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My family stayed in a bungalow in Happisburgh for a couple of years in about 1950. The name of the bungalow was RED HAVEN. It was a lovely place to holiday, with a gorgeous view of the sea. These were the ...Read more

A memory of Happisburgh in 1950

The Rad Lion Hotel shown on left and this part of the Hill faced on to the Old Corn Exchange site. On the right of picture in the unseen corner was one of the Fur traders in Luton.

A memory of Luton in 1955 by John King

My father had a corn merchant shop called Gommes (I think this is the correct Spelling) at 33a Albion Street. As far as I can remember it was opposite the old power station. My mum told me that a ship called the Beeding ...Read more

A memory of Southwick in 1954 by David Wait

As children we went to Sunday school from an early age. As 'littlies' - not being old enough (under 5's) to concentrate on any serious bible teaching, we attended kindergarten in the Gertrude Bell Hall with Mrs Bailey - the ...Read more

A memory of Armthorpe in 1950 by Linda Norton Barker

Centre of road, driving towards the camera in his brand new ivory Ford Consul Mk II reg. 441 AAE is my recently deceased father, Captain G.G.Liles of BOAC (ex-RAF).1920-2006. We lived in Brislington from 1949-1958, until ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1957 by John Liles

I spent my infant years in Crossender Rd. In the winter we had hills nearby adjacent to the Southport to L'pool line. We used to roll little snow balls until they achieved a massive girth ...Read more

A memory of Crosby in 1955

My grandparents lived in Bryn Mynach Avenue (Beach family) and later my Uncle Fred & Aunty Doreen. My own mother had moved to London shortly after leaving school. My brother spent the war years in Ystrad and I have ...Read more

A memory of Ystrad Mynach in 1958 by Peter Dimond

I left Robinhill Technical School in July 1954 and started work at Braddock and Bagshaw's Chemist at the bottom of the iron railings on Yorkshire Street. I worked there until January 1960 when I left to do my ...Read more

A memory of Oldham in 1954 by Frank Eaton

My dad was posted from Strensall in Yorkshire to Nescliffe in the beginning of 1959. We took a steam train to Shrewsbury, then a bus to Nescliffe. At night the family of 3, plus cat in a basket, plodded across a ...Read more

A memory of Shrewsbury in 1959 by Kathryn Anson

I can always remember the long hot summer days swiming in the burn at the head of the loch with my twin brother Johnnie, Hugh Macintyre, David Clarke and others; we also used to go up the hill to the ...Read more

A memory of Garelochhead in 1956 by Ronnie Kilpatrick