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Mum, Connie Bridges, grew up here and married Peter Nelson in 1947. I was born in London, briefly lived in Fairford and visited grandparents often for holidays. Now live and married in Denver Colorado for 35 ...Read more

A memory of Fairford in 1950 by Christine Johnson

I was born in 1940 and brought up at the Anchorage in Tanlan. The warmest memories I have are of our neighbours in the little cluster of pre-war houses between Llwyn Farm and what became Woolley's Cafe. To be strictly accurate, two of ...Read more

A memory of Tanlan in 1950 by Ken Davies

I was at Newburn Hall school in Lemington from 1940 to 1951 and I was wondering if anyone knows any of my class mates that attended with me or what has become of them. Eddie Ormston, Billy Smith, Ronny Curry, Billy Edwards, Jim ...Read more

A memory of Lemington in 1950 by George Ritson

I came to live in Woodlands in 1945 and attended the infants school which was close to where I lived, at 75 The Park. Aged 8 I then went to Adwick Junior School, our teacher was Mr Bryant and the ...Read more

A memory of Woodlands in 1950 by Alex Bamford

We spent our honeymoon (1951) in Guernsey, and we had a lovely time. Even though it was only six years since the end of the war and the Islanders had suffered badly from the German occupation, we had as much butter and milk as we wanted, ...Read more

A memory of Guernsey in 1951 by June Jackson

Central Girls school Wallsend was operational during the ten years I was there from 1941. It was one of three large units that were respectively, The Infants, Boys, and Girls. We were segregated once we survived the 'Infant's, ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1951 by Bob Proud

I was born in north London in 1951. We moved to 3 Penzance Road when I was about 6 months old, I lived there until 1972. I remember Wallies van, buying broken biscuits from the shop in Petersfield Ave, playing runouts and tin ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1951 by Raymond Smith

I was born (Dec 1948) over my mothers hairdressing shop in Furlong Road (number 123 I think) , next door to Peter Creighton the butcher (Peter and his wife Alice were my godparents). I can just ...Read more

A memory of Bolton Upon Dearne in 1951 by David Lewis

Hi, My grandad was in Brentwood from 1951-1953 and I was wondering if anyone knew him? His name is Peter Summers he was on The Lorrals 3&4 so if you were on that ward between those years can you please comment your name and I'll see if he knows you :)

A memory of Brentwood in 1951 by Katie Garner

Leaving school / starting work... grown up at last! Joining youth club at the Zion chapel, Gordon Ellis taught us to dance, and Auntie May Holbrook was always at hand with refreshments, a chat anything! My first boyfriend was ...Read more

A memory of Pilning in 1951