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I was born in Preston Hospital, North Shields.in 1943. My first recollections as a child were of living on Rosehill Road known as Parker Terrace at No7. An old lady called Mrs Roper lived next door. Another family called Spencer ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1947 by Maggie Ridley

Living toward the end of Frank Bott Avenue, just before the circle where the road bends round into Rigby Avenue. With mum, Doreen, Dad, Cyril (he adopted Cyril as his first name because he didn't like the thought of his christian ...Read more

A memory of Crewe by Kevin Waine

First impressions of Corby We moved to Corby, then known as Corby New Town, in 1954, when I was 10. I hated it with a passion having been brought up in the country. Born in Suffolk, where my parents kept a pub in Elmswell, ...Read more

A memory of Corby in 1954 by Vivienne Hedges

WE MOVED TO GERRARDS CROSS, BUCKS IN 1950 WHEN I WAS JUST OVER 3 YEARS OLD. I WENT TO TREGENNA RUN BY MISS WATKINS AND ONTO GAYHURST AND MY SISTER WENT TO HOLY CROSS CONVENT. WE LIVE AT CHURSTON, BULL LANE, GERRARDS CROSS AND MY MUM ...Read more

A memory of Gerrards Cross by tony.joseph64

I used to be Vanda Shucksmith and I have very fond memories of Swallow, having moved there when I was five years old, we lived down Chapel Lane in one of Mr Bingham's farmworkers cottages. I had actually started school at Dunham on the ...Read more

A memory of Swallow in 1951 by Vanda Miller

I was born in 1950 at the hospital on Hampstead Heath I think was called St Marys. At the time my parents were living in Neasden. In 1958 we moved to 151 Preston Road, Wembley. I went to Preston Park junior school, the ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1970 by Samuel Wesil

In my large family are Larbies. At the present, I do not know how, but recall in 1920/30s visiting relatives that ran a watercress farm, which I thought was in Nutbourne. I can remember the house had a small pond in the ...Read more

A memory of West Ashling by Stanley Chandler

I lived in Spring Road opposite Bengry's shop. I remember going to their bakery for my mother - hot bread to collect. I went to Meir Road School, Spooners was a local shop nearby. Brings back memories - doing paper boy job - ...Read more

A memory of Normacot in 1958 by Ronald Burton

We, the family, had expected to be going to a wedding, as my Mamma had been a widow since she was 39 years. She was now 60 years old, she had two daughter Ethel and Emma, 15 years and 13 years, when their father ...Read more

A memory of Langwith Lodge in 1944 by Margaret Douglas (Nee Beresfo

I lived in lovely Lower Slaughter in 1991 along with my children's father.  How we came to live in such a beautiful place was pure luck.  We had applied for jobs in nearby Adlestrop and with the jobs came accomodation, Manor ...Read more

A memory of Lower Slaughter by Jane Mac Callum