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My great grandfather, William Davies, son of Thomas, was born in Corwen in 1862. He married Ann Jane Lewis and they moved up to London in the 1880s. Is there anyone, still living in Corwen, related to me? You can mail me at mar2eng@yahoo.ca
My mother was brought up in Lowfield Road, so although we lived in West Hampstead, we frequently passed through it on our way to shop in Kilburn High Road. Passed through it far too slowly for my liking because my mother invariably encountered some of her friends there and she seemed to spend ages chatting with them. However, when we did finally move on, the first port of call was a sweet shop at the end of ...see more
Seeing Frank Golden being carried shoulder high by his team mates back to the pub after a successfull result thanks mainly to Jonty Raine who was a local star at the time.The Carnivals were great fun.Howden Juniors won the County Junior Cup a year or two later.
I lived in the house which was just to the left of this picture. My Dad was the local coal merchant (Lowe Bros Fuels). As children,we used to play "round the church" which was the rough track surrounding St John's Church,and I went to St John's infant school then Didsbury Rd Junior School before moving to Anglesey in '75 when the house had to be demolished for road widening. I have many happy memories of Heaton Mersey Park,and would love to visit it to see what it's like now.
Upper Beeding was the best place in the world to live and grow up, it's not the same now, there's too many townies.
Hi, Val and Sid Newman live in Lancing now. My nan and grandad lived in Sands Lane and I loved going there and helping Charlie in the woods cutting bean sticks. It was magical. A lot of the old characters have gone now but in the 1970s and 1980s the Fishes, Grettons and Wellsteads ruled the roost.
As a young child in the late 30's and early 40's, a visit to B.B. Evans Department Store in Kilburn High Road was like a visit to Aladdin's Cave. Full of all kinds of clothes and household articles and a wonderful toy department, which had an ingenious "Santa's Grotto" every Christmas. With its stairs and lift and (literally) above all, its utterly fascinating pneumatic payment system. Whereby your money and your bill ...see more
I was born in a quaint village in Nottinghamshire called Huthwaite, we moved to a farmhouse in Wrawby when I was 7. My aunt and her family moved there with us. We had great times in the barns, sliding down the hay, watching the cows being milked and feeding the chickens. I remember a winding staircase leading to the bedrooms and half way up the stairs was a cellar, we were afraid of going past there for ...see more
I have read with fond memories the recollections of others on their holidays at Bucks Mills and thought I would share mine. My family and I came down from Nottinghamshire for many years in the mid 50's to early 60's. The family name was Gordon, my father was Leslie, a GP, my mother Jean a vetinary surgeon together with myself, Alasdair, and my older sister Janet ...see more
The magnificent Odeon Cinema, an Art Deco masterpiece, became a multi-screen horror, then a Bingo Hall. Sadly now torn down (2010) to make way for shopping. The doors bottom right corner were where we would sneak in free after a friend opened the exit. At age 10 we climbed the fire ladders to the roof high above the city!
I remember this bridge very well. Brought up in MD from 1938 until I left to join the Royal Navy in 1955. We, my brother Tony and Brian Roylance, spent many happy hours in the vicinity especially fishing for "Sticklebacks" in Victoria Mill overspill channel which is just 50 yards or so to the right of this picture. We also sledged on Salisbury Hill and in Rogers Field. Both are no longer available for ...see more
How we must have given this lady a headache. She lived at the bottom of the lane and we children used to go to the side of her house and play ball. Many times she came out, not to complain, just to ask us to move further up the wall away from the room they were sitting in. What a lovely lady, and a belated sorry for the noise. Another time we were playing on Rileys wall, and the windows were covered in wire ...see more
It was around this time the old Hippodrome closed. Well everyone thought it had, us children knew better, we could just open the loading door slightly and squeeze in, many costumes had been left, but we never tried them on, just looked at them and said how nice they were, but we knew all about the ghost that walked the stage and we talked in whispers in case they heard us. Someone must have realised what was ...see more
The person who climbed the ladder may well have been me or perhaps my father who owned the shop.
I used to help at Christmas to earn some pocket money and loved the book department, where I would fit plastic sleeves to the books.
