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Lovely to read some of the reminiscences of old Mitcham, it was such a lovely place to grow up in during the late sixties and early seventies, before changes started happening. I left in 1990, aged 25, before the most ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham

Yes I remember most of that down the shawhead Glen what a hoot down the teeshes that was down the back of campsie court and you had the slagheep and the three sisters just across fay the shawhead flats.and we used too camp out in ...Read more

A memory of Coatbridge by Bob Caddell

I lived in 123 Rochester ave.,from about 1934 until I joined the RAF in 1948 having moved from Hayes where I was born in '31. I went to Feltham Hill School to around 1942.The cemetery opposite received a bomb in 1941 I ...Read more

A memory of Feltham by reginald.coker

I was intrigued and interested to read Valerie Sims, (nee Stow) memories of some residents in Waltham Road, as I grew up there, and lived at no. 123 until 1969. I married a Cornish girl, and we moved to ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge by Ted (Edward) Marston

I have vivid memories of the slippery rock in Vernon Park. Other memories from the park were, the bench in the shelter at the lower entrance, I used to run around on top of the bench. The rhodedendron bushes, they were great for ...Read more

A memory of Stockport by lcwood

Between 1961 and 1964 I attended the The Matlock Teachers Training College at Rockside and was resident at Rockwood for 3 years. It was a wonderful time for me with my highlight being the co-organising of the double decker bus trip to ...Read more

A memory of Matlock by inclusivedriving

I lived in Oxshott from 1943 to 1957. I was actually born in a nursing home at 1 Avenue Elmers, Surbiton, a building which has been converted to luxury flats now. My maiden name was Huitt and I had two ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by Rose Phillips

The town of Elland has bitter sweet memories for me, I was born in 1961 the middle one of three children to my dad Wallace Hawkins and my mum Joan Hawkins nee Smith. My mum died in 1964 while we lived in New street (my earliest ...Read more

A memory of Elland by graham.bigg1961

My parents, Edward (Jack) and Mavis Byard and myself and German Shepherd Dog Julie, moved from Poole, in Dorset, to live in a de-commissioned British Power Boat Motor Torpedo Boat, 451, in November 1947. My father worked ...Read more

A memory of Lymington by Michael Byard

I'm Teresa Shackell/Torrington I remember very well my nana used to work washing the dishes and I used to go regularly over to the three salmons hotel and help her she was in her 90s then she never gave up her little ...Read more

A memory of Usk by teresashackell