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I have many memories of Caerau. I lived at no 40 Railway Terrace from 1942 until 1963, when I got married to Linda Jukes.Wwe left Caerau in 1965 to Luton where I went to work for Vauxhall Motors. It is nice reading about the 50's and ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1965 by Colin Evans

My name is Gareth Davis, brother of Yvonne Davis, and son of Harry & Gwen Davis, originally of 35, Heol yr Ynis, Abergarw Estate, commonly known as "The Hostels". I remember my big sister Yvonne walking me over this ...Read more

A memory of Abergarw in 1954 by Gareth Davis

I used to live in Aintree Lane, by St Giles's Church in the only council houses. I'm one of twelve children - the Ferrie's, and everyone knew at least one of us. I remember playing in Aintree race course, skating around the old ...Read more

A memory of Old Roan Sta in 1959

I went to Perry Street School when it first opened, and Town Old School, down School Road. From The Sun pub end you went down steep steps to enter the classrooms. Quilterbank was a lady teacher, she had a house on the opposite road to The ...Read more

A memory of Billericay in 1920

On Saturday evening, I set off for Whitby on the bus and arrived there for 6;30 pm. On arriving, I thought of asking the bus driver what was the last bus back to Middlsbro, but then thought there was not much point as I was only ...Read more

A memory of Whitby in 2012 by Roland Mitchell

In 1955, my mother was hired as a housekeeper for Mrs Pam Spanogh, a polio victim in a wheelchair. It was for me, a five year old, the most idyllic time of my life and my memories of this ...Read more

A memory of Coln St Aldwyns in 1955 by Caroline Newton

I was born in Salford, one of six children to Edith Casey and Ken Casey, their other children consisted of Linda, Alan, Barry, Ken, Paul and of course myself. We lived at number 50 Bury Street which was off Ellor Street. My ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1955 by Nigel Yates

I was born at the Louise Margaret Hospital at Aldershot while my father was RSM at Longmoor, then of course the home of the well known Longmoor Military Railway. I was christened at the St Martin's Garrison Church. ...Read more

A memory of Longmoor Camp by Richard Hodder

I moved to Silverdale from Bradford in 1945/6 at the end of the war, with my father, Leslie Waddington, and my grandmother Mary Waddington. We bought Swiss Cottages down Townsfield from Tommy Taylor the joiner for ...Read more

A memory of Silverdale by Peter Waddington

I loved the shops that were around - J&BS Hodgsons, Wilkinsons and many more. Dewsbury had plenty of shoe shops. I started working at Freeman Hardy Willis - my first job after leaving school in 1969. I enjoyed a weekly treat in Caddys ...Read more

A memory of Dewsbury by Sylvia Foster