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My friend Raymond Slinn was the last bar man to work in the Adelphie Hotel and he was telling me about it when I stayed with him in his home in Tenerife where he is retired. Apparently when the Adelphie was pulled down grown men ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1965 by Ken Edwards

While still at Helston Grammar School, I worked at the Headland Hotel during one summer. Pickles was the manager, he was a tyrant but I seemed to get the better of him. I wrecked the lawn-mower running over a rock ...Read more

A memory of Coverack in 1967 by Steve Gilvear

I visited Weobley in the late 60s as a child with my Mother to visit our Herefordshire cousins. We stayed with Mum's Great Uncle Fred (Frederick Hope) and his daughter, Mabel Hope. They lived at the Corner House and I ...Read more

A memory of Weobley in 1966 by Jane Dick

When I look at this photo it brings back happy memories of when the club was a hive of activity of bowling greens, tennis courts, football pitches (middle of photo). As a young girl growing up in Weston Point I ...Read more

A memory of Runcorn in 1961 by Linda Finnigan

This is the view looking down to the end of London Road where it meets the village. The road does a sharp turn to the left into the Market Place and behind the large tree is 'Top Bayles' grocers shop. ...Read more

A memory of Abridge in 1961

I lived in Colliers Green at Park Farm, at that time a dairy and fruit farm. I went to school at the primary school. Just down the road was a charcoal burners. Latterly I went to Bethany School at Curtisen Green. Good memories.

A memory of Colliers Green in 1961 by Michael Frere

I was a child that lived at the 'Sister Butler's orphanage' in the early I960s.  This message is to anyone that was also at the orphanage at that time, particularly Alison Burbidge, as I have read her account ...Read more

A memory of Hinton Martell in 1960 by Mark Smith

I remember a beautiful old, I think thatched, cottage situated opposite the entrance to the caravan site in Hart Road, Thundersley, opposite the phone box. It had brightly painted plaster figurines ...Read more

A memory of Thundersley in 1964 by Madeleine Davies

My dad Les Witty was born in York. After he came out of the Army we settled in York, firstly we had a house in Hanover Street, then moved to Chudleigh Road where my grandad had a house just 2 doors away from us. I spent a lot of time with ...Read more

A memory of York in 1963 by Michelle Muir

I went to Hockley Secondary in 1965, along with my twin sister, Diane (the Jay twins).  We were separated at first, each being put into a different class form.  Diane was very upset, so we were reunited!!! I still ...Read more

A memory of Hockley in 1965 by Elizabeth (Liz) Large