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I was born in the village in 1949, in an end terrace No.1 Woodview. It was down a small road in the centre of the village and at the top, I believe at one time there was a timber yard/sawmill. The ...Read more

A memory of Burton in Lonsdale by ian.blundell

I think it must have been 1952 or 3 when I went to live on Kingwood Common with my parents in the old nissen huts left by the German POWs, and afterwards by Polish refugees. We knew the place as Kingdom Camp, or just 'The ...Read more

A memory of Kingwood Common by richardhayes516

My name is Andrew Jones was at Bassaleg from 1961-1967. A vivid memory was running the forge lane dash which was supposed to be exactly 1 mile. Some of the slower guys used to hitch a lift ...Read more

A memory of Bassaleg by hajtool58

My parents bought our house in Mansfield Gardens in 1934 for £500. It had no garage but nobody in the road had a car anyway. My name was Jenifer Shearring. I went to North Street Primary School, infants and juniors from1950 ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch by jenny

I went to a home in Harold wood called wouldstock and the children home was run by mr and Mrs papwoth they was very nice people I was there 1969 there was a boy called Tom Dooley I look up the home gone now so meny good memories ...Read more

A memory of Bolton Upon Dearne by judystone12

My nan Eliza Geal or Jelly as she was known, worked at Pitts Cottage doing the cooking in the 50-60s she lived at Park Cottages just down the road and her husband Sunny worked on the Squerrys Estate which was run by a Major Warde, his son ...Read more

A memory of Westerham by timddeacon

Hi all, I was there about 1961, I think it was late summer, I'd just got out of Myrtle Street Hospital in Liverpool, and instead of going home to terrible accommodation in Liverpool 8, they (whoever "they" were) sent me to Heswall to ...Read more

A memory of Heswall by Frederick Johnson

Hi there... great to read these posts. Seems like most are from alumni who attended earlier than me but clearly some of those teachers had been there forever. I started in the second year in 1964, and immediately started a friendship with ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak by tmdleary

Dreghorn Drive 1970's. I live next door to Guido Bott, friends were Anita Ravenscroft, Ami Straiton, Janice McKay, matthew Fife, Sean McCoy, Christine Cummings, The Watsons ecky. Bill was the odd job man, Barry Burns dad was ...Read more

A memory of Dreghorn by Lorraine Wright

I spent a short time there in the 60s I cant remember the exact dates but maybe I could work it out . I was sent there from Seacroft hospital in Leeds, after having suspected rheumatic fever. It may be possible to get the exact ...Read more

A memory of Hornsea by Michael Lee