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I joined the Queen Alexandra Nursing Corps in 1958 and came down from Scotland to QA depot at Hindhead. After training at the Dental College, Aldershot was posted to the Dental Centre, Connaught Hospital. My name was then Smith. Met ...Read more

A memory of Hindhead in 1959 by Jean Barnard

This shows Swanwick Shore Road about 1 mile away from Sarisbury Green at the bottom of the hill. The road came off the A27 roughly opposite the Red Lion Inn at Lower Swanwick and followed the shore of the River Hamble through ...Read more

A memory of Lower Swanwick by Roger Pols

I was working at Bangor Docks as a painter of a Trawler called the Brizley; it was a wooden boat of about forty feet long. I had to sleep on the boat within the crews cabin of which was below deck. Now the thing about Bangor docks ...Read more

A memory of Maesgeirchen in 1983 by Roland Mitchell

I remember Burtons, Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, and other great groups. Always seemed to be on a Friday. At the interval we came out, and in Windsor Street there was a Fish and Chip shop where we had chips. We took them into a ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1963 by Nick Beard

I came on tonight to see the house I was living in when I left to come to America. I was amazed to see the Memories of St. Helens pictures etc. What a pleasure to see the pictures, and read some of the memories. I remember all ...Read more

A memory of St Helens in 1946 by Joan Jory

I have connections in the Wallops as I was born at Craydown, Over Wallop in Aug 1945. My parents were married in nearby Broughton Baptist Chapel with my father an R.A.F. Corporal and my mother a LACW in the W.A.A.F. ...Read more

A memory of Nether Wallop by Bob Hewitt

My maternal family, Smiths and Meredith's, hail from the Pontypool area. My great grandmother , Matilda Smith (nee Meredith) lived in Waunfelin and ran a children's clothes/knitwear business from her house at the beginning of ...Read more

A memory of Pontypool in 1900 by Alan Sage

I was born and brought up in Bryncoch, a little village on the way to Pontardawe, it was the most lovely childhood. Bryncoch was in the middle of fields and a river and plenty of space to run about, ...Read more

A memory of Neath by Ione Holbourne

I was strolling past a while ago, This wonderous place we used to go. When I got this thirst that needed quenched, So I turned on heel and in I went. With a feather boas you could've knocked, me down you see I was so ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend by James Bridgewood

My friend, Alcwyn Evans, lived at 99 Penrhiwceiber Road and we were in the RAOC in Belgium from 1958 to 1960. When we came out we lost touch. I would like to hear anything about my friend.

A memory of Penrhiwceiber in 1959 by Harry Humpage