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Training Pit Ponies at Ryhope Oxclose was a row of 5 terraced houses owned by the Colliery and located at the top of the lane which passed the eastern side of the Cricket field. At the Western end of 5 terraced ...Read more

A memory of Ryhope by harrydhx

In about 1945 my grandparents took me by bus (or train?) from Reading down to Sandhurst, shortly after the death of a distant cousin, Elsa Stone, who had had an octagonal house built during the 1920s. ...Read more

A memory of Sandhurst by iclt1940

I may or may not be the young person riding the pony in this photograph. The first lessons were conducted without a riding hat ( not an obligation in those days ) and without jodhpurs - expensive ...Read more

A memory of Dinas Powis by paula.harrett

We called this "Ferry Lane",though the old chain ferry across the river Ouse formerly operated by Mr Atkinson was long gone even in 1955. The sailing Dinghys were left there by members of the Yorkshire Ouse Sailing Club and you can just see ...Read more

A memory of Naburn by wgeastwood

Walking along Sycamore Street, Persondy, even now in my mind, I passed, the Roberts' house next door, the Walkers, the Ryalls, can't remember the next house but she was German and very fiery, then the ...Read more

A memory of Abercarn

I lived on Daglen(sp) drive opposite the flats in the early fifties. Dad worked at Ford in Dagenham and older sister Brenda went to Bonnyfield? Primary. We played football on the grass outside the flats wandered in the ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon

First to Ingram Infants then to Beulah Boys then to Ingram Boys. Remember the Davis Theatre the Flee Pit on the corner of Surrey Street and Scarbrook Road. The Red waistcoat man who sold curtains and the Sarsparilla Van . I was a ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by johnsperthnews

I spent most of my younger years up to about 5 years old living in Nuxley Road with my grandparents and my aunts. The house was next to Hammonds the Bakers at the bottom end near to Stream Way. I am not sure what the shop is ...Read more

A memory of Belvedere by john.tainton

My Grandad Ken Williams lived in Grove Road, he was a Tube train driver and his best friend was Jack Minty. When I was very small he was married to my Grandma Dorothy Williams who worked at the baths and taught a ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by humbuckergraphics

I was born in 1940 in Danetree Road The Plough was the `local` for my parents. After the war ended,my parents moved in to The Plough and managed it on behalf of the owners,Gill and Madge Turk.The main business was running bars in ...Read more

A memory of West Ewell by littlefold4