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My great, great, grandfather, John Holmes, was born in Gentleshaw in 1791. He was an agricultural labourer I gather, and married an Elizabeth of the same age. They had a son, Thomas , born in 1826. He moved away and became a coal dealer before farming in Aston Cantlow.
Anyone related or who has any information on the family would be appropriately recompensed and their efforts greatly appreciated. I am ...see more
Summary House, constructed in 1601; converted to mid C18 coaching inn, and later divided into a pair of cottages, now returned to a single dwelling. Reason for Listing Scarrow Hill is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Date: securely dated by dendrochronology to 1601, this dwelling clearly falls within the period when there is a presumption in favour of listing; ...see more
I remember most of the teachers at St David's, Whiterigg. I started in 1952 with Miss Quinn, Rose McGuire, Miss O'Regan, Mrs Murray, Mrs Downie, Mr Barron, Leo McGeachan and Mr McShane. We then moved to Plains and Gerry Hughes, Mrs Reilly (music teacher, Miss Murray (art teacher) and Eddie Drummond a young science teacher. We lived in the prefabs at 11 Arden Street next to Davie Rintoul, Mary Kane, ...see more
I was born in Newton Abbot 1952. My brother John and I went to Bearnes School until John left to go to a new school above our home in Penn Inn Close. We left Newton Abbot when I was about 6 years old and moved to Bedfordshire. I remember the park (Penn Inn) the pub (Penguin) and the sounds coming from the swimming pool (now Sainsburys). I do go back occasionally on visits; I now live in Plymouth.
The bandstand where Jazz was played on, I think, a Sunday afternoon. The fountain - remember it being 'soaped' and indeed Queensway Stores, my first job on a Saturday and the first department store in town!
I remember the upstairs cafe here, it is where I ate my first hamburger and drank a banana milkshake! This would have been in 1959 (ish!) I also worked as a Saturday girl in Queensway Stores which was just out of shot in this photo - later to become a Tesco's and now I think is Next. Also memories of Leon's Dance Hall - jiving in Queens Square to jazz bands in the bandstand!
I remembered Vfranie as the first band I ever saw live, they played a gig in the autumn of 1967 - I was 11. The gig was in the Great Hall at Oundle School and they were deafeningly loud very heavy blues/rock. The only number I could make out was "Extra, extra, read all about it." I knew they were from the Leicester area. Never heard of them again.
I lived, as a 10 yr old in Valetta Gardens and went to the local school from 1966-68 before we were posted to Germany. Many fond memories of running around in the fields especially Rabbit Hill.
I am Barking born and bred on 25.04.1921 and lived in Fanshaw Avenue which was not far from Eastbury House. I have now reached the age of 92 and would like to share a memory which until very recently I kept to myself. I remember the old creepy Eastbury House which was then untenanted and sustained damage from Hooligans, the high brick wall which skirted the grounds and the shaded areas which ...see more
Daniel and Amy - Wedding Day, 18th September 2010
I was born in Barking 25.04.1921 and I am now 92! I had four sisters and one brother. We all lived in Fanshaw Avenue with our parents, so anyone that reads this of that era, can relate to the shops and the great Barking people. I can remember shopping in my rollerskates down Faircross Avenue for my mum and it was certainly a quick way to do shopping, definitely quicker than walking! There ...see more
I loved my schooling there from 1950 to 55. We had horses (oh, those nighttime rides), outdoor swimming pool (freezing at midnight!), Guy Fawkes night in the Elephant Pit, long walks to Polesden Lacey, hockey games against the nuns (they were tough!), wonderful teachers, pretty awful food except for one year when the cooking was taken over by Mother Hildegarde. The day we drenched Sister Aloysius thinking we were ...see more
I remember Websters very well, I was able to buy clothes by saving 1 shilling a week in their club. My cousin worked there after leaving school and before going in the ATS; she once gave me a Victorian child's apron she had found in the storeroom.
