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In the late fifties we used to live in the old Rectory at the bottom of the hill - the photos looking uphill are taken from outside the garden wall. I guess the house has gone now. I believe one of the Liddell family ( of Alice in ...Read more

A memory of West Boldon by peter

In 1938 my father was landlord of the Red Lion - I was just 6 years old but remember it clearly. I have a photo of my father standing on the front steps and the frontage is still clearly recognisable. At the time, all the lighting was ...Read more

A memory of Horseheath in 1930

I am a member of a dance club that has accquired the Regent Cinema in Corringham Road. The building was flooded early in 2010 and since then the new owners with help from their members have been slowly restoring the building. In ...Read more

A memory of Corringham by Bill Nicoll

I've been reading fondly some of the Brentford memories. I first moved to Brentford in about 1953 approx, where I lived at 7 The Ride, which was one of the four Children's Homes. I remember Mr Goddard of ...Read more

A memory of Brentford in 1953 by Paul Langseth

My great-great-grandfather was CHARLES RONE CLARKE born 6 March 1837 at 13 Court, Smallbrook Street, Birmingham. He was a master woodturner and sixth great-grandson of Henry ...Read more

A memory of Bournbrook in 1860 by Sue Coates

There is a public house on the front right of this photo. If you look closely, you will see it is named "The Rose" and the initials GWJ are above the door. My great-grandfather, George William Jones, owned this pub at the time ...Read more

A memory of Great Yarmouth in 1890 by Doreen Vreeland

I lived at the police house on Tenbury Road from mid sixties until late seventies. My dad was the local policeman. I spent many happy hours playing down the woods off Knapp Lane . The woods were known as The Rough or Gorstley Rough. Always ...Read more

A memory of Clee Hill by Sarah Jones

When I lived in Twyford and surrounding areas between when I was born in 1944 and when I moved away from the area in 1971, much of my time was spent in Twyford. My uncle, aunt and my cousins lived in Norton ...Read more

A memory of Twyford in 1962 by Anthony Beard

I have some great memories of the Royalty Ballroom at Southgate, just wondering if anyone else remembers this great place or any photo's

A memory of Southgate in 1980 by Brian Roberts

My Mother (know as Betty Scott in those days) who is now 91 lived at The Saughs (Saughs Cottage now) from 1923 to 1936 (ish)  - probably aged 3 to 17. Mum was a foster child and went there to live with "Auntie" (Christine Hunter Mc Kay) ...Read more

A memory of Ochtertyre in 1920 by Joyce Rawlings