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I was born in Ashgrove, lived there for 21 years with my mum and dad (Lily & Jimmy Arthur) or 'English Jimmy' as he was sometimes called - my dad was a great dad. He took us on walks to McKendricks farm & up through ...Read more

A memory of Methilhill in 1954 by Aileen Robertson

I attended Brimington Boys from 1962 - 1966. The Headmaster during my school time was the arch nemises of all pupils, Mr D Kelly. Looking back now I have nothing but admiration and a great respect for him and his ...Read more

A memory of Brimington in 1962 by Paul Gibbons

I moved to Cemaes to a house called the Beacons; the views from the front room were fantastic - on a clear day you could see the Isle of Man, and in winter the waves would hit the windows and would be caked in salt. ...Read more

A memory of Cemaes Bay in 1972 by Einir Roscoe

I was born in 1937 and with the outbreak of WWII lived with my grandparents, Ollie and Maggi Owen, at 29 Cottrell Street, Aberfan, while my father served in the army. My parents were Roy and Ada Taylor, and after the war my ...Read more

A memory of Aberfan in 1950 by Alan Taylor

What I am most interested in writing about is how Highgate Village has changed so much since my school days, growing up there in the 1960s. Today most of the shops are coffee shops, ...Read more

A memory of Highgate in 1965 by Robert Molesworth

The "Rec" was the place to be in the 1970's when you lived on the Cedar Rd Estate. We lived just round the corner on Elmdale Rd and had a garden which backed on the Rec. This was a good short cut into the Rec. Lived there as a young ...Read more

A memory of Earl Shilton by Andrew Christon

I first found out about when I moved to Great Horton in Bradford about 1952. I met a boy called Philip Tempest who lived in a house near by, we became life long friends. His parent took me on holiday with them to a cottage they owned ...Read more

A memory of Nesfield in 1950 by Donald Rumbold

Hi, my father went to work on the farm at Binbrook for Mr Holmes in 1957, and my brother John, sister Anne all played on the farm and went to school in a taxi with Mr Holmes' daughter Janice. I remember the pony, ...Read more

A memory of Binbrook in 1957 by Derick Smith

I used to live in Lawrie Park Gardens from 1955 until 1962 and the local youngsters used to congregate at the big tree on the roundabout at the end of Lawrie Park Avenue. At times there were around 10-15 of us all sitting ...Read more

A memory of Sydenham by Jackie Walder

I have very fond memories of Tooting. My parents and I moved to Fairlight Road in Tooting in 1974. My first memory of that is the smell of paint, and sausage rolls bought from the bakery shop just round the corner; the paint ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1974 by Anne Marie Ayton