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Burgate is where the Castle Cinema used to be. That brings back lots of happy memories of days gone by. I went to the cinema as a child, and then worked there, on the projectors with Ron Rich. The White Horse pub was across the road from the cinema, Alan Judson had it when I worked on the projector's. R V Roger had a flower shop in this street, has had Mrs Champion with her china shop etc. At the top ...see more
That's me in the sign by the chippy. The photographer ask me to do it.I was7 and lived round the corner at no. 37 Bank St. John Johnston.
I have only just found this site for sharing your memories of days long gone by, I used to live at No 30 Coningsby Rd South Ealing W5, we lived in 3 rooms upstairs in this house until my dad was given a new council maisonette in Northolt, "what Iuxury" anyway back to the main story,I used to attend Little Ealing Infants - Juniors & then The seniors, school, Saturdays depending ...see more
We use to live at number 19 Bridge Road. My earliest memory is watching a parrot flying across Greenham's field behind the prefab. We never has a bathroom only a out side loo. Our bath night was on a sunday. A old tin bath infront of the cooker, this had the oven turned on and the door open for warmth, and the wooden clothes horse behind the bath with towels on to stop any draught. I was the youngest of 4 girls. We had ...see more
I remember staying at the Uplands Hotel for 2 weeks about 1956 or 57. I'm pretty sure it was in Clarence Road and run by a Mr and Mrs Spickernel,( not sure about that spelling ). I was 12 years old and had a great time. The owner had 2 daughters,Suzanne,and Elizabeth,about the same age as me.I remember going to the pictures with them.I used to keep in touch for a while after going home,,maybe about a year or ...see more
A view of Kenton Road to the west of the railway bridge.
To the immediate left of this shot behind the Shell petrol pump (now a car park) is Churchill Hall, home of the Wembley North Conservative Club. Rather more interestingly, in the early '60s the hall hosted the New Fender Club. It was a popular R&B music venue of the day with appearances by such bands as The Who, The Yardbirds and The Graham Bond ...see more
I think that this is a photo of the (then) newly built John Perrin Place flats. This unremarkable construction was built on the site of the centuries old Lyon's Farm, which was torn down for the purpose.
The farm was once the property of John Lyon of Preston, the yeoman farmer and landowner who founded Harrow School (originally intended as a place of learning for the poor of the parish.)
Who John Perrin was, I have absolutely no idea. Probably some puffed up local councillor.
i was born at larch terrace tantobie in1941 name harry hall i remember the old picture house the gaff i was in the boys brigade went to school tanfield lea and burnhopefield great days hard winters but we enjoyed them i now live in suffolk but will never forget tantobie
i was born at larch terrace tantobie in 1941 i was in the boys brigade ther i rememer the old picture house the gaff i went to tanfeild lea and burnopfeild schools i now live in suffolk but will never forget tantobie harry hall
I remember my school days at Tilbury where I started school in 1934 at the Roman Catholic School in Calcutta Road and left in 1944 just a year before the end of the second world war
In 1947, I was called up for National Service and during the last year of my service I was transferred to the war office in London where I lived during that time and never returned to Tilbury. It was in London that I met my ...see more
my first school was annitsford 1966/67 the first week kept running out off school didnt like it we lived in a flat jubbilee terrace cobble stones next too the railway line when the trains went by with the coal on the trucks from the pitt in dudley what fell off we used to collect for the fire you could play out in the back lanes no one would bother you our toilet was at the bottom off ...see more
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I was shipped off to skegness when I was 8 years old when my father died it was to give mum a rest, I remember the matron who had a room off the dormatry we were not supposed to talk after lights out. The nit nurse used diluted vinegar on our hair which smelt awful. The school room was sparce and we had to copy off the blackboard the whole of Hiawatha a little at a time. I was there for 3 weeks which seemed like an ...see more
I remember the dairy in Havelock road i was a milkboy helping a milkman on a round in a bedford van doing as far as heathrow airport driving across the tarmac to the aircraft hangers, try that now, i remember waiting early one morning for him to arrive at the dairy but he was late due to a car accident in his vauxhall victor estate, how things come back to you,down at the end of havelock road there was ...see more
I remember being brought up as a child around my Grand -dads business. My grand parents run a family business called Waldec. It was a timber yard and DIY business. Mr n Mrs Jones. Around 1967 I would like to go back and collect memory's and photos. I have no photos of my family, sad to say they have all passed away.
