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Having been born in Ann Street in 1962, my memories of the surrounding area are quite vivid, including Waddles Foundry; the metal beating from the works would often wake me in the morning. It was on land just behind the Bull ...Read more

A memory of Llanelli in 1969 by Julie Hart

I am a Blaen boy, born in 7, Wind Street, just came across this site. I remember some of the names mentioned. I was born in 1946, my mother was Cath Drumm (nee Walters), my father was Sean Drumm from Tullamore, Ireland (ex R.A.F. where ...Read more

A memory of Blaenllechau in 1950 by David John Drumm

Three years after returning I was still getting used to Slough. Now in 2012, this road is closed to traffic and two big shopping centres have been built on left side halfway down.

A memory of Slough in 1961

The family moved to Trevethin to escape the rat infested old coal houses at the top of the varteg. I was just 5 years old. My first memory was the unbuilt site of Trevethin. It was like one big playing yard; there was a ...Read more

A memory of Trevethin in 1959 by Rosemary Matthews

I was born in 61. My gran and grandad Elizabeth and Thomas Wainwright ran the Robin Hood pub in Salford - I cannot remember the exact street it was on, but I think you could get to it from Lower Broughton Rd. It was a ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1964 by Michele Savage

I was born in Queen St in 1954. I have very good memories of my childhood. People looked after each other because everyone was in the same boat, nobody had nowt. As kids, we used to play down shortie bank on the handcarts. ...Read more

A memory of North Ormesby by Wendy Sharkey

My name is Carole McCarthy (nee MALONE) I was born in December 1951 in a maternity unit on Rochdale Road near to the Embassy Club. I lived in Copper Street in Collyhurst which had Barney's at the bottom of the ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Carole Mc Carthy

My nan lived at 10 Forest Lane, Maryland Point. Some times I would stay with her and my Auntie Conny. When my nan had her coal delivered, the coalman would lift a cover up by the side of the front door, the coal was ...Read more

A memory of West Ham in 1950 by Jean (Nee) Thompson

Brought up at 10 Polmuir Road from 1953 till 1962, I have great memories of the xmas times we had there; putting a stocking at the foot of the bed and a pillowslip for the goodies, my two sisters Moira and Mary playing with ...Read more

A memory of Kelloholm by David Millar

As quite young boys of then 7 and 6, my brother and I with our parents, over Christmas in 1945 soon after the end of WWII came across from Holland, to visit our grand-parents who lived in "Laneswood", a true manor house ...Read more

A memory of Mortimer by Jan Willem Van Weel