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My mum moved to Rutherglen from Springburn when I was 2 years old. We moved to a tenement in Harriet Street facing Fairy Street. When I turned 5 Fairy Street School had now been closed and I had to go to Bankhead Primary ...Read more

A memory of Rutherglen by jannie2005

I was born in 1935 and raised in Blackburn, attending the Grammar School until my widowed mother could not afford to keep me there. I left school in February 1952 and got a job as a Junior Clerk in the ...Read more

A memory of Blackburn

When I was about nine years old, the family doctor discovered a very bad case of tonsillitis. "Better have them removed as soon as possible." he tersely told my mother. With a brand new National Health in place, I was placed into Great ...Read more

A memory of Hemel Hempstead by barnacle.roy

I went to this school1965/1966 best friend Kim ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield by pallibelle10

My dad ted williams was born in bayonne road next door to the Baptist church. I was born in garvan road December 1949. My mums mum lived four doors away and my aunts all lived in fulham, it was a close neighbourhood but in ...Read more

A memory of Fulham

In about 1961 my family moved from Langdown Rd in Hythe to live in The Lodge, West St Hythe. I was 18. My dad had a building maintenance business and was soon contracted to take over the maintenance of the ...Read more

A memory of Hythe

Lived at 21 George Street in 50's/60's until joining RN, 2 up, 2 down and shared loo at the bottom of the yard. Mates, Alan Varley, John Ward (became head?? Ecclesfield I think - taught history), Phil Hinton, Eddie/Tommy/Cathy ...Read more

A memory of Hoyland

Interesting to see Windermere Avenue mentioned. I lived at #57 Windermere from 1941 until I married in 1957. When we moved in and throughout the war, our house was 4th from the end of the avenue - the others were built after the war. Our ...Read more

A memory of Elm Park by eewatts

born in 62, lived at 166 easthill, went to st faiths primary school from 67 to 73, used to sit on the wall watching the scrap lorry reverse all thw way up the side of our wall and gover cricket school entrance and park up to ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth by Peter Mason

I was put into the care of the Church of England Childrens Society in 1947. I was sent to Hatton Hall in 1950. The house Master was an evil violent monster name Mr. Silverwood. He was an ...Read more

A memory of Wellingborough by Anthony Messer