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The summer of 1959 goes down as the hottest in my memory. It started at the end of April and continued right through until the end of September. I was ten years of age that year and I spent most of that glorious summer hanging out ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1959 by Chris Bowers

I remember when my mum, dad and myself moved to Collyhurst. My mum was delighted to be back as she and dad where both born in Collyhurst; she lived in Livsey Street and dad in Pilling Street. We moved from Hulme because dad ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1972 by Donna Simms

My grandfather was John Adams, who also was I understand, the church warden. My parents were married at this church and is the final resting place for my grandparents and great grandparents. I ...Read more

A memory of Knighton on Teme in 1965 by Donald Williams

I am Roger Gozney and I was born in and lived at Croxley Green Station with my parents Ella and Ralph, and sister Janet. I joined the RAF straight from school, then after 16 years I left and joined the ...Read more

A memory of Croxley Green by Roger Gozney

I grew up in Sparkbrook. I lived in Priestley Road. I went to Montgomery junior school. Mr Brazier was our head master. My favourite teacher was Mrs Green. I worked at Sparkhill Police Station for 15 years as a traffic ...Read more

A memory of Sparkbrook in 1870 by Carl Boulter

In the early 1950s my uncle, William Grosvenor, was warden at this camp site. As a young girl I can remember visiting him and my aunt and helping or hindering with campers arrivals.

A memory of Brighton in 1954 by Deborah Williams

In the 1960's Hartington Youth Hostel was a big modern and clean place to stay - yet strangely it was in a beautiful old stone building up the hill from the village. I remember my visit in summer 1967: I was ...Read more

A memory of Hartington in 1967 by John Howard Norfolk

In 1943 I worked on the Great Western Railway and sent by them to Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire as a locomotive fireman.  It was here that I met a young lady whose home was Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire.  She also worked in ...Read more

A memory of Lower Heyford by Roy Newton

My great-grandfather and his father were agricultural workers in Chipping Warden. I would like to find out about the area and the Timms family.

A memory of Chipping Norton by Aubrey Timms

My family moved to Bramford in 1935 when I was 5 years old when my father became the Station Master there, and we lived in the station house which is still there. My mum and Dad had two boys and two girls, although ...Read more

A memory of Bramford in 1930 by Dennis Barnes