The whole place had a wonderful atmosphere and seemed vast to me (it was later enlarged) and I liked talking to the staff, many of whom had been there for years and who all had such ...see more
My memories were of the club trips, they would have been a lot of people's holidays. Our dad would have been a member of at least four clubs so that meant we got a trip to the seaside, a bottle of pop and a packet of crisps, and the sick bucket if you couldn't travel well.
I remember the pit sports days, coming from a big family it was like Christmas in July because I won a lot of races. I remember the matinee ...see more
No, I don't remember back to 1881, but my great-grandfather was born and lived in Gents Lane, Shimpling. My grandmother and her sisters attended the village school too! I would be interested to know if anyone remembers the Campan family or their neighbours the Cobbold family.
We have had many happy visits to Shimpling over the years, loving the peace and tranquility, a true step back in time.
Look up the Hengoed pages of this website, I left a memory there you may be interested in.
I'm looking for Margaret d.o.b Nov 1949 [could be known as Gaynor] Jones and Patricia L Davies d.o.b Nov 1949, both born in Neath and lived in God rer Graig.
Patricia's married name could either be Jones or Thomas and she married in 1967 in Neath.
My name is Carol Angus [nee Swales] and I have traced a very strong family connection and would be very grateful for any information.
I can be contacted by email:
carol@carolangus.com or carol_angus@hotmail.com
Kind Regards
Carol
The road going to the school just past 'Tan Lan'.
This view is at the west end of Hannafore, before the road terminates.
I have internet friends from Chandlersford, John & Gloria Sibson currently visiting their homebase, from their current residence on Queensland's Gold Coast and they will attempt to photograph sites in Eastleigh as part of a memento for me as I did not think I would ever return again, however last month my eldest son from my 2nd marriage informed he would be returning to his fiancee's home town of ...see more
This is The Beach at Hannafore (West Looe).
This is not as stated. This is a view up Looe river, at the point the river splits east and west.
This rock is known locally as "Tom Barbers Rock". This name was given as Tom Barber died as he hit the rocks below when diving.
You are probably referring to the "Three Pilchards" pub and this photo is not that pub. It is a house a little further up from the pub. Your picture is that of a house. The Three Pilchards (which is still a pub) was for a number of years in the 1990s in the ownership of my close family.
Having just joined Facebook I am with former Wombwellians, our topic is Dancing at Wombwell Baths during the winter months. A wooden floor was laid as mentioned below. Harry Swift and his orchestra were the regular guest aritists. The Friday and Saturday night dances, not forgetting the Saturday afternoon sessions, were popular for us young children. The floor had a bounce when the Gay Gordons were ...see more
My grandmother, Joan Hobson (nee Charlton) owned the sweet shop here and ran it from about 1945 onwards, until the early 1960s. Her mother, Mrs Charlton, ran it before her.
Joan was in the WAAF as a young woman, whilst her mother resided in Willington. After the Second World War she returned and lived with her mother in High Street, along with her husband. She went on to have 2 ...see more
Looking at these photos brings it all back for me. My parents ran Ashtead Riding School, Ashtead Woods Road, for eight years until 1969 when we moved to Sussex. I still remember Nash's garage as seen in the Craddocks Parade 1961 picture, as I fell out of my father's Jag XK120, aged 5, when he pulled out of the forecourt. No seatbelts then! Seems like yesterday!!
I have just returned from London and I was checking to see if there were any photos of Finchley Road and Lymington Road. I was born at No 8 Depot Cottages and stayed there until my dad passed away in 1959. My mates and I drank at the bar along Finchley Road, one pal's family had the flower stall outside the station at John Barnes, my school was Holy Trinity. I also spent a lot of time ...see more
My grandma and grandad lived in New Street, Millbrook. I remember as a six-year-old going to see them and going to the 'swan pool' at the bottom of the road and feeding the swans.
Grandma died in 1966 and Grandad came to live with us in the Midlands. My great-great-aunts lived in East Looe and the last time I visited there was 1969/70.
