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I was brought up in Nailsea. My parents owned a toy and gift shop on Station Road rented from Bob Vance, later we moved to Noah's Ark Cottage. Built in 1666, it had all the original features intact, the stone ...Read more

A memory of Nailsea in 1960 by Martin Smith

I grew up and played around the Welfare Hall,r ows of pit houses were situated behind it, Pretoria Street, Earle Street, Kimberly Street. We would watch the shows in the Welfare put on by the Featherstone ADS, and I attended the ...Read more

A memory of Featherstone in 1963 by John Barker

My father worked at Denaby Main Colliery as a steel erector, installing pit head plant. My memories of Denaby Main are of staying with my dad's landlady and her family. They were the Grindle family and their ...Read more

A memory of Denaby Main in 1961 by Tom Harper

Ah. 1965. I was 23 when this photo was taken. How many times did I walk up this street? MacFisheries on the left, a little further up on the same side was the Futurist Cinema with its long entrance lobby with a number of ...Read more

A memory of Kidderminster in 1965 by Malcolm Knowles

I lived in Morcote Road when I was a little girl, and have memories of the schools I attended and the surrounding areas of Braunstone. I used to go to Bembow Rise School when I was quite small then moved on to Brausntone ...Read more

A memory of Braunstone Town in 1963 by Christine Brown Nee Pagett

I started work in Masters Men's Outfitters in 1967 straight from school. It was situated at 17-19 Caroline Street. I worked there till October 1969. Next door was Olivers the shoe shop and also in the same row was Stokes Men's Outfitters. This area of Bridgend brings back many happy memories.

A memory of Bridgend in 1967 by David Rule

Mr Allen (snr) was my grandpa. As a child in the 60s, the shop was a magical place. When this photo was taken, the shop was the second one from the corner of Chapel Street (walking towards the church). There was a antique shop ...Read more

A memory of Oadby in 1967 by Jacqui Coffin

I was born in Upney hospital in 1954, lived in Barking in Esex in St Aldrey Street, attended Ripple Middle School, loved going to Barking Park as a kid, we moved to Australia in 1966.

A memory of Barking in 1960 by Kathleen Toone Gallagher

The lady with the shopping bag and wearing sunglasses in this picture is my mother, Hilda Hounsell. She had either visited the library or her sister who lived at the bottom of Easst Street.

A memory of Bridport in 1965 by Michael Hounsell

I have many childhood memories of Mevagissey. My parents bought a cottage in Cliff Street, Mevagissey during the late 1950s. We used it as a holiday home until 1965 when my father retired from designing Colt Houses (all timber ...Read more

A memory of Mevagissey in 1969 by John Hilder