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I was born in 1955 in a house in Upper Town. As a child I remember roller skating all the way down Upper Town and looking over this bridge into the river Waskerley.

A memory of Wolsingham by Judith Mcnair

Philip Cousins has jogged my memory yet again. The butcher he spoke of, Nicholls in Rockingham Road, was our local butcher as we lived in Rockingham Parade. I remember the rabbits, pheasants, turkeys and pigs hanging by ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge by Kathy Mc Nally

Hello everyone, I have been wondering all my life where this scary place was, I never knew the name of it, all I knew was it was in Broadstairs Kent, very near the sea. As I remember, we had to go down onto the beach in the ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1949

My father, Wifred Broadhurst, and mother, Gladys (nee' Bryan), were married in 1927, the reception being held in Booth's Hall, opposite the Board School Entrance which was in ...Read more

A memory of Carlton in 1940 by Alan Broadhurst

I lived in Marlingford for 3 months in 1940 when my father was working there on wartime evacuation of children from London. He had to travel around Norfolk and often consulted a map which led to him being reported as a ...Read more

A memory of Marlingford in 1940 by John Grant

In 1958 I was a pupil at Blackpool Grammar School for boys. It was in Raikes Parade. At lunchtime, some of us would sneak out of school and go down Church St and end up in Woolworths which was housed in that beautiful Art Deco building near ...Read more

A memory of Blackpool by Martin Stewart

I have many memories of childhood in Rawmarsh. The fair every year on Tyler's field. My parents owned the newsagent on Kilnhurst Road ,and my Dad would let the fair people use the water tap behind the shop and in return we would get ...Read more

A memory of Rawmarsh by steveboilerhouse

This is View Point on White Hill and is some 777 feet above sea level. As you can see there is a fantastic view towards the South Downs and west to Box Hill. It was from here during the war we boys watched the aerial dog fights. ...Read more

A memory of Caterham by jbsatlarge

My name is Lisa Rebecca Haynes. I was born on the 13th May 1972 and I lived and grew up in Newnham until I moved to Daventry and left My Family Home. I am the youngest of 5. I have 3 ...Read more

A memory of Newnham by lisahaynes72

I lived in Lea Rd. and remember the blacksmiths there and the Jewish tailoress next door,very near to the Salvation army there.We had the churchill tanks in the war come down the road and the QueenMary articulated lorries carrying plane ...Read more

A memory of Luton