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Having been a resident of Calne from 1944 to 1962, I often walked across this little bridge, mainly on the way to the recreation ground. There used to be (and possibly still is) a plaque commemorating Dr Priestley's discovery of ...Read more

A memory of Calne by Judy Cook

I was born in 1924 in Salford. My parents moved to 254 Barton Lane, Eccles, corner of Barton Lane and Fairless Road when I was 4 years old. Dad was an electrical engineer and fitter with Eccles Corporation. In ...Read more

A memory of Eccles by Elsie Roberts

We moved into Earlsdon from Wales in 1965 and stayed with my aunty who lived in Belvedere Road. Such a big house with three floors and close to the Spencer Park tennis courts as I recall. The bus used to stop right outside the front door (no ...Read more

A memory of Coventry by Shirley Jones

I first saw Littlehampton when my primary school made an end-of-year trip in 1963, and my memories were dominated by the figure-of-eight dodgems at the amusement centre, and some intrepid soul getting stuck in the river (God ...Read more

A memory of Littlehampton by Tony Gorton

I was born in 1950, in the front room of 168, Wellington Road, Eccles. This was my grandparents' house. My mother, Barbara, worked as a telephonist for the GPO, at their exchange on Half Edge Lane. My grandad, Lionel Payne, was a ...Read more

A memory of Eccles by David Tootles.Thetaxi@Yahoo.Co.Uk

I cant remember the year but I well remember the iron footbridge being put in place over the canal...if I remember right it was lowered into place by a huge crane . before this we pedestrians had to walk over the road bridge and as ...Read more

A memory of Yealand Conyers by Joan Mawson

I can remember the sweet shop just outside the school, I would run there (during playtime) for sweets. There was a wooden step for small children to be able to see over the counter and a seat. I used to ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge by Chris Hoddinott

I lived in New Street, and my boyhood friends were Richard Freakes, John Denman, Michael and Graham Goring, Jeff and Billy Kowatch and Alfie Manzoli. Amongst many others, we used to play in the woods ...Read more

A memory of Crawley by Richard Hounsome

I was born in 1955 in a house in Upper Town. As a child I remember roller skating all the way down Upper Town and looking over this bridge into the river Waskerley.

A memory of Wolsingham by Judith Mcnair

Pictured to the right of you Galleon Swimming pool photo and directly opposite was the Burgh Heath Corn Stores. It was sighted on the old Bake House and in the back room were several old brick ovens. I bought all my horse ...Read more

A memory of Burgh Heath by Heather Lee