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I've put "1948" as the date as that's about the earliest I remember Corts Ltd, on the corner of Cheapside and Silver Street in this photo. The ironmongers and builders merchants business (formerly Cort & Paul until ...Read more

A memory of Leicester in 1948 by John Ling

I have just discovered this wonderful website today and oh what memories come flooding back. I was born in Lower Shott in 1954 and lived there until I was about 23. I remember these shops so well. Being sent by my mum ...Read more

A memory of Great Bookham in 1960 by Anne Norris

I was born in 1952. I did not at that time live in Bramley but my great nan did. She lived at the Tollgate in Birtley Road. Opposite was Luxford's Garage and next door to Nan's was a lovely old transport cafe. ...Read more

A memory of Bramley in 1957 by Ann Hall

In 1946, at the age of six, I was placed, as a border, at Copthorne Convent, where I remained for about three years. I'm afraid I really don't have many pleasant memories of my stay there. The nuns were inclined to be ...Read more

A memory of Copthorne in 1946 by Paul Pannell

Hello, It's great to hear some of the memories from Glenluce. I myself have not yet managed to visit but my family originates from Glenluce and the surrounding areas as far back as I can tell (currently 1750s). I would be ...Read more

A memory of Glenluce in 1860 by Neil Saunders

I lived in Hackbridge from 1942 to 1953 at the Hackbridge Drill Hall. I was a school girl when I went there and a married woman with a family when we left. My father died while in the Army employ. I came back to England in 2011 on a ...Read more

A memory of Hackbridge in 1943 by Doris Hartin Chamberlain

We came to live in the centre of Collessie nearly three years ago, and it is a beautiful, quiet hamlet that is truly untouched by the modern world that surrounds it. The village is a peaceful haven with a ...Read more

A memory of Collessie in 2012 by Lin Walton

I was born in 1949 to Nellie and Ashford DISNEY. We lived at 15 Albert Road, and my father worked in the Post Office at BATH'S on the Weston Road. Mr. William Bath was my father's uncle. Before Mummy and Daddy got ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1949 by Janet Moran

My mother, Doreen Hall (Nee Bilton) has related these memories to me: I started nursing at St James’ Hospital, Leeds (Jimmy's) in 1948. I was 17 years old, the only one straight from school. I was ...Read more

A memory of Kilsyth in 1951 by Isobel Buck

My mother, Doreen Hall (nee Bilton) has narrated these memories to me: I started nursing at St James’ Hospital, Leeds (Jimmy's) in 1948. I was 17 years old, the only one straight from school. I ...Read more

A memory of Glasgow in 1951 by Isobel Buck