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My first memory of Ottershaw was the big freeze in the early 50's when, with a friend's help, I built a snow wall across Bousley Rise near to the top of the hill just before our house "Lintons". My father James Daborn [Jim] was not ...Read more

A memory of Ottershaw by tvsafrica

We came to live in East Bowling in 1948 (Caryl Road, just a stone's throw from the former Bolling Girls' Grammar School). Trams (soon to be replaced by trolley buses) were still running up and down Wakefield Road. I went to Lorne Street ...Read more

A memory of Bradford by whittingham.barry

I came across this site whilst searching for something else and became entranced by the fascinating memories of what nowadays seems such a long time ago. Like many others who have posted memories, I was born in St Helier ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by nigelamorley

My earliest recollection is around 1944, we had a milk cart with a beautiful shire horse to pull it. Ashmore Street ran from Hyde road to Redgate lane, the first building was Edmonds Bakery who made the best eccles cakes in the ...Read more

A memory of West Gorton by norkenf

I lived at 35 Nicholls St Ardwick from 1955 - 1964 I went to Ross Place Junior School and then onto Nicholls Secondary School for Boys. Friends I remember were Peter and Mike Galloway from Nicholls St, Colin Benson and his sister Pauline, ...Read more

A memory of Ardwick by ronmulligan0

One of the old houses - 'Gainsborough' was used as a doctors surgery in early 60's . the name lives on today with the Gainsborough doctors practice in Whitegrove Copse! Down a short lane off Church Road ( over the left shoulder of the ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell

Does anyone remember my grandmother, Mrs Florence maycock? She used to live in one of the beautiful cottages near the pub. I think they were very old and were painted black and white. I used to stay with her in the summer months and had ...Read more

A memory of Peatling Magna

Interesting to see Windermere Avenue mentioned. I lived at #57 Windermere from 1941 until I married in 1957. When we moved in and throughout the war, our house was 4th from the end of the avenue - the others were built after the war. Our ...Read more

A memory of Elm Park by eewatts

I was enrolled was in 1969,we where only 2 Africans in the school.My best friends where Nicholas and Alan.Excursion where a very exciting time and the Mother Superior would put the fear of God in you just by looking at you.During ...Read more

A memory of Bridport by kobladorkenoo

When I was growing up in the 60s and 70s there was an old run down mansion across the road from Charles path,with stables in the grounds. Do you have more info about the family that used to live there

A memory of Chapelhall by philsomers008