As I have been tracing my ancestors we came down to ...see more
I have fond memories of my childhood/early teens in Sutton-at-Hone. I attended the C of E Primary school in the early 1940s; I remember one of the teachers, a Ms. Rogers, the headmaster was a layman in the local church, I cannot recall his name. The Rev Karl Samson was the vicar. I was a choirboy with David Hill, David Hodge, Harry King (his mother was the church organist), Gwen Mullholland, Mr. Brown, Eric ...see more
I have just moved in with my fiance at Woodland's House on Main Street in Helperby. His birthday is coming up and I was looking for a unique gift. I thought some old photos or building plans would be interesting for both of us. I know the house has been a pub, a bicycle shop, a general store, and also had a petrol pump out front.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Lisa
Sutton as I remember it holds many memories. I was born and brought up there, attending school at the Council School, Sunday School at the Chapel and using the facilities of the Park from an early age until I eventually went to do my National Service in 1956. The Park is little changed although it now has many items of entertainment which were not even thought of when I used it. We had four ...see more
I was really surprised at how busy and popular this community event was. I went along with my wife, Elizabeth, who is a dancer with the Heather and Gorse Clog Morris Dancers. The team had been invited to perform outside the Dolphin pub half way along St Marychurch precinct. We were booked to dance at 3 o'clock and the organisers of the event were ready for us and "coned off" a square ...see more
My grandmother, Dolly Harding lived at number one, Sandhurst Street. I was brought up at Davenport Avenue. At that time, before all the new houses were built around Foxhunter Drive and Chesnut Avenue, the way to the infant school was down Davenport Avenue, along Iliffe Avenue, across to Cartwright Drive then up the "Black Pad" to Sandhurst Street. The geese in the field it crossed (Chesnut Avenue) were always a ...see more
Our family lived in Lidget Green, near the Great Horton railway station. I was born in 1949 near Bradford (Wakefield), and lived in Lidget Green from toddlerhood until we emigrated in 1960. The neighborhood provided many memories which were everyday and mundane at the time but now are more quaint and nostalgic. Milk deliveries by horse-drawn cart. The lighting of the coal gas street lamps each evening by a worker ...see more
Battersea is so different today. My dad was born in Battersea in 1922, Earnest Edward Lovett.
William Wright lived in Vine Cottage, Aston, there was a blacksmith shop beside the house, across the road was the orchard with many fruit trees and all the animals. I used to spend time there in the summer with Aunty Edith and Uncle William, I lived in a town in Gloucestershire so it was a wonderful treat for me to stay at the farm. We had to feed the animals morning and night, I was ...see more
I remember spending most of my night in Equis with all my mates and we used to have a great time listening to the jukebox etc, flirting with the lads.
Does anyone remember?
Jennifer Stratford
Midge Pigford (deceased)
Majorie Roxby
Baz Myers
Pop Noble
Betty Carr
I used to work in Mitchells shoe shop with my friend Midge, which was just below Equis.
We used to go down the beach banks at ...see more
Did you serve at the RAF Ely Hospital during the 1950s? If so we'd love you to join us for a Reunion we're holding at the Lamb Hotel in Ely on Saturday 25th September 2010. Whether you were National Service, a regular or a civilian we'd love to hear about your time there. Perhaps you were a nurse or a medic or a nursing orderly, or in the EPAS or MT section? Or, like my Dad, you were a chef in catering? ...see more
Wes Coulthard and me decided to go to the smoke to try our luck,this was early sixties. Wes had worked in London before for a building company called Higgs & Hill so we decided to give it a go as we had just been laid off. It was a warm Friday and we set ourselves up on the Tyne Bridge with our rucksacks, I had the Stones written in indelible ink emblazoned all over mine and Wes had the Animals on his. We ...see more
When I was a child I was shown round Ivy Cottage and the farmland in Thompsons Lane by my late Grandmother who had inherited all the land from her auntie. Thompsons Lane was named after the family. I believe that most of the land is now a housing estate apart from one field left. Does anyone remember how it used to be?
