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I and my brothers grew up in the paper shop on the left of this picture and a car parked outside was a rarity. My memory tells me this one belonged to the photographer who took the picture.

A memory of Comberbach by Tom Wyatt

I was born in 1950 and lived at 27 Eastcote Lane, with a superb view of the gas holder from my bedroom window. I remember Macdonalds the fishing equipment shop which was almost opposite my house and apparently ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow by Christopher Porter

Hi, I wanted to try to get in touch with Mick Carpenter who sent me a message via this site, but I can't seem to access the message at all - wondered if you were Mick Carpenter, son of Cissy & James Carpenter - if so, ...Read more

A memory of Slough by Jan Saunders

When I think of Orchard Croft, I always think of happy childhood thoughts. When I was a child my nan lived at No 80 (unit block flats) from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. I will never forget that lovely large ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 1978

My grandfather and grandmother built Park Hill Farm together, with hired labour for the roofing. My grandfather was a farmer, wheelwright and a skilled carpenter, his elder ...Read more

A memory of Stramshall by John Mellor

Bristol's great heritage started from humble beginnings. An Anglo-Saxon settlement by the name of Brigstowe steadily grew into a thriving port. After the Norman invasion of 1066, a castle was built in what is now known ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

It is ironic that these massive buildings that dominate the ridge at Ashley Down were known for generations as the Muller Homes. Their founder, German immigrant George Muller, was insistent on the title 'The New Orphan House' as he did ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

When the searchlights came... During the Second World War, Uttoxeter hardly knew that the war was on, although our young men and women kept leaving, and rationing was severe. One change to us all, on the park side ...Read more

A memory of Stramshall in 1941 by John Mellor

Eastville Park is a large park with a small lake, just to the east of the M32. The lake at Eastville Park was instigated as part of a social scheme by Ernest Bevin (a well respected westcountryman) who later became Minister of ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

While Bristol may be better known nowadays for being home to Wallace and Gromit than to a top-class university, its college has gained a reputation as a science leader, particularly in medicine and engineering. Founded in ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend