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I was born at 27 Croft Court, Smallthorne, in 1948, my father was born at 8 Back Crof in 1920. From when he left school in around 1934, he went to work in the coal mines. During the war years he went to join the army and ...Read more

A memory of Smallthorne by John Turner

Hello, Happy New year. I have recently found out my Late Father went to Smallwood school. He was born in 1942. Is there anyone out there who has any photos of the school or pupils. I guess I am looking for around 1947 and onwards. Many thanks

A memory of Tooting by itsnotnormal

My uncle (PW Brooker) was manager of Smorthwaites chemists for many years in the mid 1900's. Mr Smorthwaite himself was a very old man... I remember meeting him once in the back of the shop where my aunt and others dispensed ...Read more

A memory of Liphook in 1940 by Denis Payne

This photo was taken the year before my Father and Mother bought Smugglers Cottage guest house. We lived there from 1966-72. We took over from the Teasdales in the April, I recall meeting their daughter Dulcie the day my Mum and I ...Read more

A memory of Portreath by Andrew Sutherland

I looked at this and thought, 'I've seen that somewhere before!' I have a very similar photograph taken in May 2009. Building seems as if it has been locked in time looking at this photo. Wonderful!

A memory of Exeter by Vel Hier

This cottage was in fact the prow of a boat which had been cut off and erected, almost like a sentry box, and stood near the Nelson Monument on South Denes. There was an article in the Yarmouth Mercury ( 10/11/72 ) ...Read more

A memory of Great Yarmouth

It was either 1990 or 1991. The snow was deep and it was not worth the risk of travelling to college. Or was I skiving? So I spent the day building a snowman with some friends up on the grass over looking the Social Club. The next day we ...Read more

A memory of Cranwell by Anne Marie Silvester

My name is Caroline Turner. Three years ago I was compiling a Family Tree, and came across the name of Snowshill for the first time. It sounded so fascinating, I found that my great -grandfather had come from there. and going on further I ...Read more

A memory of Snowshill by carolineturner

This photo evokes memories of Brecon when it was a small peaceful market town with little traffic. I find it difficult to imagine now that this street had two way traffic. We had no traffic lights in Brecon then, just a traffic controller at ...Read more

A memory of Brecon in 1955 by Margaret Sommers

The newspaper published at Grantham in England, the original home of the ancestors of the well known Plumb and Parker families of Mills, Pottawattamie, Cass and Shelby Counties, recently carried a story ...Read more

A memory of Barrowby by Alan Plumb