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This is the Pinner village scene as I remember it from my schooldays. The photographer is standing close to the junction of Chapel Lane and Bridge Street looking up the hill towards the Langham Cinema. Chapel Lane on the ...Read more

A memory of Pinner in 1956 by John Howard Norfolk

I was born in Glossop Terrace Hospital in 1962. Whilst growing up, I spent my days in Splott and Tremorfa known as Michelle Ursell. Going to Splott Park alot and around Splott Rd and Clifton S. Life was alot different then to ...Read more

A memory of Splott in 1962

Does anyone remember the stuff that went on along the prom in the summer months, like the 'Well's Fargo train' that ran from Eirias park to old Colwyn, the small steam train which ran from the bottom of Eirias park to ...Read more

A memory of Colwyn Bay by Gareth Roberts

Wow, what a page to have. I lived in Kingsbury from 1938 when I was born till the family moved to Canada in1951. My first school was Roe Green. When the 2nd world war ended, all those that lived on the other side of Kingbury ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1951 by Robert Manning

I lived on Shepherds Hill and attended this school until I went on to Redden Court Secondary Modern at age 11. My name was Marguerite Valentine at the time. I would be interested to hear from anyone who attended ...Read more

A memory of Harold Wood in 1953 by Marguerite Wong

We used to hang around the street but mostly the cafe. There was Pete Lea, Jim Peason, Dennis Buckley and some stunning girls - Jannis, Orial and a few more whos names escape me. We sat in there for hours listening to the jukebox and the ...Read more

A memory of Thorne in 1957 by John Stubbs

My gran, lived in the little cottage down the hill near the old dye works and Springwater House - a mansion type house where the Rusden family lived till after World War 2. I am looking for any old maps ...Read more

A memory of Whitefield by Jane Heywood

This photo shows my mother, Thelma Simcock aged about 11. I have the identical postcard! I am unsure who the adult is, but probably her father. She had three sisters, so I think it shows one of them beside the adult. ...Read more

A memory of Worcester in 1920 by Thelma Pound

I live in America and recently discovered some letters written by a seventeen year old girl from your area in Wales back in 1937-38. She and my late mother were pen pals, and corresponded frequently. The girl's name was Elvina, born ...Read more

A memory of Trebanos in 1930 by Cathy Peterson

I have very fond memories of Salford. I first lived in Franklin St, Ordsall, until I was about 4 or 5 years old. I recall the pub on the corner and the church at the other end. I lived on the landings facing the resevoirs. I ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Barbara Webb (Dore0