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My dad was a driver for the Venture Bus Company, we lived in Greenside not far away and in 1962 I went to Hebburn Technical College to do a two-year secretarial course. At this time, living in a pit village, girls ...Read more

A memory of Victoria Garesfield in 1962 by Pauline Tweddell Stafford

I was born in Stanford in 1961. My family had lived there for many generations. My great grandmothers 1st married name was Nellie Barker and her husband died after the First World War due to the gases he had ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by karenraja

I lived at 25 Oliver Street through the 40's, 50s, and early 60's when I left for University. My grandparents lived at 23 Henry Street. My memories of a childhood in Hopkinstown are all good. The mountain, the Western field and the ...Read more

A memory of Hopkinstown by hopkinstown.norman

First to Ingram Infants then to Beulah Boys then to Ingram Boys. Remember the Davis Theatre the Flee Pit on the corner of Surrey Street and Scarbrook Road. The Red waistcoat man who sold curtains and the Sarsparilla Van . I was a telegram ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by johnsperthnews

Can I post a few memories of Wimbledon's 4 cinemas. I was born at the Nelson in 1943, and lived locally in Woodside until my early twenties. Just after the war the town had four cinemas. The Odeon in Worple Road was the largest and ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon by cliffjharrison77

I am not sure whether Baileys Pit Farm is the same as I remember a large old house just called Baileys Pit. During the early 1980's, I worked for a company, H J Chapman based in Ledbury and the sales director (John Bailey) purchsed ...Read more

A memory of Bailey Pit by mail

my mams older brother john stogdale also went to stoke on trent to work at the pit ,I also can remember the name Thompson did they live opposite the cemetery .

A memory of Wheatley Hill by janetbarra55

Training Pit Ponies at Ryhope Oxclose was a row of 5 terraced houses owned by the Colliery and located at the top of the lane which passed the eastern side of the Cricket field. At the Western end of 5 terraced ...Read more

A memory of Ryhope by harrydhx

I lived in Stanwell in the1950's from the time I was born until I was 13 when we moved to Ashford. We lived is Selwood Gardens, near to the Iraqi estate. The Iraqi estate was mystery to us. There were ...Read more

A memory of Stanwell by bmaskell

I was born in Rossington in 1952 and lived on Clay Flat Lane with my mum and dadTo & MAry Atkinson, brother John and sister Paula. Dad worked in Rosso pit for many years, like a lot of Rosso residents. Myearliest memory ...Read more

A memory of New Rossington by honeydog12