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I remember Fareham very well. I remember my father who was in them days a window cleaner, and everyone seem to know him. He used to start at 5am in the mornings doing the shop fronts, then the houses on until 5pm with an hour for ...Read more

A memory of Fareham in 1956 by Walter Spanner

SORRY FOLKS BUT THE PICTURE IS OF THE WEST END OF THE VILLAGE NOT THE EAST.

A memory of Carperby by Graham Hodge

My childhood memories of Edmundbyers have been with me all my life really. My mum & dad, aunty, uncle and cousin used to holiday in a tiny caravan on farmer Edon Sanderson's field. This was before the Derwent Reservoir was built. ...Read more

A memory of Edmundbyers in 1952 by Carol Bennett

I can remember going to the shop almost everyday (I was born in 1967) with my mother, Gillian Boyland (nee Channon). I used to sit on the steps opposite where a lady by the name of Mrs Gill used to live. Mrs Marsh was the ...Read more

A memory of West Monkton in 1967 by Kate Reed (Nee;Boyland)

I have many fond memories of Clapham. I lived in West Side and walked the common every day. I went to St Marys, Clapham as an infant and then the Holy Family Convent, Tooting. We had lots of friends in Clapham and would love to hear from them.

A memory of Clapham in 1969

I remember visiting my grandmother in Truro as a child, and being intrigued when she asked me if I knew what ‘Victoria, Edward and Alexandra’ were. Then she told me that the answer can be found ...Read more

A memory of Truro in 1950 by Julia Skinner

I lived at 24 Derby Street from 1948 to 1958. It was a family road with mum an dad living at 28 and brother Jim up the road. I remember Billy Dags who owned our houses. I remember going over the road to Joan's shop to have a tin of beans ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Garry Cooper

I spent approximately 2 years as a messenger boy with the then GPO, based in two gracious old homes along Wimbledon Parkside. Their names were Gayton, and Martholme. I seem to remember the address ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon in 1943 by Charles (Chas) Joyce

Hello. My grandparents and family lived at No 5 Whitehall Street opposite from West Park. The houses were originally `well to do` and had been transformed into upper and lower flats. The fronts had bay windows. I remember the ...Read more

A memory of South Shields in 1945 by Muriel Redd

Porch Cottage must be called the happy house because as three little girls from a chemical town in the North West we also spent our summers there......of course we are now aged 58, 61 and 63 years ...Read more

A memory of Luccombe in 1958 by Maggie Fowler