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I, like my brothers, sisters and father went to the primary school in Tongue End, at the time I started Mrs Vantol was Headmistess but was later replaced by Mr and Mrs Gore, the school had around 30 children. Meals were ...Read more

A memory of Tongue End by Garry Baker

During the summer of 1960 I attended a two week summer camp for English Secondary School students and students from other European countries at the Brown Rigg camp: Students from Germany, ...Read more

A memory of Bellingham in 1960 by rick.mawson

My parents, Alan & Jennifer Ross, moved to Clayton in 1954 when I was one year old and lived there for the next twenty five years. For most of that period Jack & Jill were owned by Henry Longhurst, a celebrated golf ...Read more

A memory of Clayton in 1955 by Jonathan Ross

I was born in Perivale Maternity Hospital in 1943. Like so many of your writers growing up then was a magical time; the freedom we had to wander the fields, play and fish in the canal (in homemade boats that ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by John Bowring

It is not possible to see Bridlington from Reighton. This is the view across Filey Bay towards Filey and Filey Brigg.

A memory of Reighton

I lived in Lilly Street with my family from 1955-1961. Family name was Briggs. We lived in no 59. Mam's name was Laura. There were seven children in our family, but only six lived there. We went to St Edmunds school and ...Read more

A memory of Miles Hill in 1956 by Lynn Whyte Heath

My mother (nee Briggs) lived in London Rod, Greenhithe. My maternal grand father was Basil Briggs a self-employed builder in Greenhithe. He died in 1953, the year of my birth. My father lived in Castle Street, Greenhithe. ...Read more

A memory of Greenhithe in 1953 by Stephen Morris

Miss Briggs was the most stern teacher I ever knew; she put the fear of God in me. Even now her names scares me. I always wondered how old she was when I was at St Marks, and Mr Thorpe was a nice man and also Mr Haig. I still have school photo which are so funny.

A memory of Bredbury in 1960 by Lavinia Thompson

I was born in Hawthorn Street, Millfield in 1930. Went to Diamond Hall School. I remember the day war was declared, my mother said the Germans would bomb us because of all the industry around us. My father was in the Territorial Army ...Read more

A memory of Sunderland in 1943 by Jim Stephenson

I have just spent a day in Filey, the first time I had visited since the mid 50’s. I quite vividly remember walking along the Brigg and having a Horlick in the cafe at the end of the Brigg. Does anyone know when the cafe was closed and are any of the remains visible?

A memory of Filey by pauline1947jackson