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My partner's family lived here in this house from 1967 to 1970. He remembers playing around the very old big walnut tree in the back garden. The house looks very much the same it does now on Google Streetview.

A memory of Roydon in 1967

I remember lots of the names on the memory of Horton Heath. My grandparents were the Craggs and lived at Horton Heath as well. I went to school in Fair Oak. It was a long walk from Horton Heath. ...Read more

A memory of Fair Oak in 1952 by Ingrid Boere

"It's only wind or powder on the stomach"my Mam had said as she walked home from the ammunition factory on a cold Autumn evening. The "wind" or "powder" was born on the 2nd December 1942. I, Colin Gronow, ...Read more

A memory of Graig in 1940 by Colin Gronow

I lived at no 5, neighbours were George Sharples, Peter Humphries, Charlie Chedell. I went to Winsor Road School. We used to play on the railway sidings, and donkey bridge. In the winters we would go over to Peel Park and slide down ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1954 by Peter Brennan

We used to live up a close on Glen Avenue. Great Memories. Hanging clothes out in the back line, taking the train to Woodhall. My dad's name is Tommy Coulson and he was married to Kitty Scanlan. We emigrated to ...Read more

A memory of Port Glasgow in 1963 by Linda Williams

From John Moloney; john@moloney.com I was moved to Oldham as an evacuee from Stretford in 1941 to live at 395 Featherstall Road North. The house was occupied by my great-great aunt, Ellen Farrow, and her son ...Read more

A memory of Oldham in 1940 by John Moloney

I attended Zeals C of E Primary school between 1958 and 1963. We actually lived over the border in Bourton (next to the White Lion pub) but the school was nearer than Bourton school. "Pop" Winter and his wife were the full time ...Read more

A memory of Zeals in 1958 by Simon Palmer

The huge image of a beautiful woman's face comes to mind when I remember Tooting Broadway "Chelsea Girl". I used to love looking at all the lovely clothes and getting ideas so that I could walk down to "Huma ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1980 by Rachelle Wardell/Oakley

This is my Uncle and Aunt and cousin Arthur, outside their cottage no. 32 North Hill in Clovelly village. They lived there for many years and took in many many people for B&B, people ...Read more

A memory of Clovelly by Graham Shackson

This is the first swimming pool I ever saw and where I learned to swim. I went to the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School and this is where we were taken, once a week, for our swimmimg lessons. I was placed into care when I was 11 years ...Read more

A memory of Horncastle by Ray Cooke