Tommy and Williamina (note the spelling) lived in Leslie Row, Radcliffe and I can remember going from school in Amble every Thursday to help bring water from a tap in the middle of street. Three taps served the street; top, middle and bottom, also I got 3 buckets of coal from the coal house over the road. The Nettie or toilet was next to the coal house and it was a hole with a seat going ...see more
Hello to you all, I'm hoping that someone can help with some research I'm currently doing on a stoneware pot I recently bought printed with the name H J Piggott, 45a and 46 West Street, Horsham. I've included a link to a photo of the pot and hope it stirs a few recollections. [URL=http://s231.photobucket.com/user/koichic/media/HJPiggottpot_zps668d9d11.jpg.html][IMG]http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee38/koichic/HJPiggottpot_zps668d9d11.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Derek.
My mum was in the womans footie team in the late 60's early 70's. She used to go to 'the Cali' often and was in the lodge, her name was Vi and my dad was Eddie. Anyone remember them? They were friends with the Worrels.
Hi,does anyone know the people that lived at 25 Church Street, Kington in the 1950's as they are relatives of my mother. Would be grateful for a reply. Surnames of Turner or Warren... maybe? Kind regards, Clare
We lived at Bridge Stores for several years during which time I went to the Infants and Primary School before going across the border to Heron Wood School. I remember playing in the Rec and making dens in the wooded area at the top. Each autumn we would dice with death by throwing sticks at the conker trees that were on the other side of the road by the BT depot. Dashing across the road to pick up any ...see more
What a year ! I was 17 and offered a job by Phil Peters at Bosham Sea School. I arrived in the February to help prepare the sailing dinghies and launch for the coming season. The launch was in the car park and the Wayfarer dinghies in a local farm. As the season progressed I made friends with some interesting people.
Here are my favourite recollections:
Sue Thorne, my first girlfriend who stole my heart ...see more
Hi, I'm trying to trace a Peter Burrell born 1887 who may have been bought up in a Children's Home in Uckfield. There are no official birth records but he is mentioned on a website as being at a home in 1899. I also need to find his whereabouts around 1919, any info would be great.
1959 to 1962
I was born and spent my early years in Burslem but for 10 years (from 1951), Tunstall became an important part of my life. Brownhills High School gave me a wonderful education. More than 60 years later I can still see and name most of my teachers .... and of course, Dr Bright who presided over those black and white tiles!! At the end of my time there, I went to Goldsmith's in London, but returned to teach at Central ...see more
I was born and raised at the School House, next door to the Horns Inn, as was my father and his siblings. I was married in St Helens church in 1942. This photograph, taken in 1960, shows the "bypass" which enabled the village to be freed from the noise of heavy traffic. My grandfather was the headmaster at the school and is buried in the churchyard. My father suceeded him as head. This site truly brings back childhood memories of the past.
My mother spent an idyllic childhood in Conder Green until her mother passed away at a young age. Living in Canada we made a trip to C.G in 1998. Mum's family lived next door to the Stork Inn which now looks to be incorporated into the Inn from pictures that I have viewed recently. She had some wonderful memories of walking to school and the boats that were dry docked there. The house had a ...see more
My name is Carol, I was born in the village in the same house as my father, Albert Wilson, was and my brother Colin; we lived there for many years with my mother, Mary. I remember the teachers Miss Fox and a Mrs Shaw who used to live in the village and hold Halloween parties for the school children. We had blood soup (tomato), apple bobbing, scary stories and really enjoyed ourselves. She also took some of us up into ...see more
I was a deceamer in the steelworks, I left to go to America in 1976. I loved Corby, I would never have left if circumstances had been different, but at that time 47% were out of work, and I would have been one of them. I could put a few names of people I knew, but I'm 84 years now, maybe there are some still around. But corby was a great place to live then. I lived in 23 Nevis Close, Shire Estate.
Used to come here nearly every Saturday in the seventies with my mum and dad. They'd get slightly drunk and we'd walk home to Whitwick and get fish and chips from 'The Wise Plaice' and play I spy! Happy days! Then I grew up and left! I got bored stiff with the place as a young adult. It seems a lot more lively now.
