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Remember Old Coulsdon well, moved there when I was 9 or 10 in 1963. My father worked for the CEGB in Croydon. We left Old Coulsdon in 1972 for South Africa where I still stay today. Went to Keston Primary and ...Read more

A memory of Old Coulsdon in 1964 by Ian Headland

July 19th 2012 Vancouver Canada Oh ! My god what a shock I was evacuated to Horningsham in 1941 to live with my mother's aunt Jessie and her husband Billy. He had been gassed in WW1 and worked on the Longleat Estate as a ...Read more

A memory of Horningsham in 1941 by John May

I lived on Thinford Street the mail road, behind us were the houses known as The Blocks which only had dirt tracks as roads, no tarmac. We had the church beyond the blocks which was made of impressive stone and on Thinford St we had ...Read more

A memory of Metal Bridge in 1949 by Wilf Moore

I remember my mother telling me that her brother had a similar experience to this around the 1920's (approx). He was riding his bicycle through the churchyard and saw, what looked like someone clinging to the wall in the ...Read more

A memory of Beccles in 1955 by Jenny Leighton

Myself and friends used the pond and Barn Hill a lot in the early fifties. I remember the row of poplar trees running up to the pond from Fryent Way. We mostly seemed to use the Kingsbury side of the Hill for our various ...Read more

A memory of Wembley Park in 1951

I was born in Elliott Street, moved to 10 South Street - my brother was born there in November 1943 - I was eight years old and an only child - I was so excited I ran around to Howards Chip Shop in the main street and got knocked ...Read more

A memory of Widnes in 1943 by Sylvia Brady

The chapel shown on the right of the photo was the Primitive Methodist Chapel, which I attended as a child. The highlight of the year was the Sunday School Anniversary with Mr Kellington conducting the singing and ...Read more

A memory of Misterton by Joan Norton (Burn)

I was born in Bucklow Hill outside Altrincham in 1945. I lived at 60, Cromwell Rd, Winnington Park. At the age of 5 I started to attend Winnington Park Junior School. I was living with my grandparents at the time. My ...Read more

A memory of Northwich by Ivan Kelsall

My first visit to Newchurch was to see my grandparents who rented a flat at the back of the vicarage. My grandfather was Alfred Rigden and my step grandmother was Dorothy, nee Billing. They were retired at the time, ...Read more

A memory of Newchurch in 1954 by Doreen Bishop

I was born in number 31 Penylan Road, Argoed. With wonderful memories of playing in the fields all around, Argoed, it was such a safe place to play. Building camps in the front field, making dams in the stream next to my ...Read more

A memory of Argoed, The by David Edwards