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I was evacuated to Bedford in 1939 aged 7 and stayed first of all with a Mrs Drake ,the wife of a captain Drake who was in command of a ship called the Warspite. I remember it was off Goldington rd. by the school where all the ...Read more

A memory of Bedford by donlacey2000

Hello ,just found this interesting website about lawmuir agricultural college which brought back many happy memories. I was a pupil there in 1954/55. Previously I attended Albert senior secondary ...Read more

A memory of Eaglesham by stevensondavid0

I’m researching my family tree, and have discovered that my great grandfather was John Barber , he was a trustee of the work house in Ebbw Vale, and, as a boy in Ebbw Vale my Dad remembers seeing a statue of him up on top of ...Read more

A memory of Ebbw Vale

Does anyone remember the the big empty house over the plannie ?that we called the haunted hoose ,in the 1950,60 ,also the huge big rock we all used to sit on when we were youngsters,i think that it is a residential care home for the ...Read more

A memory of Carntyne

Bentalls was a big shop, especially if like me you'd grown up in small villages & army bases. I can remember seeing a bespoke luxury car being parked between the escalators. Not having a TV at my aunts house in ...Read more

A memory of Kingston Upon Thames by bru.enzer

My name is Terry Furlong I lived at 22 Alfred Street from 1947 to 1950.I was aged 5 to 8 yrs old. We had to leave Abertysswg because the local pit shaft was getting close to our houses causing subsidence.I still go back a couple of times a year , my house is still there. Regards Terry

A memory of Abertysswg by t.furlong

I was christened there in 1960, we lived on Myrtle Grove and my Nan lived in the old Lennard House

A memory of Aveley by joyofworship

I have wonderful memories of Pembroke Dock. We used to holiday there once a year at my mothers aunts. The first memories i have of holidaying there was in 1947 when I was 8 years old. The poor old town had taken a ...Read more

A memory of Pembroke Dock by stvgriffiths

I [WILLIAM COATES] was brought up by my father's parents [ they adopted him]. attended school there , was in choir in church and was friends with Colin Swan.When both in RAF , we met up by chance, in Canada[both on courses] and ...Read more

A memory of Fowlmere by janmcoates

I remember getting my uniform from John Manners. My maiden name was Quinn and I went to this school from1963. I was in Barlow house, we had a purple girdle. The headmistress was Miss Pearson.

A memory of Salford by lindahughes6406