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Hello I have just read Steve Buck's article - you will remember me Steve, I was born in 1958 and we went to St Lukes at the same time. It was magic growing up in Weaste. As you know, there wasn't any money about but never ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1963 by Yohan Mullen

Wow, what a page to have. I lived in Kingsbury from 1938 when I was born till the family moved to Canada in1951. My first school was Roe Green. When the 2nd world war ended, all those that lived on the other side of Kingbury ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1951 by Robert Manning

I was born and brought up on Monfa Road, number 27 next to the junction of Aughton Road. Great memories of Bootle at that time. Mrs Gallagher's shop at the bottom of Aughton next to Orrell Primary School was a treat, lovely ...Read more

A memory of Bootle by Ian Breeze

Hi Kids, I taught at Marton Camp School having left Loughborough Training College in Sept 1958 until I left to work in Outward Bound Schools in December 1959. Sadly, I have not kept in touch with other ...Read more

A memory of Whitegate in 1959 by Alex Allan

My maternal grandparents ran Hooson's Cafe on Bangor Road, Conwy, very close to the city walls. My brother and I were put in boarding school near them - at Llandudno and Penmaenmawr - whilst our parents were overseas, so we could be ...Read more

A memory of Conwy in 1958 by Elizabeth Martin

I've been researching my family, the Booths, who lived in Oldham . I have found references to Roman Road Street Farm from 1710 to the 1890s. Does anyone know anything about this location? One reference in 1891 mentions that it was next door to Hollinwood Cemetery gardener's cottage.

A memory of Oldham in 1860 by Vanessa Armiger

Hello, my name is Helen nee Irvine, we moved away from Corby in July 1964, so I only have a few memories. I do remember we lived at 34 York Rd. Corby, Northants, from about 1958 to 1964. I'm actually trying to track down a few ...Read more

A memory of Corby in 1962 by Helen Rayner

I moved from Liverpool twenty six years ago. I lived in Aughton Road, number seven, and went to Orrell Primary School. I remember all the shops at the end of Aughton Rd; Bradys sweet shop, Cousins, Gallaghers sweet shop, fruit and veg ...Read more

A memory of Bootle in 1870 by David Lunt

I was brought to Luton, 219 Ashcroft Rd when I was four years old. the cottage we lived in was part of Farmer Holdstocks farm, it was origanally the Cowmans cottage. It was here that my Dad , Fred Chater and Mum Violet, raised ...Read more

A memory of Luton by Sandy Mc Dowell

Then there was the greatest fish and chip shop in the world PESCIES. Decorated in true Italian style of painted scenes of the blue waters and gondolas of Venice with beautiful wood booths with frosted glass scenes and marble ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Chrs