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Born And Bred
Born in Ablington just after the war we moved to Avon Banks, where I lived until married in 1970. My mother's father, mother and brothers (Fenners) all lived in Figheldean. Having read other peoples memories it brought back probably the most enjoyable part of my youth.
A memory of Figheldean in 1951 by
Schools
Does anyone remember when the school in Wheatley was called the Wheatley Secondary Modern, all I hear about now is Holton Park. I can remember Mrs Jones the PE teacher, Mr Hanson was Headmaster. Seeing the pictures on this site really ...Read more
A memory of Wheatley in 1952 by
Harry 'ginger' Scott
My father passed away in 1955. I returned from National Service in Germany in time to visit him in Winchester hospital, sadly my older brother Ron was a regular soldier serving in Hong Kong and could not get back in time to ...Read more
A memory of Eastleigh in 1955 by
Boyhood Memories From 1952
It was around this time that the tram lines were taken up from Sunderland Road in Gateshead. The men stored the old lines in Somerset Street and Devonshire Street. As boys we would dig up the tar from around the ...Read more
A memory of Gateshead in 1952 by
Lightning Strikes
This is August 1953, I was 10. We were playing cricket on the clay field with some older lads, the stumps were iron and came from Spencers steel works which was nearby and stuff like this was easily got. Anyway I remember it was ...Read more
A memory of Newburn in 1953 by
A Quiet Haven Of Peace.
I lived next door to Davenham Church, and one summer's day, when I was about 7, I went for a walk around the churchyard. Hearing a rustling noise on the ground, I crouched down, parted some long grass, and found a baby ...Read more
A memory of Davenham in 1959 by
A Farm Workers Daughter In Dunsyre
Dunsyre was my first school, there were only 7 children in the whole school, myself and my two brothers all went there. I loved my teacher, she showed me great kindness, her name was Miss Low, I will never forget ...Read more
A memory of Dunsyre in 1954 by
Spanish City And That Very Old Car On The Links
This is an iconic picture for me in two ways. First it shows the Spanish City somewhere near its heyday (spring/summer of 1955), bringing back memories of the great band of Harry Atkinson (the ...Read more
A memory of Whitley Bay in 1955 by
Abc Lyric Cinema
I was the Chief Projectionist at the Lyric from approx 1957 until 1963 when I was appointed as Co Chief/Lighting Engineer at the new ABC Blackpool. The Manager at the Lyric was Mr Ron Crabb and when he moved to another ABC ...Read more
A memory of Wellingborough in 1957 by
Happy Times In Maldon
My family and I moved from London in 1955 to Maldon, following a visit the year before with our Sunday School outing, and we moved near to the Prom. We had such happy times living there and as children my friends and I used ...Read more
A memory of Maldon in 1955 by
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