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I was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, April 13 1951. At home , 7 Owl St, just off Parson St, in a one up, one down, back to back house with a small yard to the front. Keighley, in those days, was heavily into Engineering, ...Read more

A memory of Kingwood Common by Malcolm Biggins

i watch a young lad in the 1500mtrs upon the last lap he was last place the lap bell goes it was like a gun going off because this lad took off like a bat out of hell at end of the first lap he shot up to first place. all seemed to be ...Read more

A memory of Skelmersdale by g.fishcake

I was born John Mason in Parfrey St in 1936, moving to 81 Garvan Rd, living on the ground floor, with my Grandad, (Pop), upstairs! Went to Everington St School all through the War. During the daylight raids the whole school came down to ...Read more

A memory of Fulham by John Mason

In 1977 we bought our first house in Hampden Park. I was working as a nurse at Eastbourne DGH in Kings Drive. I remember walking through the park at the start and end of my shifts. In the spring the park was carpeted with crocus's which was the most beautiful site. I hope they are still there today.

A memory of Eastbourne by Janet Bull

My grandfather was Chief Constable of Dorset from 1925 - 1956. When he retired my grandparents bought a house called either Ravensthorpe or Ravenscroft (it was a long time ago and I can't remember for sure!)in Victoria Place. Every ...Read more

A memory of Budleigh Salterton by Jeremy Peel Yates

In the 50‘s we (my family and my mum’s sister’s family) spent two holidays in rented holiday houses in Polzeath. The first house was “The Hermitage” and was situated on the cliff overlooking the sea with no buildings in front. The ...Read more

A memory of Polzeath by Janet Völcker

In the early 1950s myself and two friends had been fishing at the top of Church Hill, Saxmundham. We stopped at a copse halfway down and explored. Removing some rampant Ivy, we uncovered a concrete cover on a well. To our ...Read more

A memory of Saxmundham by John Fisher

Fond memories of Summer 1970. I was sixteen, had just taken my ‘O’Levels in Bramhall, Cheshire, (back then Abersoch was known as Bramhall-by-Sea, perhaps it still is?). I had snared a Summer job as a lowly kitchen porter ...Read more

A memory of Abersoch by Ian Mason

not so much a memory but query? we had family living at glamis (lodge?) around 1900 is the house still there??

A memory of Frinton-On-Sea by John Maidment

i was born on donnison street my parents was harry and doris masterman, my house backed on to the justice birch pub and i went to st marks school. Like most of the people at the time we moved to the concils estates like hattersley. My family lived round there for many years

A memory of Gorton by Alan Masterman