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I think it would be about 1951 when we moved to Reay Street, which runs parallel to Fir Street. I had just started at Wade Deacon Grammar School and had quite a long walk up all the avenues called after trees, through ...Read more

A memory of Widnes in 1951 by Jackie Worrall

Thanks to Ann Bennett for bringing back memories of Vernon Park - the park and museum were always magic places for me too. I remember the slippery stone when it was still fairly rough! We lived at Bredbury Bar ...Read more

A memory of Stockport in 1956 by Don Phillips

Great to read comments from Lynn Reynolds about Rochester Dwellings. When I was 5 to 6 years old (195O..ish), I lived in the 'dwellings' with my grandparents in 'R' Block. There were some of the first ...Read more

A memory of Walker by David Armstrong

Just south of the entrance to the Airdries was the Methodist Church where we had summer bazaars. Adjacent to this lived Ernie Beard and his wife Betty. They had a Dalmation called Major which I used to walk for ...Read more

A memory of Langstone in 1961 by Michael Davies

Actually I was born in 1936, in Hope Hospital. My mom was Elizabeth Scotchford and my dad Noel Lilley. They separated after my brother Paul was born. My only memory was living with my ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1940 by Pat Cambridge

I remember Danson Park from the 1950's. It is situated in between Welling and Bexleyheath in Kent, now an outer London Borough and is still worth a visit. There is a big house in the park which has now been restored by English ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by First Name Last Name

I moved to Churchfield, Harlow, from London in 1955 and I went to the Spinney School and then onto Markhall in 1963. I had fond memories of Churchfield up until 1969 when my brother Kevin Welsh drowned in an accident in the ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 1963 by Susan Willett

I first came to Torquay in 1966 at the age of 16 with my mate noddy. We traveled on Yellow ways from Oldham Lancs which cost £4-£5 return and took around 10-12 hours. We came down to camp at the waterside caravan park and I had my ...Read more

A memory of Cockington in 1966 by Robert Stepien

For the last six years I have been looking at the families living in Heath Hayes and Norton Canes, and how these villages were so closely linked. Tracing my own family it was interesting to find that in the 18th ...Read more

A memory of Heath Hayes by Sue Baron

Hi,my name is Ben Harverson i am trying to trak down some old mates of mine.we used to knock around together on aboyne park and Henrys cafe on garrett lane back in the late 60s.

A memory of Tooting by Ben Harverson