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I once worked in a Cottage Hospital, situated on the edge of Savernake Forest in the West Country. The hospital doctors were also the local General Practitioners. The wards ...Read more

A memory of Savernake Forest in 1967 by Mrs H. L Sharpe

During the Second World War I lived in Beach Road in a flat on the premises of Lewis's factory. My father was the manager there. The factory usually made men's clothing for the Lewis's stores but during the war it made army uniforms. It ...Read more

A memory of Litherland in 1940 by Joan Rothwell

Living on the outskirts of a large Midland city, and having Welsh parents, a visit to Sebastopol was also exciting and eventful. My grandmother had sold Hill Cottage and bought 21 South Street, which was more manageable, as my ...Read more

A memory of Sebastopol in 1962 by Jeff Evans

I lived in no. 3 The Driffold. I attended Town County Primary and then John Willmott Grammar School. I have the happiest memories of living there with Sutton Park just down the road. We used to play near the duck pond ...Read more

A memory of Sutton Coldfield in 1965 by Christina Cleyndert

I was born in Cwmtwrch and brought up in Ystalyfera. I lived on Wern Road for a number of years where my father had an Electric Shop. I attended Wern School, the Tech in Pontardawe and then Ystalyfera Grammar. Later we moved to ...Read more

A memory of Upper Killay by William Owen

Hi, I was born in Harpurhey but moved to Newton Heath in about 1949. I went to Hague Street School till I was 11, then on to St Mary's Road Secondary Modern. Hague Street was a nice school, we all ...Read more

A memory of Newton by Beryl Mallard Dawson

I lived at 11 Church Lane with my sister Anne and parents, John and Barbara Mawson, until 1978. It was my grandfather's house (William Henry Cazaly) that he bought in the 1950's and had sold it to my parents in 1965. ...Read more

A memory of Walthamstow in 1969 by Joy Connell

I lived at 5 The Ride from 1959 till 1967, my name is Tony Scott. I went to Brentford Secondary Modern and remember other locals like John Pearce, Richard Pearce as well as Stacey and Woodley. We ran the youth club in the ...Read more

A memory of Brentford in 1960 by Tony Scott

Dad was in the South Staffs; we had many many happy years living in the barracks. I had 4 brothers then, sadly only two now. So many happy memories always lots to do, places to go and mischief to get up to. ...Read more

A memory of Whittington in 1956 by Michael Smith

I was born in Perivale Maternity Hospital in 1947 and lived in Long Drive until 1975...those were the days. Wonderful memories of: first school - Oldfield infants then on to Coston's Junior Girls ...Read more

A memory of Greenford in 1960 by Rosemary Baker