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Hi I was born in Threshfield in 1954. My growing up years were done in Grassington. My Auntie Mary had the Black Horse back then and the chipshop was next door. I went to school in Grassington also and my best friend was Judith Easterby. If anyone knows me please contact me. Yvonne Booth (Dicken)

A memory of Grassington by Yvonne Booth

I was born at 15 Nelson Cresent, Percy Main on 29 April 1952. I was the youngest of 5 children of my parents Henry and Edna May Lake. My sisters were Elizabeth Beryl, Patricia Heather, Veronica Norah and Edna May. I grew up at ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1952 by Graham Lake

The 1929 photograph was taken when my stepfather's father, Douglas J Coleman owned it. His father, Edward J. Coleman, bought it in 1915, the year my stepfather was born. This is where he (Peter ...Read more

A memory of East Barsham by Bunny Garst

My husband and I moved to Clacton on Sea year 2000 and soon afterwards we visited the Priory. We enjoyed the visit and recently 2011 I was doing more research on my family tree (May family) when I discovered an ancestor Edward ...Read more

A memory of St Osyth in 2000

I was born in the middle cottage out of three which the Duke of Beaufort owned back those days, now they have been modernised to a high standard and are privately owned. I used to spend a lot of my time in the Seven Mile ...Read more

A memory of Petty France in 1970 by Terry Hewer

I was born in my grandad's back room, 39 Cecil Street, Coatbridge. My mum was Jeanie Young who married Johnny Mclean my dad. My grandad Billy Young was a character who was well known about Coatbridge, I remember a pub he used to ...Read more

A memory of Coatbridge in 1970 by Lorraine Morris

Hi, I was born in New Luce and brought up at Balcary holdings by my dad, aunt, and gran. I went to Glenluce school. My uncle was a mechanic in Mclellands garage in the village, his wife worked in the bakers. I visit twice a year as the aunt who brought me up still lives in the village, aged 94.

A memory of Glenluce in 1950 by William Mccolm

My mother (Doris Daye) was married to a Canadian, Robert Lennox, at this church in January 1941. I was born in July. We lived at 8 The Terrace, Sunning Hill. Aparently he was AWOL and was sent back to Canada some 4 years ...Read more

A memory of Sunninghill in 1941 by Colin Lennox

In 1973 I became the general manager of Streatham Hill Theatre, managing the Mecca Social/Bingo club. It was the flagship club of the company and was every manager's dream to run it. Previous managers were Robin Pritchard, ...Read more

A memory of Streatham in 1973 by Peter Gauci

My Gran - Katherine Thomas - ran the Railway Inn (the Tap) for many years. My grandfather Thomas died shortly after I was born. My mother Hilda Jeffery (nee Thomas), my father William Jeffery and myself lived there. My mum died ...Read more

A memory of Llansamlet by Barbara Fossella