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I spent my childhood in Wortley, born and bred around th church of St John's the Evangelist at 35a Dixon Lane. I went to school at Upper Wortley and spent many happy hours around Wortley and "The Rec". We moved ...Read more

A memory of Lower Town in 1944 by Keith Hatfield

My Great Grandfather was the Ferryman from East Mersea to Brightlingsea, he was Horatio Charles Mole. There are many family members on the Island but somehow the ones I am in touch with cannot find the house where he lived at the time ...Read more

A memory of East Mersea in 1930 by Dorothy Joyce Cox

Hello, I was at this children's home for a few months around Christmas time around 1947-49. I am trying to put the pieces together as to why I was sent there and what it was all about, as my ...Read more

A memory of Corfe Mullen in 1948

I lived at 61, COVENTRY RD, PAILTON and went to this school. My best friend was Christine Bakewel that lived at No. 34. My Dad died in our house when I was 2 weeks off 11 and he is buried in the church in ...Read more

A memory of Monks Kirby by Angela Bolton

I remember spending many hours at the lido with my sister and my friends, and the memory of buying cups of hot bovril from the hut, warming up and enjoying it so much. And the endless hours of fun spent there.

A memory of Eastleigh by Vera Brindley

The Welsh costumed young lady outside the Rock Shop had an unlimited supply of Pwllheli Number 8 rock. A joy to eat, unlike so many of today's softer offerings at other seaside resorts. On a day visit to Barmouth from my home village ...Read more

A memory of Barmouth in 1963 by Frederick Hughes

My father was in the Home Guard during the Second World War, and we three children spent our school holidays with him at Westward Ho!. My sister says we travelled to Bideford and then by gas bus to Westward Ho!. Daddy had a flat in ...Read more

A memory of Westward Ho! in 1940 by Ann Sandells

I was born in Watford Hospital March 1961. There is evidence that we - mum, dad and l - lived in Durban Road, and Wellington Road. I'm told one of these 'homes' was a flat in which l became proud owner of a little pink ...Read more

A memory of Watford in 1961 by Julie Simmons

I have great memories of Pontlottyn cinema, my mam didn't have much money but she always managed to give us sixpence evrey Friday to go to the cinema. I remember Mrs Jones coming around with her torch, if we so much as sneezed ...Read more

A memory of Pontlottyn in 1960 by June Williams

1953 onwards from that year I was born. Mum dad and wee brother. Laurelbank until I was two then to the Slap Up when said wee brother was born in '55. 1st school St Augustine's then St Bernard's Shawhead in 1958. A ...Read more

A memory of Coatbridge in 1953 by Joe Mcdonagh