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Oh my word, I was so happy to see this photo. I 'helped' out here when i was 13 or 14. It was a small hotel/guest house. Me and my friend were 'servants' and lived in the lovely room at the top of the house. We worked here weekends for £1.50 ...Read more

A memory of Ilkley

From 1950 to 1955 our family, spent whole summer holidays in our caravan at Leysdown on sea. Sometimes we travelled by steam train From Victoria to Sheerness and then bus to Leysdown. Once we ...Read more

A memory of Leysdown-on-Sea by lgod3

I was five years old when my parents bought 3, Molyneux Road , Farncombe in 1930. The houses were new, and there was electricity installed downstairs but not upstairs. There was an upstairs bathroom but ...Read more

A memory of Farncombe by sidneycearl

I had my tonsils out there too but I was 17.... and I had to eat cornflakes as well! 1960. The nurses used to wear beautiful cloaks with red linings. I used to think I could be a nurse just so I'd get a lovely cloak! I used to know every ...Read more

A memory of Ipswich by vandawrught

I arrived in Southall aged 7 (September 1967) from Kenya, and moved into a rented property on Lady Margaret Road, just opposite a chip shop that used to be there. I remember a portion cost around 6 old ...Read more

A memory of Southall

My mother's family lived in Sturry all their lives. My Mum and her 3 siblings were born at 4 High Street and lived there for years. She even met my Dad there as he lived a short time at 3 High Street. My grandfather was head ...Read more

A memory of Sturry by jonsimzadi

I was born in 1954 and I lived in Batley Carr with my mum, Brenda (nee Charlesworth) and my dad, Tommy and younger brother, Kevin. At first we lived in Holgate's Yard, off Milton Street (The Irish Fold) and then maybe a ...Read more

A memory of Batley Carr by Ian Sewell

Hi I was brought up in a 2 up and down number 88 old road Failsworth I think I was about 3 when my parents bought that house I remember I went to nursery which was located on a side street near the Failsworth cenotaph ...Read more

A memory of Failsworth

I lived at High Dyke opposite Bewley's farm, I went to St. Pauls school and remember Mr T Moore the head teacher, farther down from our house was Trevaskis's shop which always smelt of firelighters, on the other side of the road was ...Read more

A memory of Frizington by bridged

I fondly remember "Barrowell Green swimming pool. After the war it was on weekly visit. Now hears a thing opposite the pool was a old derelict house who lived there? and what happened to the house?

A memory of Palmers Green by stan.jacobs