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I went to the Graig School during the sixties. It was a great school and a great location. I lived in St.Mellons near Cardiff, but we all went to Bassaleg as St.Mellons was in the old county of Monmouthshire. ...Read more

A memory of Bassaleg in 1961 by Howard Morris

My mother, Doreen Hall (Nee Bilton), related these memories to me: I started nursing at St James’ Hospital, Leeds (Jimmy's) in 1948. I was 17 years old, the only one straight from school. I didn’t need any ...Read more

A memory of Leeds in 1948 by Isobel Buck

Humble pie now massed produced wae shell and lid and meat enhoosed, I crave thy taste o succulent meat, just richtly spiced and warm tae eat, your crusty shell want break ma teeth, the bakers skill and guid Scots beef, black and ...Read more

A memory of Kilbirnie in 2014 by John Allan

I wasn't born in Disley. My Grandparents built a little wooden bungalow in a field owned by the Crabtree family. It was built before the war for holidays. Before that they had a big tent and all their family would go to stay. During ...Read more

A memory of Disley in 1950 by Hazel Bolger

My friend Sue and I worked as waitresses at the Runnacleve during July and August of that hot summer whilst on holiday from catering college. Not that we saw much of the sun! We served breakfast, lunch and dinner with short breaks ...Read more

A memory of Ilfracombe in 1976 by Andrea Ward

My nannie lived on East Street, which had a break in the street to go through the allottments. My nannie was called Hilda Lee, nee Marsh. I have fond memories too of Grandad Lee who passed away when I was around ...Read more

A memory of Darfield by Vicky Ogden

I remember, Bertha the old lady that often sat on her doorstep facing the Apollo top of Apsley Grove just quietly having a smoke, never bothering anyone and watching the world pass her by. One Saturday morning on the way to the ...Read more

A memory of Ardwick by twodpoletudor

i remember in the mid 60s my friends and i jumping off the farleigh bridge, how on earth we didn't break our necks i will never know, we stayed almost every summer week-end in the hopping huts, and had to come back to london late ...Read more

A memory of East Farleigh by flamefix

We holidayed in Barmston for two weeks each summer, being a family of six who travelled from Huddersfield. My dad was a turner for a large engineering company who formally was a 'regular' in REME seeing active service throughout the ...Read more

A memory of Barmston

This is the view I remember as I went up to bed when I stayed at my grandparents' house as a child. There was a window on the turn of the stairs that overlooked South Pond. At night the street lamp outside the white house on the ...Read more

A memory of Midhurst in 1955 by David Percy