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I am searching for a Pam Holloway who lived in Southall Middlesex (London) around 1950, I attended school with her at Dormers Wells School. We went to Switzerland on a school trip around 1950. Pam had a sister, I think ...Read more

A memory of Taunton in 1950 by June Manson

I was also at Palmerston House and I remember it well it was an old building and was once a Victorian boys home. I can't say I enjoyed my stay but it made me what I am today and appreciate things that kids of my age ...Read more

A memory of Romsey in 1880 by Ian Waters

We were at Pantasaph in the summer of 1961 for 6 months; we were the Sprague's, Pauline aged 12, Barbara aged 8 & Josephine aged 6. We remember the McCabes & Veronica Murtough, in fact Veronica turned up in my life years ...Read more

A memory of Pantasaph by Barbara Cartwright

The Pantomime Cinderella was performed at the Ilford Hippodrome from Dec 28th 1942 – Jan 4th 1943. When the pony hauling Cinderella’s coach stopped on the stage it went and dropped a load of poo. The children all thought it was ...Read more

A memory of Ilford by Edward Lawrence

I started at St.Anne's in the early 40's and was evacuated with some of the girls to Baccombe Warren, Wendover, as my father was in the war and my mother was looking after his business in Bond Street, Ealing. I remember Rosemary and ...Read more

A memory of Ealing in 1940 by Bernadette Meddeman

Hi, my family were living at the Grove, Moorends when I was born in 1949. It was not long after the war and mum worked in the fields and dad at Thorne Colliery. My grandad's sister lived at ...Read more

A memory of Moorends in 1949 by Derick Smith

I was born in a house on Stoney Lane, long since demolished. I was never quite sure whether it was Sparkbrook or Sparkhill. Somehow I thought Sparkhill was 'posher'! Went to English Martyrs Primary School, followed by ...Read more

A memory of Sparkbrook in 1950

l was born in the courts in Sylvester St. My mother's family had a pork butchers in Lattimer St, their name was Molden. I have been trying to trace the family in Liverpool, but no luck. It was a very large family, about 14. The lads in ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool in 1940 by Margaret Gilmore

Hi, we used to live at Wales Bar in the 1960s and we got a house at Kiveton Park as my dad worked at the colliery. We lived on Stockwell Avenue (White City) for about 2 years then moved ...Read more

A memory of Kiveton Park in 1963 by Derick Smith

My mum was also born in the Nursery at West Auckland and later moved to Bishop Auckland. She has loads of memories of both places. Do you remember the matchstick bridge and getting lettuce and spring onions from the allotment ...Read more

A memory of West Auckland in 1952