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My mum & dad & three brother's lived in and around Bampton in the 1950 & 1960, I & my brothers went to the primary & secondary modern schools, My mum & dad went back to live ...Read more

A memory of Bampton in 1950 by Ernest Curtis

I was born in Abercregan in Prossers Terrace (41) along with my parents George Chewings, Edna and my two older brothers Michael and Thomas, also a younger sister Janice. My grand parents lived at no. 44 Tom and ...Read more

A memory of Abercregan in 1966 by Alan Chewings

I was a National Service Concript , January 1947 . ( Coldest Winter for years ) . I was posted to Lydd camp with the 30th Light Ack Ack , Regiment Royal Artillery . 18yrs of age . When I saw Romney Marsh on the Postings Board . I was ...Read more

A memory of Lydd in 1947 by David Miller

Lived in Norbury, got a scholarship in 1946. French teacher Miss Hickmott, and Math teacher Mr. Smith. Raided Old Palace girls school with snowballs in winter. I was in Gamma class (yellow). I remember the Tuck Shop across the street where I would buy penny fizzes, and sherbet dabs.

A memory of Croydon by ericd

We moved to Peel Green when I was 9 we lived in Winster Rd., it was a new house when we moved in it was one of the first to be finished, When we moved there the houses on the opposite side were just being started, I remember the shop at ...Read more

A memory of Peel Green by p.thompson233

Yesterday I wrote in my memories of Peel Green but I missed out some of the shops, Mrs. Scott grocers, Meg the herbalist where we all met up and had saspirella, dandelion and burdock and hot vimto, she used to chase us out when we had ...Read more

A memory of Peel Green by p.thompson233

This was my classroom our teacher was Mrs Williams. It had a large black stove to heat it in the winter. We used to go across the road for morning and evening assembly.Mr.Wardle was the headmaster,tweed jacket with leather elbow patches. Each evening we used to sing Now The Day Is Over.

A memory of Mere by brianneparker

I delivered papers for Attwell's newsagents in the 1970's, and being an entrepreneurial child, did two paper rounds! The first one was from the Square along Monkton road, down Egbert Road, then the cul-de-sac end of ...Read more

A memory of Minster in 1973 by Andy Finn

I was born in 1933. My family lived in Nansen Street, Salford until 1939, when we moved to 27 Winster Ave off Littleton Rd where I attended St Sebastian School off Whit Lane througout the war. In 1947, by ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1947

I was born at Peartree Cottage which was half way down the high street. For a young boy growing up the war was one big adventure. The fire station was opposite our house and they made me some really great wooden toys. As ...Read more

A memory of Minster in 1930 by Michael Heyes