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I remember Batley Carr and Hyrstlands well. I moved to Hyrstlands in 1958 into the new council houses alongside the park, we'd all been re-housed following demolition of houses in Batley, Taylor Street and the houses between Yellands ...Read more

A memory of Batley Carr in 1959 by Michael Kemp

When we all broke up for 6 weeks holidays it was all the kids jobs to go in 'the cut' and swim to fetch coal out. The boats used to carry the coal from Walsall Wood pit to Birmingham and the boater used to drop lumps of coal ...Read more

A memory of Rushall by Edward Woodward

After our family home in Trafalgar Avenue, Peckham was damaged by the 'blitz' for the 3rd time, my mother decided enough is enough. She got in touch with her sister who lived in the country (South Norwood) to try ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1942 by Royhenry Knight

I started school at Cranford Infants School 1974, Mr Hill school headmaster. I remember Ms Hickmett, Music Teacher teaching us in one of the huts and running to the school fields up to the river Crane where ...Read more

A memory of Cranford in 1973 by Appollo Mathews

This is George Street. My family moved into the street between 1957-1958. We lived in the fourth house up on the left hand side of this photogragh (No 33) This is how I remember the street as I grew up.

A memory of Innerleithen in 1957 by Rob Johnstone

My family moved to one of the staff houses in the grounds of Parc hospital when I was 18 months old. My father had been working as a plumber/heating engineer for a few years when he was offered a staff ...Read more

A memory of Bridgend

I was born in Palace Road in 1940. I remember the bombing and in particular sitting on the steps watching a doodlebug fly over. The area was eventually evacuated and we, with others, were sent to Wimslow, near Manchester. On ...Read more

A memory of Beckenham in 1944 by David Lee

My grandfather, Jospeh Thomas Biggs and later my father, Horace Leonard Biggs, from 1936 operated a building company and undertakers from Kinver High street in the 1930s. The company built many houses in Kinver, ...Read more

A memory of Kinver in 1930 by Derek Biggs

My great great great grandfather, William Thomas, born 29th June 1765, Carmarthen, was a Unitarian minister and succeeded Rev.Gilbert Boyce at the old General Baptist church at Coningsby in 1800. His son, my great great ...Read more

A memory of Coningsby by Ann Fowler

I was 2 years old when my family moved to Stair House. My father was Ted Miller and was contracted by the government to collect scrap metal during the war years. We moved in 1948 but I have strong memories of the village. What ...Read more

A memory of Lamberhurst in 1946 by Edward Miller