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Adjacent to the shop (owned then by Mr Foxwell), and between the small playground, is a narrow pathway which leads up to Penrhiw, where I lived at number 9 for many years. Went to Shrewsbury for an apprenticeship, the same as ...Read more

A memory of Dyffryn Ardudwy by Frederick Hughes

In the early 50's many streets in Uxbridge were still lit by gas. So "lighting up time" had a whole different meaning. The iron lampposts were much lower than the lighting masts of today and were more widely placed along the streets. ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1954 by Philip Cousins

Does anyone know any information about 72 d Southgate. The headland in Hartlepool at all?

A memory of Hartlepool by Jamie Leigh Swinbank

I lived in Coval Lane from my 1st birthday to my 24th birthday - 1948/1971. Then I got married and moved out. At that time the shop on the corner was a wool shop because my mum, an ardent knitter, bought most of her wool there. I ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsford by Dennis Poole

Early memories of Buckhurst Hill. Re. Mark Brazier's message. Yes I remember the Three Colts and the French family. The son David was a close friend so I spent a lot of time there. I remember your mother and father Audrey and Ged ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Don Allen

My Uncle Gordon was the police man who used to sit in the police box at the top of the street in the market square directing traffic. This was around 1950s. I used to live in Meadowfield and came to Durham many, many ...Read more

A memory of Durham by John Greenwell

I remember arriving in Morecambe in 1967, with a mate of mine, to work the Summer at Pontin's in Middleton but, due to a clerical error, our job's were no longer open. So, on the way back to Morecambe, (on the bus), we ...Read more

A memory of Heysham in 1967 by Pat Hocking

View of Springs Canal. Gravel Chutes from Old Bailey railway can be seen at the end of the canal.

A memory of Skipton in 1945 by Malcolm Mounteer

Lived here on top floor of Morville House from 1955/6 till I left home and parents moved, in mid seventies. Went to Honeywell Primary School and later Eliot in Putney. Supported Chelsea and used to walk there down Trinity Road ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth by Chris W Allace

I worked under ground at Abercynon Colliery from 1951 until 1953. I worked on the coal face in the "S" district, a five foot coal seam which was about 100 yards in length and which had a slight gradient. I ...Read more

A memory of Abercynon in 1950 by Royden Jones