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My grandparents lived at the co-op in Bolton. My grandad was the manager there in the 1930 s. Their names were Percy and Irene Ibberson. Later they moved to Wath, to the big shop in the centre. My mother, Lilian, worked at Bolton Hall during the war. She told me it was the HQ of the northern command. Some high ranking officers were in charge there. I think some Italian ex POWs worked there too.
I'd be ...see more
My cousin and spouse lived in Dartmouth when I was young, - they were a generation older than I, and ran a Fish and Chip Shop on Broasdway. The family visited them quite often - during the day my siblings and I would patrol the riverside quays inspecting the fishermen's catches and trying our fishing luck off the quayside with very poor results. We toured the area and got to know the delights of the Devon ...see more
I remember living at 8 rowditch lane with my sister june and my three brothers bill Frederick and david and mum and dad the surname was Watson I went to lavender hill school for girls in amies street battersea from 1960 to 1964 I had a friend name jenny jones I remember she married a chris bonner if any know any imformation please contact me
My memory of Mrs Lungren is very cear as she was my dads sister making her my
Aunt Memories of Alf are still with My second cousin young Eddie and myself collecting
timber from swarland saw mill when a German aircraft straff
Amble we did?nt Know what was happing till saw the A.R.P.at the top of the Wynd
David Beaty
I lived in the prefabs, no54.my name then was Walshaw. I lived there from about 53. 58 My friends were the family mcAngus, David Bilton , Elizabeth ? I went to GLB and spent summer playing on the chalk hills that looked like mountains. I can remember having school dinner in a hall across the road from there. I can also remember watching the queens coronation in a pub called the California I think.
My Grandmother Mary Catherine Gapper, lived in Field street Landore, she was the daughter of Ann Goss who married Mr Henry Gapper. My Grandmother married William, Heddon, her sister was known as Mathan[Margaret?] Mary my Grandmother loved me dearly.For now I would like to know of anyone who knew of this family, as I was told that my Auntie Mathan was very well looked after by the ...see more
My Nan and Grand dad had a taxi stand and dinner on East street.. sometime during the 30's from what i can tell?
I was in this home from about 1964 till 1969 would like to speak to anyone else that was thanks susan
Many people assume the P H on the chimney was painted on
This is not correct the letters were made of fully glazed white bricks these bricks had also been used in the toilet / showers and wash room
I worked there as an electrician from 1973 until 1984 when I was transferred to the sister works at hunwick
Before I left crook works I was looking in the building behind our electrical workshop which was the old ...see more
I was born Patsy Evans the last of the 8 daughters of Ivy and Frederic Evans. Most of my sisters lived in Border Gate but I was born at 18 Hawkes Road in 1944. My best friend, Ann Halliday lived several doors down. I remember the Woolmers, Michael was their son I believe. Mr & Mrs Finch who had a daughter Sheila. The Teggs, Mr and Mrs Baker who were Welsh, the Costello family, the Goslings,
Ann and I went to ...see more
Hi. Richard. Great memories of times past. A world without the terrible events that surround us today. Days when we could walk for miles as children, have our sandwich's and pop on the top of a haystack, wander through woods and fields without a worry or care by our parents. If only we could return to those days. Kingsdown was a sleepy, peaceful place, We played in the street, walked through the 'Cornfield' ...see more
I worked for Green and Silley Weir in Royal Albert Docks in the mid 1960's. I remember there being a nice bunch of people working there. Every Christmas us girls in the offices used to get a few big boxes of chocolates from the men who worked in the different *shops*.
There were Blacksmiths, Engineers, electricians and various others. I had a couple of dates with one of the apprentices and met another ...see more
my husband lived in Camden from 1940 he used to drink at the eagle pub with his dad ben gowland would be nice if anyone new ben or pete.he lived in Camden road. I lived opposite for about 10 years before we met.i have been petes wife for 35 years now
I was just looking at the plate all the pupils had when the school so sadly closed in 1987 and was wondering where all the former pupils have dispersed to now?
