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The shop / garage on the left was owned by Billy Buck if it was possible you could have moved it lock stock & barrel straight into Beamish the guy seemed to have got everything for push bikes & motorbikes further ...Read more

A memory of Swallownest by brain.green

My dad was a professional wrestler in the 1950's and while he was touring our family would stay in 2 bungalows at Gronant on the dunes. We would be there for the whole 6 week holidays but never bored. We now have friends who have a ...Read more

A memory of Gronant by dottymellor

Does anyone exactly remember a new bell or bells being winched in by a very large crane into the tower. My memory as an 9 year old standing outside Morants watching with Dad ( Vicar of Oving then) and younger brother, was it ...Read more

A memory of Chichester by chris432121

When the searchlights came... During the Second World War, Uttoxeter hardly knew that the war was on, although our young men and women kept leaving, and rationing was severe. One change to us all, on the park ...Read more

A memory of Stramshall in 1941 by John Mellor

My name was Susan Ralphs and my brother is David and our grandfather ran the Fox Inn in the early 1950s and later retired to the cottage opposite the pub. David and I have many happy memories of staying ...Read more

A memory of Rushton Spencer in 1950 by Susan Robertson

My grandfather and grandmother built Park Hill Farm together, with hired labour for the roofing. My grandfather was a farmer, wheelwright and a skilled carpenter, his elder ...Read more

A memory of Stramshall by John Mellor

I grew up in Heaton Park. Stanley Street. The Prestwich and Whitefield Guide Office was at the top of the street. I went to St. Hilda's School and at 11 went to Hope Park School for Girls. My earliest recollections are ...Read more

A memory of Prestwich by Astrid Zimmer

I used to go along to Ffynnongroyw to play with my mate Mark Mellor at his parents which was the chip-shop. I remember playing on the beach and the old dock/railway buildings for hours on end. One day we found lots of 'jelly ...Read more

A memory of Ffynnongroyw by James Harrison

I was brought up at Onesacre and as a child I can remember going down to the old school house where Mr & Mrs Jones lived. They used to have boarding kennals and they kept a goat in the croft at the end of the lane. We used to ...Read more

A memory of Oughtibridge in 1967 by Edward Penistone

Yes, I remember Tommy Cocker, I was born in Patricroft in 1941 and lived in Mellor Street. After school I used to go to Tommy's shop to do odd jobs for spending money. One of the jobs I did was to pluck chickens, he used to keep ...Read more

A memory of Patricroft in 1946 by Barry Wilson