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I have a vague memory, probably from the early sixties, of arriving at this home on a very grey, sad day. I don’t know to this day why we went there but the trauma of being with a group of let’s say disadvantaged boys ...Read more

A memory of Filey by stanley_r

I was actually born in Hyde in 1939 but moved to Bredbury in 1940 where Dad worked at Exors of James Mills until his retirement in the sixties. We lived at 5, Newlyn Drive off Bents Lane and I lived there until my marriage in ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury by enovert68

St. Benedicts Priory later became a special boys' school renamed 'Finchden Manor' run by George Lyward renowned educationalist in therapeutic education in the 1940s/50s/60s.

A memory of Tenterden by Bobbie Carnegie

Yes, I DID run away from school. I boarded, I hated it, I was unhappy, I wet the bed so was bullied and punished instead of being helped. It was a showery April morning. I donned my own clothes with my school summer coat and hat and just ...Read more

A memory of Horley by pamela.fabianska

I believe this picture is taken in the Courage playing fields, Shenfield, there are Church yards to the right, this is looking towards Chelmsford Road (runs across the pic, left to right) and Shenfield high St would be leading ...Read more

A memory of Shenfield by julesb_13

My Grand father was William Birnie, his father was John Birnie, they ran Glen Mhor distillery in Inverness, my sister and i have such wonderful memories of summer and winters in Inverness, having to walk along the river Ness after our ...Read more

A memory of Nairn in 1960 by Peter Kemp

I wonder if anyone can help me . I am researching for a book and I need information on an inn called The Masons arms in Tunnell road. In 1900 it was run by a Mr Williams and his family.Has anyone any old photos of the inn or ...Read more

A memory of Abercarn in 1900 by John Michael Taylor

Our family moved to Tan y Groes in 1966 The house was right next to the little chapel. A family of five girls (soon to be six) and very loving parents. My surname then was Jones. My best friend lived just across the road from ...Read more

A memory of Tan-y-groes in 1966 by Jan Cronin

My grandparents Eliza and Fred Tunstall bought a plotland Bungalow in 1939 they named the bungalow 'Jessica' after my mother. It was off Berry Lane backing onto the railway line. We had many happy summers in that bungalow, no ...Read more

A memory of Laindon by Carole Devlin

I don't know the name of the bus driver but I clearly remember the bus service mentioned which had its origins in the 1950s. I don't think it had a number in the early days, it was known simply as "The Blue Bus" and has its own ...Read more

A memory of Bedfont by Pete Baker