My children who attended the school were Ruth and Jonathan Morgan (aged 8 and 7 when the school closed.) Ruth and partner now live in Sydney and is expecting her first child, she works in recruitment industry whilst Jon is married ...see more
I came across this site whilst searching for something else and became entranced by the fascinating memories of what nowadays seems such a long time ago.
Like many others who have posted memories, I was born in St Helier Hospital. Initially we lived in Bristol Road, Morden at the bottom of St Helier Avenue down from Rose Hill, before we moved to 85 Gorringe Park Avenue when I was 7 in 1962. Almost ...see more
I was born in an upstairs flat in Clements rd in 1946, then moved to Holland Rd East Ham. Went to Altmore junior school then Lathom rd. Some childhood memories: I remember pigeons used to live in one of the towers at Lathom rd school, I also remember the smell of the soap in school. I remember the thick fog we used to get, and the ships horns on the river. I used to love that sound. I remember going to East Ham baths ...see more
I do not actually remember Auchterarder as I was there for only six months as an evacuee in 1939 from September to March 1940 when we went home and I was one year old. However, I was the youngest of seven children and the stories of that time were related many times over the years by my mother and older brothers and sisters. We lived at a farm called Coulshill or Coolshill which was owned by Lady Holden ...see more
i was born robert shearer in jan 1938 stayed i russel st 97 then moved 2 no 103 started work at skelleys motherwell then served my time in waddels russel st got married moved 2 newarthill, then 2 years KOSB then back 2 newart hill stayed in prefab 5 the green then 2 legbrannock cres still married 2 jean
I have happy memories of living in one of the prefabs which were very up to date for that time as they included a fridge! I moved from London when I was 6 weeks old with my parents and my sister, Gloria, who was 7. We moved into 28 Marigold Close which backed onto open land as Hilldene had not been built. The prefabs were built around a green on which we all spent happy hours playing games. I attended ...see more
I would like to trace any members of my family who lived in the reading area my family name is Whitlock but i was brought up by Mr & Mrs A E Pear we lived at Binfield i had a uncle and aunt in Brunswick St , Also a cousin last known in Calcot Also a Mr Alec Pear that lived at Woodley he was married to Molly was my uncle and aunt. also Mr and Mrs Ashby lived in the Hurst area. Mr Albert Pear worked for Palmers ...see more
My parents had long been visitors to Norfolk during the second world war. My mother now in her eighties visited Great Yarmouth many times as a child and my father being older than mum did his basic RAF training in Norfolk. My family all being Londoners born and bred would escape to Hemsby in the sixties for family holidays to what was then Madisons holiday camp, later to be Pontins. By the time I was six my family had ...see more
I worked at Pinner Radio and Electrical Maintenance in Station Approach Pinner from 1956 to 1967. The shop was located at the bottom of Station Approach, next to a little tobacconist kiosk on one side and the old Victory pub on the other... I wonder if anyone has any memories of this little shop. It was owned by Arthur Breese and both his son's Tony and Chris Breese worked there too,
From the bottom of Station Approach ...see more
That was the beginning of the end for Luton ,some great memories and architecture disappeared when they built that place.
loved it there
we had the chip shop eighteen + sons
In 1969 we visited St Ives in Cornwall for our annual summer holidays but on this occasion due to it being a last minute decision we had not booked our accommodation.
