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My name is Gary Canham, my brother Richard and I were placed into care at St Mary’s School in Graves End on the 24/04/1961, aged 3 and 2, we remained there till being returned to our mother and stepfather on 22/06/1963.
I have horrid memories of this time in care with beatings and mental abuse from the Nuns and Priests, I was separated from my brother due to age differences but as a 3 year old I did not ...see more
I lived on Dolobran Road Sparkhill from 1956 (DATE OF BIRTH) to around 1962 when we moved to Northfield. We were the only double fronted house on the street and we fronted Lime Grove where my grandmother lived at Number 1. I was friends with a group of children from Lime Grove who all had blonde hair full of natural curls and ringlets. Sadly I do not remember their names, We also had a back yard with an ...see more
I spent many childhood holidays visiting our Auntie, Uncle & Cousin Jersey. On one particular occasion, when I was about four & a half, I received the news of the birth of my sister in 1950, at the time my relatives lived in St. Helier, later they moved to St. Brelade overlooking the bay. My older brother, cousin & I had fun either at the beach or blackberry picking. In the summer of 1966, I went to ...see more
My Grandmother Linda May lawrence owned 3 shops in Bethcar st - one was a hair and beauty salon and I believe one was a tobacco shop but unsure of the other. I would love to know more. I remember being in the flat where she lived above the shops. She died in 1969. The flat was 59a Bethcar st. It is now Fonseca solicitors.
Her son Neville was my dad. He also worked in the shops. I had such fond ...see more
1965. I grew up in Merthyr Mawr road Cottage Homes for children. The walk to Merthyr Mawr village was always an adventure. We would tickle trout from the estate river and run like mad to avoid the water baillif. The old swing bridge was great fun. We climbed Ogmore castle walls. I fell into the Ogmore river more than once negotiating the stepping stones. Candleston castle was scary, it had a dungeon. ...see more
My dad was billy kingsmore
Trying to search my family tree, anything on his fatherx side would be grest to know
Thanks sharon
The photograph of the front of the Sir Frederick Milner School brought back memories. I taught English there from 1963 to 1970 in the second classroom to the left of the entrance. This was my first teaching post although I knew Retford well as I had been a pupil at the King Edward VI Grammar School. One of my pupils at the Milner School was Derek Randall who went on the play cricket for England. After the amalgamation ...see more
Stubbers outdoor youth camp is a far different entity than it was "when I was a gal". My good freind Monica Knapp and I borrowed Andrew Bloor's small, 2 man, canvas tent, caught the 370 bus that ran from Tilbury Ferry to Romford, passing through Chadwell St Mary and set off on our adventure. We pitched the tent and made ourselves comfortable. We had a little stove; well, ...see more
My maternal grandmother, born in 1885 in Salford, as a girl worked in the mills. Up to the time of her death in Ladywell hospital, at the age of 93, she always wore long clothes to her ankles and a woollen, thick shawl. When gran married grandad in the early 1900s, they lived on Arlington Brew. Salford 3, I believe. One of their five children, Lizzie, died of a twisted bowel at the age of eight. In her ...see more
In 1950, St Ann’s R.C. mixed infant school was just off Silk Street. Salford 3, I think. I remember, aged 3, lying down on the fold-up bed with all the other kids on their beds in the large nursery room in the afternoons for our nap, and the appetizing smell of the cold round of toast, spread with echo margarine that my gran, who lived a few streets away on Cannon Street, had made me for lunchtime. I recall the ...see more
I was born in 1947 and lived at 52 West St, Lower Broughton, Salford 7. I attended St. John's School for girls, just off Chapel St. My parents were Annie and David Johnson. I had an older sister, Jean, and a younger brother, David. My Gran Johnson and her daughter, my Aunty Nell, lived at 39 Princess St. My Uncle Bill and Aunty Rose lived on Havelock St, and my Gran Russell and Uncle Frank lived at 4 Errington St. ...see more
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 Alan's mother to get a pint of milk, then to Hayes the Bakers for a loaf of bread, and to Mr Coates the butcher who would kindly give me some bones for my dog, there were trips to Mr ...see more
I had a dream the other night about Enton Hall in WITLEY. I was a student at Guildford Tech in the early sixties. I did a two year hotel reception course and was looking for a job near my home in Godalming. Suddenly out of nowhere my Dad saw an advert for a position at Enton Hall. Well, he took me to the interview, and I seem to remember the manager’s name was MrJarvis (He was very short). Anyway I got the job on the ...see more
I lived in Gerrards Cross in the late 1950s when I attended Thorpe House Preparatory School. I was a shy child and the school was hell on earth with me getting caned regularly for what seemed to be minor and arbitrary infractions.
