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This is the Church that Father Daniel Cronin worked long and hard to have built. From being very young, I can remember the fund raising that went on to build a new Catholic Church to serve the ever growing numbers arriving in Corby.
We first used Wood newton School to hold Services there. Then when St Brendan's School was built, they held Mass in the School Hall.
My brother and sister both attended the School. I ...see more
I attended Our Lady's when we first arrived in Corby in 1949. I also went to the Primary schools behind the Church as did my younger brother and sister [she had been Christened here in 1950]
We'd moved to The Lodge Park Estate when I was 8 but I continued going to the school until I was eleven and then attended the New Grammar School.
After I left Corby, my family moved to Masefield Way and once again ...see more
I went through the Market Square going and coming home from the Grammar School. I also went on to work in a Bank which faced onto the Market Square. One memory I have is when The Queen and Prince Philip came to open the new Shopping Centre. We had a Grand Stand view of the Royals as the Queen gave a speech in the Square which we could see out of the window. She was so tiny.
I loved going round the Market which was ...see more
Hello,
This picture is of my Grandfather Jock (Craik) in Norton. I'd love to know who took the picture. Its brought back lots of memories for my Mother and her sister. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Sara Marsay
It was the 28th of June 1940 I was born at Selly Oak, during an air raid. For some reason, I was named GORDON. Since this given name didn't appear in our PACE family before, I asked my mother, many years ago how I became to be named GORDON and she said the night I was born, it was during an air raid and a nurse GORDON had helped us to the basement and I was named after NURSE GORDON, at the ...see more
I lived in whitworth ave until I was 23 then moved to Australia I remember kelvin grove my gran lived there granny hunter also the cinema and the shops on rockingham rd which I frequently went to
Charles hunter
my family moved to blurton council estate when I was about 4 yrs old, that would be 1952, my sister was 5, our first school was st bartholmews in church lane then we went to Sutherland primary and junior schools, after that we went to blurton senior school, which became blurton comprehensive, then blurton junior high, and I believe is now known as blurton high school, I attended st bartholmews church and joined the ...see more
l was born in the High st Sedgley a small house next to the old The Old Crown pub, in 1936, my father Samuel Britton was born in Sedgley (as was his mother and father and others going back to the start of the records of Sedgley once held in the All Saints Church)
we moved to a new council estate in 1939 just below the beacon tower,
l have been up that tower more times than most people,
in the war we ...see more
My late grandmother came from Henley-on-Thames, and was Eleanor Flossie Arlett. I wish I knew more about her family. I do know that the Arletts had a boatyard and stored punts, I believe for hire, under the Angel on the Bridge pub. Also her father was a Queen's Waterman with a red uniform and cap. The Watermen were traditionally required to row the monarch about on the Thames whenever needed, and this was ...see more
I stayed in the Scafell Hotel with my family. We moved to Seascale in the 1950's as my Father worked at Windscale. I went to Calder Girls School for about four years. I recently visited Seascale to attend my Father's funeral and a week later my Mothers, in August 2009. I walked along the beach and Seascale felt very different from my memories!
Pennie Wells (Smith)
pennie.wells@btinternet.com
Hello there.
I was born in the above hospital in 1943.Does anyone have any photos or memories of the place?
Thank you.
I lived in Foulden in the mid 1950's. I don't have any memories as such, as I was but a baby when we were there. As I understand it, my father was working for Lord Amherst as a pig breeder / herdsman and we lived in a tied cottage. We weren't there very long and I would love to know if anyone has any information about the workers and the Amherst family.
Sadly, my parents and siblings are have all died and I have ...see more
I lived in Gillingham and before the war we usually went to Sheerness for a weeks holiday always staying at the same Guest House. The Guest House was about a mile from the sea front and we had to be out in the morning by 9.30 a.m.and were not allowed to return before 5 p.m with "High Tea" served half an hour later. These stringent house rules proved somewhat tiresome when the weather was wet and I can ...see more
Just wondering if anyone might read this who were on the catering course commencing May 4th 1959 and went on to serve on the P & O ship SS Strathmore. It was tough and many boys went home but I and some friends completed the course so would be nice to hear from anyone there at that time.
