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My name is Nan Martin, I was born in the Blocks at Fallin in 1943 and lived there until I was about six or seven years old before moving to King Street. The Blocks is a place that is locked in my memory and can never ...Read more

A memory of Fallin in 1954 by Agnes Kirkwood Martin

I was born in Woolwich in 1948. The things I remember of the shops in Powis St; David Greggs was where my mother would send me for ham off the bone, I also remember Biddles Fruit and Veg which was just off the High St. The R.A.C.S. ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich in 1956 by Ian Connelly

Dear Francis Frith Members, BORN: In Eccles and Patricrof Hospital !st Address: Clifton Road, Monton Eccles Entertainment: Broadway Cinema; Fond memories of Welsh lady Mrs Hardisty singong along to ...Read more

A memory of Eccles in 1947 by Julia Thompson

Born and bred in Lower Broughton, Plymouth Street, went to Greican Street School then Broughton Modern. I remember all the old shops on Lower Broughton Road, I was born next to Guy's news agent. The place was great then, I am proud ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Rod Jones

I was born in Earby in April 1949 at 20 Grove St. This Grove St was the original Grove St. It was demolished, I don't know when, and a new Grove Street was built, again not sure when. My grandparents lived in Dale St, my Uncle Doug at 44 ...Read more

A memory of Earby in 1956 by Julie Sculthorpe

The Blitz started with the Sirens wailing in the early evenings, to warn of the approach of enemy planes. Then complete silence for quite a long time as we waited with mounting apprehension in the passage way, mother, myself, Dennis and David ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1940 by Arthur Cottrell

Hello I have just started to trace my family tree and found out that my great grandparents had a shop at 50 Pierrepont Street, Sneinton, Nottingham. It was a sweet shop my great grandmother ran and her ...Read more

A memory of Sneinton in 1900 by Sylvia Platts

I was born on Sunday 6th Frbruaqry 1944 in the residential area of the Central Bar, Moore Street, Aughnacloy, Nurse Shields was the midwife. The family moved to Cross Lane prior to moving to Moygashel in 1949. I remember Miss ...Read more

A memory of Aughnacloy in 1948 by Deirdre Carroll

North Somercotes during the 50s (1953-1960) My mother, Gwen's side of the family were from North Somercotes. They were called Humberstone. She had 5 siblings, Donald, Percy, ...Read more

A memory of North Somercotes in 1953 by Stewart Mc Caw

My Dad, Thomas Edmund Miller was born at 7 Bell Street, Ludgershall. Dad died at our home in Willingdon, East Sussex in 1956 aged 50). Until I had some family research done, I always thought he was a Londoner. On a ...Read more

A memory of Ludgershall in 2001 by Jeff Miller