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Hello Lyndon, I too have many vivid memories of Maindy and the surrounding area. I was born in 62 Canada Rd in 1945 and lived there until 1967...the so-called summer of love! I was sort of brought up by my ...Read more

A memory of Maindy in 1950 by Andy Thompson

I can recall many happy times as a trolley bus driver in Doncaster , I started work with DCT as a conductor in the mid 1950s and passed a trolley bus driving test on the Wheatley Hills route by the late 1950s; in those days ...Read more

A memory of Doncaster in 1958 by John Watson

The newsagent in Victotia Road, Woolston back in my days as a paper boy, 1973-75, was Glandville's in between Woolworths and the off licence by the London Arms. I had the Peartree evening round, also Woolston morning covering the Archeries and Portsmouth Road area... not forgetting Sundays as well.

A memory of Woolston in 1973 by Mark Goffin

Hi everyone. I was born in 56 and lived in Normanton and Altofts until moving to Pontefract when I was 7 or 8. My grandad had a cafe down Castleford Road called Halfords. Funny how this works ...Read more

A memory of Normanton in 1959 by Shawn Halford

Hi Everyone i also grew up mostly on mill lane estate (woodlands ave ) and went to St Marks School (head Master Mr Thorpe) you all have jogged my memory to fantastic times around woodley. i also remember snuches ha ha played ...Read more

A memory of Woodley by Anthony Bentley

I would like ti know if there are any of my old mates are still there my name was ina Namylor loved living there. my head teacher was mr browm my first teacher was mrs neil mr smith to words the end as I left to go to England I ...Read more

A memory of Twechar

Ahh yes, the good old days. Bedwell school, the old church. I went there for my 3rd year when I was 9 or 10, this was because my actual school (bedonwell) was not large enough to deal with 4 years worth of pupils, so ...Read more

A memory of Belvedere in 1965 by Richard Halsey

Born in May 1949 at no. 98 Joynson Street, two up two down,as they all were in them days. Tin bath in the back yard. Open fire in the front room where mam made us toast when we had enough bread. Dad was a ...Read more

A memory of Salford by John Hall

I grew up in Tottenham Lane. I remember well the police station, fire station and public library with Scara's fish shop opposite. (Cod and chips for 11d) I went to North Harringay Infants and Junior Schools .... walking .... and ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey in 1958 by Andrew Bicknell

Eastchurch cliffs My parents bought a plot of land on the Eastchurch cliffs in the 1940s and my father designed and had built our bungalow called Glades End in Surf Crescent. At this time, there were very few buildings ...Read more

A memory of Eastchurch in 1953 by Susan Copeman