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The formative years of my early childhood were spent at No. 39 Bondgate, Pontefract, which was one of a block of four small two-up, two-down houses situated immediately adjacent to the front ...Read more

A memory of Pontefract in 1930 by Graham Atkinson

I was born in the village of Etterby in January 47 which was one of the worst winters on record. Spent some of the happiest years of my life there playing and fishing by the river Eden with my friends; Ian Ballantine and John ...Read more

A memory of Carlisle in 1947 by David Kirkwood

I lived in Woodland Close throughout my childhood and started at Kingsbury Green Primary School in 1959. The classrooms were brightly painted, and the smells of plasticine, paints, crayons, pink (carbolic) soap and school dinners ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1959 by Jackie Hayles

George and his sister Doris came to us in the forties. It was George who told me about this site. We have remained friends ever since and this friendship has most certainly enriched my life. I remember how several of us ...Read more

A memory of Ystalyfera by Barbara Hill

I remember playing games in a field and at 6.45 in the evening someone would shout "Dick Barton is on" and everything was left where it was and everybody disappeared ...Read more

A memory of Draycott in 1948 by Maurice Jones

My mother always told me that Quality Street had been renamed in honour of an acting couple who had appeared in a play of that name. I've since googled this and found that Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss did indeed live in The Old ...Read more

A memory of Merstham

I was born in a cottage in the square next to the village shop. I moved to the farm cottages at age 5, next to the tweed mill. Went to the village school from 1943 til 49 then went to Duchess's school in Alnwick, ...Read more

A memory of Swarland by Patsy Parker

I also remember Christmas1948, going out the side front door and seeing everywhere were covered with snow. It were so cold but it were beautiful. Now bonfire night were somethink else, we held our bonfire top ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Herbert Mc Hugh

I recall Hides Department Store and a box of soft toy rabbits for sale. Jacksons Stores (the supermarket) and poking a bag of rice causing the whole stack to collapse to the floor accidentally as a child. The pub 'The ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1960 by Ann Lewis

I was born at 1 Donaldson Road. My dad was John White a marvelous singer, he worked at Haigs Distillery, Cameron Bridge for 46 years. My elder brother was Ron White. I played in the Methillhill Pipe Band in 1946, with Pipe Major Jock ...Read more

A memory of Methilhill in 1930 by Doog White