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My grandparents lived in Cardiff Street, Ogmore Vale. My grandfather and uncle both worked in the mine, sometime in the late 1930s there was an accident and everyone got out, but my uncle who was an animal lover went ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale in 1930 by Theresa Sinnick

I have just come across a resolution of the directors of Wickford and District Land Co Ltd dated 4th April 1932 and in it the shareholders were Mr H Hooper Mr R. D. Steel, Mrs K Fisher and Mr E.R. Ashdown. ...Read more

A memory of Runwell in 1930

I was born at 16 Cobham Terrace in 1935 with quite a number of relations as neighbours, last names being the Day family and Blagdens. I have resided in Canada for 45 years. Is there anyone out over there that would like to get in touch with me? Clive Jeffrey

A memory of Greenhithe in 1930

My great-grandfather was a swimming instructor at Charterhouse. He lived in the last (?) house on the right, just before the lane leading to Charterhouse. The swimming pool was directly behind the back garden. Before this was ...Read more

A memory of Godalming in 1930 by John Dean

my mother who is now 76 years of age,was talking with my son who is doing a world war 2 project at school.Only last night she was telling him,that in 1939 october,she aged 8 and a half and her then baby brother aged just 10 ...Read more

A memory of Llanelli in 1930 by robert

I attended the grammar school 1936-9. Whilst waiting for buses home I used to talk to the local blacksmith. I said to him ,"My granddad uised to be a smith" When I told him my surname was `King` he asked "Was he Tom King ?" I did ...Read more

A memory of Earls Colne in 1930 by Peter King

My Mother Joan Simmonds was chosen to be Miss Ovaltine. She was dressed in a costume which is very similar to the famous one which adorns the front of the Ovaltine, and was used on the front of the tins for a while. She was ...Read more

A memory of Kings Langley in 1930 by Gillian Holland

My first visit was with my parents. From memory, they had booked to stay somewhere, but for some reason we were directed to stay with a Mr & Mrs Salter who owned a farmhouse near the church. We were ...Read more

A memory of Mark in 1930 by David Cask

Running parallel at the back of this church [St James] runs High street, where I was born as generations of my family were. The two pot banks on the right represent a fraction of the "Belcher's" that existed in Longton in the 30s/4os, ...Read more

A memory of Longton in 1930 by Barbara Johnson

My mother (90) is the daughter of  Fred Goodier who was the chief cotton buyer for Horrockes between the wars.

A memory of Preston in 1930 by Keith Atkinson