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Lived in Gibraltar with my family ,my husband was serving with the raf ,lived in the Montarik hotel to start with then moved into a new build flat in Main street ,then moved to married quarters which were up the rock ,the apes used to wake me ...Read more

A memory of Gibraltar by Carol Boreham

In 1969 we visited St Ives in Cornwall for our annual summer holidays but on this occasion due to it being a last minute decision we had not booked our accommodation. Travelling from Bedfordshire in those days was considered by ...Read more

A memory of St Ives by ducatee

My grandparents (named Holder) owned the Delphine before it became a cafe. The told me in the very early days the only access was by horse & cart from Ringmore. I think that they made good use of the horse & ...Read more

A memory of Challaborough by fbcs46

I was born in the Whitecity in Enfield Street in 1966. I have fantastic memories of my childhood. Going to Lloyd's shop on the corner of Henshaw Street for sweets where my friends Allison and Mark Reese also lived. We had the best bonfire ...Read more

A memory of Port Talbot by karenokane66

As a child in the 50's and 60's I can remember going in the school holidays to stay with my fathers friends, In Goundry Avenue, Ryhope. They were Jack and Lil Richardson. Jack worked at Ryhope pit. They had two children Colin and ...Read more

A memory of Ryhope

I spent many happy holidays in Blackpool as a child. We would set off on a coach from Rochdale it would be either Ellen Smith's or Yelloways There would be a kind of competition as to who would see the Tower first coming near ...Read more

A memory of Blackpool by circassion87

I spent many summer holidays at Talacre in my Grandads 2 caravans in the late 40s and 50s. He had a large plot in the dunes, opposite was a very steep sand hill where we collected old bullet cases. Also just by it there was a lovely ...Read more

A memory of Talacre

My Family have strong connections to Grazeley Village i always had a Happy Childhood this Village seems to forgotton in alot of Stories but it is Lovely little Village when i was Growing up and it as a alot of History to it ...Read more

A memory of Grazeley by Gillian Robinson

I remember Headley Down so very well in the war days, Wilsons shop and post office, Weavers bakery, the barber, Miss Farrant her cart and donkey, houses like Stagsdene long gone. Hardly a house on the Down when I was a lad, ...Read more

A memory of Headley Down by kennys1933

I started school at Oakley Road School which was near Leagrave High Street.I don't remember much about it except for the long walk to and from from Locarno Avenue where my family lived.Moving to Selbourne Road later, I attended Maidenhall Road ...Read more

A memory of Luton by icknield21