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We lived at the corner of Cleveland St and Vittoria. My dad was a docker. Life wasn’t easy, but we had lots of mates and family in the area. My friends were the Hickmans from Vine St. Audrey Wilson Vittoria St. Pam & Lorraine Tomlinson ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by p_mmartchenko

How a Family that came to south Cambridgeshire Clifford John Masters, My Story I was born in 4 Chaucer Cottages Foxton on the 9th February 1940 The houses backed onto the “park” all ...Read more

A memory of Barrington by masters.clifford2

Sad boat accident Monday morning 26th March 1877 at Ryton. There were two brothers named Scott who lived in a house on Ryton Island, this was just below Moor Court. (You can read about this in my other stories). The brothers had ...Read more

A memory of Ryton

I think to reminisce is great. At 76, I find myself doing this quite often and am drawn back to Shaw, and to High Crompton, where I was born. The house I was born in on Rochdale Road, near the Bull's Head Pub, is still ...Read more

A memory of Shaw by harmonicajoe

To laugh and to sing On a beautiful spring day Wild flowers is abundance In the month of May Bluebell and buttercups, Primroses galore Mother's words of wisdom We ...Read more

A memory of Etwall by esthermariajewell

This memory 'date' is only approximate - I was a member of the NOMADS for a number of years and recall with great affection some of the productions - 'Haul for the shore', 'Reluctant heroes', 'The shop at Sly Corner', 'Plaintiff in a pretty ...Read more

A memory of Newmarket in 1965 by Ray Lowrey

My name, way back in 1957, was Iris Finley. My overriding memory of Delamere was the feeling of being in a very old fashioned environment. I always felt that the way we were taught and the strict regime was from an ...Read more

A memory of Delamere in 1957 by Iris David

I also have fond memories of Erith, the Odeon and of Brook Street School - a fine school with fine men teaching, many just back from the war. The school motto was 'Integrity' and they set a good example (save for two miserable ...Read more

A memory of Erith by David Burns

I was born in 1952 and was raised in Cheesecake Inn.  This was the original name for the farm next to the Church.  When I was growing up there it was called Church Farm.  I have many happy memories growing up in Kirkthorpe. I spent ...Read more

A memory of Kirkthorpe in 1952 by Lynda Riddington

It is quite possible that the the little boy to the right in this picture is me at age six. My family used to stay at a friend's caravan in the park above the cliffs. During the summers of 1954 through 1958 we stayed ...Read more

A memory of Lavernock in 1955 by Phillip Armour