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I attended Holy Trinity Primary School, Church of England, at Darwen in the year 1955, when I was six years of age. There was a spiritual bond between the school and the Holy Trinity Church, as it was then ...Read more

A memory of Darwen in 1955 by Peter Farley

In reply to Keith Hawkins' appeal to anyone that knew of F.W. Hawkins shop on Hosier Street, Reading, I used this shop during the 1950s as a small boy while spending the weekends with my Nan & Grandad who lived at 61 ...Read more

A memory of Reading in 1955 by John Shrubb

I have fond memories of this place. I went there from 1978-1981. I graduated from IUHS in 1979 and spent one year at IUE before going to IU in San Diego. I had the best time here. I boarded for that entire time and with some ...Read more

A memory of Bushey Heath in 1979 by Tracy Indge

I was born at 7 Sandown Crescent in 1946. I now live in Vancouver Canada but my Aunt Win still lives in the same house. I remember playing football on the Mellons fields on Saturday mornings, Billy Butt, Nick Butt's uncle, ...Read more

A memory of Gorton by Tony Manning

This pictures evokes such wonderful nostalgic memories that I have it framed and it hangs on my wall. My mother originated from Leeds and as a child I spent a number of happy times there, sometimes with a distant relative in the ...Read more

A memory of Leeds in 1951 by Terence Scarborough

Was amazed to find this photograph! My grandmother's house was the white-walled thatched building in the middle distance. It's called Robsart Cottage, a 15th Century cottage built to house the building foreman supervising ...Read more

A memory of Kenilworth by Philip Johnson

I was at Bulphan School 1948 to 1954-55 and well remember my days at school with Daphney Thomas. Maraget Walls, Tess Cross, Pat Cross, Yony Ballard, Maureen Batchford, and Barbara Batchford. Happy days they were too. The teachers ...Read more

A memory of Bulphan in 1949 by Derek Wright

I have many memories of the Basingstoke Canal at Frimley Green. I used to swim next to the Kingsmead Bridge. One day I was on the parapet of the bridge, I was grabbing a branch and swinging ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green by The Frith Memory Archivist

I was amazed to see this website!I was at Arley for the whole of the Second World War. The memories that I have are happy ones and I was looking for the prospectus that I was sure I had when I thought of going online. The names leapt out ...Read more

A memory of Upper Arley in 1940 by Janette M Rangeley

Growing up in Haskayne was the best time of my life, friends made were friends for life, Life was slower than now but oh so better, One of the endearing memories of Haskayne is of the PEAR TREE WALL, about five feet tall, with several ...Read more

A memory of Haskayne in 1963 by Richard Melling