I lived in Diss in the 50's at 14A Sunnyside Street. My parents were the Salvation Army officers. The house we lived in was behind the Salvation Army hall. I remember buying a pomegranate, from the market on the way to school and eating it with a pin. There was a boy who lived in a house overlooking the Mere that went to my school, I seem to remember he had some sort of disability I visited his house to play. There was ...see more
Who remembers Reginald Shakespear (Shakey) who lived in Broad Eye. He was a superb musician playing Sax and also Banjo. One of his banjos resided permanently in The Chains just off Market Square, where he would play and his "gang" sit round and sing. As well as a musician he was a fantastic artist and did all the posters for the Odeon Cinema. He used to do posters for the Stafford Folk Dance club when they held a dance, I ...see more
Hello readers, I was born in Doxey and have fond childhood memories of the village as it then was. I lived at 227 whilst Granny (Picken) lived next door at 226. Granny and her first husband Harry Parsons kept the Castle Tavern on Doxey Road from about 1902 and continued after Harry's death with her second husband Thomas Picken. My childhood buddy was Cedric Machin who sadly died in a road accident. Dad (Bert) was formerly ...see more
The building on the left would be the caretaker's house We got off the bus near there and walked round to the middle of these buildings to enter the school. I think the tree on the left is the one our art teacher asked us to look at to see how many colours we could find, not just brown and green. That memory has stayed with me and has helped me to look ...see more
I was born and bred in Gillingham spent most of my childhood at the pier. This all started when I was about six or seven year old. My grandfather William Smith worked as a coxswain on one of the two NAFFI boats that worked out from the Admiralty Pier. The Admiralty Pier was situated on the eastern arm of Gillingham pier.
They would load up with vitals on the end of the dummy pier. This dummy Pier had two ...see more
We moved to Sandringham road in the early 60's I went to Southchurch Hall HS for boys. I remember the technical drawing class room was a portacabin to the left of the main gates, the woodwork classroom was at the bottom of the playground, and the metalwork class room was to the right of the playground. One very cold winter we had a slide, solid sheet ice, going down the playground ...see more
I spent a lot of my childhood at Stone where my parents had a caravan. There was a postcard with two small children on a bench outside Wick Farm pub, of which I am one of the children. I am trying to find a copy of this postcard.
I lived in Perivale from 1946 to 1977 by the maternity hospital. Went to Drayton Secondary School in West Ealing from 1957 to 1962. John Walters was the head at that time. Travelled to school by train from South Greenford Halt to West Ealing. Spent many happy hours trainspotting in the milk depot in Manor Road. Remember a butchers shop there H King. When old enough (or was i ) frequented the Viaduct Inn in Hanwell and ...see more
I grew up in syren st , before mcanns had that that shop it was owned and run by the wariing familv (tom whose brother was a priest) and his mam and dad. I also went to st alexanders in st johns rd and I remember the hughes family in particular little anthoney who drowned in the canal. I was friends of Michael townsend who lived next door to the hughes on the landings, (carlton hill) and would love to locate him again. best wishes francis, (my confirmation name) joey parle
I'm Wayne Kenzitt and Ive lived in Eccles for a long time. I remember going to the Broadway on a regular basis and it was a great cinema, which was only a shilling to go in and even had balcony seats.
Some of the films were made by the CFF (Childrens Film Foundation), and also the Manager would come onto the stage to announce what films were being shown.
It was a shame it was closed down and I remember it being turned into Kwik Save Supermarket.
Wayne
My father was the MD of the company who demolished the Hotel in the 60's
we lived in Buxton during that time.
iI was n Heswall Hospital for ten years, i was a poorly child,i use to go home at weekends. .my friend Denise O'Gorman was in my ward to (HOT ward ) we are still friends now, Here are some names you might remember, Sister Overhand, Sister Owen, Billy Cliffton, Peter White, and Brian Ray, There was a girl who came from Hunts Cross in Liverpool , Her name was Joise ,but Denise nor i can not remember her ...see more
Yes....it was cold. Not as cold as the grammar school open air pool mind when swimming lessons began in May term. My aunt Edith Baines used to teach at the open air pool, and by the end of the summer she was the colour of teak !
