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I was born in a house halfway up Cuddeston Road hill but at about 3 years old my family moved down into the village where we lived at Shipley House, next door to the Chapel and over the road from the village green. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Horspath in 1960

My family had 'The Carlton' shop during my childhood and teenage years. My mum and dad (82 and 87) still live in Sutton, and I get back to visit often (I live in Spain). I have many fond ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton in 1967 by Carol Harkness

I too was brought up in Rothley. I lived at 72, Woodgate. At the time it was the local telephone exchange, operated manually, my mother being the night operator. I remember George Hunt well, along with the Elkingtons, I used to get my ...Read more

A memory of Rothley in 1951 by Sue Marriott

In the late 1950s I was an assistant cinema manager at the Odeon cinema, I learnt a lot from the very efficient staff there and have many fond memories, even down to the odd lunch hour watching the Rolls Royce workshop guys at work, and ...Read more

A memory of Bromley in 1958 by John Scott

Although I live in Canada, I have a sentimental attachment to Bratton Fleming, where my grandmother, born Melia Ann Parkin, was born long ago. This attachment was fostered by my seeing ...Read more

A memory of Bratton Fleming by Ted Hewlett

Further to Gary's memory I was the Julie that he lived next door to but my surname was Evans. For practically all of my life I have lived in Trevor and still see many of the people that I grew up with. ...Read more

A memory of Trevor in 2009 by Julie Cooper

I used to live a few doors from auld Jimmy Sample and his wife Carrie, his son John was married to June and they lived in Francis Terrace. They had their rag and bone yard down the Winnin, anyway I would spend summer nights, weekends and ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1955 by Jimmy Burrows

In 1978 my sister-in-law Diane Plaskitt worked in the kitchens at the pub. During her time there along with another member of staff they came across 'the Blacksmith Ghost'. They caught site of an image of a man ...Read more

A memory of Rothwell in 1978 by Lisa Plaskitt

It was about 1956. John Sample had started to change with the times and bought himself a pick up truck, him, 'Auld Jimmy' and me went to the horse sales at Gateshead just over the bridge, and I cannot for the life of me remember if it was ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1956 by Jimmy Burrows

I lived in Astmoor with my grandparents. My grandma sold sweets, pop and cigarettes. I went to Halton School and walked down Astmoor Lane which we called Summer Lane. Grandad worked at Astmoor tannery. We lived next to Ivy ...Read more

A memory of Astmoor in 1956 by Joan Tyghe