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I lived in the old Underwood camp in Llanmartin from 1953-56 when it was still in the post war state..prison huts, water tower etc. I remember the long walk up the lane ( no light when it was dark!). We were told that a hole in the hedge ...Read more

A memory of Llanmartin by Marilyn Lloyd

Hi Geoffrey Schwalbe! I've only just discovered this Site. I think we were in the same class at Glenwood School from 1954 to 1956. Teachers I recall were: Headmistress Doris Anderson, Mr Dyde, also Freeman, Marsh and Vallum. ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury by davidyendall45

Following several years as an outpatient at Newcastle General hospital, I was admitted to Shotley Bridge hospital in October 1959 where I had open heart surgery on 27 October to repair two holes in my heart. ...Read more

A memory of Shotley Bridge by happychappy

I am not sure of the name that was given to me way back in 1948, so my age would have been about 7 years old,I think the person who put me there was mrs Bates or she could have been using her maiden name of Hancox.I don't ...Read more

A memory of Brynna by Ric Amos

When I was very young, we lived in Givenchy House (now court) Aigburth Road, we moved there from 13 Auburn Road Liverpool. I remember the flat seemed so big and going to the shops was an adventure. There was the hard ware shop were ...Read more

A memory of Sefton by pauline_pawley

In the late 1800's my Grandmother's sister, Minnie came from Bristol to work at Goytre House. She was soon followed by another sister Hannah and my grandmother Annie both of whom worked at Maesyberrin, the doctor's house in Goytre village. Both ...Read more

A memory of Goytre by gwyneth.stratten

I lived as a child at number 110 henwood lane Catherine de barnes or better known as catney.The house we lived in was the lodge to the hospital. I lived with mother and father,4 sisters and 3 brothers. We spent 3 years there ...Read more

A memory of Catherine-de-Barnes by helicopter777

My name is Ron Sargeant and I lived at 52 Worcester Crescent Mill Hill from 1939 until 1964 when I married the girl across the road from number 51, Barbara Snelling, and moved to Harrow Now as to the picture. On the ...Read more

A memory of Mill Hill by Ron Sargeant

I grew up (I hesitate to say I reached adulthood) on Pickup Bank, the moors around Hoddlesden in the 1950s to 60s. Went to Hoddlesden school and from thence to Darwen Grammar School. I would like to place on record ...Read more

A memory of Hoddlesden by poplars1

Memories of the old Portavogie by Lena McVea. I used to live facing the harbour and a newspaper item on late Robin Drysdale, former Mayor of Newtownards, brought back fond memories of him, as a young boy, sailing in a ...Read more

A memory of Portavogie by lenamcvea