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Erith was a great place to go when I was a kid as so many different shops and two department stores – Blundells and Micthell’s they were on opposite corners. I remember wondering around Micthell’s at Christmas time. I think Mitchell’s ...Read more

A memory of Erith by john.tainton

My childhood memories are locked in Brynygwenin. I lived at Woodfield House this was a semi detached house. We shared a pump where we drew our water. This was, indeed, a luxury not having too far to collect drinking water. I was ...Read more

A memory of Brynygwenin

My Grand dad was station master through my young child hood in the 50s and we lived at 2 Market Street Right opposite the Parish church,until mum and dad got a prefab at the Hundred when I was 3. The roads are so empty to what I see ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh by lornaheath5

i remember being taken to the zoo on the common many times as a kid. it was very small and probably not a nice place for some of the animals to live. i particularly remember watching the big cats pacing up an down in their cages as ...Read more

A memory of Southampton by vikkig7

My Grandparents ran a boarding house at 51 Old Elvet opposite the Shire Hall I was born in 1943 my Father actually went to Durham school where he represented the school in Both Football and Rugby I have tremendous memories of Durham City ...Read more

A memory of Durham by Andrew Eves

I was born in Mark Street, Palmers Buildings. Around 1953 our family moved to Whitby Gardens, Holy Cross. Attended St Aidan's school. I worked down the Rising Sun from 1955 for three years then enlisted in the Army for six ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend by jimcaff

I lived here 45-47 myParents had the fish and chip shop and furniture store. I remember the twins next door, Ruth and faith who used to come over and we would eat scrump in the bomb shelter in the back yard area. Went to Surrey ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn by kevynastley

My family roots are from knighton and lloyney, Mona Cadwallader was my aunt she was a midwife in knighton, her sister edith gordon (both nee hammond) was my nan, they lived in lloyney before marriage mona and her husband ken lived ...Read more

A memory of Knighton

I have no memories of my own but understand that the name Skendleby Psalter is connected with a small very old Church, long gone, which was on the site of Wold Cottage, and that the garden and adjacent land down to the bottom lane ...Read more

A memory of Skendleby Psalter

My father was the gamekeeper at Spetchley Estate for Captain Berkeley for about 14 years until my father at 55 had a heart attack one night after they had been duck shooting at the bottom lake in the deer park. My father,mother and ...Read more

A memory of Spetchley by debiroper1