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While my father was having his house built in Thornton Grove he rented rooms from Mrs Parry who lived at "Marden", a vast rambling Victorian pile at the end of Westfield Park, not far from the church. She had a ...Read more

A memory of Hatch End in 1954 by John Price

After a series of amazing coincidences, I was to trace my step brother Roy Dixon, and arranged to meet him while I stayed at the Garforth Holiday Inn hotel for four days in February 2008. We were the sons of our late father ...Read more

A memory of Kippax in 2008 by Geoffrey Dixon Hamilton

I grow up in Yeadon then moved away at age 12yrs old. Then I moved to the U.S.A at age 16yrs old. All my childhood memories are of Yeadon. I went to Westfield then Benton Park. I came back for 3 months ...Read more

A memory of Yeadon by Kerry Wieczorek

Hello Ystalyfera! I have just discovered your site and I am ecstatic! Having been born and brought up on Graig-y-Merched in the 1950s and 1960s, I have loved your photos. Having 'emigrated' to Baglan a mere 26 years ago (not ...Read more

A memory of Ystalyfera in 1950 by Elaine Lewis

This is an unusual view of St Anselm's as I don't recall ever standing on the churchyard flowerbeds! My own routine was arriving in the last few seconds before the vicar and choir processed into church for 9.30 Parish Communion ...Read more

A memory of Hatch End in 1965 by John Howard Norfolk

I grew up in Nizewell Head, we spent a lot of our time playing on the green with our friend's on bike's and playing in our gardens. This was in the 1970's and 80's we would walk around the village go to the shop and down to the river. ...Read more

A memory of Steeple Aston by wills

I was at Westfield Junior School from 65 to 70, we lived at Westfield Oval. Mr Gooch's regime of daily repetitive and monotonous chanting of times tables has held me in good stead all my life. He also had a unique method of ...Read more

A memory of Yeadon by m.a.bradley

Hi all, I have moved into the block of flats that used to be the church at the end on Westfield road, Croydon. I’ve come on here to find out if anyone can educate me on the history of what happened in the area. ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Kimberley Ingram

Moved to Yeadon from Sheffield in 1950 first we lived at Hawthorne drive then moved to cemetery rd lived in the white bungalow just passed the cemetery gates, and opposite Browns farm. Went to school with John Brown and my best ...Read more

A memory of Yeadon by george

I remember as a little girl running to the Sweet and Tobacconist shop on the corner of Westfield Road, where we lived, for 5 Woodbines for my mum.  The shop was owned by Tom Lewis.  Obviously it wasn't a problem selling ...Read more

A memory of Orrell in 1950 by Carol Hughes