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My memories of Hallen are between 1949 - 1959. I was brought up in the above cottage (which was a former Inn) from my birth in 1949 until my parents moved to Clifton, Bristol in 1959. We were pretty cut off ...Read more

A memory of Hallen in 1949 by Eddie Pinker

I remember the day very well my dad woke us all up to tell us we would have to leave our house .. We lived @ no1 Daniel adamson ave as I looked out of my bedroom window to the right . Usually I could see over the ship canal . But all that I I ...Read more

A memory of Irlam by Tony Grey

I was born at 15 Currie Street in a modern prefab which had electric lights when most other houses still only had gas. We had an inside toilet and bathroom luxuries that others could only dream of then. At one end of Currie Street ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1957 by Michael Box

The building still looks there same, there was a red postbox on the lower right hand corner of the picture turning into Blundel Lane. I lived on the Stoke Road. Just past the pub was a shop called FourWays -where ...Read more

A memory of Stoke D'Abernon in 1965 by Marina Munro

I was born here in March 1961. My mother spoke very fondly of this hospital and the staff. I have never been to Taplow and hope to visit one day as I live in Australia.

A memory of Taplow in 1961 by Pauline Pankau

Living in Hillingdon we used to catch the 207 trolley bus into Uxbridge for shopping and entertainment and particularly on Saturdays for Burton's dancing. We would hang around the underground station always fearful of ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1959 by Garth Randall

does anyone remember a mr Ronald who took in young lads from the orphanage or industrial school to help them adjust to the outside world. when my cousin left the orphanage in 1924 he spoke very highly of mr Ronald who care ...Read more

A memory of Ovingdean in 1920 by Derek Roberts

Our Family name Willcox has taken us back so far to our 8th Great Grandparents Henry Willcox and wife Mary Stokes around 1640 Henry had a son William Willcox born 1692 Winsford William had a son William ...Read more

A memory of Winsford by Bill Willcox

My Great Aunty Rissa married Mr John Dunckley of Collingtree and they lived at The Poplars (still there) until John died. After his death my aunts, Rissa Dunckley and Ethel Peake, remained in the house ...Read more

A memory of Collingtree in 1930 by Irene Shields

Remember Mr Lockwood very well used to smoke a pipe and grow his own tobacco and lecture us on the evils of smoking. Big excitement when the older girls who slept in the annex were caught smoking and were moved back into the main building ...Read more

A memory of Bacton in 1960 by Malcolm Foster