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i was born in Wolverhampton in 1945 mum and dad were Londoners and in 1948 we moved in with my nan rose pearce and granddad Arthur everyone called him pop I had an elder sister rose and brother albie my dads name was ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by wolves.33

Miss hopefully ' what I have to say will come as a surprise to you . If so I am sorry but it is all true Your father peter was a brutal cold heartless child molester I was one of is boys in the kids home he ran The ...Read more

A memory of Newnham by dogcatchermarty

Reading some of the uses that this grand old building has been put to over the decades, brought back memories of my earlier years in the 1960's where the Abbey buildings frequently featured. Probably the first visit I was not ...Read more

A memory of Daventry

My dad was born at Wimbledon in 1922. He told me that his parents had a family business called Potts corners that included a fish n chips shop, a garage and a gentlemans club. His dad George Potter, was also a sign painter and a French polisher. ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon by anniepotteruk

In 1960's Newcastle we didn't see a lot of woodland or wildlife on a daily basis. My dad was from a Romany family and during the war had spent a lot of his childhood, when school was closed, travelling with his uncle who was a ...Read more

A memory of Plankey Mill

I lived in South Wellfield just outside Whitley Bay in the years listed above. Despite being something of a mongrel in terms of heritage I always look upon the town and area as my true home. Although being probably conceived in ...Read more

A memory of Whitley Bay by Neil Johnson

Hi my Dad used to work with John Wallis Drycleaners as a Van Driver (John Wallis was based in Windsor, Datchet & other towns with the Factory in Hillside, Chalvey) who ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham by michael

From the ‘Local Chit-Chat’ column in the Newbury Weekly News, October 6th 1966 SWAN AT NEWTOWN CHANGING HANDS Due to take over the Swan Inn, Newtown, when Mr R. C Coxworth retires on October 19th after ...Read more

A memory of Newtown by kiwi3mfs

I was born in Askern Yorkshire in 1945. When I was 2.1/2 we moved to Bow That was where my dad came from. When I was 5 we moved to Myrtle Road Harold Hill. The buses ended outside our Prefab. After coming up Straight Road, the bus ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by john.skillett

was in Rothwell same years know you I had 3 brothers Maurice Gerald kevin I am peter ashworth home 2 catholic was sent to preston for 2 years then returned mrs bennet always refered to us us as the bad preston boys.

A memory of Rothwell by ashworthjoyce