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The crocuses around Savile park Manor Heath and on the way to Scircoat Green were, and still are the first glorious sign of Spring in Halifax. The roundabouts and parks have always been especially lovely and well ...Read more

A memory of Halifax by jane.heighton

My mum Jean silver came from south warnborough she lived in ivy cottage with her brother Tom & her sister Janet & her mum violet silver along with her grandfather Thomas silver she lived there from the 1930s upto about 1960 when they moved to reading .

A memory of South Warnborough by mclaughlin.susan

I was born in 1947 in a farm cottage opposite the farm house at Cold Harbour (near Swinhope). My Dad (Harry) was a farm worker and we moved to Kelstern before I started school and lived in the semi-detached house opposite the ...Read more

A memory of Kelstern by gerry.crawford

It was a joy to read the comments about SHGS. I was there from 9/54 to 2/60. I remember nearly all the teachers, good and bad. One of the good ones was Mr Rudd who was our form master in 1R. I have it in my memory that he came from the ...Read more

A memory of Shooters Hill by chris

I was born in 1941, we lived in an old Army hut, opposite 'Burraper' Mill. Strictly speaking this was in Sherborne St. John, being the other side of the Beau Brook and the Iron Bridge, but Bramley was a lot nearer. ...Read more

A memory of Bramley by Chris Williams

I remember all the teachers you name. Mr Worth was my form teacher in my last year here ('71, I think). He prepped us for (and got me through, I'm sure) the 11+ exam by letting us practice on old Progress Papers (logic problems). By the ...Read more

A memory of Selsdon by T Kent

I was about 4 when my parents and baby sister came to live in Stanwell in 1954. We lived on Town Lane in a house (long demolished) opposite the road leading to the church. I have many very happy memories of the few years we ...Read more

A memory of Stanwell

I attended Victoria Rd school and then redheugh junior school, my Gran Jane Turner lived on Derwentwater road and her family percy, Doreen, Elsie, Jenny and Florrie , my mam all attended lady Vernon school, sadly they are ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead by colin.mitchell

my mother was Elsie Plumtree, married my dad George Hollands, I was born in Prospect Place in 1942, used to go to the sweet shop at the end of the road with my cousin Peter Codd. Unfortunately my mother died in 1945 and my father ...Read more

A memory of Market Rasen by pauline18mhg

My family have come from Southend on Sea since the early 1800s, there name is Cass, one of my 7 auntie's Ivy Cass was the cashier on the Golden Hind it was open 364 days a year and only closed on Christmas day. From 1945 until ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by mikebatten