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Oh how this takes me back almost 60 years! I came to live in Pateley Bridge in September 1954, as a seven year old, my father had taken up the post of village policeman, PC 906 Goulding, and together with my ...Read more

A memory of Pateley Bridge by Robert Goulding

I went to this school having moved from Croydon area. My best memory of the school is when, during a Geography quiz with our teacher, Miss O'Sullivan, I got bored and opened the safety pin attached to my pencil case with my teeth - the ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1961

Wow that brings back memories, esp when I was on my way home from Dunraven School. I used to go in and just look, as it was a bit out of my price range back then. I haven't been back to Leigham Court Road since 1970 when I was first married and had a flat in Drewstead Road, such memories - sigh.

A memory of Streatham in 1964 by Valerie Mcintyre

I lived in Rodley but learnt to dance at Porritts.Remember walking home across the field at the back of dance hall ( now housing estate), coming out near the mill then down Bagley Lane. Near the bottom there is a ginnel up lots of steps ...Read more

A memory of Farsley in 1956 by Sylvia Hardwick

I travelled to Collyer's School in Horsham from Holmwood between 1967 and 1972. I would leave my bike at a house around the corner after having cycled from Broome Hall, and hopefully be in time for the 8.32. If I missed that, ...Read more

A memory of Holmwood Corner in 1971 by Jeremy Morfey

The transistor wasn't even heard of in 1953. Radios were big. Every week you took an accumulator out of the back of the radio and carefully carried it to the radio shop, and there for a small fee, ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1953 by Nick Beard

I am trying to find old photos or maps of 50 Meden Bank, Station Hill, Nr Mansfield, from 1920's to 1935 any thing related to that area, where my mum grew up.She always had fond memories of growing up there.

A memory of Mansfield in 1945 by Sandra Horsfield

I can remember moving to Sinderby Close to a brand new house from Waterloo. Only shops were then Rossington Avenue. As kids we watched Leeming Road shops being built. I now live in Hersham but often go back to the ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood

I was born in 1938 at Higham Square - to the left down Well St (demolished in the 40's) then moved to Astley Street where we played on the sand hills and Gin Pit yard pushing railway wheels. I went to the Upper George St School and ...Read more

A memory of Tyldesley in 1940 by Terry Williams

I was born at number 15 Swan Street before my parents moved next door, No.14. My family had people living all around the area, maternal in Swan Street/ Hargreave and paternal, from Model Place. We had a ...Read more

A memory of Darlington in 1960 by David Preston