I want to pay a tribute to my family and loved to hear from any one who may of remember us. I remember the VG on east lane, the first real super market. The hop vine pub,
I moved to chigwell row when I was 4 and a half years old ,we had been living in army qauters and for the last year been staying with family till we got housed in chigwell row it was may time I can all ways remember it felt like we where on holiday. my 1st school was the village one boys left when they where 7 years old and the girls stayed on to 11 years old growing up there was peaceful and we all new each ...see more
I remember the Manor House in Child Okeford, my mother worked for the Glassbrooks the then owner s of the manor, this was about 1943/44 and a battalion of the Newfoundland Army were billeted in the grounds. I as a 6 year old boy became their mascot, they kitted me out in a uniform and I happily marched around with them, I was watched over by a sergeant named :Zech" . I also attended the village school during this time .
Good morning. I'm researching my family history and have census records of unknown date (possibly1880's) in which Rosina (Rosenna??????) Brackston (38) wife of Uriah, a gardener (41) have a daughter Rosina (16) who was a silk weaver
Uriah was born in Compton Pounceford and the Rosinas in Croscombe possibly about 1840 and 1860 respectively.
I wonder if there are Parish Records which may be accessed to ...see more
Hello.
Although I spent all of my early life - that is up to the age of 21 - in Penge, South London, I also spent some time(s) in Ash (Kent) during August to December, 1963. I have already written about my early life in Penge in another feature. I was just going through the pages that numerous others had written during their times at places in all the Counties in England, and eventually I got as far as ...see more
I lived with my Mum , her name was Olive Hughes in Townsend Road from about 1961 to 1970. We lived at number 148. My Mother drove a Torquoise blue Austin A 40, she was probably the only woman who drove and actually had a car way back then. My Mother was an extremely glamorous woman, always beautifully dressed. I attended St Anselm's primary school then after a brief stint at boarding school in Horsham I attended St ...see more
My Father John Poston was born in Aveley in 1927 hes brothers and sisters were Lilian, Frank, Grace, Twins Janet and David and Ruth he has many memories of growing up in the Village all of which i will endeavor to get him to share, My Grandfather (also Frank) was a builder .Dad has many photos of the Village and people as well as his time in the Boys Brigade these i will upload as soon as i can find out how... would love to hear from anyone who can remember the Postons
My Nan lived at 1, Hilltop Cottage Rowledge. It was a tiny rented cottage that had been occupied by my family for over 140 years until my Nan passed away in 1970. I think that the cottage was along Boundstone Road but I am not sure.
My grandfather was a bricklayer as was his father.
If anyone has any memories or photos to share it would be very much appreciated.
My Grandma and Granpa Burlong lived in the No 1 farm cottage which is next to where the milk churns used to be collected. Grandad worked the shire horses and was 83 yrs old when he retired having worked over 50 yrs at the farm. Not only did he work the fields with the horses but in the early days that was the only way to get produce to the markets etc. In his latter working years one of his main tasks was to layer ...see more
The crocuses around Savile park Manor Heath and on the way to Scircoat Green were, and still are the first glorious sign of Spring in Halifax. The roundabouts and parks have always been especially lovely and well looked after. I was born in Halifax in 1957 and lived at Norton Towers first, then Manor Heath. I loved the Halifax gala, watching the floats and then going to the park for the fair ...see more
My parents moved to the village of Golden Green in about 1956,
, to run the village shop and post office.
At first I was sent to Sussex Road school, but soon moved me as one of the first intake to the New Hugh Christie, a brand new school, head teacher was Mr Howard, science teacher was Mr Taylor, Mr Dibble, was in charge of metal and wood work. I must think theses good teachers for setting me ...see more
During WW2 as a young lad I lived in Ribblesdale Place and Avenham Colonnade and remember that the timber bridge decking was almost completely removed apart from a narrow walkway to hinder invading troop vehicles, After the war we used to visit a little timber shack next to the playing fields at the southern end of the bridge where Stanley Worden sold soft drinks and snacks. Seventy years on I still remember hot Vimto for 2d.!
