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In the late 1800's my Grandmother's sister, Minnie came from Bristol to work at Goytre House. She was soon followed by another sister Hannah and my grandmother Annie both of whom worked at Maesyberrin, the doctor's house in Goytre ...Read more

A memory of Goytre by gwyneth.stratten

My Father's parents Patrick and Catherine Donnelly, went to live in No 3 Alpine Terrace sometime in the early 1900s They were to have 6 children with my Father being the youngest. Granddad was a Miner and the family were ...Read more

A memory of Uddingston by Moira Jones

During WW2 my Grandfather Albert William Sancto (a retired dockyard cabinet maker) made a very detailed scale model of a warship but was defeated when it came to the small plane that sat on a catapult on the deck. My Father ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by hachesney

I was born and bred in Gillingham spent most of my childhood at the pier. This all started when I was about six or seven year old. My grandfather William Smith worked as a coxswain on one of the two NAFFI boats that worked out ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by g.jones

This area looks a lot different now as the 'Airy' houses on the right of Woodlands Road and to the left have been clad in bricks. To the left of the crossroads is the Woodlands Grove area and to the right Woodlands Avenue. My parents ...Read more

A memory of Rillington by owston.tj

i lived in ferrers ave in 1960 to 1978 great times with wren fish @chip van and the vegy cart which came on satursday morning and giving the horse call gipsie and apple and going on milk round with bob maze great time im eric matzk we ...Read more

A memory of St Neots

We came to Cherry Hinton 1960/61 My father somehow acquired renting the old vicarage on a temporary basis as he had just got a new job with Pyes and we stayed there until 1966. We were a family of 8 Mum Dad 2 sisters 3 ...Read more

A memory of Cherry Hinton

My name is Wayne Lavigne and while I am a Canadian I do have an attachment to Omberseley. My mother is Patricia Pheysey, one of four daughters of Donald Pheysey and Helen Maude Pheysey. My grandfather's family originated in Stourpourt ...Read more

A memory of Ombersley

My childhood was a very unhappy one from the age of 7 until I left home at age 19. I had a very abusive stepfather and a compliant stepmother and it is a wonder that I came away with any moments of joy to look back upon ...Read more

A memory of Hayling Island by Dylan Rivis

In the summer of 1960 I spent my Westminster Hotel School holiday working at The Pier Hotel in Seaview, Isle of Wight, mostly working in the dining room (that white windowed section protruding on the left). Funnily, I don't ...Read more

A memory of Seaview by Dylan Rivis