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I was born in Erith in 1941, at the bottom end of Pier Road. No photos of that part of Pier Road. I remember Clarks coal office there and the steam locos going to & fro to Cory's wharf. I remember that the Pier Road & ...Read more

A memory of Erith by mhodsall

I remember the shops on the left hand side being built in 1962 they were built by fred pickering builder of wednesfield I worked on their construction as a 15 yr old after leaving school

A memory of Wednesfield by mickmegson

After moving from birmingham to abertillery to live with my grandparents in chapel street we lived over the fire station the front of the station being in the street below.My grandfather a miner would give me a penny on Friday on his way ...Read more

A memory of Abertillery by maggiekim120

I lived in Weston from 1962 to 1988, and have so many memories of my time there. I did in fact work on the pier for 5 years from 1973-1977. The pay wasn't great, but probably the most enjoyable job I ever did. Look back on those times with ...Read more

A memory of Weston by Vivien Mortimer

I grew up living in Kingwood Road in the flats, firstly the last block 25a then when I was 5yrs to the first block 1f, which holds most of my memories. We would, as kids in the street, roller skate, play hopscotch, stretch our ...Read more

A memory of Fulham by teresamary

The crossing photo was taken later than 1965 as we used to drive my grandfathers cattle through Polegate High Sreet early in the morning from New Barn Farm, Sayerlands to graze on land at the Black Path throughout the 1960's. At that ...Read more

A memory of Polegate by anthonyduffield

At the junction of westgate and percy street there were 2 shops, one each side. Swifts the beer off one side and on the other side was Walkers, they were related to the Robinsons who went to Australia C1964. I lived on Westgate and went to Ellis school until 1963.

A memory of Old Basford

Is there anyone who remembers the Stokes family who lived at 26 Currie Street until the end of 1958 ? I lived there with my parents & grandparents until i was 7 when the slum clearance made us relocate to ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by dp_stokes

I was born at 171 Church Street, where the East Marsh flats now stand. My father worked on the docks at New Holland, so when I was a few weeks old my mother took me there to join him in Manchester Square. In 1953 my father - ...Read more

A memory of Ledbury by leslie

This is Corby Town Centre as I will always remember it. Long before the pedestrianization of Corporation Street, and long before a new building on Market Square obliterated the social heartland of the town! This was a town centre that ...Read more

A memory of Corby by Kenneth Kerr