That being said, I have many good memories of the town, and the surrounding countryside.
Travelling from Devon, my parents stayed at this hotel when they were starting me at Cranleigh School. I remember scented gardens. In 2025 the scent of a particular plant still evokes in me a vague apprehenson.
I was a “Christmas Casual” postman in 1961 based in Pinner Sorting Office near the old Langham Cinema. I was allocated a “round” in Northwood Hills which meant riding my rickety old Post Office bike via Pinner Green.
Letters were carried in heavy canvas satchels and I slung this over my back across one shoulder. One day I had too much to deliver and needed TWO satchels. Sadly just as I passed the 183 bus ...see more
My Grandparents lived in one of the cottages attached to what is now the White Bear Inn. They appear on the Census of 1921 Walter Knight & Florence Knight. My Mother Sylvia Knight who was 3 at the time of the census lived there with her sister Nora aged 2 and a niece, Nellie Trice who was 12 , from Hillborough, Herne Bay as her parents had passed. When my mother married we lived just up ...see more
My mother was brought up by a lady called Alice who married Joshua Roberts in Cefn Mawr and relocated to Middleton in Lancashire. Alice had a lot of relations still living there including a cousin Bertha who married Idris Jones. They lived in Stephens Terrace , High Street opposite a detached red bricked house and I visited there many times as a child, distinctly remembering the smell of the Monsanto ...see more
I was very young to have seen the gardens in Middleton but they were well loved and a great place place to take a quiet moment watching the fountain. No one seems to know where the fountain is but rumour has it, it was dumped in the underground loos and then these were filled in. Many think it is still there underground. The toilets under the gardens have given the gardens the not so nice, but funny name of Pee ...see more
I am researching the Rosset Green housing development built by Minton Homes circa 1969. The 50 or so homes were built for American servicemen at Menwith Hill base. Having visited the location of the development there is now no sign of the houses. What happened??
Reading my Mother's notes in my 'Baby Book ' ,something seemingly not done nowadays, I was reminded that I was born in a Private nursing home, The Gables, Pine Tree Glen ,Westbourne in 1947. Now flats and ironically retirement flats. Somewhere for me to be born and die. Ha Ha. The Doctor was Dr Gallop* who had a practice in Poole, How my parents could afford it I don't know, My father was in the Navy until ...see more
Can anybody help me please. I am looking for an old friend Doreen Barnett who lived in Brent Lane. She had a sister Eileen. Doreen was a close friend of my late husband Graham Board and was a frequent visitor to our house in Park Road when we first married. We lost touch when we moved to Pembury. Doreen was Godparent to my eldest son Andrew.
I remember Doreen went to Bexley Technical School for Girls.
If anyone has ...see more
I have many fantastic memories of visiting my grandparents, aunties and uncles, cousins who lived and still live there. My Bampi worked in the butchers at the top of the hill, My hero, my dad, was a butcher as well but he also worked at the Co-op. My dad used to take me on walks up the Bwlch , we used to go swimming at the swimming pool on a Saturday morning with my cousins , get chips from the chippy and go back ...see more
My grandmother grew up in Pye Bridge. Her father worked at the collary for some time. It came with some sadness though, her older sister having drownd in the canal at a young age and then her younger brother being lost in WWII age just 16. It seems like it was a close knit community and I am hopeful they would have had neighbours and community to support them through such difficult times. Thank you for keeping this ...see more
I lived on Hatton Hill Road in the 1940/1950s. Remember the bombs landing across the road in the park and sheltering under the stairs. Bryant and May bombed where my father worked, he then had to travel to Garston each day for the rest of his working life. Went to Beach Road School then to Waterloo Park. Haven’t been ‘home’ for many years .
My granda was Arthur he owned a tailor/pawn shop in Frederick Street in South Shields - he once lived at 66 Hartington Terrace in South Shields - I used to be taken there every Sunday to visit - he died in 1959
My family tree has gaps about him
2 of his children were Herbert and Hilda I’ve hit a brick wall about my family and was looking for more info.
