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My grandparents were William and Ruby Balls who worked at Rookery Park and lived there all their lives. The Hamblings were very good to them and they retired in peace through to the 1980s. As a kid I had many ...Read more

A memory of Yoxford in 1961 by Peter Ball

My wife Carol was a Highland lassie by birth and when we split up she left Leeds. She lived at Trades Park and eventualy married again up there. I visited Nairn a lot on trips to see my four kids, it was an 800 ...Read more

A memory of Nairn in 1987 by Paul Leavett

I'm christophers sister Valerie dunn was baggott.we loved living in Hampton wick .it was fun having dinner in the restaurant -we could order anything we wanted..i nearly allways had sausage beans and chips.we use to ...Read more

A memory of Hampton Wick by valerie66

I lived in Th ePark 1954 till 1963.I went to Grange Juniors and Seniors too.My front gate was right opposite the third gate to Ealing Girls Grammar too.That it now part of the University.Byron and Noel Houses are still there.There had ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by bobconniesullivan

My family moved from Leeds, Yorks to Gilnahirk when I was 11 months old - my parents had a house built in Gilnahirk Walk and we moved in when I was two. I and my two sisters had an idyllic childhood, we had so many places ...Read more

A memory of Belfast in 1961 by Isobel Buck

I was born in 1958 and brought up in Green Street which was facing the Conservative club. I went to St George's junior school where the headmaster was Mr Hosfield; a disciplinarian but very fair. After school I would play ...Read more

A memory of Tyldesley by Adrian White

I lived in Sandgate Road Edmonton and well remember "Uffy's" the oil shop, also Gallows the greengrocers I was born in 1951 and went to Brettenham Road Infants and Juniors then on to Higher Grade School in ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton in 1955 by Mo Birch

my maiden name was Pamela gillett and I lived at 53 Edward Road Balsall Heath during the 40 50s our house was right opposite the Police Station and ARP yard. Have happy memories of Tindall Street school and then ...Read more

A memory of Birmingham in 1950 by Pamela Gillett

I was born at 119 Park Street, Heytesbury in 1942; this was/is the last cottage on the right-hand side of the old A36 as you leave the village travelling towards Knook. I believe No119 and the adjoining No118 have long since ...Read more

A memory of Heytesbury in 1955 by Ray Doughty

My grandparents lived at The Cottage in South View, Uppingham for 40 years from 1908 where he was a well known Director of Music at the public school. From a very early age during the second world war I made my first ...Read more

A memory of Uppingham in 1943 by Barry Sterndale Bennett