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i well remember ,as a 12 year old lad the woods and football pitch on friar park estate wednesbury.i came home one saturday afternoon to find our back garden full of football players from both sides drinking tea. it turned out that ...Read more

A memory of Wednesbury in 1962 by Paul Love

I was born in Slaugham at No1 Carpenters Arms in 1961.  It was the very last house on the right hand side before the White Gate.  What a great time all of us kids had and I hope they share fond memories like I do.  The ...Read more

A memory of Slaugham in 1960 by Lena Schriever

I spent most of my childhood at Marbury. My parents moved south from Scotland when I was 5yrs old around 1953. Like many others who lived at Marbury my Father worked at I.C.I. In fact I think at that time Marbury was owned by ...Read more

A memory of Marbury in 1954 by Bill Mac Kenzie

Do you remember the tall girl's name, would it be Jennifer? I used to stay with my gran in the school holidays. At the time we lived in Birmingham. My sister and I used to cycle for miles and would often spend all day in Box ...Read more

A memory of Box in 1967 by Jennifer Mclarney

I was born in Quarrington Hill in 1941 and left to train as a nurse aged 17. Being post war it was difficult, everything on rations and little money. My school was Cassop County Primary. Our days were spent on the village ...Read more

A memory of Quarrington Hill in 1955 by David Johnson

I was born at the Tinmill Cottages, I remember there were two. My mum was called Dorothy Roebuck. I remember the well where we got our water and the toilet near the river. I remember going through the woods and the stepping stones, ...Read more

A memory of Deepcar in 1947 by David Broomhead

Hi Geoff, yes I was on the Longleat Estate in the 1960s, only for three years, I was gamekeeper, on the Corsley side of the Estate. Mr Minter owned the shooting rights over the Estate, with Mr Bill Buckett retained by Lord ...Read more

A memory of Longleat by John Wilkins

I was born in 1950 and lived first in Parsonage St and then, from 1956, in Woodend Lane. I attended St George's Primary and Junior School and was an active member of St George's Church. My earliest memories include two shops. My maternal ...Read more

A memory of Hyde by Ian Buckley

Crofton Hall has wonderful memories for me, because that is where I started school. The school was heated by a fire in the winter. We were allowed to play in the open spaces of the grounds, amongst the trees, and wild flowers. ...Read more

A memory of Crofton in 1945 by Eileen Neill

We moved to Llanrumney Avenue from Adamsdown in 1964. It was the summer and the weather was gorgeous. I remember being taken on a country walk, through blubell woods and onto the foot bridge that crossed the ...Read more

A memory of Llanrumney in 1964 by Philip Steele