Search Results

My grandfather, Reginald (Reg) Bettley, was the local Funeral Director who lived at 36 Green Lane. I still have his car number plate - OYG1. I remember the Doctor's house and surgery that was just up the road. I lived in ...Read more

A memory of Featherstone in 1959 by Robert Bettley Smith

Delighted to report that my two books on growing up in Northfleet are now available on Amazon. The Links are: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P4S2GIM Chalk Pits & Cherry Stones http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P4M66OS 8.10 to Charing Cross

A memory of Northfleet by Jean Hendy Harris

With three Christian names, William Henry John, you'd wonder why my dad chose to be called Jack. A surveyor for the county, he died in 1943; but not before building Mum and myself a bungalow at 53 Herbert Road. Back ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch by Peter Williams

Yes I remember getting chips from the chip shop when Mr and Mrs Pellerade had it - I knew Sandra and she had an older brother, Maurice. My friend, Sally Yarnold, lived just behind there in a cottage. We ...Read more

A memory of Bishopstoke by lynne006

My earliest recollection is around 1944, we had a milk cart with a beautiful shire horse to pull it. Ashmore Street ran from Hyde road to Redgate lane, the first building was Edmonds Bakery who made the best eccles cakes in the ...Read more

A memory of West Gorton by norkenf

All my fathers family came from Ogmore Vale he moved to England but every summer we had our holidays in Ogmore ,i remember the Lymp and the ice cream parlour next door i used to go about with Dia Griggs Titch Gregory and frank and roger ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale by cliffkeagle

My Grandad Jones purchased 141 Caerau Rd from 2 ladies following WWII - it cost him a grand total of 450pounds. The ladies stayed on and rented a back room for a while before Grandad had his father Oliver, his father's mistress Martha and ...Read more

A memory of Caerau by bronwyn.howlett

My family's houses were situated next door to the chapel. In fact part of the chapel was built on what was some of our land. Family name was Chambers and in the early 1900s my Great grandfather William was the village blacksmith. When ...Read more

A memory of Oscroft by carolannsmith777

Back in the early 60's I would spend hours riding on the commons of Pelsall .I lived in Allens Lane so used the Common to reach the Finger Post then onto Ness common and Liitle Whirley.Behind our house was a wood which had the ...Read more

A memory of Pelsall by maggied16

I was born and raised in Coppenhall on a little farm just off Bradfield Road. Our farm turning was at the bottom of the Eighteen Step Bridge and was along-side the railway line. At the back of the farm, there was the old Brickyard Pit. It was ...Read more

A memory of Crewe by davidmanifold