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I was born in Milford in 1945 and lived at Stafford Lodge, Milford until in my early twenties. My maiden name was Susan Evans. The lodge was, and still is, the entrance to Shugborough Hall. My childhood was a very ...Read more

A memory of Milford in 1945 by Susan Jozefowicz

It is not widely known but the first time penicillin was used successfully was when it was used on a fourteen year old boy to save his left leg. He had a badly infected leg and was in fact dying with because of the fast spreading ...Read more

A memory of Bredfield

My family lived at 6 Tynedale Road and my two sisters and I were all born there. We attended Brockham School when Mr. Rogers was the Headmaster. Mr. & Mrs. Foster owned the Sweetshop & Newsagents and I did a paper ...Read more

A memory of Strood Green by Maureen Hollingdale

Whilst looking through your site I noticed this photograph was dated c1955. My father ,Mother and I moved to LLanyrafon in 1958 ,followed by my Grandparents in 1959. We were part of the first and original LLanyrafon occupants.We ...Read more

A memory of Cwmbran by rocketiii

Does anyone remember the headmaster in the late 40's, Doctor Payling? What happened to him? He quit before 1950 I believe. Gordon C Head

A memory of Swanwick by gchead1

I was a patient at the LMTH periodically from December 1968 - July 1976. Consultants Mr, H. H. Langston, Mr, J. A. Wilkinson. Ward 1 (charge nurse Mr, Cox, Ward 2 (charge nurse Mr, Ernie Wilcox). Ancillary ...Read more

A memory of Alton by r.tibbles

Living on the Lostock Estate in a Council house on Radstock Road, I can remember being taken as a treat, to Davyhulme Park and the paddling pool/boating lake. What a big treat that was !! and then we used to, when older, go ...Read more

A memory of Stretford by bartonhillbum

We had a Doctor called Andrew Forbes who had his surgery above the shops.He called me his pinup girl,as everytime i had to see him as a child i had my knickers held up with safety pins !! Nearly 20 yrs later he attended the birth of my first baby ,a home birth ,and remembererd his pinup girl

A memory of East Boldon in 1946 by Enid Stephenson

Although we lived in Spotland, our family Doctor was a Doctor Gordon a brusque Scot whom I was Little afraid of. His surgery was at the top left side of Drake street. Just after the war. They did house calls in those days. The surgery ...Read more

A memory of Rochdale by Patricia Anne Heywood Jones

Hi Everyone i also grew up mostly on mill lane estate (woodlands ave ) and went to St Marks School (head Master Mr Thorpe) you all have jogged my memory to fantastic times around woodley. i also remember snuches ha ha played ...Read more

A memory of Woodley by Anthony Bentley