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As others have said, the open fields, Farthing Downs. I lived in Bradmore Way, Old Coulsdon in the 50s, there was so much open unbuilt ground on the lower part of the road and behind our house in Meadway which was full of wild life. Every ...Read more

A memory of Coulsdon in 1952 by Keith Goodwin

My aunt, Mary (Polly) Wills, ladies-maid to Lady Marlin Borlaise. Harriet Eady is living at the house she is 69. Elizabeth Foale is the cook aged 33 years, Ellen Gammon is the house maid aged 20, Lavina Townsend is the kitchen maid aged 23 and John Blight is the groom aged 21.

A memory of Kingsbridge in 1900 by James Freeman

I was born and bred in Salford in 1942 on Littleton Road, the first thing I remember was the flooding of the River Irwell and then queuing for Canadian Aid at Kersal Cells with my mum, we got a home made quilt in lovely shades of green!!! and ...Read more

A memory of Salford

My great grandfather was the village blacksmith from the 1870's until his death in Dec 1909. In 1925 my grandfather, Mr F G Flint, changed the blacksmiths to a small garage and Petrol station, he also ran a ...Read more

A memory of Leigh by Roy Livermore

I was born in Preston Hospital in January 1955. I lived in Charlotte Street and went to St columbas School. I remember being sent to get me mams shopping at the Co op in coach road.I still remember her co op cheque number 4575 this ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1955 by Mary Mand

Mr grandparents moved to Uxbridge in 1957 or thereabouts when they took over, The Gardeners Arms in Park Road Uxbridge. The pub was a Harmans Uxbridge Brewery pub. I remember the old police house opposite and new some of the ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1962

I was born in 1955 in a house in Upper Town. As a child I remember roller skating all the way down Upper Town and looking over this bridge into the river Waskerley.

A memory of Wolsingham by Judith Mcnair

We moved from Manchester to Earlestown in 1949. My father had taken the position of Transport Manager at the CWS (Co-op). We moved into the house at 1 School Street that was in front of the bakery, kitchens, stables and ...Read more

A memory of Newton-le-Willows by Alan Gill

My father started working at the mill after leaving the army at the end of the second world war as he needed a place to live because my mother was about to give birth to me. It was unfortunate but at that ...Read more

A memory of Sonning in 1949 by Barry Noakes

I started as a boarder at Homefield school in 1958. I was 10. Taggart was the headmaster, Amos was head of the boarding house. A bit of a religious fellow. Names I remember:Kamal Khimani, John Turner, Buckland, Daubney, Levy, Gerry Mitchell, Ray Green, Saunders, Wilmot-Wilkinson. Enough!

A memory of Southbourne in 1958 by Alan Wilkinson