I also visited Salisbury Avenue where my grandparents lived, every day, as I came home from the Grammar School. I regularly went past the barracks and along the Artillery Folly on my way to the bus station then in St Johns street. So much has altered. I remember from early years at Salisbury Avenue the lighting of the gas lamps, the visits of the shrimp and winkle man, and several horse drawn traders, who produced manure for my grandmothers garden!
I spent the first ten years of my life living in Osborne Road and Stevens Dairy was at the end of the road. Mr Stevens used to deliver milk on a three wheeled handcart - customers would take out a jug and he would ladle the milk from a big churn. The orchard and dairy was used as a short cut by anyone wanting to get to the shops in Duncan road - Twiggs the tobacconist, Mortons? was what we would now ...see more
Septemeber 1950. We had just completed our eight weeks basic training at RAF West Kirby and were all eager to know where our next posting was to be. Against my name was RAF Amport but this raised a problem, no one had a clue where it was. I remembered that the education section had a map on the wall showing all RAF stations in the U.K. but the only place remotely similar in name was RAF Airport in the woolly ...see more
I visited Bridgefoot from the early 1950's to stay with my grandma and granddad at Ellers view next to the Dukes Head (which had been owned by my great granddad Thomas Bowness). Ellers View had its own back way into the pub. Though Londoners laughed at my 'northern' accent, in Bridgefoot I was always a strange Londoner, but OK as I was Hazel's young'un. We used to catch eels in the mill race before the ...see more
During WW2 my Grandfather Albert William Sancto (a retired dockyard cabinet maker) made a very detailed scale model of a warship but was defeated when it came to the small plane that sat on a catapult on the deck. My Father (shipwright RN) came to his rescue carving the tiny aircraft from a solid piece of wood. During Warship week the model was displayed in the window of the High Street gents outfitters (almost opposite St Marks Church) and then raffled to raise funds.
I used to come to Valley Farm for my holidays. My parents owned a caravan on there. We used to spend our days at the beach, lunch at Cordys Restaurant and back to the camp for the evening entertainment. I never wanted to go back home (in London). Sometimes the whole family came and they were such happy times. My brother and his family also later on had a caravan on there. In 1988 my husband and I moved to ...see more
My family and I lived at Lodge Cottage C, up the lane in this picture, as a child in 1956, across from the Big House. Colonel and Mrs. Watt were our landlords and really kind people to an American family. Another girl moved in next door at Lodge Cottage B and we have been friends ever since. They eventually moved into Diss Cottage, and she remains in the nearby area. I've been back to stay with her family from time to time and we always come back to see Hemingford Grey.
I was born in this building in August 1952, does anyone have any photographs?
Also there were two other born around the sametime, who are you?
Jeff
Yes I was there then , not sure if you were my age or a year older , looking back wow , a very long time ago lol formerly Sharon Barrett
born 1942 lived 50ft away from the swimming pool in Ferndale road for 18 yrs and to this day still cant swim ,petrified of water due to being thrown in the deep end by my sisters.....all very good swimmers....thanks girls!!!
The Floral hall along with a cafe, cinema also had a dance hall as a ballroom dancer and local I regularly attended for practice and competition. It was also the dance hall of choice for Saturday night having the better bands the Central Pier was Friday nights. However my enduring memory is of it being Glasgow Fortnight ( the annual holiday period for folks from Glasgow) and Herman and the Hermits were to ...see more
I was born at the maternity hospital in 1951, My parents and I lived at 24 Clifton Road while I was a baby but moved to 66 Park Avenue as my mother could not abide my father's mother. I attended St Oswalds C of E School - I had a lady teacher called Miss Millward whom I really liked. I still remember my first day at school !!! I was bewildered at the children crying while my friend Richard and ...see more
They had six daughters Sarah born 1880,Violet 1883 Mabel 1887, Edith 1890, Clara 1892,and Daisy 1895 my grandmother.