Travelling from Bedfordshire in those days was considered by most to be a bit of a trek and it was usual to stop-over but we chose to plough- on arriving in the early evening. After enjoying a quick cuppa we set out to find a B&B but we were ...see more
My name is Selwyn Ball, I was also a border at Whitchurch Grammar School in the fifties, and i well remember . Ian Jolly, James Cracknell, Malcome Davidson, and many others .We in fact shared the same dorm. I was a poor scholar and consistantly held my position of bottom of the class through the years. I really didn't fit in to well with many of my class mates but i think it was being with guys like the above that ...see more
We came to live in East Bowling in 1948 (Caryl Road, just a stone's throw from the former Bolling Girls' Grammar School). Trams (soon to be replaced by trolley buses) were still running up and down Wakefield Road. I went to Lorne Street Primary School (now sadly demolished) before going on to Grange Boys' Grammar School. I remember learning to swim in Bowling Baths a couple of hundred yards down the road next to St, ...see more
Hello, my name is John Taylor and I am researching for a book which features a man who worked as a paint sprayer in a vehicle repair garage in Thornton Heath after WW2, around 1948. Has anyone knowledge of a garage in the area at that time? Thank you John
I seem to have lost my previous message so will try again,i have many great memories like you ,i was born in st aubyns ave off wellington rd,opposite hounslow heath a great place to play,not so now i visited there 2yrs ago,i also saw that the Warren pub is now a tesco,the warren was my families local i had 4 brother's and a sister it was there local,i started tap lesson's there when i was a child,and much later i had my ...see more
We moved up to Selby from Swindon in 1960 and I went to Flaxley Road. Apart from having to lose my west country accent in double quick time in order to survive, I was put in Miss Reid's class which was a big shock to the system. Boy, was she loud and scary! I remember the daily "times tables' recital and how angry she got if you made a mistake - dishing out corporal punishment almost on a whim.
One particular ...see more
We moved to 2 Bower Cotts Balls Green about 1950. My dad was employed by the owner of Duckings, the farm situated opposite the entrance to station road. Nos. 1 and2 Bower Cotts were up on the bank almost opposite the school which was run by Mrs Gabb ( I think). I remember the Queens Coronation celebrations at Kings Hall where I received my coronation mug and the owner of Duckings had the old elsan toilet ...see more
I. worked there for a few months in the 1970s also visited most mornings in the about 1960 as I took my baby sister every morning to Rayners Lane Nursery before I went to Grange Scchool - it had lots of flowers and a second part of Birds McCaws Parrots Terapins Fish lots of John Inns compost and garden tools
I Would like to know if anyone remembers the toy and record shop young activities as i used to buy my Records from there also dose any one have any photos of the store and of the old swimming pool
in Pershore and is there any from the Childrens home AT 48 Station road were I lived from 1972 to 1979 contact vince754@hotmail.co.uk
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I went to Old Basing school slightly later, in 1962,and I remember school dinners as being dreadful, the dinner ladies were so strict that you did not dare not to eat your meal, they even reported to my mother if I did not eat mine. The puddings had lumps that I will never forget. However, I remember to my eternal delight that, on nice sunny warm days, we would take our lesson ...see more
I was born in Edgware general hospital in 1945 we lived in methuen rd . In those days Edgware was a great place to live and I enjoyed a very happy childhood there.My sister and I attended Camrose school.I wonder what happend to David Laws who lived in chandos cresent Clive Sambrook Eric Higton and Linda Hamilton who lived at 21 methuen rd too good looking for me to ask out, I now live with my wife on the south coast in ...see more
From the early 1903's-1940's cove café was owned by Mr Bennett Williams (married to my cousin) they also owned the The Ark newsagents & groceries in Hayle. I remember spending many happy hours there.
Dug out my old school report.. teachers on it Miss Holloway "He is still very dreamy in class" and I was top of the class!!!!! ,F W A Donaldson, P D Jackson,L Davis, J Fernee (wife of Jon Fernee) and of course the head J A Baird. Mr Baird punished me for a crime I did not commit I was pushed into the girls toilets by others but was made to stand under the clock in the corridor. ...see more
My parents owned the Sea Shell Cafe....a local haunt for all teens with frothy coffee & a great juke box. Also the newsagent over the road and a B&B.
I had a lovely childhood growing up here.
I was born at number 31 which is the first Airey house in the right of the photo in 1961. I remember the lovely cherry blossom trees growing up and piglets in the back garden opposite and chalking on the footpath outside the house to play hopscotch, I also remember how years later they rebuilt the houses with the people in them! Hapoy to say that family still live at 31 and the house is full of children again! I wonder who the ladies are on the street and the children playing?