Regards
Lesley K
As we approach the 80th anniversary of VE Day, I am really hoping that someone may have pictures of street parties, in Little Sutton, Great Sutton, or any memories that you could give to me as I can add them to the Royal British Legion, Little Sutton, as long as you are from the area, I would love to hear from you
So many wonderful memories of the "old challaborough" my parents owned a caravan there so we were lucky enough to spend weekends and holidays there. I loved the dolphin cafe on the sea front and then there was another restaurant where we used to play bingo and win vouchers to spend in the ghastly gift shop. I never did get to go in the Nile pub on the corner. Bigbury was so much better with the tom crocker ...see more
I lived in skelton nr york from 1951 to 59 at bur tree lane opposite old village school.it was my first school, I had a friend called John Thorpe that lived in a great big house ,in the village we had a old lady who was the village nurse she was called miss able, lived next to the church, fantastic old lady lived with her brother. Opposite the old school there was a pond,not there anymore. I used to play ...see more
I lived in Low Bradley Farm in the late 60's early 70's with my dad Peter Dominey, Mam Dorothy Dominey and brother Christopher. I was only just over a year old when we moved onto the farm and left when I was 7. The farm was owned by a Dr Boon, not the nicest of men as I remember, he would turn up every now and again and just walk in without knocking first. Dads wage was basically the farmhouse and buildings and ...see more
Does anyone have any information on Parker, Timber Sawers in Battersea. My Granddad worked for them in 1911.
this place held a lot of bad memories for me, I was sent 3 times in the 60s a lot of cruelty , especially once you left the nursery and was old enough to be on the dormitory up the flight of stairs.
the nurse would come and shine a torch in your face, if you moved and were awake she would drag you off the bed and had to stand on the landing in the cold. the childrens crying was horrendous, I ...see more
I was a boarder at the Convent for four years 1954-58, cured me of religion as I hated almost every minute of it. The Nuns can only be described as brutal. I was once told that I was wicked because I had kept the other lads awake at night with my coughing. I always seemed to be ill and spent my seventh birthday in the sick room. I was friends with Tony and Nicky Book, we planned to escape, get a boat and row to ...see more
Years ago( 1977 ) I visited a family in Pennys lane, the family name was Carter and the house had a name and not a number, the name was 'Lyndab', anyone know of this family or their whereabouts now. I beleive one of their children was Tina, who worked at the inland revenue / tax office.
I lived in Eastleigh from about 1959 to 62 and although I was nearly 5 when we left, my earliest memories are of Eastleigh. My dad was the manager of a shoe repairers, possibly called shoecraft and we lived behind the shop. But I'd love to know where it was. It was surrounded by other shops but I think it could be one of a few streets. There was a lovely old guy called Percy who worked there, he used to call me ...see more
My name is Viv Bayliss, I was born in my nan’s house opposite the Alexandra public house in 1948. Mum and dad moved to a prefab in Costed Manor then to Pilgrims Hatch. Who remembers Preslands fair and listening to them playing all the great songs. Dad worked at the Selo and mum had a part time job at Buckleys cafe, near the Robin Hood pub. Jumping ahead I worked after school and in the school holidays at Kings ...see more
Was surprised to hear it had asbestos there
attended 1960 s remember Miss Naish english Mr Darby math and an art teacher who got the sack lol .
I am linda McDonnell / Russell
was always teased with the song Old macdonald had a farm lol what’s that you ??
lived in Cromwell Road around that time and then moved to bedfont lane .
had a brother called Colin who went to Debroome down the road .
well 75 now ...see more
During the war, my stepmother, her mother and sister stayed with the Whitehills over their tobacco shop, after arriving in Liverpool in a convoy on the famous S.S. Aguila (Captain Arthur Frith) which was torpedoed on the return trip to Gibraltar with 90 wrens drowning. My stepmother said the Whitehills, who spoke no French and her family no English, were generous with their rations and kind to them. If Mr ...see more
I owned the house known as 'Bridle Way' on North Heath just outside the town.
I owned 'Hillside Cottage' an an area known as Hillside just outside the town.
