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Memories of years 1953 to 1977 I spent every summer holiday between these years at the Derby Miners. Memorable moments. 1954......nearly drowned but the alarm was raised by Mr Ronnie Haycock who was a paraplegic miner sitting on ...Read more

A memory of Skegness in 1953 by Anthony Godfrey

I used to go to school with Jeanie Dundas whos family lived at Ochtertyre. Her father was one of 3 survivers of the Hood. Jeanie and I would ride her horse Pedro all around the estate and return to bed him down and feed ...Read more

A memory of Ochtertyre in 1966 by Hazel Lockhart

I attended Tylney Hall School from 1950 to 1956 and used to go into Rotherwick village every Sunday to go to church which was compulsory for everybody except if you were RC or Jewish. The church then was a lovely place to go ...Read more

A memory of Rotherwick in 1950 by Arthur Elliott

I remember walking down Palace Road with the shopping trolley aged 4 to go to Wavyline supermarket with a shopping list, on my own. Amazingly I made it back safely! Those where the days. I remember Nobles the chemist, Batty's supermarket and Clouds the greengrocers.

A memory of Crystal Palace in 1963 by Clare Clemens

My great-great-grandfather Fewson Hopper was one of the first lifeboatmen to be housed in the Spurn Head cottages shown. They were built in the mid 19th century for the lifeboat crew members. Fewson (the maiden name ...Read more

A memory of Spurn Head in 1860 by Peter Hopper

It was so lovely to read all your stories, it brought back lots of memories for me. I was born at 6 Cordale Avenue, Renton and went to the Renton Public and YES, I remember Miss Valance, the first day at school I ...Read more

A memory of Renton in 1951 by Senga Mckenna

The camp shop pic was being taken when I was stopped while leaving the Bungalow next to the orchard, I was 8 yrs old. I was going to the shop. The 2 women I think were Auntie Dorene on the left from the house on ...Read more

A memory of Staining in 1960 by Ian Croft

I don't have a memory of the Warren, but I would love to hear from somebody, who has got a photo, or just memories of the sanatorium, that used to be down the very end of the Warren. M20 now runs right through where it used to be. Thank you

A memory of Ashford by Trevor Page

I was at Bulphan School 1948 to 1954-55 and well remember my days at school with Daphney Thomas. Maraget Walls, Tess Cross, Pat Cross, Yony Ballard, Maureen Batchford, and Barbara Batchford. Happy days they were too. The teachers were ...Read more

A memory of Bulphan in 1949 by Derek Wright

I was born in No 1 in 1935 and lived there with my Gran and Granch and Mam and Dad until I went to university in 1955. My favourite memories are of 'The Patch' which was open ground behind Bridge Street. It became Lords Cricket Ground ...Read more

A memory of Ynysddu by Grhame Tanner