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This is not my first memory of Crossgar after-all I was a young teenager at the time. I was standing outside the Picture House in Crossgar waiting for it to open. As usual a bunch of young lads larking about and carrying-on. ...Read more

A memory of Crossgar in 1963

My memories take me back to South Bragar as a young boy of 9. My father, Angus Murray, born in No.30 moved to Glasgow many years before. But then and till this day I still go back with my family and tell them probably ...Read more

A memory of South Uist in 1972 by Norman Murray

Hi, my name is Ken Cooper I was born in 10 Leylands Road, Fishersgate in1947. My nan had a fish and chip shop where we lived, it was a wonderful place, we had wonderful parties. There was a shop for everything in our street ...Read more

A memory of Fishersgate in 1947 by Kenneth Cooper

I was born in my grandma's house at 9 Friar Street, but my parents and myself lived in an upstairs flat behind Jack the barbers and Susie Greener's shop until I was 2. We then became very posh when we moved into ...Read more

A memory of Shotton Colliery by Marie Owens

Back in those days any roadroller was referred to as a steamroller, even though, as with the one seen in the picture, it was diesel powered!

A memory of Thorne in 1955

Saturday morning was the highlight of the week for me I put on my ABC badge and made my way from Hope Street to the La Scala picture house near Motherwell Cross in Brandon Street were I duly paid my ...Read more

A memory of Motherwell in 1956 by Alexander Mc Bride

I've lived in Holbeach all my life and mum and dad owned a grocers shop in the High Stree,t it was called Ritchies. I remember sitting on the steps out side the shop with my sister writing down all the car numbers, we saw we spent many hours ...Read more

A memory of Holbeach by Susan Sullivan

I was born in 1949 and then spent the next 15 years living there or visiting my grandparents in Broad Oak Street. The house in Broad Oak Street forms a part of my identity. I remember every nook and cranny - the coal cellar ...Read more

A memory of Nottingham in 1952 by Kate Melia Hooton

I lived at 241 mays lane I worked at hatton and street new barnet great job removals suction sweep cleaners coal round and tree felling so variable . im 76 now but it just seems like yesterday. barnet cinema I always seem to meet ...Read more

A memory of Barnet by Kenneth Oakley

I was born at 54 Herbert Road on January 21st 1940 a war-time baby although I remember nothing of the bombing raids that wrecked a number of the houses in the lower part of the road where the bus garage and the railway line ...Read more

A memory of Small Heath by Brian Buck