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The racecourse was pretty much my home all my life, Kempton Avenue. Sorry, a bit of a personal ramble here mixed with my remeniscing about me to put into context; I was born in Ealing in 53 of Welsh family (5 older siblings + ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by Nick Parr,

I was born in 1949 and lived next door to the camp on the council estate. Loved the summer times best as we would wander into the camp and often make friends with the other visiting children from all over the UK., So many happy memories of a wonderful childhood brought up in a holiday town.

A memory of Rhyl by John Roberts

Born and raised in Darley Dale, schooled at County primary on Greenaway Lane, where I met my best friend for life who lived on sydnope hill Two Dales, I fondly remember my Mum sending me on my pony to Mrs Wagstaff the local milkman ...Read more

A memory of Two Dales

Born in 1955, I'm told my first bed was in a chest of drawers. 2 rooms in Gilpin Cresc. With mum, dad and grandparents. Moved to Moree Way when Gilpin Cresc was due for slum clearance. Moree Way was built on the old Alcazar ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton by Lynne Naylor

Due to the fact that my mother was in Oxford, to escape the bombing in London while she was pregnant, during the second world war, she gave birth to me in Chippinghurst Manor on 15th July 1942. ROBERT NEIL CRAWFORD.

A memory of Chippinghurst Manor by Robert Crawford

I was born in Longton in 1933 at 151 High Street Post Office, Longton. All my childhood was spent there with my grandmother, Sarah Wright and my great aunt Matilda Ward (my grandmother's sister). Between them ...Read more

A memory of Longton by Barbara Johnson

This is the village where I was born and grew up. The first shop on the right was my Dad's, a Butcher. This was next to Welbourn's the baker. The other side of Tenters Lane was another Bakers, Marshall's. The village school then was ...Read more

A memory of Navenby by Graham Dawson

Because of the rural nature of Llanfihangel GM memories stretch across the village hub - the Crown pub on the bend by the bridge through to the small cemetary near Ty Ucha farm - through to Cerrigydruddion and ...Read more

A memory of Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr by Shirley Jones

I am trying to trace an ancester, James Nuttall, who was born in Rochdale in 1820 and became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. He is listed as living in Little Sutton, Cheshire, in the Medical Registers of 1859 ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Richard Suthers

I was born in the same bedroom as my father at Penlee Stores, a little shop (now long gone) opposite Penlee House. My grandfather started the business, he was what is termed a hawker. He travelled the Roseland ...Read more

A memory of Tregony by Ruth Lidgey