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I remember the butchers/fish shop called Gurrs.They had this little area to right that was built up in front of the counter, and my brother Colin and I used to fight over who was going to stand on the step. ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside in 1965 by Trish Spencer

Lived further down the road in the village, the semi-detached house on the left. The first was occupied by the Bowlers, newsagents, next door the Waterfall Bros. I helped at the farm to the right for a bit of pocket money. The ...Read more

A memory of Two Dales in 1960 by David Wilde

I spent much of my childhood and teenage years staying at my Aunt and Uncle's house in Ryde Road as my gran lived there too and latterly my mum until 2002. The houses have not changed much over the years but there are a lot more cars ...Read more

A memory of Seaview in 1965 by Paula Jones

I have a host of memories of MPSP. The earliest is from the 1950s when I used to play on the fountain -- seen in the foreground -- with my cousins (Towers) who would visit from Cleveleys. It was also the first place ...Read more

A memory of Nelson in 1967 by Charles Duerden

My late wife and I spent lovely times in Aberdare Park. We both lived in Aberaman, me in the Oaklands Lodge, Cardiff Road, and Margaret in Cynon Street. Every Sunday we would walk up to the park and savour the beauty of the flowers and trees. These were lovely times I will remember all my life.

A memory of Aberdare in 1960 by Michael Smith

I remember Aberdare Park. When our daughter was a baby my husband Ian and I use to walk round the park pushing the pram on a Sunday afternoon. In the 1950s that was the venue for walks with my parents, also on a Sunday ...Read more

A memory of Aberdare in 1965 by beryl.allinson9

In the late 1950s and 1960s we used to stay in a field halfway down the road into the village of Amroth and a lady called Connie owned a small farm, so we called it Connie's field. At first we used to just camp then later Dad got a ...Read more

A memory of Amroth in 1960 by Issy Lawrence

Just looking at this photo brings a lump to my throat. We lived in Blackhorse Road just off the High Street. The shop in the photo is on the corner of Blackhorse Road. I was 15 yrs old in 1965 and the Beatles were topping the ...Read more

A memory of Sidcup in 1965

The building in view was a Post Office and General Stores, the area was known as "Critchlows Corner" after the name of the family that owned the shop. The post office was the only one in the area. At the age of 10 I would cycle to ...Read more

A memory of Blurton in 1963 by David Moore

I too have very fond memories of the open air swimming baths in Congleton in the late fifties and the sixties. I can even remember Alec Coles. Happy days. The water was freezing and it was always best to run and dive ...Read more

A memory of Congleton in 1960 by Alan Brennan