I grew up in PB, lived in Manor Road and went to Mount Grace from 68 -74. Worked a Saturday job in Delmars and remember standing outside Nethercotts with my Guy Forks doll in an old pram thinking I'd do well standing right next to the chippie. Needless to say I am still broke but proud to be a 'Potter' :-)
If you look closely at this photograph 3/4 of the way down on the left hand side just past the lady in the white coat there is an old women in a dark coat standing in front of a stall. This is my grandmother Charlotte Delieu. She was well known on the market and run a banana stall following the 2nd world war until the early seventies. Stalls on the market still carry the family name.
My parents lived in Fulham in the 30's and met at what was called 'the rec' the grounds that now have sporting facilities on. Both my grandparents lived there until their deaths. One in Bayonne Rd and one in Buer Rd. I spent lots of time in Fulham as a child in the 50's and early 60's. I played over the recreational park as well as often outside the house in Bayonne Rd.
The flats in Buer Rd were three story where my ...see more
My only recollection of East Barsham was in 1961 when my then boyfriend, now husband of nearly 50 years, drove past the gate and pointed out "Thats where mother was born".
Since then I have visited East Barsham a couple of times, taken photos from the gate, on return to Norfolk from New Zealand where we now live.
I have been very involved in Ancestry since 2008, only last year ...see more
I lived in rainham, betterton road from 1940 onwards, then moved to New Zealand way in around 1955. I used to attend dancing classes at Harry Doughty School Heathway from 1956 I would love anyone who was in the same area and perhaps danced, to contact me. Some people who went there were called, Ken Davis, Helen, Valerie, Stan, Josie and Mac. Tony. Alfred Masters who I think lived in Elm Park, we had some good ...see more
i remember dancing over Burtons at Heathway Dagenham with Harry and Phil Doughty, 1958 onwards.I would like to hear from anyone who can relate to this time and place, I had a group of friends who some I can't remember their names but Ken Davis, Helen, Valerie, Josie and Mac, were a few, we had many outings with the dancing school and lots of lovely memories. Get in touch if you were part of that era. Pauline.
My grandfather worked at kirkhammerton hall as butler for a while
The family lived in laundry cottage
He was Harold burns
Before that he was valet and driver to colonel stanyforth and prince henry, duke of glos attending the crowning of sellasie
Janet Craddock, went to Markham school, left in 1965 to go Blackwood secondary for a year, then onto Pontllanfraith Grammar when left in 1973
Lived in Berllanlwyd Avenue with my sister Heather who still lives in Blackwood. Staff in Markham I recall were Mrs Powell in infants who taught me to read, and Mr Pembry in juniors who when retired was a volunteer who drove my mother to her hospital appointments.
I recall ...see more
My grandfather worked at kirkhammerton hall as butler for a while
The family lived in laundry cottage
He was Harold burns
Before that he was valet to colonel stanyforth and prince henry, duke of glos
I have been researching the Howard and Binks families from Halstead and area. My grandmother was Matilda Howard, born in Belchamp Otten. The Binks family came from Halstead and Little Maplestead. Imagine my surprise when I got an email from a stranger asking if I knew what had happened to my great grandfather Robert Howard. If I did not know, I was directed to the newspaper archives of the Foxearth and ...see more
there used to be a lone policeman in the middle of the open market in 60's on Sunday's when the market was empty.
We used to go round and round him on our motorbikes for a joke. He used to tell us to "sod off you lot, go and tease somebody else! ". He was laughing cos we did it every Sunday on our runs out.
This done, off we would go in search of more mischief. Hoping our lot reads this, you know who we were!!
Hi - does anyone know if there were many farms in this area in the early 1900's please. I am researching my ancestor who was a farm bailiff in 1916 and was living here at this time. Thank you very much.