My dad lived in Weymouth for several years. His father worked for a dairy and later ran a kind of dairy shop in the town. The family were based at Chickerell Road. I would love to hear from anyone who remembers him.
gconnatty@gmail.com
My great-grandparents Jim and Leila lived in Churt. Jim was born in Churt in 1897 and lived in a number of houses and tied cottages at Churt including Anne's Cottage, named after my mum. For a while he was the carter at Bron y de (?) and I have photos of this time including estate worker photos and one where my mum was a little girl in the fruit fields with David Lloyd George. They also lived at Hide Farm, Marchants ...see more
I was born in Willesden on November 12, 1938. We moved to Edgware when I was three. I attended Broadfields Infant School. The best teacher in the world - Mrs. Dennison- I could never forget her. We used to go to the shelters during the air raids. She was the kindest person, whom I will never forget. I then attended Edgware Secondary Modern School until 1955-56. My name was Sheila Goodwin. ...see more
My brothers and I attended Detling Primary School in the 1970s. Mr. Chidgy was headmaster and lived in the schoolhouse joined onto the main school hall, then later Mr. Cuthbert. We sat on the wooden highly polished floorboards of the victorian school hall floor for assembly, ate our school lunches and had PE lessons in that hall. The inside walls were painted brick above wooden head high wainscotting. I remember ...see more
Peter Hanson, Castle School, war years early to late 1940s, Headmaster John Bowles, Matron Mary Bowles, Asst Head Mr Williams. Teachers Miss Forster or Foster, Mr Jones (Music) Mr Wheeler (Woodwork) Mr Peart (in the Lodge - Gardening across the road). Houses were Derwent, Tees, Tyne and Wear - later changed to Hawkins, Drake, Raleigh and Grenville - colours Red/Yellow/Blue and Green. Carved wooden shields along ...see more
Me and my sister Jane were adopted due to neglect and abuse, then lived on Urmston Lane,sadly the abuse continued. However I enjoyed my time at Lostock Secondary Modern and also Stretford Cricket Club. My mates Paul Atherton, Stuart Fish and Paul Newton and his gorgeous sister Zoe Newton. We lived on the corner of Umrston Lane and Manor Road opposite Sandy Lane. I hardly recognise the old place now. I also ...see more
I first went to Heriot in about 1947 camping with Boy Scouts. When my parents came for a visit they liked the area so they arranged with local farmer to have our holidays camping in his field for a number of years after that, although we went by bus from Edinburgh our tent and gear were sent by rail.
Born at Petersfield in 1940, my first home was Berry Cottage, down Sandy Lane, opposite Sibley's farm. Berry cottage had only 4 rooms (2 up and 2 down), no running water, only a well and later a tap down in the lane. I remember the Yew trees that grew in the garden on the bank above the lane, and the Budlia tree that grew up against the front of the house and attracted wonderfully coloured butterflys. And the ...see more
I was 8 years old when on November the 5th I was not at all well. My mum was at work in the cotton mill in Lower Darwen, my sister and brother were out at the bonfire across the street, Dad was sitting with me. Mum finished work at 10pm and came home to find me very distressed. In the early hours of the morning I was taken to the Infermary. It was appendicitis, I remember it well. I was told that I was the youngest person to be admitted into the Infirmary with appendicitis.
We moved to Tongham from Ash in 1955 when I was 14, lived on the Cardinales, I am now living in Yorkshire. The days and years spent in Tongham were good, having a house with a bath and flushing toilet was brill. I still did not have my own bedroom, but never mind, it was really the start of my adult life. I went into the army for 2 years, married and came home, had my children and also lived on the Cardinals. I ...see more
I moved back to Hill House, with my brothers, Adrian, Anthony & Twins Russell & Howard. Micky , John & Julian arrived a few years later. I lived there untill 1963, when I got married, and moved to a flat at Kelsale court. I still live in the village of Kelsale.
