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I was born 1966 and grew up on an estate (cant remember the name) and lived in Brantwood Oval, just off Haworth Road. My dad's family all lived close by. I remember picking bluebells and searching for frog spawn and getting fish and ...Read more

A memory of Bradford by Louise Moore

Known as Stocks Hill, on the left of the photo is the Coop Drapery Shop. At the side of the shop was an alley and the Coop Bakery was there. The house facing in the picture was Ted Witneys car repair yard, along High Street was Keffords ...Read more

A memory of Moulton in 1950 by Jackie Tyrrell

I grew up in Clifton Gardens N.15 going to Crowland Road infant and junior schools and later on to Markfield Secondary Modern, 1952 - 1962. My parents owned the grocery shop on the corner of Fairview and Walgrave Avenue. I enjoyed reading other memories from so long ago.

A memory of Tottenham in 1952 by Frances Steigman Becker

Used to love going on holiday to Salford, yes, Salford as far I was concerned it was the greatest place ever when I was a nipper. My dad was a Salford lad born and bred, my gran stayed at number 6 Derby Street, first house on the ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1960 by Ian Mcdonald

I lived at East View, Number 31 with Edgar and Myfannwy Howells from 1955 onwards. They were my aunt and Uncle. They looked after me when my parents died when I was 5 years of age. East View was a great street to be brought up ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed by dave

Our family used to go to the Derbyshire miners camp every year in the late 50s and 60s. I had a disabled sister and they always put us in a ground floor family chalet. We also got front row seats in the theatre for the shows. We walked over ...Read more

A memory of Rhyl by Kathy B

I was born in 1941 in St Augustine's Rd at the top of Chalk Pit Ave. The memory I have are, the Bull Inn at the corner of Sandy Lane next to Nashes Paper Mills. Ridge ways ? the all one shop, {things past}. Doing paper rounds ...Read more

A memory of St Paul's Cray in 1950 by David Stallwood

My nan, Florance Annie Hearn or Heard travelled with her dad and 3 older sisters from Northham way before the first world war. His work as a master builder took him to Lidney, Abbertillery, Abbgavenny and most stops between. ...Read more

A memory of Northam by Rhys Jenkins

I was 12 when I bought my first balsa wood glider from Wally Kilmisters model shop on Wembley Triangle. It made me more interested in model making as I continued to buy and make models and fly them at Sharons farm, a local park ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1972 by Virendra Chavda

My brother and I spent very important years in Theydon Bois. We were only there for 5 years but they were probably the most formative. It was a very simple village. There was the school, far too small for the many children born ...Read more

A memory of Theydon Bois in 1953 by Lesley Parry