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My goodness, such a long time ago. I lived in Aberdour from birth till I was 6 years old...way back in the early 50s. I remember, mostly through photographs, the present Queen's coronation; there was a fancy dress competition and I was ...Read more

A memory of New Aberdour in 1953 by Ishbel Byrne

My name is George Reese---and I am in the US. My relatives came mainly from Glamorgan, but a few from England. About 20 years ago, I started to research my family roots. My mother gave me a small Bible, ...Read more

A memory of Mountain Ash in 2008 by George Reese

Being born in Sowerby Bridge as a family we would often visit Ladstone Rock. I had numerous happy hours there as a young lad, picnics and gathering Bilberries' for mum to bake pies. Why did the summer days then never seem to ...Read more

A memory of Sowerby Bridge in 1951 by Barry M. Whisler

I have the arial photo of 1972 and I know what it's like now but back in 1954? I can't wait to see.

A memory of South Ronaldsay

I was born in Walker 1946 to be accurate. They were slums even though the women did their best to keep them clean and rodent free. I remember my mum doing the washing in the wash-house in the back yard, she had to start a ...Read more

A memory of Byker in 1959 by Jacqueline Pilgrim

In the 1901 census my great-grandfather, Matthew Wise, was a night watchman close to the Bank of England at 6 Lothbury. I had found my grandmother as a child of 4 living with her mother Matilda and family in Hackney, but as initially I ...Read more

A memory of London in 1900

Does anyone have any memories or even photos of the now defunct Ruislip and Northwood Athletic Club? I was a member (keen, but not talented!) in the mid 1950's both at the track in King's College Road, Ruislip, as well as the ...Read more

A memory of Northwood in 1955 by Gerard Gilbertson

These memories have been contributed by Myra Greer. In 1947, when I was 7, my mother and I moved from Salisbury in Wiltshire where my father was stationed at RAF Boscombe Down, to near Llanfarian, where my grandparents had ...Read more

A memory of Llanfarian in 1947

Throughout the first half of the 1950's I would spend every school holiday at Linton, with my maternal grandparents. Initially my mum would accompany me from our home in Trumpington to Drummer Street bus station, where ...Read more

A memory of Linton in 1952 by Brian Goodliffe

I lived in Colsterworth Road,Tottenham between 1948-58 and went to Earlsmead School. So many memories; Palace, Bruce Grove and Florida cinemas where we saw Snow White, sat in the circle and it really scared me! The lovely ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton in 1956 by Robert Comolli