My family had wonderful holidays at my aunts house called 'silba' in Golden Acre near the beach. My two brothers, sister and Mum and Dad spent such happy holidays here. We spent most of our days on the beach. aunty had a beach hut where we could boil a kettle for tea which we had in bendy plastic cups. Before lunch Mum would go up to the house and bring back salad, tomatoes and ...see more
I remember that being the knitting shop
I have lots of memories of the High School, I was there from 1959 to 1966 and it would be great to hear from anyone who remembers me. My name then was Kathleen (Kath) Atkinson, though I am now Kate Condliffe. Looking at this website has set my memory going - it's amazing that I can remember things that happened over 50 years ago, but can't remember what I just came into the room to do! A few of the ...see more
The Carter family lived in Ogden Street the whole of the fifties. Went to Duke Street (Gaythorn Primary) where I was one of the ones who would on a regular basis be waiting outside Jacks office for whatever he had to offer. Beasley was alright, had a sense of humour and was active in organizing sports, football etc, One interesting thing about the school which when I relate, people don`t usually ...see more
We Immigrated to Canada in the mid 60's but I have some great memories of Moodiesburn and Glenboig.
We lived at 73 Bridgeburn Drive and my Uncle Joe and Family lived at 77 I think!
Next door to us was Terry O'Hare he and I fought all the time. We were so little.
We played at the "Tarbit" which now I know as a paved part where the garages were. The field behind our house had bees in the clover and we ...see more
The first memory I have of Godington (circa 1970) is walking down to Grange Farm which was then owned by Ann and Norman Tew, and getting fresh milk. This lovely family were good friends to my then divorced Mum . Brother Mark and I became fixtures at their Farm and played daily with Ian, Debbie and Frances,their children tromping around the Farm with the border collie "Baxter", trying to make perfume from daisies!! ...see more
I have lovely memories of Rosie Hatch. She was a good friend of my mum's even after we moved to the States. They corresponded for years. We lived at (I believe) 13 Mixbury, then there was a man named Tony to the right of us and then Rosie. My step dad (Joe Carreau) was stationed at Croughton and my brother Mark and I had a lamb in the back garden named Larry. My Mum (Maureen - Mo for short) was great friends with ...see more
My maiden name was Bertorelli , my parents were John and Lena and had the fish shop at 39 Duffryn Street. Lots may remember my older brothers . Frank , Lewi, John, Ronnie Mario-my elder sister is Julia and our youngest sister is Tania.
The family moved to Bridgend in 1957 . Sadly the boys have since passed away but we three girls are keeping the Italian traditions going. I lived most of the time at 20 Albany Street before moving to Bridgend.
I was born at 17 heol Waun Tynybryn in 1952. We later moved to number 2. My family were the Domans and Males.
I remember we would go for walks just behind dai the shop in Nant Eirin .We would cross the river and walk to the porcelain factory and then onto the Griffin pub which was known as "the bog" in Gilfach
I remember Tynybryn Park when it was full of ash and rubbish , we called it the meadow and we would ...see more
hi am asking on behalf of my mother sharon westlake she was in a housefire on April 3, 1969. it was on Albert Street, Chester-le-Street, County Durham she lost her mother june westlake at 28 yrs and siblings Diane Westlake 2 yrs,Peter Westlake 11 months old,Sandra Westlake at 4 yrs,Stephen Alan Westlake at 7 yrs if anyone out there has any more infomation we ...see more
I remember this post office & stores being run by a nice couple - Mr & Mrs Simons. I think she may have been Welsh, as she used to call us children "deeeya" for "dear".
A dear old man, Mr Wilsden lived in a cottage very near to the post office. He was the village's Road Man & spent most of his time tidying verges & clearing road drainage & ditches. His dog Jackie followed ...see more
My Grandma, Hilda Taylor, lived at No 1 along with her daughter, Vera, and son-in-law, Wally Atwood. Vera worked for many years at Butcher's, Newsagents.
Rosemary Morris, Shrewsbury.
I was born and raise in Battersea from 1948 till late 1960. My father David Beardall owned a second hand shop in Plough Road also he was a totter drove a horse an cart. During the time I worked in a soft drink factory in st. John hill if anyone remember me. I live in Aylesbury Buckinghamshire now from 1972. My telephone no. 01296 580 293. Or email patbeardall@ntlworld.com look forward to hearing from you
I attended Redditch County High School from 1962-69. This is a picture of the senior block and one of the quadrangles. All the corridors connecting the classrooms were open to the elements, even in winter, so the rain, snow and hail came in while you were walking to your next lesson!
