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As a 14 year old living in these dangerous war year's, we were used to seeing dog-fights between the Spitfires and Luftwaffe so much so that we were rather blasé about taking cover when danger threatened. Came the flying bomb ...Read more

A memory of Twickenham in 1944 by Patrick Pyke

Both my wife and I went to Wood End schools. In our day, a girl who did not pass the 11+ exam would spend her whole school life in the one school, going through Nursery, Infants, Junior and Senior schools. As there were no senior ...Read more

A memory of Northolt in 1948 by John Bowring

Next to Mundays (sweets, stationery and newspapers) was a butcher with sawdust on the floor, a separate paydesk in a kiosk (much more hygienic than today) and tubes which swept ...Read more

A memory of Cove in 1965 by Christine Higgs

I have very distinct memories of living, as a young child, in one of two single decker buses near the beach at Talacre. I recall tall beds and paraffin lamps with tall glass chimneys. My father was originally ...Read more

A memory of Talacre in 1961 by David Richards

I was born at County Hospital in Wakefield, and I recall living at Number 1 Smith Street, long gone and situated roughly where the bungalows are just below the crossings. I remember a cart coming round weekly to empty the ...Read more

A memory of Streethouse by Cyril M Woodhead

I was a National Service Concript , January 1947 . ( Coldest Winter for years ) . I was posted to Lydd camp with the 30th Light Ack Ack , Regiment Royal Artillery . 18yrs of age . When I saw Romney Marsh on the Postings Board . I was quite ...Read more

A memory of Lydd in 1947 by David Miller

I don't recall to much of Cheadle Hulme. By the way my name is Brian Cheadle, and I was born in Swinton back in 1952. I remember Station Road. I was 10 years old when we came to Australia. We lived at 48 Warwick Street. ...Read more

A memory of Cheadle Hulme by dragon6052

I was born in 1947 - youngest of five (4 girls and a boy) lived on Seaforth Avenue. Motspur Park was a great place to grow up, we had such a wonderful childhood. As well as "The Park" at the end of Marina Avenue - ...Read more

A memory of Motspur Park

Ken Purcell (the mighty atom) called that because of his height worked as a train driver, the knocker upper woke him for early morning starts by tapping on the window with a long pole, no alarm clock for him, came home covered in coal dust, which was washed ...Read more

A memory of Crewe by chrisinspain2014

When Dad had the motorbike and sidecar it was okay for day trips, but when we went for the fortnight summer holiday the bike could not carry us and the suitcases, so we had to go by other means. To get to Bournemouth we ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth by Carole Baldwin