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From the picture in 1969 this reminds me of my upbringing in the village. I was born in the village in the house adjoining the Windsor Arms in 1951, and brought up in Heol-y-Coed until I married and moved out of the village in ...Read more

A memory of Pontyclun in 1969 by Dennis Crutcher

My good memories of Whitton are of Woodlawn Crescent, I had a good friend who lived there and I used to help him repair cars. Mike sadly has passed away now and I have lost contact with his wife, Sheila. We used to have a great time ...Read more

A memory of Whitton in 1970 by Allan Stevens

This photograph shows Grange Road, Barnton, I know because I lived there for 20 years. The car in the picture is either parked outside, or is being driven away from the front of our house. The car a Vauxhall Velox, ...Read more

A memory of Barnton by david.horrigan1

I have the fondest memories of Caister on Sea. We used to have a week there every year and my sister and I were the only kids in our street that had a holiday every year. Like most people in the East End of ...Read more

A memory of Caister-on-Sea in 1955 by Christopher Bowers

I started work at Vauxhalls in August 1956. I was an office boy in "P" block for 13 months before going on to do a 5 year apprenticeship. There were 250 draughtsmen, about 50 engineers and me and 1 other office ...Read more

A memory of Luton by John Davies

In the back of the Vauxhall, my brothers and I would scan our eyes across the fields looking for that white two chimneyed farmhouse of Nana and Grandad that meant our long trip was finally over, and our holidays ...Read more

A memory of Goodmanham in 1972 by Simon Crum

My step Dad Alf Baker owned the hairdressers opposite Wakemans Hill. It used to be called Rosalind, named after his first wife who lived above the shop. It was changed to Craig's in 1959. His car is parked outside in this ...Read more

A memory of Colindale in 1959 by Andrea Marlow

My first memory of Wincobank is having a holiday with grandparents in Vauxhall Road. I was only 12 at the time and it was an awful lot to take in after having been brought up in Kent. I clearly remember the turkeys ...Read more

A memory of Wincobank in 1945 by Eric Billingham

I remember the Matador Garage. There was a neon matador on the garage at night and his cape flicked from side to side. They sold Cleveland petrol. They also sold Renault cars and I remember the Renault Dauphine. We were ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell by Nick Beard

This rare building was owned by a close friend of mine's aunt and uncle. Their names were Mr and Mrs Honour. Their daughter Jean had a type of drapers shop down in Cawsand. This structure was a castle-style Napoleonic fort set ...Read more

A memory of Polhawn Cove in 1962 by Colin Apps