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I was born in Ivy House - first on the right in Talbot Terrace. My sister Sally now lives in the same street. I don't remember much before four and half years of age. I lived in that house with my grandfather, Demetrie ...Read more

A memory of Maesteg in 1953 by Frances Cambettie Davies

My grandmother, two aunts and father owned Brown's paper shop. I am son of Billy and Joan Brown living in leeds now. Fond memories of my childhood living in East Forest Hall Rd collecting paper money on Sunday mornings in an ...Read more

A memory of Forest Hall in 1957 by Frank Brown

Corby Odeon 1967ish... As a child and living on Gainsborough Road with two sisters and one brother, I have great memories of the Saturday morning adventure my eldest sister took me and my brother on (my other sister being too ...Read more

A memory of Corby

Back in the 1960s my sister used to take her dolls to the dolls' hospital to get them fixed, they also mended teddy' bears but my best memory of the dolls' hospital was that they used to have a Jonny 7 machine gun set up in the window, ...Read more

A memory of Guildford by Allen Nicol

My nan and grandad were Barking people, my nan was born on a fishing smack moored in the quay at barge aground area of town. My grandad was a hero of the battle of Jutland. My uncle Tig lived and died in Barking so did many of ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1952 by Bob Warren

I was born in Nottingham in 1947 and left when I was 19 to join the RAF where I stayed for 25 years. I have some happy memories of the place - the Palais on a Saturday and the boat clubs near the Forest ground where they used to ...Read more

A memory of Nottingham in 1947 by John Farrington

I first came to Gravesend with an advance party to re-open Milton Barracks in 1947. During my time there I met a Gravesend Girl and we were married at Milton Church in 1948. I was posted from Milton Barracks ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend in 1947 by Verdun Lowe

I was posted to Dumfries in december 1951 to do 8 weeks training in the RAF Regiment. Although it was winter and rather rigorous, I did enjoy my time there and liked the town and remember looking around in Robert Burns house. I ...Read more

A memory of Dumfries in 1951 by John Starley

HENRY I would like to introduce my self, now 89 as I was born 2nd November 1922. From 1922 to 1924 is what I was told. Two years old I can remember & I have typed out many sheets of such. All relate to my days in Billericay, a ...Read more

A memory of Billericay

I have very fond memories of Salford. I first lived in Franklin St, Ordsall, until I was about 4 or 5 years old. I recall the pub on the corner and the church at the other end. I lived on the landings facing the ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Barbara Webb (Dore0