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With the 50th anniversary of the tragic air crash involving my classmates in 2011 I thought I would add a few memories. I could so easily have been on that plane had it not been for the fact that I wanted to buy my first cycle. I ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1961 by Leslie Bentley

Does anyone remember the old camp site run by Mr and Mrs Dymond? It was roughly where Woolacombe Sands is now, near the riding stables. I can recall it was a steep field (no terracing then!) and we used to walk down to the old ...Read more

A memory of Woolacombe in 1956 by Anne Bohin

My grandparents Tom & Minnie Croucher lived at Cross Cottage (between Stibb and Kilk), their youngest son Derek married Jette after meeting her during the war in Denmark. They lived at 21 North Close Estate for many ...Read more

A memory of Kilkhampton by Dawn Burley

Life in Sheaveshill Avenue in the early to middle 1950's still seemed to me to be quite rural and as I recall we still had gas lit street lamps - or at least electric lamps using the old standards. The milk was ...Read more

A memory of Colindale in 1954 by Ken Hunter

I went to Weston Favell Upper School in 1966 aged 11 of which I have very fond memories. I left at the age of 15 in 1970. In that time Weston Favell was on the Eastern edge of Northampton in Booth lane, The ...Read more

A memory of Northampton by Kevin Smith

My mum found this site, and wow. I lived in Instone when I was 7 on the 9th floor with my mum, brother and sister, then we moved to Vulcan Close. We used to spend all our time over the field and on the decks, there used to be a van that ...Read more

A memory of Wallington in 1970 by Theresa Kelly

I too am intrigued by stories of this pass, and have no images of it, although I have an extensive section on Bidston and surrounds on my own site. I am also in communication with Joan Grey on this. I phoned the Rangers of the Hill, ...Read more

A memory of Bidston by Mike Kemble

My great-aunt lived in this house - we always knew it as 'Beam Ends'. She had a little antique shop in the single storey bit at the end (on the right).  I also remember the garage on the right in the picture which was run by a Mr ...Read more

A memory of Scole in 1945 by Sue Jones

I remember buying fish and chips in Gallaway Road, Greengates 1955+. Unknown to me at that time this fish shop used to a greengrocer's shop owned by my grandfather Lister Carter around 1935/40. My father was born at ...Read more

A memory of Greengates by Keith Carter

The children of St. Joseph's Patricroft, Eccles, spent their summer holidays at Freshfield. The girls would stay at "Vaughan House" on Victoria Rd the boys at a priest training college nearby. When the weather was suitable ...Read more

A memory of Freshfield in 1950 by Maureen Malone