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Post house coffee bar (Dilaplos), I lived in there, lunch most dinner times, and back in when the shop closed. I worked in Stylo's, corner of Northgate and Crown Street. Myself and a lad called Frank Uttley(hairdresser) used to get ...Read more

A memory of Darlington in 1965 by Michael Pearson

My memory of Styal Open Air School is one of happiness and gratitude to all of those dedicated and professional nurses who showed me and others love and compassion in the absence of our ...Read more

A memory of Styal by Barry Plant

We originally moved in 1957 when I was 5 from Thornton Heath in Surrey to Burleigh Road in Addlestone because my dad had started working for Peto Scott (TV makers) near Weybridge. Then in December 1957 my ...Read more

A memory of New Haw in 1962 by Robin Hope

I was born in Caledonian Buildings on Etterby Road...what a wonderful place it was to play, with all the green grass, trees, and horses, our imaginations would go wild. The best days were when there was a wedding in the Mission Hall ...Read more

A memory of Etterby in 1958 by Denise Clarke

Here in Australia I recently watched a re-run on cable TV of an episode of 'Location Location Location' that was originally shown a few years ago. They featured a house in Little Sutton and I've been trying to work ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Michael Flavell

I lived at the convent from 1970 to 1975, Sister Philomena looked after us as children, I was 5 years old when my father sent my 2 brothers and I to live there. The nuns made my childhood memories so good, I think I was ...Read more

A memory of Copthorne in 1970 by Phivos Petrou

I have fond memories of Strone. My mother was the warden at the SYHA hostel at Strone which was Dunselma on the hill. Strone Primary was my first school. I remember the US floating docks and the protesters who ...Read more

A memory of Strone in 1959 by Gavin Redfern

Pockets of houses on Chelmsley Wood were built by self builders. Usually by teams with 10/12 members building 10/12 houses. All done in their spare time after work and at weekends 10 houses would take around 18 ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsley Wood

Wasn't this building once called Wollaston House wherein were educated the first two years of Hardye's boys? I was there in 1953 - 54 when Mr Hale was head of the lower school. My first form mistress was the Duchess.

A memory of Dorchester in 1953 by Mike Morgan

My name is John Jeffrey. Our family lived in the sandstone buildings across from Youngs Windows known as Munroe Place. Our house number was 66 Millbank Road. I remember a few names when growing up there till they ...Read more

A memory of Wishaw