I have great memories of ansteys cove in the 50s,and of the hotel Ansteys Manor Hotel, my husband's uncle owned ,we had our honeymoon there,and went back for holiday's with our young daughter,we went down to the cove ,beach, she has just gone on a visit to the cove to capture a moment of a photo we took when she was about 5, so much has changed with the hotel no longer there,house's are there now,does any one remember ...see more
My Dad and my uncle had a hardware shop/builders merchants in Bush Hill Park in the late 60s early 70s. I can't remember the name of the road it was on but it was at the end of a small parade of shops and next door there was a radio shop owned by a man called Aubrey. I spent many a school holiday dusting tins of paint in that shop as a young child. Even the smell of a diy shop now ...see more
These were the two weeks that my family would look forward to every year throughout the 60's, for this was the time when we would hire a caravan on the Blue Anchor site.
I went back there last week after a very long time and although the site now houses very smart bungalows the rest of the area has changed very little after nearly 60 years.
Sitting on the beach the memories of ...see more
I remember Mr Crossland reading two books to our class on an afternoon. One was Wind on the Moon and the other The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. I remember Mr Perry, Mr Taylor, Miss Hutchinson, Miss Hingley , Miss Reid ( who terrified me) and Mrs Irish. I seem to remember she use to bring a black and white collie dog with her into the classroom. I have some very happy memories of that school.
Hi I was born in Manchester 1958 and we moved to the warren 1963 I grew up on the warren with my parents and 4 sisters and 1 brother best childhood memories ever I loved it . I do remember mrs kitchen who ran the Sunday school she was lovely also mr Preston I was only young but I remember so much fantastic years of fun every day x
My great uncle served on the training ship HMS impregnable in 1920 Devonport before it was out of service 1921. When it was broken up and timbers used to rebuild and refurbish Liberty Store London. It was called various names in her past. Howe, Bulwark.
Wendy Candlin
As a family we moved into house in Perivale in the early 1930's.Our house was situated in Conway Crescent . It was a new estate of privatly built Houses . A brand new school was at the centre of it .This was Selbourne School. I attended this school from the age of 5 until I left at 14 apart from a short period when I was evacuated during the war.
Yes I certainly do remember the "Chinese" house at the bottom of ...see more
Parents first new house was in Logan's Road,having moved there from Muir Street. We then moved to Scotia Street via a swap. I went to Ladywell Primarary from there,the n to Muir Street Primary to sit 11+,then on to Motherwell Central. When I was fifteen or so we moved to a prefab in Minerva Street and I stayed there until I got married . Would like to hear from any other former Northites.
Peter M.
I spent some great holidays at the Severn Beach in the 1950s. We stayed in a caravan park where all the vans were made from old converted double and single decker busses as well as old railway carriages. The site and "Caravans" were immaculately maintained. For us kids it was just a short run down the field,over the bank,onto the boating lake. It was a terrific adventure to come down from Halifax,usually ...see more
I was born in 1963 in Glyncornel Hospital, LLwynypia to Gwyn and Christine Jones. My parents set up home in what was called apartments in Treherbert until I was 3 then we moved to Brynivor, Llwynypia to look after my gran who was ill. I remember going to Ynyscynon Nursery where I met friends, some of which I have made contact again through FB and have been able to reminisce of good times, times when ...see more
I had the best days of my life in Ham. I moved there from Tooting when i was 4 or 5. I first lived in Back Lane although i cant remember over which shop ? Then we moved to New Rd and i lived next door to the man who was the night guard at Ham House. He used to tell my lots of stories about ghosts in the house. Then on to Ham Street where my aunty had her shop ( ...see more
Christine Williams
We were best friends at Manor Park County Secondary School for girls, Aldershot 1962 – 1968.
We were also in the Girl Guides together at 2nd Aldershot Girl Guides.
Photos to follow:
1) Girl Guides Red Indian war dance, with Captain Kim Greenway on the far right.
