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l was born in the flat above the chemist shop in 1947. Arthur Walker was the pharmacist.  We moved over the road to Cross Keys House in 1950 and lived there till 1965. The street was my playground, with best ...Read more

A memory of Allendale Town in 1947 by Mary Adgar

Maiden name was Boyes, I lived at the Hass with my mum and dad and I had four brothers, they were Vyon, Morris, Graham and Leslie. I went to Wamphary School, we walked to school every day, my brother Leslie and me and my friend ...Read more

A memory of Wamphray in 1949 by Rosemarie Cherry

I lived in Lucien Road for sixty five years until two years ago. My memories start when I was about five with my dear old dad taking me out on his barrow to sell firewood - I thought it was great fun. Also, my mum taking me to haylocks ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1948 by Jan Clark

My name is Carol Dawson (nee Thomas), I lived in Kenley Road with my mum Ellen, dad Len & my brother John. I went to St Georges School in 1951, I remember Mr Allen & Mr Church, there was a dishy teacher there also ...Read more

A memory of Brentford in 1946 by Carol Dawson

What wonderful memories of Brentford. My name was Dorothy Pearce I lived in Netley Road with sisters Beryl and Hazel and brothers Richard and Philip. My Nan lived in Potteery Road next door to Edie Joyce. The Shepherds lived ...Read more

A memory of Brentford in 1943 by Dorothy Hill

Our family immigrated to Australia in 1955 (we were Ten Quid Poms) but I still have acute memories of life in Lewisham. We lived in at 44 Aislibie Road, Lee Green, in a two-story semi-detached, one ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham in 1949

This memory is a bit vague as it relates to my aunt who was evacuated from Tottenham, North London to The Lizard in 1940. Sadly she died a few years ago and I have been trying for a while now to find out exactly where she stayed and ...Read more

A memory of Ruan Minor in 1940 by Martin Lee

I only have good memories relating to Egremont and its people. I lived in Manchester, but spent all my school holidays in Egremont. I stayed with my uncle and aunt, George and Nell Faron (and cousins Gerald and Marion), they ...Read more

A memory of Egremont in 1948

We lived in 40 Anderson Street, Dad worked in the mine in Kirkconnel. I knew James Kerr, Charles Gallagher, Peter Lee, Jim Weir, Bill Russel, Robert Dixon, Tony Milligan. and Jimmy Meikle, who all lived in Anderson Street, and ...Read more

A memory of Kelloholm in 1940 by Robert Mc Dicken

I was born in Brook Street, Brown Lees, within the civil parish of Biddulph. The village is situated about half a mile north of the site of the former Biddulph Valley Ironworks and the Brown Lees and Victoria Collieries, ...Read more

A memory of Brown Lees in 1940 by George M. Bennison