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Hello, My family originated from east London (mainly Dagenham), but our branch 'emigrated to Battersea in 1964. Our first address was 22 Morella Road, right opposite Wandsworth common. I went to Honeywell junior ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1970 by Bob Robson

DESPERATELY SEARCHING FOR A LADY CALLED GLORIA TOOMEY .SHE KNEW MY MUM IN THE 70S MY MUM WAS DOROTHY CLAIRE SHORT BEFORE SHE MARRIED SHE WAS SPENCE I AM ONEOF HER DAUGHTERS , KAREN SHORT I WAS 8 IN 1974 WE ...Read more

A memory of Seaforth in 1974 by Karen Clinton

I started my SRN training in 1973. In those days the Nurses' Home still exsisted but the view was obscured by the more recent additional buildings to the Infirmary, which included the Education Centre. However the Home was still ...Read more

A memory of Blackburn in 1973 by Susan Walsh

I went on a youth hostelling trip to the Isle of Wight in 1969 with my young brother Geoff and indulged our interest in trains by walking along the railway track of disused old steam train routes. However ...Read more

A memory of Ryde in 1970 by John Howard Norfolk

My Uncle Brian and my Auntie Doreen used to live here along with their 4 girls - Lynda, Pam, Debby, and Trisha I will never forget the first time we visited - coming from then the built-up area of the Wirral, we lived near ...Read more

A memory of Melin-y-Wig in 1971 by Dean Pritchard

I was admitted to Bramcote Children's Hospital (as a boarder) in January 1971 when I was 9. I remember having my 10th birthday there and Mr Mullen brought in a cake for me and everyone sang happy birthday. ...Read more

A memory of Bramcote in 1971 by Sara Jobling

I've lived in Taddiport for most of my life, since my late father, John Richard Robinson, bought the former Buckingham Arms Inn from Jimmy Horrell in December 1970. The property had been empty for about four years, having closed as ...Read more

A memory of Taddiport in 1970 by Kate Robinson

Very fond memories of Bethersden. I lived I Meadow House, of which you can see the front hedge of here on the left of this picture, just beyond the telegraph pole, in the mid to late 70's. I went to the village school there for a ...Read more

A memory of Bethersden in 1977 by Susan Lovell

My Mother and I arrived in 1974, from a divorced Warrington and the dilapidation of the north-west. Merrily drinking tea and eating custard tarts in the bare miners' cottage living room, sitting in a deck chair and eating from a ...Read more

A memory of Gwespyr in 1977 by James Harrison

I have very fond and happy memories of Borth & Dol-y-Bont. Most of my childhood school holidays were spent in the lovely village of Dol-y-Bont where my grandparents, Nan and Pop Pallister lived. They originally ...Read more

A memory of Dol-y-Bont in 1975 by Jerry Pallister