I was born in S.Kensington, moved to Northolt and then to Carlyle Road, S.Ealing around 1951 when I was aged 4. I attended Little Ealing Infant School and then moved next door to the 'upper school'...later moving to the new build Ealing Mead up by Gunnersbury Park. Great memories....not perhaps of school...but there was so much to do as a young lad....all the parks, swimming pools, Ruislip Lido, Heathrow Airport and ...see more
I was born in 1950 in New House Lane, then moved to Copsleigh Ave around 1954, I think it was 1955. When I attended Salfords School then went to the new school in Copsleigh Ave, we lived at No.58 until 1968 when we emigrated to Australia. I remember playing in the woods behind our house and along the railway embankment, catching newts in the newt pond and picking wild blackberries around the edge of the ...see more
I'm responding for the second time to Tony Harper's memory of the Club posted back in 2009. I've tried to track him down in Queensland, Oz through local papers, this site and other means, without success. I and some of his old mates, such as Alan Beeson and John Hadwick, would love to renew contact. Anyone out there know Tony?
My grandmother, Margeret Alice Derbyshire, lived at 1 Ivy Cottage, Todhills. My father, Maurice Derbyshire, was born 1904 at Lower Willington. I have a newspaper cutting dated 2 September telling of how my grandmother's father, J Glendenning, started work at nine years old! And eventually because of failing eyesight ended up as night foreman at Todhills railways. I think newspaper cutting may be from Durham ...see more
I hated every second of that place, I was caned and hit by Mr E and by my housemaster on a regular basis for having a bit of spirit. They would go to jail today for what they did to me, I never forgot and I never will. I think about it every day, it was not 'firm but fair', it was brutal (as I know). My scars are in my head not on my backside, as they frequently was. That was my memories of good old St Johns. As you can see, not good memories for me.
Lets get this right; come off the High Street by Frog Lane on the road that goes back to the A4. The cottage in question is on the corner, go straight on to the church. It's basically the same big wall before it now, and it's all one house.
My husband seems to remember an exhibition of war planes on Clapham Common sometime after WW2 finished, but I can't find any record of them. Is there anybody who remembers this please?
I was born in '47 at West Mid so a pre NHS baby boomer (just). I have been looking on Google maps at our old house in Staines Road. It looks so much much smaller though it is a 3 bed detached. It is next to what was Hollygrove Works and had a huge wall as our west boundary. We moved mid 50's to live near Gatwick Airport (Crawley) always been fond of airports. I remember soap box racing in Lampton Park. Hounslow ...see more
Hi, there's a fastastic online "Watchfield Chronicle" with a detailed history of the village. My own interest is family history. My ancestors were there 1760s - 1860s, but my interest is wider as this gives context. Do get in touch if you are building a picture of Watchfield life.
steven.carter1@ntlworld.com
Steven Carter
This is the year that Hollington became my home, Buttermilk Hill to be exact. Hollington was and still is a lovely scenic village. There was a great big wood behind the houses of Buttermilk Hill which were my playground with my dog Bridie. I came back to Hollington on December 4th 1999, and set up home at the other end of the village with my children, who now play and walk the woods as I once did, and now I can do it with them.
Does anyone have any memory of my grandparents, Philip and Margaret Harrington, who lived at No.38? She died 1923, he in 1929.
I would love to hear from any other family members from this area. My family came from the following farms - Tireinon (maybe spelt Tyr-Einon), Y Dderwen, Nant Y Mynydd, Glyn Henllan, Gellisifor to name but a few. The main family name was Roberts. My Great Grandfather, John Roberts (Known as John Tireinon/Tyr-Einon) used to preach in Cwmcoch chapel. Apparently, my Great Uncle Dai used to line the mines before ...see more
The old Miners Hall was my local library, I spent many happy hours in there not only browsing the bookshelves but talking to some of the old retired miners that met there most days. My Great Uncle was Alf Palfreman who was a councilor for the valley for about 50 years. I have always been incredibly proud of being a "valley girl". I was brought up in John Street, the longest street in Ogmore. At the top of the ...see more
My grandfather, Henry Lalley, of Homestead Road was a caretaker at Valence House during the 1950's. Some days he would allow me to fish on the ponds if I behaved myself. It was fun because none of my mates could do it.
