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Memories

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My Childhood In Southall

Another thing that I remember was bath night. Notice I said night and not nights!! We had a tin bath which had to be filled up by boiling kettles and saucepans. My young brother would go in first, then me, after me was ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1949 by Janet Moran

Company Row, George Street, Low Valley 1960's

I was born in 1954 at home in George Street, Low Valley, in what was known as Company Row, presumably as it was built my mine-owners to house their workers. It was a two up two down terrace next to the ...Read more

A memory of Low Valley

Memories Of Low Westwood 1955 1966

I was born at Low Westwood, a small mining village in the North East of England in 1955 – well, when I say I was born there, that’s not entirely true. Unlike today, children were born at ...Read more

A memory of Hamsterley in 1960 by Kathy Aveyard

Finchley Road & Frognal Station, Looking East

Having lived from 1938 to 1959 in the adjacent Lymington Road, which backs onto the Richmond-Broad Street Line serving this station and having passed it daily to and from my way to school/work, I would ...Read more

A memory of Swiss Cottage in 1950 by Dennis Paul

Aberbargoed

I grew up here from 1953 to 1970 when I left the village and went to sea in the Merchant Navy.Born in the only cottage next to the hospital at end of Pant street, but at age of 5 moved to Highfield Crescent where my parents lived all ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed by Stephen Hodges

Evacuated To Talsarnau 1940/41

My name is Edward Hughes and at the tender age of 3/4 I was evacuated from my home town of Birkenhead, Wirral, Cheshire to Talsarnau during the second world war; staying around 2 years or so in an allocated home for ...Read more

A memory of Talsarnau in 1940 by Edward Hughes

Born At Barony Hospital

I was born, illegitimately, in Barony Hospital, Nantwich and lived in Church St, Crewe, moving to Cliffe Road when the "slum" houses were demolished and the police station was built there. I moved from my first school Brierley ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1954 by Lesley Spray

Mods And Rockers Clash In 1964

I drove my 80cc Suzuki motorbike daily from West Wickham to Mayfair to go to work. One night through Lewisham High Street, I found myself in the middle of a battle zone. On one side of the Street were the black ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham in 1964 by Martin Newell

The Dexter Family.

My father's side of the family lived in Aberbargoed, my dad was actually born at number 34 Elm Street. There were my grandparents, Doris and Roland Dexter, and they had four sons; my father Douglas was the oldest, then David, ...Read more

A memory of Aberbargoed by Andrew Dexter

John Bull Stores

My grandparents, James and Mary Walters, owned the John Bull Stores from the 20's to the 30's and lived at 9, Margaret Street.

A memory of Ammanford in 1920 by Joy Wright

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