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I was born and bred in Washington, in fact one of my claims to fame is I was born behind Woolworths, well No.3 House Terrace. My Dad lived in Washington for almost all of his life and when he past away (2002) he left a hole in my ...Read more

A memory of Washington in 2002

I moved to Sandwich Road when I was six, so 7 years ago now. I would like to find out about people who lived in my house and my road that I live in now from many years ago. If any of you have any answrs it would be much appreciated! Thank you

A memory of Eythorne in 2006 by Katie Duncan

I am Paul Percy Robinson who always felt I did not belong in a town and perused with interest the origins of my family it took years, but eventually found a wee place called the broom house just up the bank at Eglingham and traced ...Read more

A memory of Eglingham in 2000 by Paul Robinson

My mother was one of 13, 2 died in infancy, all born at 28 Dartmoor Street. Have been to the house 3 times, but the street is no longer Dartmoor and I can't find out what the name is now! I took a ...Read more

A memory of Kensington in 2005 by Andrea Stanley

Bateman Opens Community Centre: Wednesfield North today boasts a new Community Centre after Mary and Phil Bateman MBE, as Mayor and Mayoress, opened the new venue on Griffith Drive, ...Read more

A memory of Wednesfield in 2006

I grew up in a northern city never realising that my grandmother was born in Ilfracombe in 1905. I knew she spoke differently but was only when I was 10 did I start to truly listen to the beautiful accent ...Read more

A memory of Ilfracombe in 2009

We used to live here between 2007-2009. It may have been a nice pub a long time ago and it still looked ok when this photo was taken which was the year I was born, but from the time we moved in from the time we moved out we shared ...Read more

A memory of Althorne in 2007

After a series of amazing coincidences, I was to trace my step brother Roy Dixon, and arranged to meet him while I stayed at the Garforth Holiday Inn hotel for four days in February 2008. We were the sons of our late father ...Read more

A memory of Kippax in 2008 by Geoffrey Dixon Hamilton

Easter Sunday 2009 was a gloriously fine and sunny day - just right for a family outing so my son David drove us all in my car to Arlington Court which is an enormous National Trust property not ...Read more

A memory of Arlington in 2009 by John Howard Norfolk

Me and my Mrs bought the ground floor to this building shown here 3 years ago.

A memory of Carisbrooke in 2009 by Jason Wadsworth