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My father John McAteer, a coal miner, was one of a large McAteer family who lived at 22 Murdock Place in Cowie, this address no longer exists. An uncle Tommy, after WW2, had an small holding at Sauchinford and in ...Read more

A memory of Fishcross in 1930 by Patrick Mc Ateer

I remember well my days at Old Hartley School, it was a tough little school as I remember. The headmistress was very strict and the teachers were none too slow to administer the cane. But it holds the best memories of my ...Read more

A memory of Hartley in 1961 by Graham Barnett

I first played 5 a side football here for the cubs/scouts in the annual tournaments they had for all scout groups in ealing then. Played nearly every week from 1982 to 2009!when I had to re-locate to Nottinghamshire. ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1965 by Steve Anderson

I remember it being very cold when we had 8.30 swimming lessons before school. The teacher used to shout at us and I got my bronze certificate because I was too scared not to jump in the deep end ...Read more

A memory of Worksop in 1966 by Pat Patt

My Great Uncle and Aunt, Archibald “Arch” and Clara Meade, owned Badger Hall, Thundersley, around the turn of the 19th to 20th century. It was then described as having 22 acres of parkland and holding ...Read more

A memory of Thundersley by John Sharpe

A friend of mine told me a tale of a small farm, or small holding, that existed in Beckett Street in Bilston. The man who ran it delivered milk from a pony and trap and sold it from a milk urn. Does anyone remember this, or was it a tale?

A memory of Bilston in 1951

I was born in Portsmouth in 1933. My family and I lived first in Lyndhurst Road - about which I don't recall too much - then later in Merrivale Road. I remember very clearly where Merrivale joined ...Read more

A memory of Portsmouth by Brian Veall

Harry was born at spennymoor 1877, he moved to metal bridge in 1898 when he married Elizabeth Joyce born 1878 from Easthowle.They were married at St Lukes church, Ferryhill by vicar Lomax, ...Read more

A memory of Metal Bridge by Maureen Evers

My parents and my sister and I lived here between 1955 and 1959. My sister Randi and I were born there. Our Dad was in the air force. I am searching for my Mom's best friend ...Read more

A memory of Holme in 1957 by Victoria Miller

I was born on Sutton Flats (now demolished) Pendleton in 1941. My first vague memory was sitting under a table with a blanket draped over it and a lit candle (must have been an air-raid on at the time). My first real memory was a ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Edward Ashton