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Many of the paternal side of my family lived in Cornsay Colliery - in fact my father was born there in 1913. My great grandfather, Robert Norwood, worked at the Ferens and Love colliery there where he was ...Read more

A memory of Cornsay Colliery by ranorwood

I do not have a memory to share, but hoping you may share some with me. I am researching my family tree and I had a lot of family members from Widnes. My grandfather Timothy Mitchell - born Galway, Ireland 1866 In 1881 he lived on ...Read more

A memory of Widnes by millsc1

My name is John Howard Jackson,I was born at 22 John street Sacriston on 16 6 1946..we moved to heugh edge house for a few years then onto 6 south view until I left home to take up an engineering apprenticeship with the national coal ...Read more

A memory of Sacriston by johnmaryjackson

I remember canoeing on this pond in my younger days,I used to get the bus along the front. We moved from Shoeburyness in 1958 to go up north to South Shields and it was about 5 top coats difference in temperature!! brr, brr! I can still ...Read more

A memory of Shoeburyness

My childhood memories of first Caego and then Gwersyllt are very precious to me, it was here my mother's maternal family were bred and lived for many years. Sadly, I had to move to the south coast where my paternal family lived when I ...Read more

A memory of Gwersyllt by Carol Ann Smith

I was only 6yrs old at the start of the war, and lived with My Mum and Dad in Rydal Drive. I can remember so clearly most of the traumatic events of that time. My Dad was a conductor on the trolley buses ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by goddakenne

I remember Bicester, my late sister Maureen used to work in Marys cafe,in 1970, I used to work in Preeces drapery I think it was called. we used to live on the RAF camp at Bicester, I remember many a happy hour hanging around the music ...Read more

A memory of Bicester by vapalintu

I remember Greys Dance School (opposite the Granada Cinema) I was about 6 or 7 I think when I started there in their ballet classes. I know that I had a tough time trying to get the foot positions right but couldn't quite get the ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by valandken

Does any one on this site remember the Bradshaw family? they lived in Mansfield Crescent then moved to 183 Halifax Road. In the late 1960`s they emigrated to South Africa but I do know that their son David? and daughter Jean are living in ...Read more

A memory of Brierfield by drhcarro54

I have come across my old school report for Dartford West County Secondary in 1951. The head mistress was Miss E.F Green and the form mistress was Miss Griffiths. Anyone out there know the names. ? If so maybe you got a better ...Read more

A memory of Dartford by Barb Lucey