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I'm writing about my memories of Cronkeyshaw School. It was situated to the north of Rochdale Town Centre in the corner of a large open common grassland area, Cronkeyshaw Common, opposite Falinge Park. After school each day ...Read more

A memory of Rochdale in 1955 by Norman Foulds

I was born in Barking, Suffolk Road, in 1938. Elder son of David & Edith Wardell (nee Fenn), and lived there until I married in 1964. My mother's family had lived in Barking for several generations, with Grandad Fenn living in ...Read more

A memory of Barking by Howard Wardell

My Aunt owned a caravan on Danes Nursery site Cliffsend. It was called "Endevour". It was built by may Uncle, then when completed towed to Danes Field. It was sited in the far right hand corner of the field. ...Read more

A memory of Little Cliffsend in 1955 by Jill Ottley

We lived in the Old Manse at the end of Manse Road; our dad spent all his spare time doing it up. When we moved in it was antiquated and stinky but it ended up a nice house. Our dad was a music teacher at Larkhall Academy. I ...Read more

A memory of Newmains in 1959 by Carol Dobbie

When I was 4 years old I lived in Hut No.3 Raeburn Avenue, Surbition with my three brothers, two sisters and my Mum. I was known as Clive Isgrove then. I know these huts were across the road from the lagoon. I have a National ...Read more

A memory of Surbiton in 1951 by Clive Telford

I was born in 1955 at KIlton Hospital in Worksop but lived in Kiveton for 23years before moving away...I lived with my parents peter and joan spacie and my brother jonathan on Highfield Avenue...on the estate just ...Read more

A memory of Kiveton Park by Mary Heeley

My sister Margaret and I would walk from our "Yarford Cottage "through the US army camp at Tetton Park on our way to school which was then next to the church. Charlie Barrett was the game keeper, Captain and Mrs Pawson ...Read more

A memory of Kingston St Mary in 1943 by David Selley

heads the label in a dictionary of music that I received as a prize in Upper IA. No date. It must have been 1955. My name was/is Margaret Morley. I joined the school on my return from Malaya in 1951, followed by ...Read more

A memory of Laleham

On the right of the photograph the second shop belonged to Arthur Sansom, the Newsagents and Confectioners. It has a sign board above the shop front: PICTURE POST. In the Easter holidays of 1959 at the age of 14½, I took my first ...Read more

A memory of Locksbottom

A regular feature of Saturday mornings was walking ( very carefully ) along the slightly hazardous foot-way across the top of the lock gate on my way to visit my grandparents in Moss Road. This was the short cut also taken by those ...Read more

A memory of Northwich by morreys