After moving from birmingham to abertillery to live with my grandparents in chapel street we lived over the fire station the front of the station being in the street below.My grandfather a miner would give me a penny on Friday on his way home from work I would go around to the street below and next door to the fire station was a hotel in the door way was one of those very old square fridges with Mickey mouse ice lollipops for a. 1d happy days
Way back in the 1940's,on a pre arranged Saturday and as a young lad who was very interested in athletics at the time, I would walk from my home, that was at the bottom of Seaforth Avenue (Number 34),up to Blakes Lane to just about where this photo was taken. I would then either climb over or go under, the large wooden perimeter fence, and spend the rest of the day, partly secreted among the bushes and ...see more
Does anyone have pictures of these shops. They were owned by my parents carol and Harry Eyre. My memories of frimley was that it was lovely and friendly. I can remember the chertsey police who would hide there patrol cars around the back of the shops so they could have some breakfast lunch or tea. I was allowed to sell singles in one shop and ice cream in the other. Great memories. Jenny
Not seen this picture for a long , long time . When I lived up POTTER HILL I used to go this way to get to the ROOKER'S . From POTTER HILL you headed towards BECON PARK , then branched off right , along a lane , think it was called COULTMAN'S CUT , that led to where this photo was taken , looking toward's the RAILWAY and the CASTLE . I used to go this way to play at the ROOKER'S , and we went to roll our easter ...see more
Does anyone remember the Murrell family from Hartfield Road Wimbledon? Charles ran a green grocers shop and Coal Merchants in Wimbledon between the wars.
Thanks Alan.
I have many happy memories growing up with my family at 29 Newbiggin Crescent. My name was Janice Cannon and I have three brothers - Jeff, Ted and Ian, and two sisters - Nancy and Jane. We moved to England in 1969 where we are all still living. I remember the Ward Family who lived just a few doors from us. I have been back a few times, the last occasion in 2007 to celebrate a special birthday. I did a real walk down memory lane which was special
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I remember being unhappy living in digs and cycling up to Uni in my mini skirt.
Prof Wilkinson telling me that he 'adored tall women' (he'd be sacked now) or I could have got a first!
Wishing I was living in halls.
Three years seeming an eternity.
Why did I stick it out?
What happened to everyone else? I was more successful than I could ever have imagined, so glad I got the degree, but wish I'd gone somewhere more prestigious - like Cambridge?!
This photo is dated 1965. By this time the factory was owned by the Burton Group, making men's suiting and jackets. Burton's bought it in 1961. I started working there in September that year till it closed in 1977. One of the men I worked with had been working for Bennett's for years and said that during the war one part of the factory had been used for doping aircraft wings. The factory was built in 1935.
I was there with my sister 1964-65 for around 2 month, then after we went home 2 more members of my family were in there.
I remember all the children were taking into the school room, to the right of the massive staircase. Every child was doused with nit lotion weather they had nits or not, it ran down your face.
The TV/games room was on the left side of the staircase also the dining room, ...see more
I was born at 53 Potter Hill, it was great in those day's. Mrs Jones had the shop at the top of Potter Hill, same row as the Church was on. We were 4 doors away from Codge Frank, the chicken and egg man. Nita was at the fish and chip shop, think her name was Aires, but don't know if that is spelt correctly. We played lot's of games in the street's in those days, as not many cars about. We played kick the can, ...see more
WOW , this picture brings back HAPPY DAYS . My gran lived in EASTGATE , 116 , ADA ELLERBY a proper gran like they were in the olden days . My paper round started in EASTGATE and finished at MALTON ROAD CROSSING . 120 DROPS EACH MORNING for FRED BOAK . We got ice cream and JUSO'S from MR DOUGLAS'S shop , ice cream was brill think it was EBOR from YORK . Used to play sport with a little coloured lad that lived at ...see more
I was tour-ex from RAF Butzweilerhof (Cologne) in September 1961 and didn't fancy a sea crossing so I booked my passage on the air ferry. Everything went smoothly and quickly once I got to Ostend but the overnight trip from Cologne is a different story. I had learned to drive in Germany and hadn't been in the UK for 2 1/2 years. The result was that, as I left Lydd airport I drove round the roundabout the wrong way! However, ...see more
The rail crash at Nuneaton on 6th June 1975 - personally I cannot remember this but many townsfolk do and this year is the 40th anniversary of that terrible incident. For photo see this page on our blog https://nuneatonmemories.wordpress.com/2015/03/19/nuneaton-train-crash-1975/
My brother and I can be seen in the back of Gee Whiz.
