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When we moved to Snapewood, neither of us could drive, our father started to take us out in a yellow and black Hillman Imp. For people who don't know, an Imp has the engine at the back. It was the first car to have an overhead ...Read more

A memory of Wollaton in 1870 by Jean Smith

Eastville Park swimming pool was built in 1905, and the lake in 1909, with the present boathouse dating from 1925. Since then, local road building has resulted in the loss of the original boundaries of the park and its walls, gates and ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

I was born in Streatham Road in 1948 and lived there until 1968 when I had to leave to get closer to my work. I looked out the bathroom window onto Figges Marsh and often played there. I saw my first film at the Majestic, my ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1960 by Paul Trevor Bale

This 1953 photo shows Bristol's Horsefair in Broadmead not long before the rebuilding of Broadmead after the blitz of theSecond World War. Broadmead runs between Union Street and Penn Street, and was a part of the ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1953 by Paul Townsend

The Medieval Treasure Bristol Gave Away. The Bristol Cross is one of the smaller architectural treasures of Britain - but it's one which Bristol's worthies were only too glad to give away. Today the Cross ...Read more

A memory of Stourhead by Paul Townsend

I lived in Locarno Road from 1954-1974. I remember clearly going to Saturday morning pictures at the Granada (later known as Tescos) and getting an ice cream from Creamery Fare afterwards. We used to go to Greenford community ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by Angela Bush

I have just been going through a case of my grandparents' photos and I see they lived at 2 Model Cottages - their names were Henry and Harriett Plume and they had three sons, Henry, George and Norman, the latter being my dad who is ...Read more

A memory of Swanley by Penny Fordham

I was born in Exmouth Road in 1945., Growing up in Grays was lovely, we had everything, no need to go far for anything, even shellfish was delivered on a barrow on Saturdays by Mr Going who also had a stall in the ...Read more

A memory of Grays by Patricia Gaywood

Hello, what a remarkable site. I came across it by accident while looking for something else. I was facinated by the reference to Lonesome . I also went to Lonesome School from around 1951 to 1961 followed by my 3 younger sisters. Our ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1955

Saturday mornings we would trip off to Worksop on Booth @ Fisher bus from Kiveton Park with a suitcase. Call at Davis shop on Bridge St just through the lights at Newcastle Ave. Pack eight loaves of bread in the case trip off to Ryton St ...Read more

A memory of Worksop in 1940 by Dorothy Sankey