Was my teacher at school 1940 (ish), was MP and in the Labour government hierarchy. She lived on Castleford Road near Greens newsagents on the corner; a very strict teacher but had time for pupils. Her father was Ben Bacon who was once asked at a council meeting, "shall we get a gondola for the Hawe Hill Park Lake?" He replied, "yes, of course, get two then we can breed off them!"
Alice Bacon was my school teacher 1930/40
My earliest memory of Bolton upon Dearne was as a 5 year old living at Manor Farm next to the bookies - I used to chalk up the results at the bookies. We had sheep on the farm and I remember a rather bad tempered ram which along with my brothers Robert and Neil, we would tease quite a lot. I went to the local junior school but not for very long because we moved to Lincolnshire, but I always remember Manor Farm. Friendly stoic people, Yorkshire through and through.
I used to play with my best friend at the time who lived in the Children's Home in Curlew Way, Moreton. We had many a happy time at the home; her name was Sandra Satterthwaite and she was also with her sister Carol, and her older half sister Diane Walker. Sandra introduced me to Elvis, she was alway's singing 'I'm all shook up'. We were in Lingham Lane School where Sandra broke her arm aged ...see more
This photo brought the memories flooding back. My parents moved to Verwood in '57. My dad worked for the De Havilland Aircraft company in Christchurch. I'm searching my memory but I think the building on the left had a stationers called Nellie Hopkins. More interesting to me was a fish and chip shop just opposite the car photographed there. In front of Nellie Hopkins was Shearings Garage, selling Esso ...see more
Any further info on this area and pics would be great! My distant relatives on my father's paternal side lived at Glenwood in 1860's according to the census, having moved down from Nether Ordley, Auchterless. Theodore Forsyth born 1789 lived here around 1860's when his wife Margaret ,born 1802, had passed. Their son, Peter Forsyth, born 1834 of at least 6 siblings was married to ...see more
I would like to share with you some of my early childhood memories of my formative years in Parndon, including places and names that might evoke similar memories to myself. I hope you will bear with me, as I will probably go on a bit. I'll start off by mentioning my grandparents, Bill and Daisy Conyard, who lived at No.4 Hare Street. They moved into this house shortly after the end of WW1. They had four ...see more
When I was born we lived at 8 Longwood Parade, Longwood Gardens, Barkingside. Yet when my husband took me back there two years ago Longwood Parade seemed to have gone and the houses are all numbered as Longwood Gardens. Anybody know why?
Ann Hall (nee Moller)
I lived in Campshill Road SE13, I also went to St Marys C of E School. I have so many good memories of Lewisham, also of going to the Odeon, I saw the Beatles there and the Rolling Stones once in my teens. I nearly got expelled from Sedgehill School for queuing for tickets all night, was worth it though! I lived in Campshill Road from 1948- 1959, our house was demolished and we had to move to ...see more
My friend, Alcwyn Evans, lived at 99 Penrhiwceiber Road and we were in the RAOC in Belgium from 1958 to 1960. When we came out we lost touch. I would like to hear anything about my friend.
My father was called Frank Feeley he was born at home, 111 Oak Street, Gateshead in 1919.
He was the 3rd son of William Feeley and Lillian Feeley (nee Gardiner-Battensby). They had 4 children; John (Jack), William (Bill,) Frank and Margaret. Margaret died at the age of 21. My grandfather, William Feeley, also lived at 44 Fourth Street, Gateshead but I don't know when. My great grandfather was John Feeley, ...see more
Yeah I worked there in 1963. I think everbody in Morden (unskilled) worked there at one time or another; if it wasn't there it would be Foster's transformers, or Triang. All on minimum wage or less, I got the equivalent of 28pence an hour and I was probably overpaid 'cos I did as little as I could. I worked in the stores where I could hide behind the racks of steel bars and if anyone came in I could pretend I was ...see more
Ths is the memory of my cousin, Audrey, aged 79. We were talking yesterday and she told me how, with her mother, she had travelled from Lancashire to see her father who was stationed in the area. They had to get permission to travel and she was allowed to visit the camp, where her father was an officer's batman; she would be given sweets! She remembers staying in Dibden Purleigh in a little cottage with no electricity and having to carry candles, going to bed. The lady was very kind to them.
