Nostalgic memories of Old Town's local history

Share your own memories of Old Town and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.

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I remember boys from Skellow Hall coming to our school, I remember two brothers there called John and Peter Caveney. I don't know where they were born and the reason they were in the home, we were all friends in those days no matter where you were from - I will never forget them. Anyway we were only 12; we all will be 57 years old now... how the time has flown. I lost touch with them and I wonder if they would still remember me? My surname was Brown in those days!
I was born 6 January 1956 at 4 Lodge Road across from Skellow School on a Friday morning. My parents baptized me Shirley when I was 3 years old at Owston Church, my surname was Brown. My past relatives are buried in the grounds of this church from way back. I am trying to find history of the road I was born on as I know there will be some somewhere. There is still a wood across the road, I ...see more