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Does anyone out there have any photos of this old house which I believe dates back to the 1600. Iit was a welfare hospital for mothers to have their babies - much has been written but no photos. Would love some help on this.

A memory of Round Green in 1951 by Debs Newbound

Living in Highmeadow Crescent just off Buck Lane, we went to Ollie Gollie (Oliver Goldsmith) Infants'Jnr school. Mum would give us 1/- per day for dinner money and sometimes I would spend it all on sweets!! My, could you ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1958 by Annette Showler

My mother was from Newtown in Cardiff, near the docks. It was a community of very poor Irish immigrants. My great grandmother had a job cleaning the City Hall. She would walk through Cardiff in the early morning and do her ...Read more

A memory of Cardiff in 1910 by Marian Foot

I was sent to St Teresas in the 60's as my aunt (Joan Turner nee Kleboe) had been amongst the very first students before the war. A beautiful building surrounded by large lawns & gardens, approached from either Effingham ...Read more

A memory of Effingham in 1960 by Sarah Rashbrooke

I was born and bred in Washington, in fact one of my claims to fame is I was born behind Woolworths, well No.3 House Terrace. My Dad lived in Washington for almost all of his life and when he past away (2002) he left a hole in my life ...Read more

A memory of Washington in 2002

I was born and lived in Low Street which is at the back of the shops shown; at the bottom of the area known as Wards Yard. My grandads sister, Elizabeth Moore, married a Charles Bradford. Maybe related to the grandmother of Glenda Lycett.

A memory of Carlton in Lindrick in 1940 by Eric Moore

My dad, mum and sister moved to Mastin Moor from Tottenham, North London as Dad was a Policeman (PC Leslie Wetherall), this was in 1947. I was born there in 1948. We lived in what was the Police House just below what was ...Read more

A memory of Mastin Moor in 1947 by Jennifer Mosley

My late grandma and auntie Gladys lived in The Rest, Church Lane. I visited them every year with my parents and sister. Bulphan holds very special memories for me. I remember Mr Steele from Stanley Road and my grandma had a ...Read more

A memory of Bulphan in 1968 by Mary Walden

I remember Bob's cafe (and I remember it was Pauline's Pantry before that). I was born at my grandparents home, back of 48 Alcester St (which was at the back of the chemist). My friends and I spent many happy hours in Bob's ...Read more

A memory of Redditch in 1957 by Valerie Quinn

Does anyone remember the Y.W.C.A club at Sydenham Road, just off of Wellesey Rd in the late 40's and early 50's? It had a dance hall in the back garden. I think it was run by an American lady named Miss Murdoch, she was the typical bobby ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Alan Lucas