My parents did not travel with us, as we wanted to be in the wet back seat.
It was exciting to crash against the waves going out of the harbour.
I do not know who the people are in the front.
We stayed at Elmer Sands most summer holidays close to Littlehampton from 1949 to 1959.
From 1947 to 1956 we lived at Hardwick and drove into Cambridge once a month
I enjoyed it on hot summer Saturdays, when we would have a picnic on the backs overlooking Kings College.
I remember seeing the sad sight of disabled soliders wheeling their three wheeler bikes by hand.There was about twenty of them from a Cambridge hospital and they travelled out to Hardwick.
I was about seven at the time in ...see more
We moved into a brand new home at 3,Barnfield Wood Close,in 1955.
Next door at No 4,theAgombars lived. They built No 1,2,3,and 4,No 5 was built by Mr White in 1959.
The houses in Barnfield Wood Road were full of character,At the corner of Barnfield Wood Road and Red Lodge Road I remember seeing photographers (in 1957) taking photos of the latest Rolls Royce as the home was a replica Chinese ...see more
Does anyone have any info on the Emmerson family Craghead. I think they lived on Railway Terrace
Thanks
That's a picture of Fox's Shop bottom of Uttoxeter Road Handsacre ,With Crown Pub next door,Spent many hours waiting outside for Jack Carneys bus to take us to school at Aelfgar in Rugeley in the sixties.
My greatgrandmother and great great grandfather were called Sylvester and my great great grandmother was called Burgin. All 3 from Thorpe Hesley. Has anyone any connections?
Bromfield is and always will be my home. I grew up there from 1964, went to Bromfield Primary school from 1969 and my parents still live there. I cant think of a better place to have grown up
Roger Tomkins
I've grown up with tales of barham mill, which burnt down the year before I was born. My gran, Betty Edwards, who is now 91, was born and brought up at the mill, until the family moved to cornwall. Photo from around 1920(?) somewhere which I will dig out and add to this.
We moved to Swindon in 1957 from London (Wimbledon, actually) when my dad, a skilled engineer, got a job at Vickers Armstrongs at South Marston, with a brand new council house thrown in. In those post-war austerity days there was no problem getting a council house - in these austerity days, however, very, very few are being built despite a great need. I digress.
But by the time I left Commonweal Grammar and ...see more
Born 1956 Durham building
Carguillo, Reggie and Ronnie. Alfonse, grandad.
Moved to 279 York Road, opposite old Mobil petrol tanker re fuelling depot
now new blocks and flat's
Watched spoile ct go up. Shaw ct, sendel ct,Clark Lawrence ct.
Even sat very top spoile ct before he was finished.
I remember you Roger Quinn. I lived in St Nicholas Lane from 1939 with my parents, Jim and Elsie Whitehead. There were no houses on the bottom of the hill so sledging was great fun. Great memories.
Hi, Does anyone remember cowsley farm cornsay, my uncle Harry Blake was farmer there till about 1964 he had retired but lived in a caravan on site till his death.His brother David blake and Harry also farmed Finnings farm Langley Park after their father john willie Blake and my relation sally ( sarah ) embleton who married John Blake 1914 Harry and david were their sons. Where does cowsley farm saying come from ...see more
going to Trafford park when I was small to see my dad barney fee ,granddad,nana who lived at 441 fourth street ,seeing my dad at the park hotel ,there was a lot of stories about my granddad,bernard fee who was a big man fighting he was known for ,there was jimmy and sally fee if any body knows them happy memories
Ruby Gowen born Stokesby 1933 now known as Elizabeth Robinson.
Among my early memories is being taken “down the Ferry” to see the steamship the Queen of the Broads go by. First in the distance the smoke would appear and gradually get closer until eventually the whole craft would come into view as it rounded the bend in the river. Then would come the excitement of waving to the people on board and having ...see more
I can vividly remember Blythe Mansions, I used to go there with my late mother to visit an aunt and other relatives who lived there, I can still see it now, there were two sections of the estate as I recall, with two half circle entrances on the main side and I think there was just one entrance at the back, as you went into the left side main entrance there was the children's playground with a roundabout ...see more
I went to Leopoled rd school in 1949 I remember ,Joan Stroud ,Shirley Howard , lived in Burns Rd Maureen Roberts & cath lived next door, had a brother Ted. My dad worked on railway. Does anyone remember us .
