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The Grosvenor was used as a fire (station 8 then became station B10) and ambulance station until the lease ran out in the late 1970s. The ambulance station was the first to move out, followed 12 months later by the fire ...Read more

A memory of Whitland in 1975 by Julian Orchard

The jaguar on the right belonged to Norman Barber and was parked outside his shop in Leyburn. At this time my husband, Cedric Barber, was probably in class at Leyburn County Primary School (now an old peoples' ...Read more

A memory of Leyburn in 1954 by Jean Barber

My Grandfather, Reginald Cornish, is standing in front of the car (waiting to embark) in the centre of the photo. He was County Engineer for Monmouthshire. I still live in Chepstow and the buildings to the top and left were demolished after the Severn Bridge was built directly above the slip way.

A memory of Chepstow in 1950 by Roger Cornish

I lived in Halfway House, Common Road, Great Wakering (near Potton Island), from 1957 to 1963. I lived there with my parents, two sisters and three bothers, all older than me. The primary school was a small red brick building in ...Read more

A memory of Great Wakering by Heather Mc Pherson

Year 1955 because it's central to the time we lived just a few doors down in a new bungalow (Khandala), from the Thorpe's café (it was west towards the roundabout, north side of the road) and one of my cherished ...Read more

A memory of Southbourne in 1955 by Liz Forrest O Driscoll

The music library was in Friars Terrace until 1994, when it moved to the top floor of the library at the Green, which had been the Art Gallery before that moved to the Shire Hall. By 1994 the LP collection was ...Read more

A memory of Stafford by Andrew Baker

I went to Roe Green school, living in Princes Ave. We had to walk across the grass to the pool to have swimming lessons, very cold water, but great fun. Funnily enough my sister and I have been recalling our lives in the area ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1956 by Elaine Pallett

Elizabeth jane Porter was my Great Aunt and married Charles Britton at the parish church ,in the parish of Middleton Tyas in the county of York on the 24th of Nov 1891. Their witnesses were John Porter ...Read more

A memory of Middleton Tyas in 1890 by Susan Crosby

My first posting as as an L.A.C. Chef in the R.A.F. was to 22 Group H.Q. at the hall in May 1953. I was eighteen at the time and was to become chef to A.V.M. Merton in his residence, Farcroft in Market Drayton. I ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1953 by Jamie Smith

I lived on Clee Hill as a child and they were the best years of my life, the freedom and fun we had riding our bikes, it was so safe, I could see 7 counties from my bedroom window.

A memory of Clee Hill by Steve Thornton