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I am not too sure where my mum worked, I'll have to think about that one. I had a job at Peter Scott where they made TV sets and radio grams. I also worked at John Lewis, tying to learn how to make furniture. My dad was a brilliant ...Read more

A memory of Addlestone in 1958

I went to St. Botolph's School on The Hill from 1945 to 1950 with my friend Molly Freeman who lived a few doors away from me in York Road. Molly was in the year ahead of me but her brother Georgie was in my class. Recently ...Read more

A memory of Northfleet in 1949 by Jean Hendy

My brother and I used to have a paper run in Roughwood, soon found out why it was called a paper run! On money collection night when people payed for their week's papers we used to have run not to get robbed. It was a very bad place. I'm glad I now live in Australia. Mazza.

A memory of Kirkby in 1960 by Mazza M

The summer of 1959 goes down as the hottest in my memory. It started at the end of April and continued right through until the end of September. I was ten years of age that year and I spent most of that glorious summer hanging out ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1959 by Chris Bowers

I remember walking the bridge from Stapenhill grounds to get to school in Bond Street, it was the Technical High School then, but was the Burton Grammar School when my brother went in the 50s. The bridge was for ...Read more

A memory of Burton upon Trent in 1960

I remember when my mum, dad and myself moved to Collyhurst. My mum was delighted to be back as she and dad where both born in Collyhurst; she lived in Livsey Street and dad in Pilling Street. We moved from Hulme because dad ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1972 by Donna Simms

I attended this school 1951/55, when Mr Atherton (the boss), William (Bill) Berry was PT instructor, Dick (the stick) Toomey was the punishment teacher, and Sgt (sit by numbers) was art teacher. After visiting (the stick) sitting by anything wasn't easy....who was a bad boy, then?!

A memory of Grangetown in 1951 by Paul Antwhistle

I was at New Parks Boys for just over a year until I was moved to Oxford which I hated! One memory of mine was of one of the teachers who took Maths (we quickly nicknamed him 'slipper happy') and I can still remember the look ...Read more

A memory of Glenfield in 1964 by Robert Marlow

Hello, my name is Mick Turnbull. I was born in 1957 and lived at 1, Cairns Avenue. My parents were Robert Davison Turnbull and Jean Turnbull. My mother's parents were Adam and Nellie Chirnside and had lived in the same house ...Read more

A memory of Longhirst in 1965 by Mick Turnbull

In 1955 I spent five weeks in Treloars for a feet operation when I was 13 years old. The person who operated on me was Dr Evans, if anyone remembers him, he had (I think), five sons. The senior staff lived in the houses above the hospital ...Read more

A memory of Alton in 1955 by morrowmm