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I was born at number 8 Castle Street, the Barbican Plymouth 1942 my mum was a daughter of the Higgins family. G G Grandad use to run his boat from the Barbican across to Jenny cliff / Cawsands / Kingsands ...Read more

A memory of Plymouth by William R Dudley

My name is Andy Pike, getting on a bit now but lovely to read other folks memories of Westbury. Here are a few reminiscences of my childhood in Westbury on Trym in the 50's and 60's. Maybe this will ring a ...Read more

A memory of Westbury on Trym by waylandpike

I was born on 22nd June 1948 at 95 Dryfield Road in the front main bedroom of my nans's house. We lived there until I was 8 when we left my nan's and moved to St. Johns Wood in London. My nan lived there until I was in my ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1948 by Barbara Badzek

I was born in 1962 in my family home, number 36 (now 116) Hammonds Place. It's not so common these days to be born at home. There was a community spirit on the estate, all the kids addressed adults as auntie or uncle or ...Read more

A memory of Gobowen by Andrew Davies

My grandfather Rev Williams was the vicar here in the 1920s and my father was born here at Glamorgan Terrace. Many years later my father Arthur Williams also became the vicar here and I was born in 1966. We moved to church ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1966 by Kath Williams

I don't know if this is any help but my dad Lewis Richards, also born in Gilfach, moved to Bedford about 72 years ago. His mum and dad were called William and May. He had loads of brothers and sisters, some of which were Phyllis, Len ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch by Margaret Heald

I lived in the Court in Diss as a 3 and 4 year old girl. My father was in the US Airforce so we moved all over the world. The Court has special memories for us. My sister Sharon was born in the house. I remember beautiful gardens, ...Read more

A memory of Diss in 1954 by Adrienne Love Workman

THE STIPERSTONES T’was long ago the Ludlow people vexed the Devil very sore He vowed to stone their homes and steeples until they were no more On Cranberries Hill he then collected his apron full of rocks and stones With ...Read more

A memory of Stiperstones by Angela Bolton

What a place! If you're not born here, run for the hills! But I love it, I still see faces of long ago that do too, or why didn't we move away a long time ago!! My mum and dad were the best, I never got hit by them but ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1970 by Michael Jacob

My grandmother Emily Barber was born at Henbury in Cheshire in 1865.daughter of William & Hannah Barber.

A memory of Henbury in 1860 by Judith Riley