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I do not have memories here, but my Great and Great Great Grandparents are from Yorkshire. I have a photo of my Gr Gr Grandmother, Mary Salton, wife of Fletcher Salton. The photo is of her tomb stone. On the back it ...Read more

A memory of Kirkbymoorside in 1890 by Douglas Salton

I was only young when my family left Macs cafe, I lived there with my mum Dorothy, father Arthur King, brother Adrian, and sister Delicia King. My half brothers are Brian, Ken, John Cripps, and sister Daphne Cripps. I have good ...Read more

A memory of South Benfleet in 1960 by Ieon King

Oh how this takes me back almost 60 years! I came to live in Pateley Bridge in September 1954, as a seven year old, my father had taken up the post of village policeman, PC 906 Goulding, and together with my ...Read more

A memory of Pateley Bridge by Robert Goulding

I went to this school having moved from Croydon area. My best memory of the school is when, during a Geography quiz with our teacher, Miss O'Sullivan, I got bored and opened the safety pin attached to my pencil case with my teeth - the pin ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1961

I lived in Rodley but learnt to dance at Porritts.Remember walking home across the field at the back of dance hall ( now housing estate), coming out near the mill then down Bagley Lane. Near the bottom there is a ginnel up lots of steps which ...Read more

A memory of Farsley in 1956 by Sylvia Hardwick

I travelled to Collyer's School in Horsham from Holmwood between 1967 and 1972. I would leave my bike at a house around the corner after having cycled from Broome Hall, and hopefully be in time for the 8.32. If I missed that, it ...Read more

A memory of Holmwood Corner in 1971 by Jeremy Morfey

The transistor wasn't even heard of in 1953. Radios were big. Every week you took an accumulator out of the back of the radio and carefully carried it to the radio shop, and there for a small fee, perhaps ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1953 by Nick Beard

I can remember moving to Sinderby Close to a brand new house from Waterloo. Only shops were then Rossington Avenue. As kids we watched Leeming Road shops being built. I now live in Hersham but often go back to the wood ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood

I was born in 1938 at Higham Square - to the left down Well St (demolished in the 40's) then moved to Astley Street where we played on the sand hills and Gin Pit yard pushing railway wheels. I went to the Upper George St School and ...Read more

A memory of Tyldesley in 1940 by Terry Williams

I was born at number 15 Swan Street before my parents moved next door, No.14. My family had people living all around the area, maternal in Swan Street/ Hargreave and paternal, from Model Place. We had a ...Read more

A memory of Darlington in 1960 by David Preston