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In this picture one can see the town hall in the background and next to it now is Price City (2008), prior to that the Co-op. When I was a child this building used to be the Hungerford Cafe. I used to look ...Read more

A memory of Sandbach in 1959 by Gillian Mitchell

I remember when Rossis ice-cream opened and free vouchers were worth more than gold. Rossis shop was right by the last bus stop before the trolley bus turned around and headed back to London. On the ...Read more

A memory of South Harefield in 1950 by Alan Stevens

I wonder If you can help me please. We lived in Grygrymney, near Brithdir Tirfill. We moved to Yorkshire in 1963, against my dad's wishes. My dad was William Fuller, known as Billy Fuller. My mum's name was Vera ...Read more

A memory of Newchurch in 1955 by Glenys Berry

I was born on Palmer Street in October 45. My father of the same name of George Smith was recently killed in Germany and left his little family living with his parents in the Windmill Hills. I have a ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1949 by George Smith

Remember Stammers the grocers. ? Also what was the name of the engine reborers on the corner of Kynaston Rd? Harvey & Cleverley butchers. (my mum bought rabbits there!)

A memory of Enfield by hre1942

It sounds really funny and familiar to hear:: Jezreels, Canada House ( where I went after my daughter was born 1986 !), Littlewoods, Lefevres, Darland Banks - I love it. I lived in Barnsole Road from 1969 - 1979 and loved all of it. ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by sue.daffodil

When I was small we used to walk to the abbey bridge from my Nanas house in thorngate,at the corner of Gray lane. The elderly couple who were in charge of the toll used to sell lemonade in one of the little toll ...Read more

A memory of Barnard Castle by angelamumb

One of my Corke/Moon ancestors had a butchers shop in the ex Midland Bank building where the water fountain stands at the intersection. Another ancestor Elizabeth Corke had a dairy in the High Street and I believe other members ...Read more

A memory of Sevenoaks

Another memory of Treherbert Ben Thomas' recollection of January 2013, reminded me that he was not the only one who was lucky on that fateful day. A call of nature was Ben's escape, mine was a ...Read more

A memory of Treherbert by 2coopers

My parents had a shop on Maple Drive called Yew Tree Hardware Company. It was no. 24 Maple Drive. When I was a child 'Bentons' was next door. The row of shops had a tobacco/newsagent, (Hobbs) then a green grocer the ...Read more

A memory of Yew Tree