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I remember in the late 50s and early 60s playing in Priory Park and following the brook from Priory Park all the way to Westcliff, including going under the roads, and playing along the brook and swinging across on ropes, constantly falling into the water, lol, good days!!!!

A memory of Southend Airport by James Greasley

At the age of 14 my father began work as an apprentice pawnbroker for the firm W. Paines & Co. at their Strood branch on the corner of High Street, and Station Road. The firm had 3 branches. The apprenticeship lasted 5 years, followed by ...Read more

A memory of Grays by Ann Claydon

I have lived in Lindenhill Road, Priestwood since March 1954, when my parents moved from Southwark, South London. My dad helped build the new town - initially by travelling down from London on the 'milk train' with his brother ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell by Patrick Cooper

My grandfather was a dentist in Stourbridge from before WW1 until 1961. He had his surgery and dental workshop in a large house in Worcester Street. In fact the house had two addresses: 64 Worcester Street and 1 Pargeter ...Read more

A memory of Stourbridge in 1930

In 1860 Frederick Middleton, an ancester of mine, paid to become an apprentice blacksmith to a George Dunt in Brooke. I have his Indenture in my possesion with the details of the agreement. Is there any information available in Brooke ...Read more

A memory of Brooke in 1860 by Christine Vincent

I was born in Sandfield and that's how my Mother always spoke of it not as Wordsley Hospital. Later on I went to Brook Street School. The teachers were; Mr Yardley, Miss White and Miss Bowater and Mr Cartwright. I lived in ...Read more

A memory of Wordsley

Sailing my mother's woodbines in the brook down the gutty and seeing if I could catch them at the other end. Mainly just beautiful memories of days gone by... Uncle Lal and Uncle Menna singing in The Dog and Rabbit. My parents came to Coventry in 1955. Hilary Whitehead (nee Harvard)

A memory of Treharris by Hilary Whitehead

All of our family lived around the Broadway area in the 50`s. My dad had 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Sister's married names were Eaton & Calcot. My uncle, Jim Calcot, was the manager of the Red Hall cinema. We used to kid people we ...Read more

A memory of Fulham in 1958 by David Malster

My name is Lynda Mawdsley, I was born in 1949 at 94 Oxford Street, Old Trafford. I am 1 of 7 siblings, my father's name was Stanley and my mother's name was Irene. I can still remember what the prefab looked like and some of the ...Read more

A memory of Old Langho in 1949 by Lynda Mawdsley

My adopted uncle Artthur and Auntie Eadie used to be the caretakers here .My sisters and myself used to spend our summer holidays here. It had a beautiful old raspberry tree and and a babbling brook - I still can never get enough ...Read more

A memory of Steyning by Deirdre Mirphy