My name was Angela Noble (now Driver). I lived in Bramhall from 1951 to 1958.i went to Pownall Green School and then on to Cheadle County Grammar. I was School Captain in my final year at Primary School and also captain of the netball team. The other players I remember were Jackie Stannion , Valerie Bullfield, Jackie Chappell, Vonnie Thompson, Pamela Myers, and Annette but can't remember her surname. I would love to hear ...see more
I work as a contractor for the British Army, and was just chatting to my dad about having to go to Bullford soon.
My dad was telling me all about my great uncle, and reeled off the address of 5 Clarendon terrace.
I couldn’t find in on any maps that were recent, but this web page popped up so thought I would ask on here.
I also was given my great uncles tankard that reads
WO2 (AQMS) H W Stone
From ...see more
I lived down Shakespeare road (#31) in Addlestone from 1943-1962; my parents lived there until 1984. The area was known as poets corner for all the four roads were named after poets (Shakespeare, Tennyson, Byron and Wordsworth). Can remember playing football in the park at the bottom of our road nightly having 11 aside games. Also going to the fair walking across the fields from Coxes Lock to the ...see more
Attended CHELSEA secondary central in fall of ‘57 and ‘58.
Had a great time. Returned to Canada at Xmas 58.
School trip to Devon in spring of 58. Always remember the woodworking teacher. Mr. Thornycroft. Sp?
Mum had a off licence shop next to Welfare offices on Mill Street. Aro7nd the 1945 era,sold later but wondered how long it remained there.Any info greatly appreciated.
I was sent to this place in the late 1950’s. I don’t know why I was sent but I remember having two separate visits of one month. I was only 4 or 5 when I went, but I don’t have many good memories of my time there. I can remember going round the back of the bus depot picking raspberries and going to the beach but that was about all for the good times.
I can remember my dad and grandmother ...see more
My memories of the home are all very positive.
I would have been 6 yrs old, and recovering from pneumonia.
Coming from the Children's Hospital in Derby, the drive over was memorable.
A big black car, very special. There was an 'aeroplane' motif, like a hood ornament
on the gate as we drove in and down the drive.
We were dirt poor and lived below street level at no.7, North Parade in ...see more
I remember my first job when I lived at 48 Ballochnie Drive Plains, it was at the old Whiterigg school (re-purposed as a battery hen farm in the late sixties). The farm was owned by Sam Merry and he took me on when I left school at 15 in 1970. I stayed for 10 weeks earning the princely sum of £7 per week for 5 days and a half day on Saturdays (with some free cracked eggs on occasions!). I then quickly moved ...see more
I too was a pupil at St. George's, probably from 1944 to certainly no later than 1950 when I was shipped off to a boarding school in Sussex where I remained until leaving at age 17 in 1956.
I was fascinated to hear I was not the only 'lefty' to incur the wrath of the infamous Mrs. Smith.
I was told her husband was a badly wounded WW1 veteran and allegedly met her in a hospital ...see more
I lived in Brookfield Road from 1955 when I was born until 1973, when I married.
I went to Fleecefield Scool from 1960 to 1970.
I have vivid memories of when I was about 7 and walking through Edmomton Green market, being facinated by the live eels slidding around in the silver trays outside the fish shop.
There was a very good dine-in Chinese restaurant late 1960s/early1970s in Wembley Park Drive, almost next to the Wimpy Bar. Can anybody remember its name ?
Hi my name is Morgan Smith and I was born at 61 Queen St. Swinton in my Nan Callis' house on the 9th 7 1948 then moved to 248 Wath Rd Mexborough into a terraced house across from the jet garage on Roman terrace. I went to Roman terrace school and then high woods. Used to play with Brian Gillis and Glenda his sister, Jeff Booth from High Woods estate and many more. Happy memories of the time spent in the ...see more
I went to Kingsmead Secondary School 1996-2001. It was exhilarating exploring the locked up ruins of the old outdoor pool next to our school. I loved imagining the fun and memories of past customers and wished we'd been able to experience it in its glory days. It was disintegrating and dangerous and we were young and stupid. The reconstruction of my imagined accident airing on the old programme 999 kept me out in later years, before it was torn down and replaced by restaurant car park.
I go and see an old lady each week and she has just written her life story, Veronika Davis she was Veronika Lengyel, in her life story she went to the Chew Magna, Manor House, Sacred Heart High School, she was there from 1949 until 1951, she is not online and she wanted to know if anyone on here went as a boarder in these years as she would like to contact any one, if there is anyone let me know and I can pass on her details.
