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Hi, My name is Robyn Arkinstall and I live in Australia. I am very interested and doing research into the Arkinstall surname, worldwide. On Friday December 11, 1868 a James/John? Arkinstall was employed at ...Read more

A memory of Kirkby Lonsdale by Robyn Arkinstall

Oh I remember Heathfield County Secondary School so, so well! I was here for 5 years and the memories are as vivid today as they were yesterday! Does anybody remember Bicky our science teacher? Or Miss Taylor, for ...Read more

A memory of Heathfield by Sally Semple

I was born and brought up in Worksop but Carlton holds special memories around the late 1950s and early 1960s. I bought my Austin-Healey Sprite from Joe Lacey's garage in 1959 which, as a student, was my pride and joy for ...Read more

A memory of Carlton in Lindrick in 1960 by Keith Sanderson

I can remember Mick's stall just outside the Red Lion and he'd have crowds of people round him. He'd hold up an item and then say - I'm not asking 10/-, 5/- but 2/6! He always did a good trade. The market went on much ...Read more

A memory of Spalding

From 1948 to the early fifties we used to have our weekly holiday in a bus on Marton Road. There were quite a few buses on the site, all situated at the top of the site, most of them were double deckers painted in green. ...Read more

A memory of Bridlington in 1948 by David Payton

Moved to Farncombe in 1942 from Datchet, but evacuated originally from Barking, London. I remember arriving at my new home at 1 Tudor Circle. My Step-father was a fireman in the AFS, who's ...Read more

A memory of Godalming in 1942 by Arthur Bird

I went to Burcot Grange School until 1948. Miss Cozens was the Head Mistress. I remember Pam Madeley, Janet White, Betty Genders, Margaret Vale, Jill Trott, Joy Cavill, Ann Barnett who were all in my ...Read more

A memory of Birmingham by Patricia Reeves

We lived in a bungalow along the main road in Annalong. I can't remember the address. There was a field to the right as you face the bungalow. My parents had a little dog which we called Gilly. She was a frisky little ...Read more

A memory of Annalong in 1943 by Heather Graham

Roughly in 1932 there was a religious group which was called the Assemblies Of God Pentecostal Church. Albeit they had been going on since 1900-14 they were a relatively unknown church - as of today they are unknown to many of us even ...Read more

A memory of Sheffield in 1930 by Roland Mitchell

Loved being brought up there, moved into the Collyhurst scene from Langley Middleton, soon got to know Ralph Spencer, the Heaneys and Youngs, also Mcewans. I went to Albert Memorial School. I lived on Thornton Street. What a place to ...Read more

A memory of Harpurhey by Lawrence Sellstrom