I have seen a message from Kathleen, I think her sisters were Jackie and Christine, living in Denny's lane. (Church Lane)
The village has ...see more
I lived in the National College Hostel from 1955 to 1956 which, to the best of my recollection, was located at 28, Dulwich Wood Park, Upper Norwood. The local pub, which our meagre allowance allowed us to visit once a week - usually on Sunday evenings - was the Paxton. I went by my "student name" of Joe in those days and I recall meeting a lovely young lady named Mary Rickett in the Paxton with her Mum and ...see more
My maternal grandparents lived in Talbot House at the end of Scotch and Pritchard Row (Elizabeth and George Reed) my paternal grandmother lived in Blandy Terrace Robert (dec'd) and Mary Elizabeth Stephens. I used to live in the Prefabs in Tonyrefail but spent most of my childhood and teenage years in Gilfach Goch. My mum had 10 sibling and my dad had 9 siblings so we had a lot of family in Gilfach ...see more
I was born in 21 King Street in the Miskin 23rd May 1952. We moved to Perthcelyn when I was 4 years old. I had a great time at Perthcelyn, a friend of mine used to live in No 48 Brynheulog. I used to live in 49 Brynheulog. During the school holidays we always had nice weather in those days, we got our swimming trunks and a towel and off down to Penrhiwceiber Pool we 'd go . It was there where I ...see more
I remember working on the C & A store in appoximately 1964 I think, from start to finish, all the electrical work, it brings back many happy memories for me. Is it still standing? It was said a cinema stood there prior to C & A being built, which was bombed during the Second World War, and it was said to have had a ghost from that time on.
Denno
Does anyone remember the dairy in Pandy? It was Wrexham Dairies . I used to help out on the milk
float that used to do the Rhosrobin run, also Gwersyllt. The woman who used to drive it was Joyce and on a Saturday and Sunday I used to help Jack dropping off and picking up the milk churns, also crates of milk, I never got paid for it, I just liked doing it, unfortunately not like kids today who ...see more
I remember the big question "Are you a saint or a sinner?". I still have my badge to this day, alas I was a sinner, lol.
We arrived in Newcastle in September 1955, from Malay, (Malaysia) where we were housed in that fortification of red brick buildings: Fenham Barracks. After a couple of weeks I eventually became acclimatised to the cold and, upon venturing outdoors, found a wealth of new-found friends and every day thereafter was packed with simple fun!
One of our favourite games was duelling with the ...see more
I think the motor yacht in the centre of this photo [outer row, single mast with 3 visible portholes on the starboard side] is the White Aster II which belonged to my grandfather Walter Robinson Handforth. The same vessel appears in the Marine drive photo taken in "c.1955". White Aster was sold by my family in 1954. Chris Handforth
As a 16-year-old, I started work in the wages office of Rank Xerox. There were 6 of us in the office, the boss being Fred Pearce. The other colleagues were Roger Dymond, Mary Evans, Connie Waits, Jean Short and myself. The company used to make cine cameras and projectors and was just begininig to make photocopiers.
We used the Kalamazoo system for the doing the wages (no computors in those days), ...see more
My father was the village policeman, William Fenwick. We lived next to the village police station at 19, Upper Bridge Street, Wye. I have two sisters, Pauline and Jacqueline who went to the local primary school. There was a villlage sweet shop on upper bridge Road called Holland's which was run by an ancient old couple who virtually gave the sweets away half the time. When I left school I went to work at Wye ...see more
When I was a child, living in Coventry, my parents used to pack me off to Milford to get some fresh sea air and spend quality time with my cousins!
My best times were when we went off to buy sweets - I loved Jamboree bags. I learnt to ride a two-wheeler on my aunty Joan's bike and remember lots of gravel in the drive and lots of sore knees in the process. My Uncle George tended the orchards ...see more
Whilst at Priors Marston my grandfather, Rowland Joseph Marsh and his wife Annie Elizabeth Lavender had twins: Leonard and Vera Marsh. They already had a daughter Kathleen Annie. I am the eldest daughter of Kath Marsh, who is still alive, as is Vera. Unfortunatly Len died a few years ago. The Parish Council were very good in sending me some details of Priors Marston which looks a lovely village and the people ...see more
I first went to Angmering after the war. My grandparents lived there and we used to spend time there in the summer. In those days there were no such things as beach furniture or pic-nic equipment. We had an ex army camp bed and a rug to sit on and we had a primus stove to boil a kettle. I had a bathing costume made from small squares with elastic sewn on the back, when you went in the water it would ...see more
I was born in Bladon in 1954 and the pub in mention was called the White House, I would think the pronounciation if I have spelt it right was in the locals West Oxon way of speach and White Horse can sound the same.
Approximately 1955 to 1959. I remember going to Knowsley Park for the Sunday School 'treat'. We would walk round the town in procession in our best clothes behind our banners. The procession would end in Knowsley Park and we would have tea in a marquee - sandwiches, cakes, jelly and cups of tea in white cups and saucers. After tea we would have races - for example the egg and spoon race.
