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I was born in Denbigh Infirmary in January 1944. My father, Emlyn, was in the army at the time, he was the son of Abel Jackson, a local decorator. My mother came from Huddersfield. They married Boxing Day 1942. My GGF was Daniel who came ...Read more

A memory of Denbigh in 1950 by bob.jackson3

The lad leaning on the wall was John Cook, whose father was a policeman in NP, the guy to the left in the dark suite is me and the lad sitting on the pillar (to the right) was David Ashworth son of Major Ashworth who lived in Silver Street.

A memory of Newport Pagnell in 1956 by Anthony Burt

We lived in Uxbridge from 1968 when we married to 1993, we still have the book and remember Mrs Peddles shop on LHS, would you believe the old Police Station is now a bar?

A memory of Uxbridge in 1968 by Dave Hill

I visited this site and was intrigued to find pictures of Slinfold. One of them, the village hall, recalled the time when I belonged to a village group called The Stane Street Players run by Mrs Knibbs. We performed plays ...Read more

A memory of Slinfold in 1940 by William Cooper

My dad grew up in Bilsborrow in the house next door to the White Bull pub.    I spent many a happy day at my nanna and granddad's house.  My nanna used to be a cook at Bilsborrow Primary School and my granddad was a bus driver.  They ...Read more

A memory of Bilsborrow by Kathryn Heathcote

I attended this school from 1951 -1958 and Mr Henry Francis Bailey ( with his wife Mary ) was always the head. At least till the time I left in 1958. They had one son Christopher who I believe wanted to become a ...Read more

A memory of Beckington by patwalker37srpen

The following is taken from my mother's memoirs and the time period Winifred would have worked at the Lodge was between 1929-1932. Her mother, Ann Pamela Myring (b 1887), is described as a 'Housemaid Domestic' in the 1911 ...Read more

A memory of Shenstone Lodge School by hilary.tait

I was born in Butleigh Hospital near Somerton in 1968 and lived in Somerton from then until 1990. My Grandparents Ted and Elsie used to be the landlord and landlady of the Globe Inn. In 1974 my Granfer passed away and my nan moved to ...Read more

A memory of Salford by andrewkirby495

My name is Lyndon Evans, I was born in 1941 in the Police station during the war, my brother Stuart was also born in the station in 1938. My dad was constable Ted Evans PC1234 he was one of 4 officers based in Tottington ...Read more

A memory of Tottington by throstlefarm

My father was born "on the road to Queensbury", as I was told. He grew up in the Queensbury/Mountain/Bradford area and I have ties to those places still. Dad came to the U.S.A. in 1927 and lived with an aunt who had come earlier. I ...Read more

A memory of Queensbury by andersoncynthea73