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Training Pit Ponies at Ryhope Oxclose was a row of 5 terraced houses owned by the Colliery and located at the top of the lane which passed the eastern side of the Cricket field. At the Western end of 5 terraced ...Read more

A memory of Ryhope by harrydhx

This photo of the art gallery reminds me of how we used to go rolling down the banks. Lots of children did this regularly and as you went towards the back of the gallery, the banks got steeper! It could be quite alarming, yet ...Read more

A memory of Port Sunlight by Janet Shell

I remember living in george st west on the new rows I can remembet the shops there were lots ; the co-op walter wilsons where my aunt worked there was a tv shop post office; sparks shop tben another I cant remember the name then ...Read more

A memory of Coundon by johndobe01

I was born in West hill hospital 1939,grew up in Dartford road, and have many memories, of the war time, and of course peacetime, many names come to mind, Graham Crouch,Margaret Bingham,Kenny & Barry Green, Sheila ...Read more

A memory of Dartford by jayemcee39

I lived at 9 Main Street, Kilby from about the age of 2 (1964) until 1968-9, when it was converted from 2 small houses to our 4 bed house, and have fond memory's of ... The school across the road, attending for the first time, my sister ...Read more

A memory of Kilby by bvly22

Who remembers being compared to Robbie Burns's "wee sleekit cowring timrous beastie" as we first crept into that hallowed school? Then how we quickly got used to all the pranks and fun that could be had, despite the rather ...Read more

A memory of Redditch in 1953 by Carol Lynn

Now as a baby of the swinging sixties (1966 to be exact) we didn't see the Beatles or Elvis Presley but we did have the lads coming home from the local pubs singing their hearts out. The pubs ...Read more

A memory of Mountain Ash by Clive Francis

I also have fond memories of Erith, the Odeon and of Brook Street School - a fine school with fine men teaching, many just back from the war. The school motto was 'Integrity' and they set a good example (save for two miserable ...Read more

A memory of Erith by David Burns

I was born here in Newton Green and lived in the house just visible on the left - the last one. It was called Cotswold. The village shop was run by Mark Wilson and that could be him in the photograph, tinkering with ...Read more

A memory of Newton in 1957 by Pete Rowland

The pavillion burned down some years ago, can't exactly remember when. I seem to recall it was vandalism.

A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1999 by Kathy Priday