Mary Gemson is in the white Red Indian outfit; I am dancing behind her with just my head ...see more
My name is Alexandra Walsh and I was a border at this wonderful school from 4 to 10 years old. I loved this place so much that it broke my heart when I went back to visit and it was no longer there. I do not have a great memory for names but I remember a girl called Karen and another called Maria (who was older than me) and I think having seen Rachel's name in another post, that I ...see more
I am born and bred In Farnworth, I lived at the old Toll house on Bradford Road, near Townleys as he used to be called. I remember going to Farnworth market and when the wakes used to come and set up near the market . Also remember Tognerelles on Market Street. Used to get lovely dandelion and burdock drinks. Many happy days. But it's all changed now and for the worse I think like may towns have
I was born in Haddington and spent the first couple of years of my life in Spott. Mum was Agnes Tear, daughter of Mary Mowatt Tear and sister of Tommy, Jock, Annie, Kate, Nellie, and Molly.
Rose Cottage was our home, and i think it is till inhabited by a relative!
Moved to Surrey, then Sussex and eventually Tasmania.
Have visited Spott a few times in recent years as my youngest son played two seasons with Edinburgh ...see more
Fond memories of my time spent with my friends at Oakland's riding school in the late 1960's and early 1970's. Does anyone have any photos of it at that time? Would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Nikki x
Living in Glenmore Drive in the early 60's, it was a new house. I still get aches from the amount of time I spent bent over my bike in the ginnel.
From Stansfield Rd. primary and at Kaskenmoor in the first year it opened.
First time I ever ate peanut paste was in the tea rooms at Crime lake.
Won a goldfish at the fair at Daisy Nook, got home and my Mum pointed out we had nothing to put it in.
Playing war ...see more
My grandparents were George an d Molly postlethwaite they lived in the square up at the top of the main road which has now got modern homes built their, George was a cobbler by trade. They had 3 children James,( Jim.) kitty and Jenny Molly was a wearing I think does any one remember them?
my mum and nan lived at 39 castor road until it was hit by a bomb.they then moved accross the road to no42 there name was Scarbrough dose any body rember them as iam trying to trace my fathers family
My name is Chris Procter, son of Tom and Joyce Procter of Mount Pleasant, High Bentham.
My Grandparents, Richard and Ada lived at Roseneath, Goodenber Road. I remember playing in Goodenber Road on many occasions that i visited and stayed at their house. I remember playing in the loft that had a rocking horse and a Second World War Flying hat (leather).
Granddad Richard died in 1963 and ...see more
My first memory of Ottershaw was the big freeze in the early 50's when, with a friend's help, I built a snow wall across Bousley Rise near to the top of the hill just before our house "Lintons". My father James Daborn [Jim] was not best pleased at having to dig a way through on getting back from work. My mother [Marjorie Daborn] was a teacher at the primary school, then on the crossroads of Brox Road, Slade Road ...see more
I do not have a memory to share, but hoping you may share some with me. I am researching my family tree and I had a lot of family members from Widnes.
My grandfather Timothy Mitchell - born Galway, Ireland 1866
In 1881 he lived on Back Lane, Cuerdley, with his brothers Thomas and John. The were all Farm Labourers.
In 1891, he was married to Ellen Brown from Widnes and lived on Walmsley St, Widnes. He was a ...see more
I remember Miss Reid. With her tin of Imps, and the dreaded slipper. She used this on me once, then made me stand on my desk throughout the whole class, despite being a girl! Mortifying. Mind, the slipper was better than the wooden ruler she used to enjoy 'thwacking' her students over the knuckles with! I still believe that woman was a sadist!
