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My maternal grandparents lived in Cheddar from 1890 to 1950. My grandfather owned a shop in Bath Street which was a tobacconist/barber/ photographer business and he took early postcard photos of the village, including ...Read more

A memory of Cheddar

I remember living in george st west on the new rows I can remembet the shops there were lots ; the co-op walter wilsons where my aunt worked there was a tv shop post office; sparks shop tben another I cant remember the name then bottom ...Read more

A memory of Coundon by johndobe01

This rock is known locally as "Tom Barbers Rock". This name was given as Tom Barber died as he hit the rocks below when diving.

A memory of Looe in 1940 by Carlton Fulthorpe

I lived in dunmurry for 16 years from 1960 until 1976 the things that i remember in the village were the two barber shops the first one was beside jack norths sweet shop on the bridge where as a young boy i remember being left in ...Read more

A memory of Dunmurry by carole.chambers19

Feeling a bit nostalgic, I browsed some sites showing my old primary school, my home town and village of Pontnewydd and found this site with a memory of Gazzis ice cream parlour in Pontnewydd. I remember my father treating us to an ice ...Read more

A memory of Cwmbran

We lived in Chalfont until 1961 when we moved to Leigh-on-sea. I lived up the footpath in a bungalow at the side of the garage, opposite The Pheasant pub. I remember putting pennies around the green, and shopping in ...Read more

A memory of Chalfont St Giles in 1956 by Susan Dalton

I grew up in Heaton Mersey from age 6 to age 26 and left in 1955. This parade of shops included 2 Grocers- the Co-Op and John Williams- Fitchett's the butchers, a barber's and Edgar Barker the local Pharmacist who encouraged me and ...Read more

A memory of Heaton Mersey in 1955 by Rene Sutch

yes High Row did have gents toilets .two sets of steep steps leading down to wash and brush ups by a toilet attendant also I remember a gents barber had a kiosk down there due to council cutbacks everything now closed and bricked up ...Read more

A memory of Darlington by tonyandal43

yes High Row did have gents toilets .two sets of steep steps leading down to wash and brush ups by a toilet attendant also I remember a gents barber had a kiosk down there due to council cutbacks everything now closed and bricked up ...Read more

A memory of Darlington by tonyandal43

my dad was the local rag a bone man everyone new him has Sammy carter one of your past memorys a gentleman was not sure what was nextdoor to jack hanky as he was known the local barber it was a pie ...Read more

A memory of Boothstown in 1953 by Douglas Carter