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On the maternal side of my ancestry, I knew my maternal grandfather for many years. There was a large leather bound family album which as a child, I was permitted to look at. It was after the "all clear" sounded in the ...Read more

A memory of Shrewsbury

My name is Nigel Redding and I was sent to Llangynwyd about 1942/43? as an evacuee. I was aged about 3 or 4 years old and accompanied by my older brother Alan who was 5 years older. (Both born in Rogerstone , ...Read more

A memory of Llangynwyd by Phillip Redding

I was born at Aylesbury Hospital in 1948 and lived briefly at Pitstone, then Tring in Park Road and later Western Road. My Parents, Grandparents and many other relatives lived in the town. I attended Gravelly infant school in Park Road ...Read more

A memory of Tring by richardjandchris

Hi I was in wood lane homes in 1955/6 mr and mrs marlow were in charge if you were in trouble you got your face smacked short but sharp punishment.i ran away once just for kicks .I remember Vic Ross dave Maxwell.At18 you ...Read more

A memory of Rothwell

I was born in Chapel Street, in 1947. My uncle, Len Gray, had a newsagents in the town, near the bus stop by the Old Post Office, as was. My Grandad used to sell papers on the Five Ways and as a girl I would stand ...Read more

A memory of Brierley Hill

Just below the bridge on the ovingham side most of the lads learned to swim and through stones at what we thought was rats now I know they were water voles a much endangered species .Waste from Corbridge and other places flowed into ...Read more

A memory of Prudhoe by wgibson67

I lived in Aylestone ,for the first 24 years of my life ,going to Marriott Road School ,then on to Lansdowne Road ,I remember as a young boy ,playing on a vast building site ,which was The Eyres Monsell Estate ,walking ...Read more

A memory of Aylestone by davidrexcooper

I also went to Overbury from Wolsey probably in '55. Hanlon was there ( horrible little man - I remember a mass caning in front of the entire school because a toilet was vandalised and he was ...Read more

A memory of New Addington by terryhaynes2002

I went to the grammar school in 1960 I think. It was the last year that it occupied the old building in Coalville, a beautiful building unfortunately already too small to accomodate all pupils. The first year were sent to an old ...Read more

A memory of Ledbury by cajenner60

My Nan Was Matron of the Hampsfield as a child I would visit with my mum, it was such a beautiful place, the gardens were marvellous to be honest, Hong Kong ...Read more

A memory of Grange-Over-Sands