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i went to work at s-n stationery in must been 1974-5 further down from Yorktown was the industrial estate worked in Riviln factory -Arthur and Freds factory we did clothes for early marks and spencer then worked for factory called ...Read more

A memory of York Town by Janet Ingate

What an unexpected but pleasant surprise to have come across this picture of Pennthorpe Preparatory School in Rudgwick. Ironically I left the year it appears to have been taken and I remember my dormitory was on the far ...Read more

A memory of Rudgwick by Ian Ward

My grandfather, Harry Barker was the farrier here but left with my Granny Alice in the 1940's to live in Leicester. Does anyone remember where the forge was situated ? I visited as a small child and seem to remember a station or railway ...Read more

A memory of Timperley by magsinafrica

My memories are so many good times, I lived at the ice Rink on Beresford Terrace I skated there almost everyday. I would get so perturbed when the curling would start because they cut our skate space to quarter ice. Sunday was the day when after ...Read more

A memory of Ayr by averilvestal

Over the years the layout of Greyfriars Green has changed enormously by and in 1950's, it was vastly different to this early picture. In the 50's as a child Father took our family to visit the green using it as a vantage point to ...Read more

A memory of Coventry by howardrichards_llb

I was at styal at robin hood house around about 1959/60 ish .I was about 8 or 9 years old from hulme manchester .sorry I can't remember any names but remember going to school there .the teacher I most remember was a man with a false leg ...Read more

A memory of Styal by barryburgess73

Hi , My name is Vic Ballard , I was brought up by my Grandparents from 1942 and lived next door to Cassland Rd school which later became my secondary school , my first school was Orchard Rd at the end of Cassland Rd and ...Read more

A memory of South Hackney by vickyb60

Alan Clarkson the subpostmaster at Preesall was my great uncle. After retiring from the Post Office he and his wife Rizpah moved to a house called Grasmere in Pilling Lane Preesall. It was the first house on the right as you turn into the lane ...Read more

A memory of Preesall by gjdewhurst

Forgot to mention that in those days there was Jones Fish and Chips, opposite the school. My mum cleaned and peeled potatoes and I would press the potatoes into chips with a hand press over a grid thus making chips when you ...Read more

A memory of Mangotsfield by mikeel

I was born in Horns Rd in 1940 at start of the war and still have memories of that time when 5 and 6 down the shelter when siren went they were after Plessey works and the airdrome have some pics from this time. it was a great place to grow ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside by geoffreycarter01