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I remember the Sunday when the trident crashed at Staines June 18th 1972 near the Croocked Billit, I was still at school (Mathew Arnold). Iworked as a paper boy for the evening mail selling the news to drivers in their ...Read more

A memory of Heathrow Airport London in 1972 by First Name Last Name

My father bought the mill in the 1960s and we moved in 1976 to South Africa. During the years living at the mill we all have plenty of memories spent living there. The most memorable was the first time we encounted the ghost of the ...Read more

A memory of Felsted in 1972 by Christina Bryan

I was in a hospital called Highwood Hospital, in Ingrave Road. It was for children who had TB. I remember lots of friends there, the girls were separated from the boys. We had open air wards where we ...Read more

A memory of Brentwood in 1953 by Joan Saville

Thousands of teenage boys would have spent their formative years at William Baker Technical School which was housed in the historic mansion of Goldings in the village of Waterford. In 1922 around 240 boys and staff marched from Stepney ...Read more

A memory of Waterford in 1967 by J Parsons

Yvonne Colwell's notes brought back memories of a few families, but I can't place St John's Lane, even though I lived in Pantycelyn until I moved in the late sixties after the prefabs were demolished. Both my parents are now ...Read more

A memory of Nelson by Ray Davies

For many years, Colwyn Bay U.D.C. ran a bus service along the promenade from Old Colwyn to just beyond the former pier at Rhos on Sea. Commencing in 1926, a small fleet of 5 'Guy' BB type vehicles with covered top ...Read more

A memory of Colwyn Bay in 1961 by John Owen

I was born in at 72 Bowes Rd on 7th Jan 1940, after being bombed out we moved to 72 Bowes Rd and then to 62l Ulleswater Rd and then to 14 Eaton Park Road. My earliest memories start from when I was on the pot - not the smoking kind, ...Read more

A memory of Palmers Green in 1943 by Richard Watson

I also have memories of St. Joseph's I, along with my sister & brother were placed there. We had an aunt at the convent she was Mother Hilary. Sr Cecilia was in charge of the girls and I love her to this day. She was a ...Read more

A memory of Patricroft in 1951 by Monica Walker

I remember Kings fish and chip shop in Uxbridge Street, it's now a Chinese takeaway, also Trabulis Cafe, soup and exra bread for 8d (old money). In the 60s we used to go for our dinner when I was at Littleworth Boys School (now Kingsmead ...Read more

A memory of Hednesford by Allan Bishop

I was born at gaffers buildings grapes hill as a young boy 3-4 yrs old im sure I watched the circus coming up grapes hill my aunt whos 10yrs older disagrees and says they came up princewales rd after coming off train at Thorpe station nigel john larter

A memory of Cambridge by nigellarter142