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I remember the Jester Cafe. I used to deliver milk to this cafe. But I liked the ice cream parlour - Meciasers? It was better. We were Rockers, not Mods.

A memory of Hyde by Roy Anthony Smith

I remember moving to Aldfield when I was 8 years of age. We moved into Yew Tree House...When I say moved in, that is not strictly true. We lived in a caravan in front of the house initially, whilst the house was renovated. The ...Read more

A memory of Aldfield in 1971 by Victoria Runton

Hi all who read this... I have lived in Bratoft now in this very old cottage since 1992. I am very interested in any info about this cottage, Great Steeping Cottage, or Steeping Cottage as it was once called. The property was ...Read more

A memory of Bratoft in 1940

I have just been contacted by a Heather Shepherd who recognised my surname as it turned out her grandmother and I were neighbours for the first 20 years of my life. I write to say thank you to 'Francis Frith' for enabling my memories ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh in 1944 by John Scott

I've put this date for want of something better. I was born in Ilfracombe in 1955 and lived with my parents, Charles and Marjorie Thomas, until I left to come and live in Spain in 1973. Our home was a house called Cherry ...Read more

A memory of Braunton in 1965 by Anne Louise Thomas

I lived in Wigmore - the prefabs - and after passing the 11+ went to the Tech. I believe this was once Rochester Tech but had now started up in Gardener Street. We were the first year to attend in Gillingham and it was also the ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham in 1954 by Robin Sheridan

Ahhh Good old Totting... I was born in Rookstone Road in 1949. I went to Sellincourt School about 1955-ish, my memory is not that good! When I was at school Mr. Roberts was the headmaster and he was great. School meals were ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1949 by John Bexley

My husband and I ran the Littleton Arms in the 1960s, my son Adam was born there in 1971 in the front bedroom. I remember Sunday nights when we had a pianist playing in the smoke room, what an atmosphere, it was ...Read more

A memory of Walsall in 1966

I remember buying sweets from the sweet shop you can just see the entrance to the shop behind the car in this photograph, you could buy a lot for 3 pence then (late 1950s) and if I remember correctly there was a fish and chip ...Read more

A memory of Loughor by Robert Coleman

I grew up in Parkgate when there were three pubs and three shops, I schooled at St Pauls Junior School, Headmaster was a very strict Mr Moore with Mr Teare, Ms Bowness I think, Miss Martin and Mrs Crossthwaite. Those were the ...Read more

A memory of Frizington in 1955 by John Isaac Johnston