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My very first holiday away from mum and dad as a 17 year old on my way to Polperro from Morden in Surrey. My father saw me off on the train in London with instructions to change at Liskeard then catch the next train ...Read more

A memory of Reigate by raymond.vail

blaen has always been special to me as it is the first thing you see when you walk into the house as mountain row is immediately above the railway station in ferndale and the big tip is above ferndale on the llanwonno road it used to be ...Read more

A memory of Blaenllechau by porthbeach4me

I was born in Chippinghurst Manor on 26 November 1943. I am not sure how long I was at the manor. The reason I was there was because my mother, who lived in Woolwich South East London, was unwell and my grand ...Read more

A memory of Chippinghurst Manor by normanwilkins

I have many happy memories of holidays spent at Dhoon from about 1934 to 1940, when I was under ten years old. My parents had visited the Isle of man for many years before I was born and had discovered Dhoon on those visits. We used to ...Read more

A memory of Dhoon by pandcvenour

Does anybody remember the name of a pub that was in Victoria Road South? It was on the left hand side around 75 yards from Duke Street on the way to where the police station can now be found. It formed part of the island of ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsford by cliffl

Mt grandparents lived at No29 Dearoak St which was previously Green St, 3 of my cousins all lived nearby. My grandparents house still had the brick air raid shelter in the back yard next to the outdoor loo. I remember standing in the back yard ...Read more

A memory of Gorton by travisptrav

I lived on Devonshire Street just off Holywell Cross from 1950 to 1963 and I can still remember the area quite vividly. Devonshire Street was a short cut for workers walking to the Trebor factory. Our landlord, Mr Pashley, had a shop ...Read more

A memory of Chesterfield by malcjgough

I served my apprenticeship 100 yards up Westhill Road, HL Austin and Son, a BLMC dealership. Friday nights I spent a proportion of my wages in the Park Tavern. Run by a wonderful Irish family with a horse and carriage hired out for ...Read more

A memory of Southfields by Peter Peterjameslongdon@Gmail.Com

I am not too sure I can be the only one to contribute, but am glad to do so.i was a patient in 1959 as a young lad with tb and was so desolate to be away from my home and family,it is very clear in mind now all ...Read more

A memory of Llangwyfan by william.thomas241

My stepfather, Mr John Few, was at Oak Bank between 1942 and 1947. He was a teenager whose father was the head gardener billeted at the lodge alongside the golf course. John and his older brother Eric worked at the school. John's jobs ...Read more

A memory of Seal by g.boylan