and night on foot from West Denton, my only memory of the teachers being a Miss Hayes and a Miss Robson, whom I think lived half way up Union Hall Road, packed ...Read more

A memory of Lemington in 1930 by Donald Bramble

The Marl hole was the fun place for every Rubery kid, originaly there were three clay pits, the clay being used to supply the Brick & tile works which was situated at the end of the Avenue. The cottages along the Avenue and in Brook ...Read more

A memory of Rubery in 1958 by Alan Dugmore

When we moved to Spinkhill in 82 there were many people who had lived in the village for quite some time. Gerard Cross and his two sisters Beryl and Agnes were one family. Beryl was a teacher at Spinkhill School for many ...Read more

A memory of Spinkhill in 1982 by Anita Staniforth

Before the 1944 Education Act most children attended schools up to the age of 14 years then they left to seek employment unless they had been fortunate to secure a free place at a Grammar or Technical ...Read more

A memory of Northfleet in 1900 by Will Clark

My husband's great-grandfather was the Rayner on the shop in the photo. We like the name so much that both our eldest son and eldest granddaughter have Rayner as their middle name. We are hoping to keep the tradition going. If anyone knows any more about the Rayners I would be please to know.

A memory of Goudhurst in 1900 by Sandy Chitty

On May 13th 2006 my husband and I were married in this charming villages beautiful church. My wonderful new family made all the arrangements. We hadn't had to lift a finger. Everyone in the village welcomed me as if I had been ...Read more

A memory of Woodchurch in 2006 by Helene Montague