Maps

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Memories

4,373 memories found. Showing results 2,191 to 2,200.

The Old Coach House

I used to live in the Coach House (now park offices) of Tilgate Mansion, when I was a very little boy. I went to school at Desmond Anderson. The Coach House and courtyard made up four dwellings. The groundsman lived in one, his ...Read more

A memory of Crawley in 1959 by Geoff Frith

Swimming At Flag Bottom

I remember as a little kid in the 50's going through Borsdane Wood with my mam n' Aunty Liza - we'd take egg n' tomato butties with us and always head for the Flag Bottom. This was our cheap holiday / Wigan week, I think ...Read more

A memory of Hindley in 1951 by Ray Mac

Levenshulme

I remember my earliest memories of Levenshulme (where I have lived for the past 15 years) was as a boy of about 4 or 5 in the early 1970s, going to the dairy on Lloyd Road where the bus terminus was - with my grandfather and also ...Read more

A memory of Levenshulme in 1970

West Sands Caravan Park

I spent many happy holidays at West Sands. The Embassy club - I can still smell the polished floor. I remember two of the singers. One was JIm (Murphy, I think) and another one the following year called Peter. Somewhere I ...Read more

A memory of Selsey in 1975 by Dallas Hopkins

Hackbridge Triangle

I remember well the Post Office on the corner where the bus parked. This shop also sold groceries with fresh ham and bacon hanging up behind the counter. Next door was a Wavy Line, a newsagents, the oil shop run by the ...Read more

A memory of Hackbridge in 1960 by Charlotte Norman

Williamson Park

I rember when I played in the park, there was an Observatory, or at least the buidings.The dome remained and could be turned, this was in the 50's. The Park ranger we called 'one eye'- not sure of the reason. We also used to play ...Read more

A memory of Lancaster by Stuart Richmond

A Walk From The Plains On A Sunday

A few of us used to do the this walk on most Sundays. We used to meet at Bins Coalyard. Coming in to Plains from Clarkstone, we walked in to Plains, turn right past the signal box across the railway, over ...Read more

A memory of Plains in 1957 by John Potter

Family Residence

My Mother's maiden name was Mary Baker who lived in Witton Park . She had a brother, Jack who lived in Witton le Weir. He was a church going man and ran a clothing business from his house (at first going house to house ...Read more

A memory of Witton-le-Wear in 1953 by Margaret Hillier

The Court School Of Dancing

I remember going to the court school of dancing in Park Street on a Saturday night and it was there that I met my husband, Roger. It was a great place to meet and have fun in the 60's - does anyone else remember it ?

A memory of Lincoln by Sandrea Brown

Pieman

My gran lived in No1 Blackburn Street,The Adelphi just opposite the Hyde Park pub. Among the many stories she told us when we were kids, was of a 'pieman' who used to sell his wares from a handcart. Each Friday evening he would park his ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1930

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