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I was born at the Ravensbourne Nursing Home , opposite All Saints Church in 1943. At that time my father was in the army and my mother and I lived with my grandparents in Henry Street, my oldest aunt lived next door. My ...Read more

A memory of Gosforth by bunz

My first memories of Motherwell was living down the Daisy Park at 18 Braidhurst Street and watching the new housing scene being built opposite my house ,the old mill used provide a perfect brae for our bogies which consisted an old ...Read more

A memory of Motherwell by Alexander Mc Bride

My family the Smiths lived at Pollocks cottages down the Faggs road and when I was born in 1942 we lived there till about 1950 when we moved to the houses opposite where the fire station is now because of the building of the ...Read more

A memory of Bedfont by eunicecherry39

There were the Cardricks who lived at the top of Tilehurst Lane and Terrace Road and were a family of carpenters. Then there were the Carpenters who had the garage near the Standard Corner in Terrace Road and the ...Read more

A memory of Binfield by deswendy

When I was a child in the 1960's, my granddad would take my brother and myself to the old Fire Station. He had just retired after 30 years in the Fire Service. His name was Albert Newns. He had been Station Officer ...Read more

A memory of St Annes by shepherdplanning

Hi , I used to work at the Savernake Forest Hotel in 1970/71. I looked after the the hunt horses which were stabled at the back of the Hotel. I had a room nearest to the back door so I could easily get to work. 2 of the ...Read more

A memory of Savernake Forest by dollsbyveronica

I was born above Beston's Stationers' shop, Station Road in 1953. The shop is on the left hand side close to the crossing gate and the bus stop was outside. I attended St Augustine's C of E Primary School ...Read more

A memory of Addlestone by robertmcbride

Tank tops and bell bottoms-memoirs of a Birkenhead lad I was born in Birkenhead in 1954 at the back of Central Station, opposite the Haymarket, and still remember being hungry all the time. We were poor, as was everyone we ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by dannytaylor1954

It was amazing to look back at some of these photos..remembering them well. We as a family lived at 35 stratford road which was then a council house owned by the fire brigade, father worked in the fire station ...Read more

A memory of Stroud by william007roberts

I was at both the old and new Scotland Hill school, left in 72. Mr Shanks was a fearsome character, with some relief when he retired. I use to go to Mrs Huddles house occasionally as she lived in forest end. Kind lady. Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Little Sandhurst by Colin Jeffs