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Pathways were made up of compressed dirt, West Street (facing West Rainton), Back Row (facing the Meadow’s Pit), Lewis Street running parallel with Back Row) and Cross Street running parallel with West Street). Krone ...Read more

A memory of Middle Rainton in 1940 by John Harvey

I was born at Llwynypia Hospital on June 10th 1947, lived at 6 Bishop Street, Penygraig, went to school at Penygraig Infants in 1950 and Hendrecafn Juniors, Tai Juniors, Craig-yr-eos Juniors and Seniors. Bishop Street is ...Read more

A memory of Penygraig in 1947 by Susan Ford Nee Davies

I too was brought up in Rothley. I lived at 72, Woodgate. At the time it was the local telephone exchange, operated manually, my mother being the night operator. I remember George Hunt well, along with the Elkingtons, I used to get my ...Read more

A memory of Rothley in 1951 by Sue Marriott

My great-grandfather was the Wandsworth Town Hall Keeper at the old Town Hall until about 1929, and my mother was born in the building. Later they moved to the Municipal Buildings where my grandfather took over the role from ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth in 1952 by Lisa Hunnybun

I have a great-grandfather and several of his brothers who went to this grammar school in the 1830s and 1840s and they all had very nice writing with perfect copperplate. So maybe the severity on the outside was reflected in the ...Read more

A memory of Rye

Hallo My husband Ken lived in Berkeley Avenue from about 1936 to 1960, with a couple of years off doing National Service. He tells me he cannot remember there being anything but a petrol station at the end of the road, but with the ...Read more

A memory of Cranford in 1940 by Sylvia Stalder

Calling Roger Knowles I am searching for family rather than having a memory. My mother was born Marjorie Knowles in 1903, sixth child of Christopher William and Hannah Law of Burton. Her grandfather ...Read more

A memory of High Bentham by Glenn Matthews

After the 'blitz' we , the young children were shipped of to Dosthill. My brother and I were to live with an elderly woman, a Mrs Pike. Mrs Pike had a married daughter named Dolly, a very kind woman. I remember the school, ...Read more

A memory of Dosthill in 1940 by Trevor Jones

I was born in Nottingham and came to live in Gateshead when I was 4 years old. My mother was in the W.R.A.C and met my father when she was stationed down there. He was a Waiter in the Crown Hotel in Bawtry and was originally from ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead by Pauline Thompson

I remember Medomsly DC for Young Offenders, you were frightened when you went in and horrified when you left. I did one sentence there and was happy not to do a second sentence there. My next sentence was Bostal and you were better ...Read more

A memory of Medomsley