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My family and I moved to Hollin Street in 1961. I was a year old. One of my earliest memories was my first day at Triangle C of E School, my teacher was Mrs Wilkinson, the headmaster was Mr Gaskell (we called him ...Read more

A memory of Triangle by Elaine Mallinson

I was born at 96 Station Road, Patricroft in 1934, and went to Lewis Street School. My best mates were Walter Mason and Derrick Pullar. I joined the Merchant Navy at 17 and sailed the world. I met a girl on board ship while on a ...Read more

A memory of Patricroft in 1950 by Frank Robinson

I was born in Union Street in 1948. I had an older sister called Barbara. I lived next to the ex-servicemens club and there used to be such loud music played there in the evenings. I remember the paper shop on the corner, Sheldons and ...Read more

A memory of Tipton in 1952 by Brenda Mansell

Bell Street, Reigate. The address of my great grandfather, and until 2006 I had never been there. But on a nostalgic trip from Sweden, seeking my roots so to speak, I visited Reigate to see if any signs were to be found. Needing to ...Read more

A memory of Reigate in 2006 by Barry W J Chandler

I had a wonderful childhood growing up on Commonwealth View. We played "tiggy" and "can" on the street and roamed over the farmer's fields over the "suicide bridge" and went "mountain climbing" and rummaging on the tips, ...Read more

A memory of Bolton Upon Dearne in 1958 by Susan Tayler

Does anyone remember the old Furnivals bakery off the High Street in Gilfach? And the smell of the hot bread whenever one passed the place? And I also remember Brachetta's Cafe at bottom of the High Street, on the right hand ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1952 by Brian Brown

As a 'floor walker', or trainee Woolworth's manager, one was expected to work quite a lot of unpaid overtime especially over the Christmas period. For the anticipated Christmas rush much larger amounts of stock were ordered, resulting in ...Read more

A memory of Redditch in 1956 by Tommy Thomas

We lived in an old Victorian house on the Bank, I was eight years old. I remember a shop on the corner of School Street owned by a man named Ted Weihton and on the other corner Tates fish shop, the owner was a friend of my Great Aunt ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1954

My memories start when I started school at the age of five at Green Road primary school which was in the same road as I lived and my friend Margaret Marchbanks lived right next door to the school. My other good friends Marion and ...Read more

A memory of Poole in 1951

Started my life in 4 Blamey Crescent living with my Gran Dodds, Granny Park lived upstairs and Granny Smith lived next door. Moved to 9 Milne Crescent (prefabs) when I was about 4 years old. I remember the "gang" I played around with - ...Read more

A memory of Cowdenbeath by Ann Dodds