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I lived at 81 Junction Road from the age of 3 - 11 from 1946 - 1953. The house was one of 4 large detached houses close to the railway which have been demolished, but the row of shops in Carlton Road still exist. I ...Read more

A memory of Romford in 1952 by Mary Hill

I can recall many happy times as a trolley bus driver in Doncaster , I started work with DCT as a conductor in the mid 1950s and passed a trolley bus driving test on the Wheatley Hills route by the late 1950s; in those days ...Read more

A memory of Doncaster in 1958 by John Watson

Hi everyone. I was born in 56 and lived in Normanton and Altofts until moving to Pontefract when I was 7 or 8. My grandad had a cafe down Castleford Road called Halfords. Funny how this works ...Read more

A memory of Normanton in 1959 by Shawn Halford

Hi Everyone i also grew up mostly on mill lane estate (woodlands ave ) and went to St Marks School (head Master Mr Thorpe) you all have jogged my memory to fantastic times around woodley. i also remember snuches ha ha played ...Read more

A memory of Woodley by Anthony Bentley

Iwas brought up at Harelaw Farm as an infant my father was a prisoner of war and worked on various farms ,around the country but came to the EARL OF WEYMES ? ESTATE where he met my mother from Dunbar they married had eight of ...Read more

A memory of Longniddry by Anna Miller

Born in May 1949 at no. 98 Joynson Street, two up two down,as they all were in them days. Tin bath in the back yard. Open fire in the front room where mam made us toast when we had enough bread. Dad was a ...Read more

A memory of Salford by John Hall

I was born and brought up in Pembroke terrace and with number of lads of like age wandered the mountains through theSaucy ap and over to overlook the Rhondda . We would climb up an run down hills,run through rivers and ply cowboys ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale by Derek Barnard

My parents moved to Blebo from Dura Den in 1950 when I was six. A windmill for electricity with 12 volt light bulbs. Paraffin lamps and a cesspool. It was several years before the pumping station at Clatto was built ...Read more

A memory of Blebocraigs in 1950 by Fergus Nicolson

Eastchurch cliffs My parents bought a plot of land on the Eastchurch cliffs in the 1940s and my father designed and had built our bungalow called Glades End in Surf Crescent. At this time, there were very few buildings ...Read more

A memory of Eastchurch in 1953 by Susan Copeman

My grandparents lived at 5 Burns drive in the early 70s.I remember walking with my grandad to studfall shops and down to corby swimming baths.My grandad was also m.c at the silver band club in the 60s.They moved to browning walk late 70s ...Read more

A memory of Corby by Keith Larbey