I remember the shops on the left hand side being built in 1962 they were built by fred pickering builder of wednesfield I worked on their construction as a 15 yr old after leaving school
I was born in Erith in 1941, at the bottom end of Pier Road. No photos of that part of Pier Road. I remember Clarks coal office there and the steam locos going to & fro to Cory's wharf. I remember that the Pier Road & High Street area as being such a lively interesting place. It was so busy in those days. As a young lad I used to go dancing above, or was it below, Burtons the tailors. I purchased ...see more
My name is Ron Sargeant and I lived at 52 Worcester Crescent Mill Hill from 1939 until 1964
when I married the girl across the road from number 51, Barbara Snelling, and moved to Harrow
Now as to the picture. On the skyline you can see the beginnings of Scratch Woods. At
the point where the photo was taken there used to be a bench seat. Immediately behind
that was a high wire fence which ...see more
Does anyone remember a news agents in flixton ?The owner Ernie Stimpson son Brian ! He was my grandfather and trying to locate where it was as I was only 5 1973
I was born in Bexleyheath in 1947,
and after returning from boarding school in the holidays I found that we had moved to Bexley road Erith, it was a very large house, with a basement and three floors, and a garden so large that in later years I taught myself to drive a car in it , but my fondest memories are of the old town , they don't make them like that any more, " what a great pity " my sister and I used ...see more
My memories of Wallington are more than I can put into words! My family and I moved there from Seville, Spain in 1942 during World War II when i was only 4 years old and didn't even speak the language. My 5 sisters, my brother and I went to High View School, and even though I am 77 years old now, I still remember the Headmistress, Miss Clark, and some of my teachers like Miss Eaton and Mr. ...see more
I lived in st john's road and went to school at chapel end 1953 to 1960 had a friend with same name as mine her parents had a shoo shop be nice to see her again
Mr. Whippy ice cream factory in cranes farm road. Before this road was build we used to go up Whitmore way turn left at church road and come out at York Shipley or walk across the jolly friar to get the bus.. who remembers ??. A 18 I got the job as barman at the LAINDON HOTEL, worked there for a year enjoyed it very much . Everyone was very friendly. who remember the laindon hotel?
I have lived in Chadwell Heath for many years now, and I seem to recall a Greengrocers in the High Road which was owned by Barry Kitchener the Millwall footballer, am I correct or did I imagine it.
It has changed so much now but not always for the better unfortunately.
Mary H
I moved to Pantymwyn in the 70s when I was 4. I have wonderful memories of growing up there. So much so that after 20 years of travels and adventures I have once again returned to live in our beautiful village.
One time I remember jumping on the back of Gareth Rich's tractor while he was bailing in the field behind my parents home. After a while there must have been 6 or 7 of us hanging off the trailer. He ...see more
My gran Emma jane Stacey and grandfather Walter john Stacey lived here
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My father used to take us on the cremyl ferry across to Edgecombe and then we would bus it to Millbrook..
Sometimes we would be greeted by flood water in the quay and along the road into Millbrook.. scary for a small child at the time
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My Great Aunt Alice lived on the Quay, with her husband Jack ...see more
I recall many a happy memory at Cawsands and kingsand, fathers family were from Millbrook.
we spent many many hours at both. I recall waiting for the ferry boat from Plymouth to come into the beach. My aunty Ruth, dads sister, was coming with new red plastic shoes for me,Then when she arrived and I had on my new red shoes(beach shoes), running into the sea, I fell in the ...see more
My uncle farmed locally but have not been to Balmerino for some 50 years! Here is a link that may have some interests:
https://archive.org/search.php?query=Balmerino
I was born at home in Lester Avenue in 1947. 9 of us lived in that 3 bedroomed house, and it never seemed overcrowded. There were 2 Grandparents, an Aunt, Uncle and Cousin, my Mum and Dad, my Sister and Me. I can remember going to Gainsborough Road School opposite the park and on Saturdays going to Rathbone Street Market. We either walked, down the alleyway near Carpenters Stores, then passed by the Co-op or caught ...see more