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Today in 2010, I am researching information for my daughter who will be 50 on October 2nd 2010. She was born in Holbrook Maternity Hospital. At the time of her birth my wife and I lived in Peet Street, off Uttoxeter ...Read more

A memory of Holbrook in 1960 by Brian Shaw

My father Simon had a penwriter in 1950. She came to France in the town of Mainvilliers around 1950. I found a postcard called Bowling Green & Memorial Park, Barmouth. She was living in the house with a white front door just below the Catholic church. Who could help me to find her?

A memory of Barmouth in 1950

My great-grandparents Jim and Leila lived in Churt. Jim was born in Churt in 1897 and lived in a number of houses and tied cottages at Churt including Anne's Cottage, named after my mum. For a while he was the carter at Bron y de (?) and ...Read more

A memory of Churt in 1890 by Gen Connatty

I have just moved in with my fiance at Woodland's House on Main Street in Helperby. His birthday is coming up and I was looking for a unique gift. I thought some old photos or building plans would be interesting for both of us. I know ...Read more

A memory of Helperby by Lisa Shimatzki

In 1975, when I set up my own business, I'm a commercial property surveyor, I rented an office building at 503 Northolt Road. (I think my landlord may've been a director of Harrow Building Society if I ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow by Michael Lever

Hello. I was born at Fence Houses, went to Hetton when I was 5 years old, left when I got married in 1953, to a chap from Easington Lane who was in the RAF. Lived in Jane Street, opposite the church and cricket ...Read more

A memory of Hetton-Le-Hole in 1950 by Hazel Dunn

In 1946 I was ten years old and lived in a village named Ynysboeth in South Wales. My grandmother Sarah Ware and her daughter my aunt Hervilly moved up to Coventry at this time. I accompanied them in the back of an old lorry which ...Read more

A memory of Coventry in 1946 by Royden Jones

Hello, I was born in 1942 at 88 Sunbury Road, Feltham. There were four children born at the house, 1938 Gwyneth, 1942 Carol, 1945 Hilary, 1949 Kelvin. My mother, Gwyneth, and dad, Stan, moved into the house the day they were ...Read more

A memory of Feltham by Carol Anne Wilkins

1964: While working here we would go to two different pubs in Southgate, one at each end of the high street, it was in these pubs we met a local group of lads and lasses who were from very wealthy backgrounds, and they all took a shine to ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1964 by Jimmy Burrows

When my Mother passed away in 1999 I had the unhappy task of clearing out her Warden Controlled little flat. Amongst her possessions I came across an old history project I had done at school in the 1970s for which ...Read more

A memory of Handsworth in 1910