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I was born in Purton, maiden name Giles. We lived at no.13 Blacklands, