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Knusford Heath was our playground as children. We used to burrow tunnels in the sand pits, play hide and seek, Cowboys and Indians, or simply roll down the hills. I only lived across the road in Tabley Road. We'd be up at dawn and ...Read more

A memory of Knutsford in 1966 by Jane Bell

My grandfather was Manager of the District Bank, Barrow-In-Furness during the 1950's and 1960's. Please can somebody confirm if there was only one branch, as I have no idea of the address.

A memory of Barrow by Ashley Pilkington

The Grange at Bitton was the home of the Seymour family, one member of which was Jane, the third wife of King Henry VIII. The village is dominated by its open countryside setting. This relationship arises from ...Read more

A memory of Bitton by Paul Townsend

My mother-in-law has just passed away and we found this in her papers. My years at Stanford-le-Hope Laundry. I lived in a village where my mum and family had lived for generations. A signpost at the top of our lane said ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope in 1930

I was fourteen in this year and I had been at Walbottle School about a year. I had teamed up with two mates, one was Tony Grey from Lemington who dressed like me and we were into the same music. One of the sayings at that time was ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1957 by Jimmy Burrows

My uncle George Bowen and his wife Rene ran the Manor Farm Dairy out of 12 Herne Hill Road.  According to my mother who would visit them during the holidays - milk was delivered in those days in big churns ...Read more

A memory of Herne Hill in 1920 by Geraldine Todd

Prompted by Marcus's comments: Derek Bell had his garage behind Church Farm, together with John Watson, who in turn was helped by a chap from Midhurst called George Brown. Other garages there belonged to Ross and Derek Barrow. The ...Read more

A memory of Pagham by Sue Priday

I was born on Clyde Road in 1950, and in 1954 moved to Caterbury Road in West Croydon, where I attended school Elmwood, and then Lambfrank (spelling?).  Mr Reeves was a teacher at Elmwood, and always answered anything he didn't like with ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1958 by First Name Last Name

I have recently discovered that my grandfather Charles Alexander Parsons Hall was born illegitimately to Sarah Hall in Barrow in Furness c. 1885. Sarah's father George Hall was a clog maker employing two men at Anson Street in 1881. George ...Read more

A memory of Barrow in 1880 by Marion Madden

Your memory from Clive. Was that Clive the Co-op milkman?  I lived in Fortescue Road during the 50s and 60s and I used to wait on the corner of Fortescue Road and Watling Avenue early in the morning waiting for Clive to come along and, with ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1960 by Ian Stephens