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Born under a table in the front room of No.7 Hall Road on 16/7/1944 while an air raid warning sounded to herald the German V1s presence above. I attended Aveley Infants and Primary schools between 1949 and ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by ted.hunwick

I lived with my Mum and Dad in Hornby Boulevard, then when I was 11 we moved to a new house in Skelmersdale. I remember the Litherland High Street with its department store Sterlers, it had a system to transport money to the ...Read more

A memory of Litherland by mike_stubber

As an innocent 11year old in August 1957, I had my first experience of camping in a field in Stanton Fitzwarren. I belonged to a Scout troop from Woolwich in South East London. Most of us came from a poor area of ...Read more

A memory of Stanton Fitzwarren by ianhilton

I went to school here, 1958-1964 there exist photos of the school but so far none with the Frith Collection. The school was opposite Central Station in Vale Road and resembled a large ...Read more

A memory of Tunbridge Wells by The Hon Paul Randolph Welsby

We bought an old cottage, a semi-detached one, in Hildersham, then named Bermuda Cottage. We were not aware of the origins of the name, but the owner, an elderly lady owned a bald parrot, probably bald due to boredom as parrots are ...Read more

A memory of Hildersham by Alan Hickman

I remember the tiv well always went on a Monday and Thursday.Ninepence to go in and Three pence to spend in kerrys.They were good memories also had many good times in the Institute on a Saturday for the dances they held.Bont ...Read more

A memory of Pontarddulais by davidthomas.2505

This photo rings back memories of delivering meat to nursing home on a bi weekly basis, In the 1960’s this hall was used as a nursing home and my dad supplied the meat. My memories were of the heat from the ...Read more

A memory of Guisborough by Robert Pallister

My grandfather Francis H Page lived in Thatch End (alas no longer standing) which was black bargeboard with a thatched roof and an earth floor! He and my grandmother loved their garden. Gampie as we called him did topiary in ...Read more

A memory of Goldhanger by cstc45

I was one of the first pupils through the door at Corby Grammar School in 1955. I'd spent my first year at Kettering High School so was in the second year at CGS and I loved every minute from the day I first walked in. ...Read more

A memory of Corby by Pat Carlyle Aldaya Pat@Positivdesign.Com

My wonderful nan lived at number 10 Church Street. Her name was Mrs Amy Wheeler. My sister Jane, brother Richard and cousin Janice spent all our holidays with her for as long as I can remember. She was very hard working, and looking back, I can’t ...Read more

A memory of Oadby by jenny