Does anyone else remember this?
My maiden name was Lamb.
I lived in Market Drayton from 1960 to 1963. I was at Market Drayton Grammar school and I lived on Buntingsdale estate. I remember going to the swimming pool. It was always sunny when I went. I would spend nearly every day there in the summer holidays and sometimes I would go after school.
I had a friend called Jean who lived on Buntingsdale estate and 2 other friends called Ruth ...see more
We moved down to Acton from Stafford in the midlands in 1949 when I was 4 years old. We were given a flat in The Vale, my first school was East Acton infants up East Acton lane, a cracking little school. I was very happy there until they moved me to East Acton House close to Bromyard Avenue.
Oh happy days there, the sun always shone or so it seemed, not so when I went to my next school, John Perryn, I ...see more
Hello
I am trying to gather information about a family named Harding who lived in CHURCHTON DRIVE Morden in the 1950s. My father was Michael HARDING, he married Doreen in 1960 and left the area, to live in Wales with his wife. They later went on to have several children and I am the eldest daughter. I believe my father had a sister or sisters but have very little other information except his address as above. ...see more
I remember a Terry Carney living in Chapel Terrace, a curly headed boy with always a pleasant smile. I had a photo of him taken at Derwendeg school (a group photo) which I gave to a lady who was collecting memorabilia on Cefn Hengoed. My gran kept a small shop at 56 Gelligaer Road, and my uncle Bill 'Ginger' Williams worked in Penallta pit.
I was a young man of 18, I was stationed at RAF Netheravon for 16 weeks police training, I met some very nice people whilst I was there. I have been back to see the place once since, it is not the same as I remember. I remember driving around the perimeter of the station doing my driving lessons then on to Salisbury to take my driving test, my driving instructor at that time was a Corporal Finlason. I ...see more
My father Simon had a penwriter in 1950. She came to France in the town of Mainvilliers around 1950.
I found a postcard called Bowling Green & Memorial Park, Barmouth. She was living in the house with a white front door just below the Catholic church.
Who could help me to find her?
Caravan Holidays at Trecco Bay in the 1960s & 1970s were wonderful, the ride around the caravans on the old three wheeler tricycles and the wonderful times you had in the arena when there were jazz band competitions and so forth, you knew where the children where and you knew they were safe, alas all gone now but great memories.
When I was a young lad my father Gwilym Jones and Joe Collins of Avondale Street (Joe was, during the 1939-45 war, the army lightweight boxing champion of India) My father had been a professional boxer in his earlier years.They opened up a boxing club in the Ynysboeth Hotel, for all the local boys, including boys from the Tynte and Penrhiwceiber. We had a full size boxing ring on the top floor of the Hotel. Many of us ...see more
I was born at 86 Avondale Street, Ynysboeth, and my memories of growing up in this close knit community are very vivid indeed. The land, prior to the construction of AB metal products and the carpet factory, was meadow pasture farmland used for grazing cattle, owned by Mr. Davis whose farmhouse was situated in Avondale Street, Ynysboeth, the entrance of which ...see more
Can anyone remember Coronation Day in Stokes Road? It's so clear in my mind but I have only one photo. We had a long table in the street . My sister was dressed as a Dutch girl and the boy next door called Lenny Moss was a jockey but his outfit was made of crepe paper and it split. I was dressed in baggy trouser and a crop top with a veil but I hid behind the curtains because of my bare tummy. We had our own Queen, ...see more
Just before the 1960’s transformed our innocent lives, all us village boys had a limited choice of tonsorial art; indeed you could count the number of available haircuts (styles wasn’t a word used for men or boys) on the fingers of one hand… Short Back & Sides, Square Neck, Feather Neck & Crew Cut.
Short Back & Sides; the standard cut for 90% of the male population and had been ...see more
Referring to the shot of Church Street, I would say that the date of the photo is more 1949 rather than 'c.1950'. On the hoarding next to the shop two films are advertised. "Whispering Smith" and "The Accused" both of which were released in 1948. By the time they reached "The Empress Cinema", Runcorn (the advert) it would be probably 1949 /50. Besides the vehicles shown are more in keeping with 1949 Written by David Hastings.
