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My parents used to take my brother and me to Roker Park so that we could play there. Our favourite game was rushing up and down the path running through the ravine, which can be seen on this picture.

A memory of Sunderland in 1940 by Diana Dioszeghy

The War Memorial stood at the bottom of what was called the "Camels Hump" in "The Dean" - a wild adventure playground for all us kids. The Hump was used for sledging down in winter and ...Read more

A memory of Witton Gilbert in 1955 by Trevor Turner

Rothley is and always will be my home no matter where in the world i live, It is 36 Years since i resided on Woodgate my father is George Hunt, he owned the Barbers shop at no 19 untill his retirement almost 25 years ago. When i ...Read more

A memory of Rothley by Sandie Lee

I remember visiting this spot when I first moved to work in London. It is described in Nairn's London, as follows:- " A very fine passage called The Arches runs underneath Charing Cross station from Villiers Street to Craven Street. ...Read more

A memory of London in 1969 by C Thomas

Fishing in whitleys farm pond with don martin eyes glued on the water for tench bubbles. catching one of two pounds and scared half to death of it getting off the hook [ granny knots] ..riding in trailers full of warm wheat.. birds ...Read more

A memory of Cornish Hall End by Jeremy Underwood

I first visited in 2007, and was struck with horror. You have such beautiful villages all around the Country, and then you find one that lets the whole country down. It is run down, weeds in pavements, closed down pub and one grotty one left.

A memory of Harvington in 2007 by Sally Brown

My best friend and I attended Suttons Secondary Boys School in Hornchurch Essex, and both of us were fortunate to be chosen to attend a two month summer term at Kennylands, situated at Sonning Common Berkshire. Actually ...Read more

A memory of Sonning Common in 1947 by Denman Lalonde

Starting school for the first time was at Mistley Norman School, my first teacher was Miss Temple in the infants we were given a slate board and slate pencil one thing that sticks in my memory we all had a small mattres and ...Read more

A memory of Manningtree in 1949 by Vernon Clarke

I first saw Barningham Hall from the back of a removals van as we pulled into the yard along side, it looked enormous then, I was 3yrs old, my father,(later known as Mac by every one) was to become Major ...Read more

A memory of Barningham Hall by Anthony Mackay

This photo always reminds me of christmas as a child, there used to be a policeman sitting in the upstairs window of the bank, watching you cross the the road,he used a loud speaker to tell you when to cross and when not to the road, he ...Read more

A memory of Walsall in 1970 by Kevin Stockall