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I spent eight years of my school life as a Day-boy at Brockenhurst between 1955 to 1963. Being a somewhat shy individual at that time, my presence at the school was hardly recognized. I was known as 'Twink' until ...Read more

A memory of Brockenhurst in 1955 by Edward Williams

I was born in Flete House and adopted very soon after. I have a sort of memory of a large wood panelled room filled with cots, there are windows along one side with the sun streaming through. I wonder if that was the ...Read more

A memory of Pamflete Ho in 1952 by Mary Impey

My mum was born in Borth y Gest and went to school there too and eventually marry at the church on the harbour front in 1956. My Grandad continued living there with my Grandmother until he died in 1984. Every ...Read more

A memory of Borth-y-Gest in 1957 by Susan Harpham

I too have some memories of Salfords school, namely Stephen Ford my buddie who cut his knee on a tent peg, my first sight of blood!(Any relation to Richard Ford?) My mum went to this school, her name was Audrey and we lived in ...Read more

A memory of Salfords in 1954 by David Taylor

I was twelve years old and a pupil at Brimington Boys School. The school was on Foljambe Road and was an old Victorian building, very frugal and cramped. I was in my first year at this school and I did not like it at all. ...Read more

A memory of Brimington in 1957 by Geoffrey Marsden

Hello, I now live in Co. Waterford. I gave my name as I was known in 1949. I lived with my Gran - Annie Evans - & Grandad Will at 26 Bryn Terrace, almost at the top. Grandad was a miner (he went underground at 11 years of ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1950

This would be about 1950. Radio was the in thing, me Nanna and Granda had one that was powered by an accumulator, this was a square glass jar with two elements inside connected to two terminals on the top which would fit and connect ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1950 by Jimmy Burrows

Born into a large family one of eventually, 8 children, I can remember helping to pick and shell peas in our very large rear garden, we grew a lot of vegetables then and I enjoyed swinging and ...Read more

A memory of Yardley Wood in 1954 by Pauline Knight

I was at Wheatley Secondary School from 1957 to 1962 and then went on to Northfield/Littlemore Grammer to do 'O' Levels. Fred Anson was the legendary headmaster, 'Stumpy' Sternberg the Art teacher. 'Chester' Barker and ...Read more

A memory of Wheatley in 1959 by John Wilson

I remember walking to school (the old school) through the woods at the back of the church 1958ish,we then moved to the 'new' school at Darvel Down. I myself lived at 49 Darvel Down up until about 1960 when we moved ...Read more

A memory of Netherfield in 1958 by David Power