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When we were children during WWII, my brothers Rob and Wilf and myself often visited Weston Green. At Weston Green there were two churches and two ponds called Marneys and Milburns. My ...Read more

A memory of Weston Green by Janet Moore

Was born in Waterhouses 76 years ago at North Terrace, enjoyed the freedom of playing out in the street and fields . my father worked down the mine like all the other men and boys, my mother stayed home and cooked and ...Read more

A memory of Waterhouses by donnagreaves5

Born in Wembley, I arrived in the New Town of Beaconsfield in 1957 aged 5. With my younger sister and my parents. I left home at 17 but returned occasionally until 1981 when my parents moved to Scotland. I lived in ...Read more

A memory of Beaconsfield by Gordon Cooper

Lived the top of Craigmillar ave in prefab 1954 to about 1965 when demolished. Sadness for a young boy !Everyone looked out for each other and kids played together across wide age groups.played in the bluebell Woods walked to Ponteland .Attended ...Read more

A memory of Blakelaw

I have just been reading other people's memories of being incarcerated in Hornsea convalescent home, which as the name suggests is a place for a child who has been ill for some reason to be happy and relaxed away from pressures ...Read more

A memory of Hornsea by Josette Davis

Some of my most precious memories of life belong to Menith Wood. My parents bought a caravan where we had many happy times on the “Bird in Hand” public house caravan site, opposite the woods. I remember feeding “Thomas” the boar, the ...Read more

A memory of Menithwood by Elizabeth Flint

On leaving school in the early 1969's my very first job was delivering food orders from a local Co-Operative grocery shop in the Well Hall area by means of a trade bike. This was a big sturdy bicycle fitted with a huge metal basket ...Read more

A memory of Eltham by Bernard Schofield

I moved to Ireland Wood from Portsmouth when I was 4 years old with my Mum and dad who was in the navy. We lived at 42 Raynel Way. The house was built by the Council. Most of the houses like ours were made of prefabricated concrete ...Read more

A memory of Cookridge by Robert Morris

Concerning the photo H335025 of a wood in the Hermitage area with the caption "The Aisles c1960", does anyone recognize the name "The Aisles" and where exactly it is (or was)? I would expect the name of the location to remain long ...Read more

A memory of Hermitage by Peter Eggins

It's incredible how one can recall memories from a remarkably long time ago. In fact, I still remember that on my fourth birthday, I received two identical birthday cards from different people. I can even remember the ...Read more

A memory of Bolton Upon Dearne by Dennis Ford