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Teresa Clarke's memory reminded me of the flooding of Jan. 1953. I was 9 years old and living in Gwynne Road with my folks. We were boarding at No 44, owned by Mr and Mrs. Carr. They played Crib and he polished the brass in the ...Read more

A memory of Dovercourt in 1953 by Brian Reynolds

In 1954 Roundway was the site of the Royal Army Pay Corps Training Centre. Nothing now remains of this except a plaque erected by the local council to commemorate the fact that thousands of young men conscripted for ...Read more

A memory of Roundway in 1954 by John Pettitt

Hi, my name is Colin, I live in Lowestoft, Suffolk. The picture you have of 29 Seagate, Irvine is part of the building we lived in, the part you see was used as a workshop when we lived there, he did upholstery. We had no ...Read more

A memory of Irvine in 1953 by Colin Porter

When I was 8 or 9 years old our family moved from Clyde Street, Edinburgh to the High Street or, as we called our immediate area, 'The Tron', in view of living in the shadow of the old Tron Kirk. Our address was 'Fleshmarket ...Read more

A memory of Edinburgh in 1953 by James Kerray

My memories refer to 1955 through 1959. I remember these years with affection - being taught 'cello by Harvey Philips, piano by Hilda Klein (excellent use of swearwords, I remember!!), composition by Herbert ...Read more

A memory of Kensington in 1955 by Ray Lowrey

I was also a pupil at St Catherine's; 1954 to 1962 were my years. I remember Mr Thunder, art and geography teacher, Mr Smith, Deputy head; later married someone from the Bristol Old Vic, Mr Sydey, ex Royal Navy Captain but unable to ...Read more

A memory of Almondsbury in 1954 by Peter Adams

I would very much like to catch up with any members of the L O o M from the Paignton branch of that time, also any members of the Federation of Master Builders Torbay branch of which I was president in the mid 70s, in ...Read more

A memory of Paignton in 1959 by Tony Harper

In order to accommodate an addition to the family, my parents decided to move into an upstairs flat in Parker Street, Byker. The flat consisted of 3 bedrooms, a sitting room and a small room with a sink and gas cooker which served ...Read more

A memory of Byker in 1957 by Arthur Barnes

My story starts on the 1st of March 1950, the date of my birth at Doncaster Royal Infirmary.  My parents Jack & Mary Flather lived in Old Rossington at 65 Haigh Crescent, living with relatives (Guy) ...Read more

A memory of New Rossington in 1950 by Sandra Faulkner

I grew up in Eckington in the 1950s and 1960s. My father, Emerson, and his father, John Henry, were coal merchants in the village. My father was a member of many church activities in his youth as well as being a brass ...Read more

A memory of Eckington in 1958 by Peter Argyle