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I loved growing up in Greenford. Iwas born in Chiswick, Middlesex. I lived around Mansell Road, Fermoy Road etc, and spent most of the time in the Rec, Horseden Hill, Perival Park and Church Fields (bunny park). I remember ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by First Name Last Name

This is a follow on from my earlier memory - Christmas in Shifnal. What a wonderful time. I can remember it snowing at Christmas time as a child, and sitting in the bay window of our flat above the cakeshop and toyshop at 4 Bradford ...Read more

A memory of Shifnal by Jane Keef

I remember playing hide and seek with family and friends, one of our hiding places was the war bunker at the park, then when they bricked it up, we were gutted. Every year we go back as my father was from Saron and I always look at the bunker.

A memory of Dinas Dinlle by Pauline Cook

So many happy memories of Maesteg - where do I start? I was born in 1947 and lived at No 3, Plasnewydd Street until I was about 19. My best friend when I was young was Paul Spracklen (with whom I re-kindled ...Read more

A memory of Maesteg by Nick Davies

My Creasey family ancestors, farmed here in the 1700's and early 1800's. There is a possibility that Edward Creasey acquired Gibbshaven through a family connection of his wife Amelia Stone, ...Read more

A memory of Felbridge by John Howard Norfolk

This is actually my father's memory, told to me as I am researching our family history. My father, Douglas March, grew up in Plumpton Green from 1931 - 1944. He lived with his parents and sister, at a house ...Read more

A memory of Plumpton

'Mum, did you catch fish in the pond at the Bridge' asked my son when Googling for ponds to fish. 0f course we did, with our home made nets of a piece of material attached to a stick, carrying home the ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge by Patricia Lucas

In the late 1950's I spent much time down here watching the shipping. First I would go to the Library in Culver Street to look at the Lloyds News sheet to see which boats were arriving or leaving. I would also look the ships up ...Read more

A memory of Colchester by David Adams

I lived with my parents and sister in Merland Rise between 1950 and 1959. We were just a few doors away from the school that my sister and I attended. I remember privet hedges and green garden gates, there was an air of ...Read more

A memory of Tattenham Corner by John Watkins

My grandparents had a caravan at Reighton Gap from the 50's to 1960's. I can remember going up to the farm to buy milk which was in glass bottles with metal tops. I also remember going to the shop and buying a kite. My sister and I ...Read more

A memory of Reighton