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I first went to Zeals at the age of about 4 months, my grandparents lived in the row of cottages on Tulse hill. My grandparents where Mr and Mrs Hicks, with them lived my aunt who still lives there to-day, Phillys ...Read more

A memory of Zeals in 1952 by Ronald Taylor

I used to spend my summer holidays at my grandmother's house in Middle Street and remember spending many hours in the Olympia amusement arcade at the top of the road that led into the old town. There was a juke box which ...Read more

A memory of Hastings by David Gerrard

Mother and me (few months old) joined my father, Leonard Sowiec, at Miners Hostel, Hardwick Camp, Doe Lea in Septemer 1947 having travelled down from Peterhead, Scotland where my father was previously stationed (Polish Free Forces, ...Read more

A memory of Doe Lea in 1947

Left Potter St School at 14 years of age. Two years later, without any particular aptitude or skills, I found my way to Marabelle Fabrics. Styled as a wharehouseman, I cycled from Field-End road everyday except Sundays. ...Read more

A memory of Northwood in 1948 by Peter Giles

Until 1960 our family lived on the High Street, above the newspaper offices, where my father worked. I have a lasting memory of walking down the High Street with my mother and little brother, when a tramp came out of a cafe ...Read more

A memory of Slough in 1958 by Helena Winship

I was born in Moston in 1923 but we moved immediately to Robert Street backing on Pilling St, across the road from Hague Street School where I was from 1927 until I passed the scholarship to Whitworth St ...Read more

A memory of Newton in 1920 by Hentwistle@Videotron Entwistle

I was born at 7 Osborne Street, 1948 and grew up there. I got married at 21 and moved to Tarvin Drive for several years before moving on to Hull and then Little Brington, Northamptonshire where I still am. I remember all ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury by Alan Atkinson

I moved to Dorchester in 1949 with my parents and lived at 2 Castle Row, North Square. I have nothing but fond memories of growing up in Dorchester and even though I haven't been back since the early 60's and have ...Read more

A memory of Dorchester by David Bawden

Born 1956 Mill Lane Estate, went to St Marks and Highfield. Spent my childhood down the waterfall off Mill Lane Estate which was just a weir really across the wooden bridge, and the fair that came to the field on Mill Lane. Very happy days.

A memory of Bredbury

My grandparents used to run the Post Office at Carthew, I remember my Dad telling me that's where he grew up, but my earliest memories are of my grandparents living just down the road from there in Charlestown in a ...Read more

A memory of Carthew in 1952