As a fourteen year old, I lived for a while in a then new house in Stangrove Road.
It was a welcome change in many ways from the old brick house we had been in in Oxted, Surrey.
One night I thrilled my school friends from Oxted who had visited me by driving them back to the station in my mother's car!! They were most impressed!!
I had many memorable times in Diss.
When living in Cambridge, I often, unexpectedly for him, dropped in to see Mr Robert Stubbs who had been living by himself and his toy poodle since his wife's passing many years earlier.
Despite being in his eighties, he was still as sharp as a tack and stuck to his daily routines of listening to his vast record collection, keeping up with the news and fussing over ...see more
I was at Rosary Priory in the late 50 from age 5 until I was 9, I think. We lived in Elstree and were picked up in a double-decker each day. I remember Sr Dympna in the ‘kindergarten’ class and the boxes of grey plasticine that used to come out every afternoon it seemed. I had recorder lessons (6 shillings and 8 pence a term) with Sr Irene who had such thin fingers that her ring used to roll off ...see more
I was at St George’s School from 1943 - 1949 and I seem to be unique in my really happy time at the school. Mr Smith was very kind and gentle - he really hated having to take a ruler to my hand once - and yes Mrs Smith was really terrifying but I don’t ever remember being taught by her ?
Maybe writing - when we dipped our pens into ink pots. Mrs Phillips was lovely and ran the school percussion orchestra - ...see more
A headstone is to be found in St Marys & St Chad's churchyard in Brewood.
The late Thomas Williams, lock Keeper at Wheaton Aston lock.
If anyone can add to this. Why Brewood no Wheaton Aston. 1847.
It seems I cannot add a photograph.
I lived in Southern Drive from 1957 until 1968 went to the Albert Memorial junior school
Moved to Cheetham hill in 1968 we hated it and moved back to Malham crescent in 1969
Worked as a paper boy for Bob and Winnie at the local paper shop next to Fanny Rayner and the butcher’s
Loved my time in Collyhurst
Went to the ‘new ‘ Albert school
Went to Collyhurst lads club
Also went to Sharp street ragged school
Run ...see more
It was the late 1950's and everyone in my family were keen gardeners. One hotly anticipated event in the garden calender was always the Summer Horticultural Show in Danson Park. Inside the huge white marquee was a marvel of light, colour and fragrance, a magical space filled with row upon row of home-made and home-grown produce that, as a 10 year-old boy, fair took my breath away. Along with displays of ...see more
Hiya Everyone ,
It’s so lovely to see all of the old photos and hear all of the amazing memories of everyone who lived around Tin town and beavers estate. Me and my family currently live at 42 with 7 children and two adults and it’s crazy hearing the story of people living here previously. Me and my family are very curious about the old shop/news agency behind the children’s park does anyone have any insight about this?
The Café was run during the majority of the 1970s by an Austrian couple, Norbert and Paula. Paula could have been German, the family moved to Austria after their tenure ended.
The children if memory serves me correctly were Heide, Peter and Becki. Our families were friends from when the family lived in Wickham Bishops. Paula and my mother (Inge) were great friends who stayed in contact for many years after the family moved to Austria, but alas contact was lost.
I attended Collingwood boys between 1963 to 1965. I have read many memories , and would like to share mine.
It was a highly disciplined school, ruled by John Richardson.
He was backed up by his father, who was known as Mr Richards. He was known by all the pupils as Ritchie. I think his speciality was history.
I remember Mr Maynard the music teacher. Would gather all the pupils in the hall for a ...see more
I lived at 25 or 26 Kilburn house my name is Tony I loved the Bay City Rollers and a Scottish family from Glasgow I think lived upstairs and my friend Scott gave me a Bay City Rollers bag …..his brother jimmy was older …..we played football out in the back forecourt or yard before the school was built at the rear ….endless summers wandering around the block with a 2p bag of crisps ….wonder whatever happened to my Wee Scottish friend called Scott we were both about six years old then.
The fields along Hospital Lane were for St Michael’s School in Leeds, next to the boys Grammar School - the boys had to get the bus up and change in the old stables!
