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I was born at no 3 Sussex Street off West Street, Oldham. Our house had one room downstairs one upstairs. No back door you had to go up the street and down an alleyway to use the tippler toilet. The downstairs had a large black ...Read more

A memory of Oldham in 1940 by Pauline Kendrick

I was born in 1952, and lived at 621 Seven Sisters Road, N15 with my dear old mum and dad. I had friends John and David Warren, Micky Walsh, and Ken Heath. Ken lived in Victoria Crescent and I am still in touch ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham by Michael Raftery

Great Collection! I have scratched my head over a few of these, date-wise, but this one isn't in question. Central in the picture we see the outside of the formidable West Trilithon, spanking clean and completely shorn of its ...Read more

A memory of Stonehenge by Neil Wiseman

I lived at 46 Cricklade Ave until 1969 when we moved to Wickford, Essex. My name is John Sargant and I have twin sisters. I remember our neighbours, Mr and Mrs West, on one side and Mr and Mrs Rogers on the other. I attended ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1968 by John Sargant

The old Railway Hotel previously occupied the adjacent timber-clad building to the south west of the Cranley Hotel before it closed its doors in 1910. It was then converted into 2 dwellings and a laundry in an adjoining ...Read more

A memory of Cranleigh in 1870 by Graham Aslett

My girlfriend, Edna Thorley, and I were in the queue at the Odeon cinema in Crewe, she was on leave from the ATS. As we waited the subject of marriage came up; no I didn't go down on one knee. I think I said something like, ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1945 by Ken Wood

Living in Longparish for 27 years from 1979 is etched deep in my memories notably because it was during the formative years of bringing up a family. Having renovated White Windows, a mid 19th century house near ...Read more

A memory of Longparish in 1979 by Barry Sterndale Bennett

Although not really Handsworth my Mother and her family lived at 212 New John Street West. They lived there until my Mothers Mum died in 1931. Her name was Christina Parker. My Mum was only 8 years old but remembers that day as if it were yesterday.

A memory of Handsworth by Bryan Roberts

I have seen your write up and even though I don't think I remember you I am sure I went to Dartford West with Jean Bacon. I now live in Australia and would love to know where she is. I can remember spending time with a friend called ...Read more

A memory of Hawley by Gillian Davies

We lived in St Vincent Road, went bottling collecting bottles left on the beach and got the deposits back from the kiosks on the beach front, the some, the mean buggers only gave us half when they ...Read more

A memory of Clacton-On-Sea in 1953