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My name is Christine Smith nee Greenwell. We lived in 4 Ruby road Thornaby my mam and dad Mary and Frank has 10 kids. Doreen,Franky , Eric, Robert, Marjory, Francis, Mavis, Ann and the twins Christine and Carol. Great times. ...Read more

A memory of Thornaby-on-Tees by thirnaby2

My parents thatched cottage in Haywards Lane when they purchased it in 1950, had over 27 acres of land and previous to them owning it and starting to farm the land it was owned by a Miss Wadlow and her sisters, they were quite a well off ...Read more

A memory of Corfe Mullen

I, Ray Murphy, came across your site, re Shaw Mills, Yorkshire, U.K., as I was looking into events of my past life, for the benefit of my son’s Australian family, at the time of my 84th birthday, 19/9/35. I am the Patriarch of the ...Read more

A memory of Shaw Mills by raymurphy1935

I lived in the model cottages on avenue road Tottenham throughout my childhood, what good times they were, I remember playing on the old railway embankment at the top of the road and many hours spent over chestnuts park, ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by colin5050

As a child in the 1950s I lived in the Swan cottage ( the white 2 storey building on the left hand side of the road opposite the town hall) about middle of the photo. My father Mr E. W. Crocker owned the tobacconist and ...Read more

A memory of Forest Row by gcrocker

I was a child in the 1960's living in Waterworks Cottages (now a large Tesco). My schools were Tower Hill Nursery (I think) and Margaret Roper. As the cottages no longer exist, I wondered if anyone had memories or photos of them? I ...Read more

A memory of Purley by connolm

The cottage on the left of the photo belonged to my grandparents - Thomas and Elisabeth Leach from the mid 40's until the late 60's. Many happy days were spent there with my cousins.

A memory of Tettenhall by Mr Ray Hart

Many happy memories of staying in a few of the beach cottages in the dunes in the early 1960's , I have a picture of myself my mother and brother outside a little cottage called 'Shalimar' I must have been only 10 at the time. Holidays there were always happy times.

A memory of Hemsby by chiltonmayes

Joseph Buckley my great great grandfather, was a photographer, known as Owd Ab from the Ben Brierley character. ​In Volume 1 of Ben Brierley's “Lancashire Stories”, is another short tale “A "Strike" Adventure or The ...Read more

A memory of Daisy Nook by bigcityfan

My mother was born in keepers cottage in Battle Wood, who grew up and later got married in Battle church. My grandfather, Leonard Glyde was a fireman during the second world war stationed at Battle fire station. I was born ...Read more

A memory of Battle by terry_ross17