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Living on the Lostock Estate in a Council house on Radstock Road, I can remember being taken as a treat, to Davyhulme Park and the paddling pool/boating lake. What a big treat that was !! and then we used to, when older, go ...Read more

A memory of Stretford by bartonhillbum

My Grandparents , Ernest and Lottie ( Charlotte ) Dickaty ran the West Meon Hut from the late 1920's through the WW2. Although they had sold the pub by the time I was born I spent many happy days with my parents , ...Read more

A memory of West Meon by suewinzer

I lived in Ealing from 1947 to 1968. For 14 of these years I lived in Boileau Road. We always had a car and a phone but did not have a television until 1955 I had several hobbies including trainspotting and used to spend a lot of ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by philipsolly

It seem a long time ago now but still very clear. I moved to Hyde Road in West Gorton from Dane Bank when I was 2 years old. My parents had the newsagents on the corner of Hyde Road and Sherwin street. I went to Thomas Street Primary School ...Read more

A memory of Gorton by nezboyg

Practising for the Town Sports on the front lawn of school, I was 'doing javelin' My class-mate Ardrie Van der Wall (Dutch) was 'doing discus' I threw my javelin, and went to retrieve it, whilst Ardrie ...Read more

A memory of Widnes by Jackie Worrall

My name was Barbara Beattie, I was born in 16 Empire rd linacre road in 1952 no longer there now, I would love to hear other peoples memories of growing up there , ie we played in the street in the summer till 9 oclock at ...Read more

A memory of Litherland by barbmeads

Does anyone remember this B&B, located at No.2 Gladstone Road? It was run by two guys, Bryan & Michelle, one of whom was a fabulous cook. We stayed there several times back in the 70s. Wonderful hospitality! I often wonder what happened to Bryan and Michelle.

A memory of Deal by Joan Street

My Grandad Dick Skan owned the shop next to the bank. It was a tobacconist / sweet shop and you can just see the sign on the left hand side of the photo. I have memories of sitting on a high wooden stool eating toffees when visiting my grandparents, probably in the late 1960s /1970s.

A memory of Worcester by pkwreeves

When Dad had the motorbike and sidecar it was okay for day trips, but when we went for the fortnight summer holiday the bike could not carry us and the suitcases, so we had to go by other means. To get to Bournemouth we ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth by Carole Baldwin

My parents rented a converted railway carriage in Bulls Copse Lane for a time during the war. I and my sister and brother loved it and were sorry when we had to move back to Portsmouth. I went first to the village school ...Read more

A memory of Horndean by eilnfrs