They were chained up in winter. We used to climb over them as kids. Just past the Quay Wall, they were the only ones I have ever seen in 72 years. Were they unique?
I remember Mrs Harris a severe teacher, and the Miss Hubbards (ginger). The pupils were Bernard Lewis and sisters Christine, Barbara and Noel. Also Billy Miles, Arthur Jones, Freda Watkins, Marjorie and Shelia Lewis, Mair Jenkins and my sister Eileen. It was the war years, we collected salvage, ate marmite sandwiches and also collected shrapnel from fallen bombs - 5 fell on our farm of Tynycae. Lots of other memories of those tough years.
Does anyone remember the Gymkhana? I think it was in celebration of the Coronation.. After lots of school yard practices we eventually "performed" at the Boston football field.. I was 10 at the time. It was so exciting to be part of this national celebration.
I loved St Anne's. Great theatre, music and games, an all-round education. I'll always think that I got a great education there and I'm sad it's been pulled down. I wish I could find some of my class mates; Wendy Dew is in Perth, Australia but she's the only one I've found. I'd love to hear from Pat Balderston. I live near San Francisco now and only go back to the UK occasionally but I'd love to hear ...see more
I am at present writing my memories of the Second World War. I lived in Filtom Road, Mossley Hill and I would walk to school over the River Alt and up past what we called Lord Derby's estate where there was a big gate house, then we walked along by the high wall of the estate to school. Over this wall which bordered the estate there were deer, a game keeper with a gun and the best ...see more
My great grandfather and his wife lived in Chappel and my grandfather was born there in 1912. I have 2 lovely images of Chappel which shows my Great Grandmother standing at her door in The Street with her two young children. Above the window it says 'Claude Malyn' shoemaker. She sent a postcard showing the road with an x where her house was. The house and the street look very different today!
To who it might concern.
Being at The Grange in the 1950's was the best years of my life. Being 71 years of age now, I recollect with fondness the staff and us boys and girls. By the way, I've got a large photo book dating from 1941 to the present day concerning all of the history of this wonderful home.
My name is Ronald Tully or is it Ellington? ...see more
September 2012 my three adult children and some extended family travelled to the Bedruthan Steps with my dear mother's ashes. We walked the beach for a long while before deciding on a special place to scatter them. It was at the Queen Bess Rock we chose, not knowing the name of the particular rock. A very beautiful and fitting place for such a special day.
The Lido has now re-opened.
My friends and I spent many happy hours in a tin boat that my brother made for me, paddling up and down between the two bridges at riverside Crayford. Often we would use our nets to catch sticklebacks and shrimps but always with wellington boots as the river had broken bits of glass. Often the river was coloured by dyes being dumped further up stream.
Whilst my mum and dad were in Crayford Social club I would often go to the Parade Fisheries which was owned by a Mr Parker and prepare newspapers ready for wrapping up fish and chips for the customers; for this service I would receive either a Telfers pie or fish and chips. I would then rejoin my mother in the Ladies Room of Crayfrod Social club (in those days women were not allowed into the bar area!)
I can add information about the September bombing and suggest that one reason for the low number of casualities was that it was a time bomb that landed on Bell Vue Terrace. Aunt Alice and Daisy lived at number 6 and tell me that they heard the bomb come down but then there was no immediate explosion. They were told to smash all the windows to allow for the blast to go through the ...see more
My mum has a postcard with an address of Carlton Hall, Little Sutton, Chester written about 1912 to her aunty Dilys de vere Potts. Her granny had grown up in Little Sutton, she was a pianist and was called Queenie Amelia Howard; she married twice to a Mr Potts and a Harry Frith. Does anyone know anything about Carlton Hall or where it was?
