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I grew up on Kingswood Terrace, Great Horton from 1942 - 1967 and have many memories of good times there. I enjoyed Scouting with the 3rd Bradford South Troop for many years at the old Bell School on Southfield Lane. I ...Read more

A memory of Bradford by Phillip Brookman

I left in 1966 to come to Australia, I went to West St Infant and junior then to Ludford St. My mum was Betty Brownell, Nee Fleet. a tailor at C.C. Dad, Alf Brownell, a tool maker, worked at the Railway work shop until he ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1966 by Pamela Fawcett, (Brownell)

I spent almost every day here during the school summer holidays. My greatest achievements were jumping off of the top board and learning to dive in from the springboard. In the first year at school we had a bus take us ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea in 1958 by Linda Pattinson

Typing this memory on behalf of my mother-in-law, Doris Leadbitter (now Doris Sidebottom) who worked as a nursery assistant between January 1946 and June 1947. She says "I always thought about the children and wondered how they ...Read more

A memory of Stowlangtoft in 1946 by Judith Barnes

My grandparents lived in Addlewell Lane, Yeovil. It backed onto the railway track and I used to wave to the engine drivers. We went for the school holidays every year until about 1961. At the end of Addlewell Lane was the tanning ...Read more

A memory of Yeovil in 1960 by Julie Davis

Miss Briggs was the most stern teacher I ever knew; she put the fear of God in me. Even now her names scares me. I always wondered how old she was when I was at St Marks, and Mr Thorpe was a nice man and also Mr Haig. I still have school photo which are so funny.

A memory of Bredbury in 1960 by Lavinia Thompson

I believe my great grandfather, Ernest Gordon Wright, was born at the livery stables on Mostyn Street in 1888. His father, my great great grandfather Joseph Wright was the manager until he died in 1889. My great grandfather's older ...Read more

A memory of Llandudno in 1880

Imagine my surprise when I saw the photo of the bridge. I took the exact same photo in 1967 when I was stationed at the Army camp. My photo is in colour. Enjoyed ten days on the moors cooking for Officer Cadets. Nice little town.

A memory of Sennybridge in 1967 by David Knapton

I'm not exactly sure what year I was an in-patient at Orpington Hospital, so 1957 or 1958 seems most likely. I was at Vine Road, Primary School, in the Juniors probably. I had to have an ...Read more

A memory of Orpington in 1957

I was born at Hanney Camp but I have no memories as my parents moved when I was 6 months old. I think we lived at no 10 or 10a as the address was on my medical card. My mum use to tell me stories about her life there and she was ...Read more

A memory of Steventon in 1948