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Lemington in the 1940s was a village that came under Newburn council, it was surrounded by fields. There were no houses to the west of Union Hall Road and Denton Avenue and none above Kirkston Avenue. There were three bars and two ...Read more

A memory of Lemington in 1940 by George Ritson

My name is Jane Anne Simmonds (nee Hyde). I was born in Newton Abbot on 31st March 1956. My grandfather Herbert Hyde had retired as a Wing Commander in the airforce and was managing the Union Hotel. My brother John Hyde was ...Read more

A memory of Newton Abbot in 1960 by Susan Cooling

I grew up in the "Joinery" where there were lots of characters and moved just down the street when I was 15.My parents still live there. I remember "The Green" where the Boys Brigade hall was at the bottom of the street. Seeing people ...Read more

A memory of Llanbradach in 1960 by Marlene Davey

I remember the prison camp at the bottom of Weston Park Avenue. They had a Bedford Utility bus to transport the inmates and my parents got friendly with the camp officials and went out on the bus one night to the Pack ...Read more

A memory of Shelton Lock by Ron Stringer

My name is now Marie Moore but my maiden name was Jeeves. Memories of Cayton Bay 1960s to 70s will stay with me forever, my nannan, mam and her 2 sisters all had their own caravans on Wallis's Holiday Camp, our caravan number was ...Read more

A memory of Cayton Bay in 1963 by Marie Moore

Ah this rear 3/4 view of the big house stirs some memories. We (the estate children) would often congregate on the lawn here mainly during long heady summer evenings. It was actually an old tennis court, the lines then ...Read more

A memory of Cockfosters in 1965 by Kevin Williams

I grew up in Hornsey - Westfield Road to be exact. They tore down a lot of the houses in the late 1960s and built a new estate in its place. I still remember going to Priory Park, the swimming pool on Park Road - ahhh happy days.

A memory of Hornsey by Steve Harvey

Hello from London, Canada... I am the descendent of John and Grace Clemo who owned a horse-drawn bus line between Camborne, Redruth, Truro and Penzance. I have a photo of a "square" where one of the Clemo Buses is parked. I always thought ...Read more

A memory of Truro in 1880 by Alison Ferguson

My great-great-grandmother was from the area, Edith Jackson, 1876. I have traced her family back a little bit further. Mary, Joseph, Agnes and Elizabeth. Edith married James Park and had a son Philip and daughters Mary ...Read more

A memory of Colton in 1870 by Steve Bather

I grew up in Heaton Park. Stanley Street. The Prestwich and Whitefield Guide Office was at the top of the street. I went to St. Hilda's School and at 11 went to Hope Park School for Girls. My earliest recollections are of ...Read more

A memory of Prestwich by Astrid Zimmer