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Back in the 1950s I lived in Primrose Hill, my father was a plumber / electrician working for Joe Ellam in Lockwood, my mother a millworker at Brooks Mill, Armitage Bridge, before I was of school age I can remember ...Read more

A memory of Berry Brow by john.holmes83

I remember making the journey back and forth from our home in northumberland to visit my grandmother who was housekeeper here in I think (late 60s). Florence humble a little lady with a blue rinse! I remember as a ...Read more

A memory of Eskdale by kirsoppj

I used to live in Mewburn Avenue.My grandparents(Surname:Metcalfe lived at 25).I remember playing in the crematorium.Jumping the ditches and admiring the rose bushes.I also loved crossing over the blue bridge ...Read more

A memory of Bretton by ali.bong

I remember the Anchor & hope very well, it was back in about 1973 when Dallas Bullen's father was the landlord, me and some mate's had been drinking in the public bar, and i left a brand new cardigan, that my mother had taken ...Read more

A memory of Hythe by Mick Reynolds

I was born in Paignton in 1935 in 1 Stafford Rd our house backed on to Queens Park. When I was 6 years old we moved into a flat in 26a Torbay Rd under The Devon General Bus Station. Dellers Cafe was on the opposite corner & I went ...Read more

A memory of Paignton by shirleye

I was born in HARLETON STREET off Battersea Bridge Road around the corner to Battersea Police Station. My grandparents llived there as young newly weds and grandma gave birth to 11 children in the same house. My father ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by sylviawitham5

I was born in Davidson Road in 1942 and went to Davidson Road School. I remember we had blackboards and chalk to start with. We had music lessons and all learnt to play an instrument and also to read simple music (can't do that any ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by reneeshipley0

When there was snow on the ground in the 60s people used to hair down the common on anything they could find to sit on. I don't know how many people carried on off the Common and landed on the road as ...Read more

A memory of Chalfont St Peter by Tina Edwards

Between 1961 and 1964 I attended the The Matlock Teachers Training College at Rockside and was resident at Rockwood for 3 years. It was a wonderful time for me with my highlight being the co-organising of the double decker bus trip ...Read more

A memory of Matlock by inclusivedriving

As a young boy just moved to bracknell " in the Earley 60 my parents lived in a bungalow oposit the Green Man pub on the site to which wildridings junior school is now It was called one Acha ...Read more

A memory of Easthampstead by davidevans263