Allan Bennetts family lived in the corner shop at the junction between Headingley Lane and Westwood Lane and his dads butchers shop was there
And
The Merryman family moved up the waste ground you had to walk across to the ...see more
We lived in Thames Ditton from about 1951 until 1963. We were in a shabby flat at first ,Warwick Buildings, Summers Road, before moving to a council house in Alexander road. The flats were still fitted with gas lights!
The island over the ' Penny bridge' was a fascinating mystery to us, we never had a penny to cross over! My grandmother , Mrs Isabella Dann ran the ferry tea rooms.She died in 1950 so we ...see more
My grandmother owned the wool shop in the market and I came over every summer and we used to get beautiful fresh baps from the bakery across the road for our lunch and fill them with ham. The market holders were always good craic especially the boys in the fish stall
As a kid in the 1970s, I remember being in my parents' car from London to Eastbourne, heading down the A217, passing through Tadworth. Visible from the road was a giant monkey puzzle tree in the grounds of Tadworth Court. I was fascinated by this sinister-looking 'tyrannosaurus rex' of the plant world...I recall that it was in decline by the late 1980s, and was a victim to high winds in around 1990. It's ...see more
Asking on behalf of my mother who attended the convent with her sister until she left aged 8 in 1947, if there is anyway of obtaining school records? Does anyone know how I can obtain any information on this.
Thanks so much
My Nan and Grandad lived for many years in the flat above United Dairies in High Rd Chadwell Heath.
I have many happy memories of staying with them in the 60s and early 70s. We used to enter via a lane just inside Whalebone lane and then through the gate - near the other end on the right hand side into their garden. You would then go up the wrought iron steps up into the flat. It had an open plan ...see more
In a front garden opposite the back entrance of Brampton Primary School in Alexander Road, stood a huge cherry tree. During the month of April it magically transformed into a spring version of winter wonderland. a glorious cloud of pure white blossom. As a child in the late 1950's I was enchanted by this tree and it opened my eyes to other cherries growing in the area, most notably the grand avenue of ...see more
My name is Andre Barton. I was a student at the school for a couple of years in the early to mid 1970 @ age of 11 - 13. I was one of a handful of local boys who attended the school on a day basis. There was one girl who may have been related to the owner. The remaining boys were boarders from several different countries including Greece, Kenya and Peru. I remember the headmaster well - Mr Walker - a ...see more
I was brought up and went to school in Saltburn, and was married at Saltburn Parish Church. I have wonderful memories of walks on the beach and in Rifts Wood and Beach Wood with my grandad and our greyhounds. Also going to Raps cafe with my Nana. I also recall a lovely lady called Carmina, who put on outdoor shows on the bottom prom, on a concrete 'stage' just past the beach huts/chalets. She invited ...see more
I went to red House Boarding School my name is Paul Baker and was looking to meet up with some old friends from that school leaving message 25th of February 2025
do you have any memories of a group called the Jaguars who played in local youth clubs.
Very early in life, I can remember going to the welfare clinic in Witney. Remember, I was only a little one. I seem to remember seeing an airship pass over as my Mother left me outside Mrs. Slaney's shop which was near the top of Corn Street. I was also slightly in disgrace as I had poured some black lead over my head earlier that day. Of course, prams were higher in those days, and even earlier in life, I was traumatized by
events in those early days.
I moved to Tottenham when I was 5 yrs. We moved because of my dad’s work which at the time was Hope and Anchor Brewery, and then merged with Charrington’s Brewery, in Tottenham Brantwood Road, my dad delivered the beer to various pubs and clubs all around London. We actually lived in the High Road, No 776, which was next to a dairy depot, so didn’t have far to get our milk! We lived in a large Georgian house ...see more
I was at Alverstoke Childrens Home as a baby (I remember the hospital within the grounds and the beach being near by) till I left at 16 (1960ish - a Mr Thomas was in charge then).
I remember a boy then named Oliver... playing the organ at the little church (as it was known). I used to sing with the other girls and boys in the choir most Sundays, at weddings etc. If I remember I used to live in the house ...see more
The happiest moment of my life at that time 1959 and no doubt of those who knew me was the day I left Redditch, never to return. Naturally I had some memorable times, Redditch Drama Club, Redditch Drama Club, Redditch Drama Club but overall it was a miserable place. And that was before it became a New Town. When many said it was the 'good old days.' They didn't live on Abbeydale Estate. They didn't work at The Maudslay ...see more