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I was about five years old and at my mother's side as we passed across the entrance to the great hall on our way to the Sunday school trip to Rhyl. We walked about two hundred yards further joining ...Read more

A memory of Fenton by fotosplease

Oak Bank Open-Air School was the first of its kind in England and opened in 1954 by C. Mitcheson, although the school may date back to the 1930's. I was an inmate in the mid 1950's aged 8. Mrs Hardy was principal ...Read more

A memory of Seal by Laurence Bonner

I have been reading lots of accounts of how bad Fornethy was, of beatings, and abuse, but I didn't experience any of that. I was there twice, including for my 11th birthday in May 1970. I have a letter I ...Read more

A memory of Fornethy Residential School by Marjorie South

I'm researching my family tree which has in turn led me to 1 Valley Road, Ilkley from 1939 onwards. Is there anyone that has ever heard of or even has memories of a Frederick Wood and Ophelia Wood who lived at number 1. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

A memory of Ilkley by Karen Richardson

I started working at the Plaza just after I left school as rewind boy, later becoming a projectionist, where I stayed till national service. I showed the films at the camp cinema in the evenings in my last 15 months. Demobbed, I ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by Roy Sinfield

I spent a couple of years at the village school; I remember Mrs Dean and Miss Lovegrove in particular, Disliked Mrs Buswell who forced me to wear girl's navy blue knickers for the rest of a school day after ...Read more

A memory of Little Kingshill by Chris Pirie

Hi Chris. Just loved reading your memories about Mill Brook. I lived at 171 Greenbrow opposite the 'Newall'.Remember everything - Dr. Devlin, Taggarts and Southersts newsagents, and Knob HalI was scary.Started at St Peters in 1955 and ...Read more

A memory of Newall Green by Geoffrey Miles

My dad was 1 of the weekend regulars at the Brandling Arms . The Dominoe corner . 1 of these guys was Bob ,had a wooden leg drove a Vespa scooter , more to the point , I believe managed punshons newsagent . I don't know when their ...Read more

A memory of Gosforth by Derek Dixon

Hello, I wonder if anyone remembers Patrick David Mackay, born in 1952, a young boy who attended St Albans Road School and York Road School in the end of the 50's and early 60s. After some years, he was sentenced to life imprisonment ...Read more

A memory of Dartford

I remember going back to visit New Malden at about 9 years old and eating in the wimpey . We went to revisit as I’d lived in the fountain pub as a baby in 1967 with my mum , who worked there . Details are so vague . The high ...Read more

A memory of New Malden by Amanda Gough