The school had streaming, so you were in either R, H, S, T or W (top stream downwards, although I never understood the logic of ...see more
Some of you may remember me from reading this! Some of you may choose to forget!
More than likely the latter!
Sadly, My brother was the main trouble maker in the village and wherever he went, I had to go with him, he was my little brother and I just had to look after him, or so I was told!
Back in the 80's things were a lot different! you could go out and leave your front door unlocked, you ...see more
My brothers and I whom grew up in St Michaels used to go fishing in the Mill pond. I was only very small (born in 1971) but I remember we used to walk to the Mill pond with a picnic and we would sit on a little bit of brick wall next to the damn swinging our legs over the edge of the pond. Then the damn broke and the Mill pond drained, it was too much money for Billie Nicholls the owner to repair the damn, so the Mill pond remained a marshy place full of mystery.
Joanna Boult (was Parry)
I have not seen any pictures of the Station Yard in Hinckley. My father used to work in B.Ridgway's coal office in the yard. His parents used to lived in a house called Hilltop at the corner of Priesthills Road.
I have been to the station to see what its like but there is nothing there now. I would have thought there was some memories as the Ridgway's coal and furniture firm were an old established business.
Does anyone have any information please.
I worked at the then named Pond 's Home for Spastics for several months which I always remember at this time of year.
We used these steps up to Primary School and back twice a day 1955-1961.
We lived at the bottom of the Strand Hill where my Mother still lives today.
I still use the steps when I am there. I adore being in Winchelsea and truly hope to live there again
one day.
Unfortunately the Well does not look so beautiful these days but it still brings back many good
memories for me.
Beautiful Historic Winchelsea
I remember in the fifties a MUFFIN MAN used to come down Studley Grange Road. He pushed a barrow with a white cloth over it, and rang a hand bell. You used to go out and purchase muffins, and then toast them on a special long fork over the fire.
My name is Phil Kincaid, born in 1962.
I attended Swanley Comp for most of the seventies and it was a brilliant school. It suited me down to the ground. The teachers there encouraged individuality and nurtured my artistic nature. The visual and performing arts - being such an important part of me - were dominant at the school. The headmaster, Dr Henry, played Cor Anglais in the school windband and orchestra. Every year ...see more
Thirteen of us there were, seven boys and six girls all living in the one house at the top of Melin Street, Cwmfelinfach. Of course we were never all living at home at the same time, but I can remember nine of us together making it eleven with mum and dad. Four girls in the front Bedroom in two double beds. Four lads in the back room, one double and a single and baby brother ...see more
Does anyone remember a club - I think probably a Residents' Club which was situated somewhere near Mossville Gardens and Hillcross Avenue behind the Morden Tube Station. A group of about 12 of us use to meet there every Saturday and sit in the same corner of the hall where we we used to dance to a live band. The names I remember are Geoff Harris, David Hilliker, Brian Hepburn (known as Bullet), Jill ? Mike ...see more
I lived in Watson Avenue from 1939 to 1963 and went to Park Farm Infant and Junior School - then I had a year in Chatsworth Road and then went to Nonsuch until 1956. I remember the jazz club in the Queen Vic on Sunday evenings and going to what I think was a Working Mans Club or a Residents Club near Mossville gardens in Morden with my brother, Geoff Harris. My mother did a weekly shop in Frosts (like ...see more
Can I post a few memories of Wimbledon's 4 cinemas. I was born at the Nelson in 1943, and lived locally in Woodside until my early twenties. Just after the war the town had four cinemas. The Odeon in Worple Road was the largest and best, but there was also the Regal at the further end of the Broadway, opposite the junction with Stanley Road, which was another large and imposing building. Opposite was the much ...see more
I was at the vindi deck from November 55.a cold bleak place .always cold and hungry but the friendships made then were binding although I have not met any of them again.the memory is still there .and I would go through it all again.i.houghton R645315.
can anyone help me please its driving me round the bend .years ago my father told us of the actress daughter of the vicar of cwmtillery can anyone remember her name many thanks
I got Marred there on 24th March 1965. It was a beautiful hot day for the time of the year, I was born in 1946 in Dudley Drive and went to school at Hatfield. I used to love playing in the woods, climbing trees and paddling in the stream. I remember listening to the band with my mum and dad on a Sunday (we wold take a picnic with us). I have lots of memories. When I got married I moved to Streatham and the the following year to Swindon.
