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We used to holiday at Beadnell and Seahouses in the 1950s. There was my Mam,Dad,Auntie,Uncle, Nanna, Rexy the dog,and myself. We used to all squash into my Dad's works van and head North from Newcastle. I have wonderful memories of ...Read more

A memory of Beadnell by maureenflannery

Between July 1966 and December 1970 I was one of the two policemen living in Stanstead. By the time I moved to the village, double white lines had been painted all the way up Cats Hill. I reported a number of car drivers ...Read more

A memory of Stanstead Abbotts by John Weeks

I attended Victoria Rd school and then redheugh junior school, my Gran Jane Turner lived on Derwentwater road and her family percy, Doreen, Elsie, Jenny and Florrie , my mam all attended lady Vernon school, sadly they are ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead by colin.mitchell

Hi, I am really interested in the history of Erith and find it fascinating the various memories people have of the area, particularly Manor Road. Although I was born in Sidcup, my parents moved to Erith in about 1979 when I was about 12 yrs ...Read more

A memory of Erith by stephen.odowd3

The Miner's Welfare (as it was known locally) gave a home to a wide variety of local activities. As a young teenager I attended weekly ballroom dancing classes on a Saturday morning,and an annual family pilgrimage to the ...Read more

A memory of Coalville

Hi there born 16/02/1951 lived at 7 Barton street back to back no longer (there). Had gas lighting and electric lighting and a gas lamp outside my bedroom. Townhead cotton mill was at the bottom of our street and knocker upper use tap the ...Read more

A memory of Rochdale by Andrew J Howley

I was also a pupil there when it was a boarding school, Loved it in the winter great for tin lidding down the hills ending up in the bramble bushes, or in bamboo bushes, ! Also I remember the headmaster loved using the ...Read more

A memory of Bardon Mill by Bonnie01 Frandsen

These are my Grandparents, both teachers at the new school in Llangefni, they were also largely responsible for the creation of Theatr Fach. I am the daughter of their son Martin Fisher. I'm not sure how active the Theatr is ...Read more

A memory of Llangefni by angie

I lived in the police station, on bolckow road ,in the 1950s. My dad was the local Bobby,it was a town of rough diamonds with hearts of gold ,who cared for,and helped each other and lived life to the full.I have very fond memories of this place, and those who lived there.

A memory of Grangetown by mary.dixon5

My dad was in the Army and we travelled the world. We came back to the UK from Germany at the end of the 60's, I was about 12 or 13. We lived at the top of some steps that only had two houses, we could see right across the fields at ...Read more

A memory of Blandford Camp by stewarts534