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I spent my first five years 1924-1929 in Blindley Heath, possibly the nicest years of my life. I may have gone to the school there. I clearly remember Gibb's store when I spent six glorious ...Read more

A memory of Blindley Heath in 1920 by Stanley Austin

I lived in Ty Isaf, Park Avenue from 6mths old till 1964. I lived with a Mr and Mrs Macey. I was Underwood then, my friends were Jayne Vaughan, Barbara Walters, Janet Williams, Julie Rees and Gwyneth Clements. I have contact with ...Read more

A memory of Risca in 1963 by Susan Williams

A new Army unit was formed in 1967 and took over the depot in Norman Road, Rusholme. This became 33 Signal Regiment which was part of the new TAVR. I had been wondering about joining the TA for ...Read more

A memory of Rusholme in 1967 by John Howard Norfolk

Although I have lived most of my adult life in Australia, I still have happy memories of life as a kid in my home town of Hucknall during the 50's and 60's, even though times weren't easy. I covered many miles on my trusty ...Read more

A memory of Hucknall in 1964 by Tony Houlston

The picture of Windsor Drive is so evocative for me. I spent the first 5 years of my life living with my parents in my grandmother's council house in Sandpit Road on the Downham Estate at the bottom of ...Read more

A memory of Chelsfield in 1953 by Kevin Barham

I was born in the Cottage Hospital in Upney Lane in 1950 and lived in Beccles Drive (Glenny Estate) until I married in 1976. My grandparents lived at 26 Upney Lane, next door to Mr and Mrs Welch (Vera Lynn's mother and father). I can ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1953 by Susan Mitchell

The Gainsborough today is not the Gainsborough of my youth. It was a busy market town with a very busy market on Tuesdays and Saturdays. A lot of farmers came into town on a Tuesday to take care of their business, a quick pint and ...Read more

A memory of Gainsborough by Richard Chantry

My father is from Horden, born 1928 November, had two step brothers. Johnson was my fathers name, Hill was his brother's, Singer he was and Naisbett was the other brother's name - all miners. My grandmother was a Johnson, my other ...Read more

A memory of Horden in 1920 by Dawn Middleton

Hi, Just looking at some old family photos of us fishing by the Swans Neck at Birlingham back in the early 60s when I was about 12. I come from Birmingham and the place my father worked was Mitchells and Butlers brewery who ...Read more

A memory of Birlingham by Michael Lewis

Hello, I was born in Crewe in 1947 and lived in Lockett St with my mother and father and 3 brothers. When I was about 3 or 4 we moved to the village of Weston about 3 miles from Crewe. We lived in Weston till 1963, ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1960 by Alan Pitchford