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I lived and worked in Fareham when I moved with my family from Hertfordshire. My father and uncle worked for Fareham District Council. I remember going to the Odeon and Embassy cinemas on many occasions with my fiance. I ...Read more

A memory of Fareham in 1953

8 Southall Street /16 Tan-y-Bryn. We, the Brynna Boys, used to run to school, Mr & Mrs Davies Head Master and thei two daughters, strict and friendly, firm and kind. I can only describe those happy days, Coronation ...Read more

A memory of Brynna in 1953 by Gary Edwards

I wasn't born in Grays. In fact had a very disrupted childhood due to my father initially being in the army. However I spent one week at Quarry Hill Primary school at the end of the school year before moving to ...Read more

A memory of Grays in 1953 by Joan Rowe

I was born in Russel Place off Hankinson St. We had cockroaches all over the house and there was 8 kids & 2 adults in a 2up 2down. We had no money & my dad was a gambler & a violent man. In 1952 we were rehoused to Corby ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1953 by Victor Hughes

My earliest memories are living in no 6 Greystone Cottages. We had no inside loo and had to go to the end of the terrace for the loo. We moved to Hillary Close, Salterbeck for a while to allow modernisation to take ...Read more

A memory of High Harrington in 1953

I grew up at the rectory in Withyham, my father Peter was Rector of Withyham and Blackham from1953 to 1986. I was the eldest of eight children. I have many fond memories of my life in Withyham and also some sad ones. My father's ashes ...Read more

A memory of Withyham in 1953 by Patrick Scott

I was born in 1943 at number 9 Dukes Crescent, Edlington. In 1953 my family moved to 33 Clark Avenue, Hill Top. This was the year I was 11 yrs old and I went to Hill Top School for girls. Most of my mother's siblings also ...Read more

A memory of New Edlington in 1953 by Patricia Ann Flanaghan Nee Ellis

My parents bought the shop in 1952 and ran it until about 1965, it was then a very busy, thriving business, which served many of the outlying vilages. I was just 6 when we moved down from Wolverhampton and so had ...Read more

A memory of Spetisbury in 1953 by Ivan Pearce

I left Boldon in 1954 aged 7 years but my memories of Boldon remain with me like the footings of my lifebuild, I am sure that life through rose-coloured glasses has had an effect. Amongst the lads in Shelley ...Read more

A memory of Boldon Colliery in 1953 by Eric Smith

In the 1950's, I forget, but I lived in Risley Avenue. I remember climbing every tree there, and people shouting that the radio license van was coming up the road. Of course everyone pulled their curtains and turned off the ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham in 1953 by Fred Wright