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Hello, I was born in Cairns square Buckhaven in 1949, sadly demolished in the early 60's I think. My gran lived there - I was born in her house before she moved to Bayview overlooking the bay and Mc Duff castle in the ...Read more

A memory of Buckhaven in 1960 by Robert Adams

Having lived from 1938 to 1959 in the adjacent Lymington Road, which backs onto the Richmond-Broad Street Line serving this station and having passed it daily to and from my way to school/work, I ...Read more

A memory of Swiss Cottage in 1950 by Dennis Paul

I drove my 80cc Suzuki motorbike daily from West Wickham to Mayfair to go to work. One night through Lewisham High Street, I found myself in the middle of a battle zone. On one side of the Street were the black ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham in 1964 by Martin Newell

I was only young when my family left Macs cafe, I lived there with my mum Dorothy, father Arthur King, brother Adrian, and sister Delicia King. My half brothers are Brian, Ken, John Cripps, and sister Daphne Cripps. I have good ...Read more

A memory of South Benfleet in 1960 by Ieon King

A short distance north-west of Daventry is Braunston. The village lies on a hill overlooking the Grand Union Canal, one of Britain’s most famous inland waterways, and is a hub of the canal network. This photograph (D83014) ...Read more

A memory of Daventry in 1955 by Julia Skinner

When we all broke up for 6 weeks holidays it was all the kids jobs to go in 'the cut' and swim to fetch coal out. The boats used to carry the coal from Walsall Wood pit to Birmingham and the boater used to drop lumps of ...Read more

A memory of Rushall by Edward Woodward

This is my father sat in the boat fishing on the Ancholme. His name is Jack Waters, a well known Brigg butcher (Waters and Sons) at that time, in business with his father and a brother in Wrawby Street. The photo was more than likely taken on ...Read more

A memory of Brigg by Patricia Briggs

My parents had what they called their 'shopping account' with Barclays in Sunningdale - the main account was in Weybridge. About once a week my mother would go into Barclays to withdraw cash, and I would love to go with her. ...Read more

A memory of Sunningdale in 1950 by Barry O'dwyer

Kennoway is the place that I have fond memories off and l value, guard and defend our secret village. Memories of the primary school, playing football in the playground, going to the school via the dump and coming home via the dump with ...Read more

A memory of Kennoway in 1965 by Bill Mitchell

My family moved to Ormskirk in 1960 when I was three. My father was starting a teaching course at Edge Hill and we lived in a flat over the coal board (next door to Clarks Shoes) in Church Street. Our surname was Byard back then. ...Read more

A memory of Ormskirk by Christine Glover