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1960. As young lads most of us had started work and Friday/ Saturday night was our gang meeting night. Summer hols were good fun as the bay used to get a lot of girls, swap girls as we called them, on holiday from Sweden, the swap ...Read more

A memory of Colwyn Bay by Anthony Roberts

How interesting! I moved into your house when you left in 1965. Yes I have a few more memories of the area,the house no was 210 Moss Lane. I was fifteen at the time and my family were the Bentleys,I am Brian. The photographer ...Read more

A memory of Bramhall in 1965 by Lynne Watson

I was born in Rettendon  in 1938.  My father (Ernest James Hazell) and mother ( Ellen Wiseman)  were both born in the village as were my maternal grandmother and great grandmother. As a child I remember watching aircraft flying home ...Read more

A memory of Rettendon by Keith Hazell

Hi Paul Saxon here, we moved to Red Lion Lane in 1961.  I went to Mill Lane school and my brother Craig McAteer went to Berwick Road school.  Little Sutton was small as was Red Lion Lane.  We lived right next to the bowling ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton in 1860 by paulsaxon1

Seeing Norman Jackson's reflections on the teachers of Hugh Bell School conjured up all sorts of wonderful memories. I agree totally with his description of the two headmasters, "Taffy" Evans, the cane toting, foot stamping ...Read more

A memory of Middlesbrough in 1940 by Clifford Wilson

04-06-08 Good Morning Porth. Can anyone help me. I am tracing my family tree and my grandfathers family are all from the Porth, Ferndale, Dowlais Area. My great grandfathers name Was William James, his wifes ...Read more

A memory of Porth by lcsm6545

I don't know why we called it Three King's Piece but in the mid 50's to the early 60's when I was growing up, that was what we called it. I lived in the flats in Armfield Crescent and when we went to Three Kings Piece we went the ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1958 by Carole Baldwin

I moved to Woodford Bridge when I was about 4 years old in 1949 and a few years later went regularly to Church and Sunday School at St Paul's Church for several years.  The Vicar at that time was Rev Philip ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1954 by Chris Gadsby

My memories of Pigdon are of the woods, family and fun.  My parents, my brother and myself camped there with aunties, uncles and cousins.  We always took great care to clear up after ourselves.  We had the best times playing there. ...Read more

A memory of Pigdon in 1960 by First Name Last Name

I was looking for a Holmwood Old Boys site when I found this one. I spent the years between 1951 and 1958 at Netherby and Holmwood, and they were the happiest school days ever. Having followed my father's footsteps to Holmwood, I had to ...Read more

A memory of Formby in 1951 by Tony Randall