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WE LIVED AT COWPLAIN FROM 1965 -77. MY FATHER BOUGHT A HOUSE WHILE STILL IN THE NAVY ON CHAPLINS ESTATE AT ALBRETIA AVENUE . I WAS SIX YEARS OLD THEN AND MY SISTER WAS THREE ALL SEEMED TO GO WELL UNTILL 1966 WE LEFT FOR ...Read more

A memory of Cowplain by Alan Eburne

I lived in Eden road grovehill from 1967-68 till 1972. We were a family of 10, i remember albert park and still go there. The park as changed alot though. Cried when we were took out of marton grove school and told we were moving. ...Read more

A memory of Middlesbrough by mimagunn

In the 1920's my parents bought a new build property in Limbury, number 8 High Mead, the only detached property in the road (It cost £620.00), but being situated on a bend the property was lacking garden space as the land was ...Read more

A memory of Luton by ducatee

I lived at 26 Gerald Road in a big old house at the side of the river Irwell opposite St Bonifaces church and attended St Boniface's school with my two elder brothers Bernard and Terrance, my younger brother Michael and my ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Irene Kerkham

I was only 6yrs old at the start of the war, and lived with My Mum and Dad in Rydal Drive. I can remember so clearly most of the traumatic events of that time. My Dad was a conductor on the trolley ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by goddakenne

As a child growing up on South St in Huddersfield, Greenhead Park continues to hold so many pleasant memories for me. We didn't have gardens or many trees where we lived so the Park was Eden to me. Greenhead ...Read more

A memory of Huddersfield by helenferullo1

I don't remember any of my childhood until I moved to Peterlee in 1971. I was 5 years old at the time and was started at Eden Hall infants. When I moved to the big school aged 7 I was placed in Mrs Hoy's class, she was a ...Read more

A memory of Peterlee in 2014 by Stuart Wright

Sretton was wonderful place to grow up in during the 50's and 60's. My parents, Winn and Mont Dowson arrived in the village in 1948 when Dad got a job at Coventry Tech, and they bought the row ...Read more

A memory of Stretton under Fosse in 1958 by Jane Bates

My name is janet sillett was pini i went to st mary convent in 1960 i remember sister gertrude . Sister cammilla . Sister aden and the mother supwrior was sistwr xavier i got badly burnt at this school by boiling wateri was in the corridor ...Read more

A memory of Romford by janmerc

As a child of the Fifties I spent many a school holiday and weekend exploring and playing in our local woods with two chums. We knew them separately as Bostall, Abbey and Lesnes woods, before they were known collectively as Lesnes ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Bernard Schofield