I played here in the 1940/50s for many hours. Damming up the stream to make a large deep pool to paddle in. Under that tree we would hide special pebbles pretending they were jewels. One little friend fell in the stream everytime she went to play. I could also climb that tree, which was not the easiest. Other times I would try to walk all the way up the stream without going onto the grass. I was also lucky ...see more
The year must have been approximately nineteen forty nine and I was twelve years old, I was attending Broseley Church of England school which I disliked immensely;[or is that a boys natural dislike] I must admit I did like going when Mrs Briscoe was taking the class as she was my very very favorite, A very motherly teacher which I think I have previously mentioned,
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I was born in Queen St 1942, at No 19 ,opposite the Engine Hotel. I can still see the horse & drays lining up from the top of Queen St all the way down getting loaded up with goods & parcels from the railway yard, and me & my Mam going out with a bucket and spade,after they had gone on their round's, collecting what was left by the horse's for the garden !. Going into the chippy on the corner of ...see more
I can help you big time with this. I have family Tree for Luke Jr (might also have been know asn John) and Alice Gilliland. find me on Facebook or message me here
I started work for J R Ashall Ltd. in April 2nd1956 Easter was early that year and it was snowing as I reported their offices.I waited outside in the snow I was wearing hand me downs that was all except my under ware, I had not top coat I was cold and suddenly an apprentice bricklayer didn't seem such a goo national service lads doing their 13 weeks training. The job was replacing the wooded piers supporting the huts ...see more
We lived from the late forties until 1957 in the Council houses at Crookhayes, The fields behind our houses were numerous and we used to enjoy watching the cows gadding about. The hedges surrounding the fields were great for the children to play in camps hollowed out of the hedgerows. In the summer a labourer came to cut the long grass behind our houses with his scythe. It all seems so idyllic now ...see more
hi there,
my parents allso lived in collyhurst,
were they owned there house and coalyard,
there names were loretta and charles wood,
they sold the house and bought a house in blacley(13 old road)
but my dad drove daily back to the coal yard,
my elder brother tony got burnt and died at a very younge age,1964
and then approx 8 months after this,my farther died 1965,
i have no clue about my farthers side and ...see more
My mother and father were married in St Andrews garrison church in 1944
Mum was a cook in the NAFFI and my dad was stationed on the camp after coming back from France following Dunkirk with damage to his legs
I moved to Plaistow from Leytonstone with my parents and sister. I went to Napier Road School for a short time then as we lived on the other side of Plaistow I was sent to Portway School which had just been built. From there I went to Holbrook Road Secondary School until leaving in 1957. I lived in Milton Road which was off of Stratford Road and near Pelly Road.
I was married in St Mary's Church (now demolished) in 1957 and left Plaistow to live in Wivenhoe near Colchester.
i would love to hear from anybody that might remember Arthur George Heal he lived in victoria cottages in terrace road Binfield unfortunatly he passed away in 1959 any body that has any help to give me as he was my Step Father we spent some time together with my Mother but as time goes too quick any photos would be a help to my memories..I would like to add that my mother then Mrs Edna Heal passed away in June 2005 Thank you for any help Tony Whitlock..
IWAS BORN PATRICIA ANN MACHON IN HOVE SUSSEX IN 1943 BUT CAME TO LIVE IN MAESTEGLOVED MY STAY IN MAESTEG AND MADE A FEW FRIENDS THERE, I WENT TO PLASNEWYD IN 1948 AND MET A FEW GOOD FRIEND THEN WENT ON TO LLYNDERW SCHOOL I THINK I KNEW SANDRA SHE IS AROUND MY AGE,, I ALSO HAVE RELATIVES BY THE NAME OF STONE AND I BELEAVE THEY LIVED IN MAESTEG I STARTED MY NURSE TRAINING IN 1961 IN A LOVELY LITTLE COTTAGE HOSPITAL, LOVED ...see more
On the right opposite Dixons Cameras was C&A. I think Henry Cooper's greengrocers shop was somewhere here too - does anybody remember? Used to see him in the shop Saturday mornings.
