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I remember January 1951, my second year at Croydon Parish Church Infants' School, I was six. I was beginning to wonder where about a quarter of the class had gone. Then I fell ill and Dr Schofield (not sure which one, there were ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1951 by Phillip Cooper

I am trying to find out about number 12 Canterbury Street, Gillingham, Kent. It was at the High Street end - a small alleyway led to a couple of small houses behind the shops. There was a toy shop called Bakers opposite St Marks ...Read more

A memory of Chatham in 1962 by Julie Tarrant

I was born in Fiddington in 1947, in a very old thatch cottage, so I was told. we moved to Northway in 1950 to a new house in Elm Road - number 6. It was a three bed and living room and kitchen, we felt very pleased ...Read more

A memory of Northway in 1950 by David Trenfield

Dear Marie, This is Jean Lewis, nee-Howells, calling. It is special finding you on the internet, I have thought about you now and again over the years, thinking how you got on in Australia. I have still got the little ...Read more

A memory of Merthyr Mawr in 1956 by Jean Lewis

I joined the Bank Top Garage at Whickham, Bank Top, after being made redundant from George and Jobling. It was a bit run down and not what I was used too, but I thought I would get a wage so I would give it a shot. The main business ...Read more

A memory of Whickham in 1973 by Kevin Mccartney

I came here from Austria with my sister to work as au-pair girls in this boarding school. We found an ad in a German newspaper for girls to help with domestic chores etc. My sister and I wrote to the Mother Superior, ...Read more

A memory of Denford Park (Training Coll) in 1959 by Annie Moore

My name is Brian Boustead. Our family moved from the stinking smelly Teams, we lived 100 yards from the Tyne Flemming Streett Teams. In 1955 I was 7 years old and we moved to 100 Blackhill Crescent, Springwell. I have a twin brother ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1955 by Brian Boustead

With my future wife and two friends we often went skating at Streatham. We weren't very good skaters and had no skates of our own. In those days the skating boots that you hired at the Rink were not always in good condition and ...Read more

A memory of Streatham in 1961 by Ken Cook

My great-great-aunt's (sisters called Copland) kept a wool shop in Edinburgh in the 1800s. I have tried to find out about them but without much success. I would be delighted to hear from anyone with any knowledge of them or the shop. Many thanks. Jennifer Cook (Copland)

A memory of Edinburgh in 1880 by Jennifer Cook

John Maude, David Jeeves, Tony Sockett, Trevor Plane, Terry Keene, Madeline Ward, Brenda Sayles, Gillian Scott, Barbara Baker, Pat Roome, June Engledow, Ray Smith, John Wood, Frankie Mills, Irene ...Read more

A memory of Intake in 1946 by Frank Mowforth