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We lived on Higher Rose Row and could see the back of the church from our back garden. My singing teacher, Donald Broad was the organist there and he organised concerts which were a great introduction to more classical music that widened my ...Read more

A memory of Redruth by hilary.bag

Following research regarding my Grandad, Alfred Robert Howlett I have a photograph of Wattlefield Rangers F C season 1913 - 1914 with some names on the back of the photo. Back Row L-R 1) Assistant ...Read more

A memory of Wattlefield by timsell50

I enjoyed seeing the photo graphs of the Wisbech canal and especially those showing Trafalgar Row and the river bank with English Brothers wood yard and a coaster moored along side. I used to live at number 10A which was ...Read more

A memory of Wisbech by toebrown

Life began on 29th January 1944 in Bexleyheath. We lived in a small conjoined house at number 12 Rowan Road. Born to parents Leonard George and Dorothy Beresford just before the end of WW11. ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Paul Beresford

I was at school at Tylers Croft school in 1957 for 18 months before we moved to Oxfordshire. I remember walking to school from where I lived in Salmon Street, along Slough Lane and passed the Green Man pub and crossing over the Kingsbury ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury by carole.gentry

Am I right in remembering this pub had sawdust on the floor? The posts outside seemed to be designed for riders to tie horses to. There was only one bar and it was a big one. It was a bit like a wild west bar ...Read more

A memory of Lambourne End

I was born in Addlestone in what was Kingthorpe nursing home in 1944 (no nhs then)my father worked for Vickers Armstrong at Byfleet. My father was born in Cailard road Byfleet the same road as my mother was born. He is now 96 years old ...Read more

A memory of Addlestone by jenniferchapman67

My parents ran the newsagents at 276 Spotland Road from1952 to1964. At that time there was a row of three shops, ours in the middle flanked on one side by Leslie Cheethams chemist shop (now demolished) and Alan Heyworths greengrocers on the other side. Meanwood Fold was to the rear.

A memory of Rochdale by marina.matters

My name is Brian Wilson, I was born in 1940 down Fen Drove now called Sykemouth Drove, Kirton Holme. Down this drove were farms, small holdings and houses 12 in total, today in 2016 only 4 remain. Ist farm on the ...Read more

A memory of Kirton Holme by John Brian Wilson

My parents home was in Costons Avenue in Greenford, I was born there in 1937 and lived there for 30 years. The rear of our house looked out to trees which grew on the boundary of Perivale Park some eighty yards away across ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by vincentlees