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I have a very happy memory of crab fishing from the harbour wall and rocks in the middle beach. Also getting sunburnt. The cottage we stayed at had no running water so we had to go to the farm and use their pump to carry water in a metal bucket,

A memory of Groomsport in 1956 by Crawford Smith

I also remember Christmas1948, going out the side front door and seeing everywhere were covered with snow. It were so cold but it were beautiful. Now bonfire night were somethink else, we held our bonfire ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Herbert Mc Hugh

This was a brilliant hospital to work in. I remember Sister Davis (home sister) then ward sisters were Sister Bungay Mens ward called Perkins. Rudolph ward was post ops. Beatrix was childrens I think. Can`t recall the name of the ...Read more

A memory of Pyrford in 1968 by Jen Gaskin (Merrifield)

I was born in 1946 and lived in Lamport Street, just off Warwick Street in Toxteth. We lived there until I was about 6 years of age. Because of town planning we had to move to Hawkstone Street but what I remember of ...Read more

A memory of Toxteth in 1950 by Richard Green

I was very interested to read Elisabeth's account.I used to teach at Belchamp Walter School and have many happy memories of my time there with Mrs Pearson, she was a remarkable person. Married to a local ...Read more

A memory of Belchamp Walter in 1950 by Doreen Edwards

My elder brother Peter was at Dockenfield School around 1944 and has similar bad memories of abuse whilst a student there. He had been placed in the school by well meaning parents to avoid the bombings of south east ...Read more

A memory of Dockenfield in 1940 by Christopher Farey

I accessed this print because it is a picture of my 'Aunt and Uncle's' shop which we stayed in on many happy occasions. My mother was cousin to Mrs Cooper but, as is often the case with village people, they were very close ...Read more

A memory of Oakley by Stephanie Smithson

My family lived in Dulverton in the 1950s. Both parents were hairdressers and we sold sweets and tobacco as well as drapery and ice cream from our shop on the High Street. We had the first chewing gum machine and you used an ...Read more

A memory of Dulverton in 1953 by Joy Walker

We lived at the bottom of Lavender Hill and went to St Michael's School. Hilly Fields, Whitewebbs, Stapleton's farm, Tinky Tops, Flash Lane; they were all our stamping ground. My brother Bob also used to run along the tops of the 14 ...Read more

A memory of Enfield in 1950 by Christine Tyler

My grandmother worked in a hostelry called the Jolly Potter; it was run by Joseph Price and his wife Elizabeth. My grandmother was Julia Rutter, she was 16 and a servant, this was in the 1890's. Does any know of the Price family, the pub or the Rutter family?

A memory of Newbottle in 1890