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My mother had a few problems back in 1979 in a small village called Glossop in Greater Manchester, so she placed an ad in our local paper asking for an exchange of houses. We never knew that we would get a response from ...Read more

A memory of Peterlee in 1979

I moved to Sanderstead when I was 5 from Crystal Palace and lived there until I moved to Scotland for work reasons when I was 24. I also have fond memories of Sanderstead being a great place to grow up - going to Ridgeway Junior ...Read more

A memory of Sanderstead

I was four years old when I moved to Gilfach Goch with my sister Pauline and my dad Samual James Carson and my mam Sybil (Mills), she was from Gilfach and so was most of her family. We lived with my Gransher, Mark ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch by Joyce Williams

I was a pupil here from 1954 until passing the 11+ in 1959 & going to Calday. My teachers were: Mrs Sullivan - year 1 Mrs Bentham - year 2 Mrs Nettle - year 3 Mr Jarvis - year 4 Miss Earl - year 5 I remember Miss Earl used to come ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1954 by Peter Bufton

Just wondered if anyone remembers 'Harrisons Newsagents' based at 92 The Stow. My father opened this shop in December 1953, and it was for many years run by a manager - Mr Wood (Bert). The shop was sold in November 1980 and I ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 1953 by John Harrison

I remember the Sunday concerts at the Tivoli during wartime. These were produced in a very professional manner and were a wonderful morale booster for the local people during some very dark days. One Sunday the same ...Read more

A memory of Hednesford in 1940 by Aubrey Roadway

I spent nine months at this hospital from August Bank holiday 1954 till April 1955 after having a mass x-ray earlier that year. I was only 17 years of age at that time and the photo brings to life the time I spent ...Read more

A memory of Milford in 1954 by Len Thomas

The Square was the bus terminus, overlooked by the bus office on Market Street on the upper floor. It was always full of buses, my buses were the 12.10 and 12.25 going home from school for lunch. I would have to run to catch the ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1958 by Simon Platt

Hi my name is Alan Leitch, all of my family did come from Glenluce from 1740 to 1960s. I spent every school holiday from the age of five until I was 15 years old in Glenluce with my friends Peter Frothingham and Murry McCracken, roaming ...Read more

A memory of Glenluce in 1940 by Alan Leitch

I was born in Milland in 1942 at Great Trippetts Cottages. My father, Goody Luff, worked at the farm and had married the 'Nanny' from The Coombe. As with many farm cottages we had no running water or electricity. We relied on the well ...Read more

A memory of Milland in 1940 by Ros Green