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I lived in Lycett Road from 1955 to 1981, what a change! Mostly the quietness at night, no cars or buses, no people. The street lights went out at midnight. The building on the right was Woods, something to do with cars, ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey in 1962 by Billy Hannah

I lived in Nelson from the age of 3. I was born in 1954 so I arrived there 1957. I lived in the prefabs at 9 St Johns Lane, until I moved to 27 Brycelyn Ave when they decided they wanted to pull the prefabs down. I went to both ...Read more

A memory of Nelson by Yvonne Colwell

I briefly attended Charlestown Infants' school in 1942 as it accepted children a years earlier than Mount Charles Infants (just a mile away) which I lived just a few yards from on Porthpean Road.  I was four years old ...Read more

A memory of Charlestown in 1953 by Peter Marks

I am Mick Phillips and I was at Ewelme School in 1957. Mr Coles was the headmaster and Miss Walker was my class teacher. We were 9 and 10 year olds in the upstairs room and the younger children were taught downstairs by a Miss Lewis, ...Read more

A memory of Ewelme in 1957 by Mick Phillips

I was a young kid living on the Ketley Fields estate, on Bromley Lane, between 1963 and 1969. The estate has long been demolished. It was surrounded by a kids' paradise, consisting of building sites, disused brickworks, and ...Read more

A memory of Brierley Hill in 1968 by Neal Richardson

My great-grandfather had a gift shop, number 1 The Wharf, St Ives, and an artist studio.

A memory of St Ives in 1960 by Susan Leonard

My 3 x great-grandfather William Lightfoot was born in 1809 in Roxton, Bedfordshire. He was a grocer. His wife was Mary Jane Lightfoot (nee Clarke). They had 5 children, 3 of whom worked in the shop. The youngest ...Read more

A memory of St Ives in 1860 by Gillian Skeen

Wow.. seeing this awesome photograph transports me back in time because in this year I would have been taking this very ferry over from the Southsea side after taking the trolley bus and regular bus from the North End in ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island in 1955 by Dylan Rivis

What memories this picture brings back to life again!! I had just been discharged from the Fever Hospital having spent six weeks there with Scarlet Fever. Nothing was going to stop me from taking part in the ...Read more

A memory of Pitsea by Thelma Hurly

I spent most of the summers of the mid 60's in this pool and learnt to dive off the platform board in 1967.  I swam all of my major medal and cetificate swims in this pool. The fountain was a place to play when not swimming.

A memory of Welwyn Garden City in 1860 by Jim Donnelly