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I was brought up in Chelmsford Street, Kirkdale, Liverpool. I went to Daisy Street and Lambeth Road. I moved to Huyton when I married, then Isle of Man. Now we live in Australia. It is a small world. I had good memories of Kirkdale. I ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool in 1950 by Sylvia Fairclough

I was born on Alexander Road in 1944 and moved to 79 Aston Terrace in 1945 and these were one of the best times in my life. We were known as the middle row and I can remember most people in the row; Tylers, Barnses, Davises, Scotts, ...Read more

A memory of Aston in 1950 by Anthony Scott

My name is Paul Oates. Well, K.B. and G.P. made my life hell. Only one that was good was Mr Lucas, he was great. Me, Ray Lynch, Mick Duffy and Paul Wattkinson was always running off, but K.B. was like a blood hound and found ...Read more

A memory of Chapel-en-le-Frith in 1870 by Paul Oates

Hi I'm Mike Foster and I was born in Chalfont St Peter in Feb 1936. My mother who had two children; me and my sister, had no where to live. She was offered by some charitable source a two up two down home on the main road ...Read more

A memory of Chalfont St Peter in 1940 by Michael Foster

I was born and bred in Sixbells. I went to the Arail Junior School and then to Bryngwyn. I left school at the age of 15 and started work in the garage of Jones the Buses. When the bus company sold out we started a football team. ...Read more

A memory of Six Bells in 1966 by Adrian Jones

I was was born at Abergarw hostels in 1947. I have lovely memories of my childhood living there. Lived in Ogmore Gardens right by the river. Every summer we would build a dam across the river to make a pool where we would spend ...Read more

A memory of Abergarw in 1954 by Joan Lake

I was happily transported back to my childhood reading some of the memories on this page and thought I would share some of my own. I was born in 1951 in a tiny one up, one down house in Laneside, Yews Green. ...Read more

A memory of Queensbury in 1951 by Anne Clarke

I have great memories of Mongomery School - Mr Roycroft and Mr Stone. I was the goalie in skittle ball (and I must say a good one!). We used to have a lady coming round at lunchtime to bring us drinks, which was very kind of her. I ...Read more

A memory of Sparkbrook in 1948 by Annette Tomlinson

I entered the Prep (Junior) School in 1956, passing to the Senior School in 1960, finally leaving in 1965, the year after the then Queen Mother joined in the 400 year celebrations. My memories are of a school run by the prefects, ...Read more

A memory of Felsted in 1960 by Andrew Dudley Smith

Newbiggin was the place I was brought up and spent many happy years on the sands and in the sea until I was 18. Life then took me to London to train to be a teacher. My parents had a house in Windsor Terrace where dad still lives ...Read more

A memory of Newbiggin in 1970 by Mary Heynes