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I remember summers in Wallasey Village being absolutely glorious as a kid. I used to live in Green Lane, and during the summer holidays,Ii and my friends worked on the market gardens, from early in the morning until mid ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey in 1975 by Philip Hoggett

Born in East Ham in 1943. We are 4 sisters. Favourite place was Central Park after school each day. Playing rounders or on the swings with the Parkie blowing his whistle after 10 mins to get off for the next lot to get on. Sunday ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1950 by Anita Loe

In 1958 when I was 3 year old, we moved from a small flat on the London Road, near the bank where my father was branch manager (TSB), to Belton Road off Church Hill. I watched our new house being built on a sloping plot of land. My ...Read more

A memory of Camberley in 1958 by Janet Halls (Nee Pibworth)

I was born in William Street. I can’t remember the number but do remember the chap next door was called Charlie Peason - he had two girls a bit older than me. Out the back of the house there was a little chapel and up the road ...Read more

A memory of Auckland Park in 1947 by Barry Fawcett

I was born in 1930 in Chelsea but moved to Haines Street, Battersea (demolished to make way for New Covent Garden in the 1960's) in 1933. Moved to No.3 Sleaford Street Battersea in 1935 and went to Sleaford Street School until 1939 (Mr ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1930 by John Dorking

I was born on the Kirkdales then moved to 168 Whitehall Road in 1957. I went to Lower Wortley and Armley Park, used to deliver for the co-op on a bike before leaving school. Played football on Lower Wortley Park and the ...Read more

A memory of Lower Town by Ian Blanchard

This photograph shows the Barton Road Swing Bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal, taken from the Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct, which stands alongside this bridge and carried the Bridgewater Canal over the ...Read more

A memory of Barton Upon Irwell in 1950 by Julia Skinner

During the bitter winter of 1965, when the railway age of steam was fast diminishing, I worked as a British Transport Commission Police Officer (seconded from the Newcastle Central Railway ...Read more

A memory of Windy Nook in 1965 by David Armstrong

I was born and lived in Chequers Lane Walton in 40s. Our house which was No 74 was the Police House and I used to cycle to St Hildas School at Tadworth, run by Miss Adams who lived in house opposite Chappell's ...Read more

A memory of Walton on the Hill in 1950 by Alan Cooper

Mr Potter’s angling experience on the River Clyde reminded me of an unfortunate incident in 1958 when I was fishing at Strathclyde Country Park. I was casting the line when I felt a sharp tug on it. Thinking it had caught on the ...Read more

A memory of Motherwell in 1958 by John Cunningham