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DISASTER AT BOB'S FERRY This account was researched and written by Duncan Hamman (bikedunc@aol.com). It has appeared in the Partington & Carrington Transmitter Community Newspaper. On Tuesday April 14th 1970 Partington ...Read more

A memory of Irlam in 1970 by Duncan Hamman

Can anybody remember the fair that used to come in the summer to the field in Woods Lane in the 1950s? It was the field where the Grove public house now stands. The fair used to come for a week, they used to have swing boats and it was ...Read more

A memory of Stapenhill in 1954 by Dave Hughes

From my birth in 1945 to my departure from Greenock in 1958 I think I can honestly say were the best years of my life. I was born in Oakfield Terrace, I was the middle of three children. Tough times? Who knew, everybody was in ...Read more

A memory of Greenock in 1958 by Allister Jones

I well remember going to Salfords School at the age of 5. Miss Licence was my first teacher, after the roll call every morning we would start most days by singing 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'. Miss Atherton was the ...Read more

A memory of Salfords in 1940 by Gordon Dayman

The railway horses were stabled on the Dock. One of the handlers was a man called White, who was the landlord of the Royal Oak pub in High Street. They would pull the wagons along the line where they were needed. It was strenuous work ...Read more

A memory of Boston in 1940 by Bob Marriott

I remember walking to school one morning in a 'crocodile' with the girls from the convent in Dovercourt. We were stopped at the Police Station and told we could go no further. I could see the water lapping not far from ...Read more

A memory of Dovercourt in 1953 by Ruth Wright

I lived in Tollers Lane, Old Coulsdon 1946-59 before moving to Coulsdon Rise. Farthing Downs was one of our favourite play spaces. Walking down the rough lane opposite our house to Tollers Farm, on down into Happy Valley ...Read more

A memory of Coulsdon in 1952 by Richard Everest

I lived in Westgate then moved to Wicklow Street. I remember the floods on Lincoln Street in 1947, we had to go in little rowing boats. I was in Mrs Evans's class at Percy Street School. After Goose Fair we had on on Billy Bacon's ...Read more

A memory of Old Basford by Joan Stout

I have so many happy memories of Purley on Thames. My older sister lived at No 1 River Gardens in the latter part of the 1960s until the middle of the 1970s. As kids, my brother and I spent many, many happy days playing in the ...Read more

A memory of Purley on Thames in 1969 by Clive Parker

Lisa, papers at Ealing local history library, Ealing Broadway...yes, all mermories...music shop, Oldfield, there to 180 at least litten pub went...all little greengrocer,stands,,,by stanhope..sainsbury was there for new one open day ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by Yvonne Butler