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My Great Grandfather John Angus, was skipper of a 3-masted ship, which I believe was called 'Rokeby' . John Angus started a little church which was a tin chapel in Hillside Terrace (now called Thornmanby ...Read more

A memory of Howthat by Heather Graham

I moved to 12 Edgecombe Terrace in 1965, no 12. We were renting and had just got married. I remember the toilet out the back, my husband had to go out with me with a lantern when it was dark. We lived next door to a Mrs Cowley who ...Read more

A memory of Biscovey by Veronica Gribbin

When I went to school in the High Street next to the Royal oak I can remember the milk man with his old horse and cart delivering milk all along the houses along the cobbled stone path. You had the cobbler's, it began with K I ...Read more

A memory of Corsham in 1962 by Terry Donovan

In or around 1959 I went on holiday to Ireshopeburn to my grandparents' house, they lived at Woodbine House which was just up from Earnwell. My grandfather used to work at West Blackdene spar mine which was on the other side of ...Read more

A memory of Ireshopeburn in 1959 by Cuthbert Colling

My father used to work at this factory in Penge as a Chemist. We moved down to Selsdon when I was five (1950) and then we moved back up to the Wirral when I was 11. Does anyone remember exactly where the factory was and does anyone remember Selsdon in those days?

A memory of Penge in 1950 by Susan Reid Povall

In the early 1980s I lived in Farnham as a student and lodged with a family in the town. I have very fond memories of those days and they really were the best days of my life. When I left to return to Wales part of me stayed ...Read more

A memory of Farnham in 1981 by William Tsui

I remember the days when I lived on a farm that was owned by Mark Carter from Eccleshall Castle. I had so much fun living in Eccleshall that I didn't want to move when the farm was sold. I had loads of friends and good memories, I ...Read more

A memory of Eccleshall in 1970 by Caroline Owen

I remember going to Tower Caravan Park, Jaywick Sands, every year with my mom, dad, two brothers and sister, from very young till about 15 or 16 years old. I have wonderful memories like going to the Raven Club ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick in 1973 by Lin Clark

I lived in Allendale for the first five years of my life, unfortunately due to my parents  work situation, we had to leave the village to find work in the town; things were never the same!  We still returned to Allendale frequently to ...Read more

A memory of Allendale Town by Jeff Garry

My memory of the donkey path on the promenade. I used to walk from Old Colwyn to Rhos on Sea nearly every sunny day during the summer school holidays. They were the best Swimming Baths I have ever swum in, at Rhos. The donkey ...Read more

A memory of Colwyn Bay in 1968 by Joanna Jarvis