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We lived in the Peabody estate. 6M, 13U and finally 4A as the family grew from me to finally 4 children. We were very privileged and had a bath under a table top in the kitchen, originally heated with a boiler, coal ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by John Faulkner

I was born in 1937 but remember nothing of that year! We lived in Backworth, Northumberland where my father was the colliery engineer at the Maud & the Eccles pits. In about 1945 we moved to the village ...Read more

A memory of Earsdon in 1940 by John Thompson

I had an uncle who lived in Claypit lane Rawmarsh and we used to travel from Sheffield to visit them,is name was Horace Walton and he had three girls and one boy,the girls names were Olger,Joan Audrey and Brian he worked at the pit ...Read more

A memory of Rawmarsh by Harry Foster

Hullo Folks from Richard Starling here in N Devon Born in Victoria Street, Hemsworth in 1948, I must thank folk from my birthplace for my community and working values. I'm able to enjoy a prosperous retirement thanks to ...Read more

A memory of Hemsworth by richard.starling

I went to South Pelaw school after the closure of Victoria school, Chester-le-street. Mr Laws was headmaster. It was a lovely school and I have good memories of Mr Laws. My sisters & I walked up "the steps" ...Read more

A memory of South Pelaw by lyn_rood

born in Dunfermline in 1972 I lived in Sinclair drive directly opposite what we called the bing which was the site of the mossbeath colliery which after redevelopment became known as the red ash. then moving to the dalbeath ...Read more

A memory of Cowdenbeath by banger44

Have just found this site and interested to read your memories. I lived in Sundridge Avenue and went to Eastcote C.P.School then Westwood leaving there in 1959. I have seen one name I recognise Derek Faiers who I was at school with. ...Read more

A memory of Welling

I grew up living in Kingwood Road in the flats, firstly the last block 25a then when I was 5yrs to the first block 1f, which holds most of my memories. We would, as kids in the street, roller skate, play hopscotch, stretch our ...Read more

A memory of Fulham by teresamary

I was born in 1950 above my father's butchers shop Laughtons in Green St. Behind the shop they made leather from cows hide I can still smell it not pleasant haha. Beside the butchers shop there was Dots Cafe a big ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury by jeandennehy123

I worked at the cinema (Then The Century) for 14 years as the chief projectionist. First in 1956 then when I came out of the forces in 1960 till it closed as a cinema. Pitsea had its own power house for electricity. It stood ...Read more

A memory of Pitsea