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I was born in Haddington and lived in Spott village for first two years before moving south to Sussex. Summer holidays were always taken in Spott and Dunbar, so fond memories of the area. Rekindled when my son played two seasons with Edinburgh Rugby

A memory of Dunbar by matkinsesq

I was born in Dagnall Street but my nan and grandad owned the house and, as most of the children got married, [there were 9 of them] most were allocated a room of their own. I was born there, the ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1950 by Dulcie Loftus

I was born in Bexley in 1948 and lived in Queens Road, Welling until we moved to Crawley New Town in 1962. The Duchess of Edinburgh pub was on the corner of our street where they used to sell whelks, cockles and jellied eels ...Read more

A memory of Welling in 1960 by Stephen Sansom

My mother was a housekeeper on a farm there and my memories are of hay making, milking and butter churning. I loved ever year I was there; I can't remember the family but I have been back and what a feeling i got....it was ...Read more

A memory of Keith in 1951 by Valerie Carver

It has gone the old drill hall I was born in vine street in 1947. Father was TA the 506 field squadron Royal engineers so my the connection with the building lasted a long time.I watched the Coronation in the drill hall the only TV around at ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend by colin.lancaster666

I was born in Draycott in 1956. Bill and Ida were my parents and David and Susan are my big brother and sister! I have so many happy memories of this wonderful village. I went to the village school which now acts ...Read more

A memory of Draycott in the Clay by Maurice Bean

I was born in the Police House, my parents had moved into it from new. My older brother David, and my Dad (Constable Hind) made a garden swing for me out of railway sleepers. I can remember going to Sunday school and having to ...Read more

A memory of Pear Tree in 1959

My great great grandmother, Eliza Hone, ran a Drapers Shop in Station Rd (later Connaught Avenue), after she was widowed from the late 1800's and she was included on 1901 & 1911Census's. My grandmother, Edith ...Read more

A memory of Frinton-On-Sea in 1900 by Diane Duvale

I was born in Rochdale in 1934. I attended Champness Hall Sunday School, 1940 -52, which was situated just below the Rochdale Observer offices (on the left of the photo). It was a large Methodist Central Hall with offices used by local ...Read more

A memory of Rochdale in 1952 by stanley.rudman

I am trying to trace an ancester, James Nuttall, who was born in Rochdale in 1820 and became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. He is listed as living in Little Sutton, Cheshire, in the Medical Registers of 1859 ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Richard Suthers