Hi all old inmates of LMTH.
I was in Connaught Ward block 3 (boys), at the tender mercy of Sister Smith, from about end 1951 aged 6 until December 1954. I had neglected TB in the knees and (then unknown) lungs. I remember Wilfred, who carried us about either in that grey wooden handcart or the electric trolley and who made wooden toys for those of us who had little or no visitors at Christmas. Mrs Caravan (I think) ...see more
I started searching just this evening (1/9/13) for a former school chum, Ashley Cook and was amazed to find this site and all the comments which I remember so well. I attended the junior school and remember both Mr Hogarth & Mr Gordon. Thereafter I went to Market Rasen Secondary Modern. I did return to the village about ten years ago and found Ashley who took me to see Janice Holmes' grave as I ...see more
I lived with my family, Mum, Martha Annie (nee Lumb), dad Arthur, sister Marie (now Richards) and brother Allen at the bottom end of Gas House Lane, now known as Gas Works Lane. We lived there until around 1951/2. I went to Elland Grammar School. The Gas Works were fully operational, we used to collect coke from there every Saturday morning (6d a sack).
The canal was also busy with horse drawn barges, the ...see more
I lived in Heckingham at the time he used to give me paino lessons every Tuesday lunch time; I went to Heckingham School. He played the organ at church as well, the lessons were 5 shillings for three quarters of hour. I remember he then got a moped and I remember him saying to my old chap the lessons would have to go up to 7 and 6 to pay for fuel. By the way I still can not play!
You'll all go "Oh yes", when I jog your memory that Seaview was formerly named 'Kite Farm Camp'. It changed its name to Seaview around '61/62 when Arthur Fitt the garage owner on the other side of the station bought it from Old Mr Prout. I was born in 1955 and my mum and her step father (Oscar French from Chatham) had a caravan each. They were both of treated hardboard and were wonderful to us kids (the ...see more
My maternal grandfather had a shop in Eckington in the early to mid 1900`s (by 1946 he was livng in Wadsley). I understand it was a grocers that also sold beer. His name was William Stephenson, he was married and had five daughters. Does anyone have any information?
Hi Jenny. Glad to hear that both Jimmy and Pete Cox are still with us. I remember that Jimmy took over Cha Coull's garage while I was there, and also remember his elder brother and his younger sister. I spent quite a lot of time with Pete as we were both in the RAF and both stayed at Bella's. I'm sure Pete played alongside me in the Auchenblae Summer football team. My email address is ...see more
Having gained my Air Gunners wing in Egypt I was posted to the Air Crew holding unit in Harrogate where I stayed for about three weeks early on 1945, and again a few months later. I remember the dance held in a marque in the Valley Gardens in August on VJ night (what a night that was!) I was billeted in the Grand Hotel. The CO of this unit was the English wicket keeper Les Ames On parade one morning in the forecourt ...see more
I moved to Foyle Drive when there was only a few houses built. I lived across the road from the church and went to Ockendon Courts School from the first day it opened. I used to walk up to a Mr & Mrs Philips at North Stifford about five thirty in the morning to pick up papers to deliver to the estate, it was a long and heavy walk. Then on the evenings I used to sell papers to the site ...see more
Paul, I remember you building huge constructions in your garden. Happy days. I still talk to uncle Jack Edwards.
Oh, my goodness, the memories come flooding back when I started to read some of the stories. Yes, mine was very much the same as most of yours was. I was taken to Victoria Station and put on the train with a nun. I remember sleeping in the dorm and wetting the bed. Eating dry boiled potatoes that made me gag. Walking one direction along the sea with the wind blowing so hard they made my cheeks red raw and ...see more
I used to walk home this way from school in the early 1970's passing "Jack Hills", a grocery store that is just out of shot to the left of this picture. I remember the little roadabout with a lamp post on it in front of the hairdressers - my mam and nan used to go each week. It was an odd shaped building at the Junction of Orange Street and Countesthorpe Road. Really weired seeing a picture of how it was..
School days and Becketts Close.