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My father Simon had a penwriter in 1950. She came to France in the town of Mainvilliers around 1950. I found a postcard called Bowling Green & Memorial Park, Barmouth. She was living in the house with a white front door just below the Catholic church. Who could help me to find her?

A memory of Barmouth in 1950

I first went to Heriot in about 1947 camping with Boy Scouts. When my parents came for a visit they liked the area so they arranged with local farmer to have our holidays camping in his field for a number of years after that, although we went ...Read more

A memory of Heriot by George Lewis

I was born in Willesden on November 12, 1938. We moved to Edgware when I was three. I attended Broadfields Infant School. The best teacher in the world - Mrs. Dennison- I could never forget her. We used to go to the ...Read more

A memory of Edgware in 1943 by Sheila Whitelaw

I have read with fond memories the recollections of others on their holidays at Bucks Mills and thought I would share mine. My family and I came down from Nottinghamshire for many ...Read more

A memory of Buck's Mills in 1955 by Alasdair Gordon

I came to Parracombe regularly as a child (born Oct 1942) with my parents. We stayed at "Fernlea" with Mr and Mrs George Court and their daughter Mary (about my age). My father George Pickering, and my ...Read more

A memory of Parracombe in 1952 by Brenda Noel

Hello. I was born at Fence Houses, went to Hetton when I was 5 years old, left when I got married in 1953, to a chap from Easington Lane who was in the RAF. Lived in Jane Street, opposite the church and cricket field. ...Read more

A memory of Hetton-Le-Hole in 1950 by Hazel Dunn

Hello, I was born in 1942 at 88 Sunbury Road, Feltham. There were four children born at the house, 1938 Gwyneth, 1942 Carol, 1945 Hilary, 1949 Kelvin. My mother, Gwyneth, and dad, Stan, moved into the house the day they were ...Read more

A memory of Feltham by Carol Anne Wilkins

1964: While working here we would go to two different pubs in Southgate, one at each end of the high street, it was in these pubs we met a local group of lads and lasses who were from very wealthy backgrounds, and they all took a shine to us. ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1964 by Jimmy Burrows

When my Mother passed away in 1999 I had the unhappy task of clearing out her Warden Controlled little flat. Amongst her possessions I came across an old history project I had done at school in the 1970s for which I ...Read more

A memory of Handsworth in 1910

I was born in the front bedroom in June. I can remember a greengrocer came round by horse and cart up till about 1960/61. There were only two cars in the whole street. I went to Grays Farm Infants, now retail units, and Grays ...Read more

A memory of St Paul's Cray in 1954 by Mike Digby