I was born in 1940 and my grandparents lived at 10 Queen Alexandra Hospital which was in a row of terraced cottages, just above the main part of the hospital. My grandfather worked there, I think on the nursing side. The cottages had a living room and a kitchen with a small yard and covered porch to the W C. Upstairs were 2 bedrooms and they brought up 4 children there. Outside the back was a sloped ...see more
I was born in 1940 and my grandparents lived at 10 Queen Alexandra Hospital which was in a row of terraced cottages, just above the main part of the hospital. My grandfather worked there, I think on the nursing side. The cottages had a living room and a kitchen with a small yard and covered porch to the W C. Upstairs were 2 bedrooms and they brought up 4 children there. Outside the back was a sloped ...see more
I have a photograph taken from the same angle on a day I will always remember. It was Easter Sunday 21st April 1957. So many things have happened since those days, but I remember that event very well.
lived in dabbs hill lane went to islip manor infants nd remember playing in the little room like a kitchen, in one of the classrooms , went to vincent nd northolt high which left in 1976 it was a really hot summer that year, i often think of the shops there and the big field over the road to which the entrance is grown over now , i was with taryn parkin nd we would join some lads under the trees ...see more
I remember when we lived bottom Chaytor road the queens coronation all the parents organised a party in sammy halls barn which was in a field,we all the kids got presents I think a coronation mug there was things to eat the mothers had all baked,tea and pop, had a great time, except I deliver evening papers so had to leave early the paper shop was loughs on derwent street Blackhill.there where lots of young people ...see more
During the summer holidays we would visit the outdoor swimming pool in Bath Road. The first indication when near to the entrance was the strong smell of chlorine and the sound of the two water fountains.
No matter what time of year or the weather of the day the cubicle area was always cold and wet. We would undress behind a half door in the cubicle and take our clothes and deposit them in a green painted ...see more
I used to live at Catford and my parents lived across the road to me, through out the summer holidays we could get cheap train travel, so we used to go to westgate, with the children, oh oh where has that cheap travel gone. this was about 1975. And my sister used to join us as well, we found a way to keep the children occupied. Then as they got a bit older we would take them for there summer holidays camping at ...see more
Although I was born in Yorkshire in 1944 due to the bombing around London, my formative years were at Honiton Road, Kilburn, and yes, I was one of many that went to Salusbury Road School, from the infants and juniors to the senior school. The first 'youth club' I remember was at the church next to the library, and to have the use of the church hall, you had to go to the Sunday church service - what ...see more
I moved here with my parents and brother back in 1969, my parents John & Joan were the first publicans in the new Standard Public House on the Parkway, we moved from Cambridge into this new and exciting phase of our lives, hardly a car parked anywhere along Queensway, doors were left unlocked and the norm was for us children to play outside all day, climbing trees and all that jazz, happy days. Both my ...see more
Gian,
Have you a brother Gary and a sister Naomi, if so I remember you and your family well, you father was a tall [ well he seemed tall to me ] and wore a turban and worked under ground in Oakdale colliery along side my father Vic Jex. you also had a large white german shepard dog, you may remember my sister Sandra
Does anyone remember West Street, Erith in 1948? Did it comprise shops, houses/flats? I was just a baby when I was abandoned in West Street, Erith and can find out very little about my origins. I would love to know the layout of the street if anyone recalls.
the first memory I have is my mum taking me and my brother sam to tell my aunt helen Strachan that my father Samuel had died in battle in Burma he was her brother may 1944 i was 4years old after that we visited my helen and uncle jim on our summer holidays we lived townhead Glasgow we went every summer for a number of years there was a german prisoner of war camp there i joined the navy at 16 and was posted ...see more
Hi all, I'm hoping someone can help me. I attended a boarding school in Dumptom Gap, Broardstairs 1965/1966 as I had asthma. I have found the building when I returned to Broardstairs a few years ago but can't seem to find any trace of the school!
The heads name as I remember was Mrs Hubbard, the school was high on the cliff, we had a goat called Mary and had to go for long walks twice a day.
If you have any memory's of the school could you please share.
Thank you Lorraine
i was born at the old station house at parsley hay my parents were constance and joseph if anyone knows me I would like to communicate with them my name at birth was Sheila mycock
I distinctly remember taking part in one particular exercise on Petersfield Heath at the age of 15. We were divided into two detachments, one defending a position in a clump of trees on the high ground, and the other attacking it. The first section left the school earlier in order to establish the defensive position, and I was in the second detachment Intended to be the attacking party. We were all ...see more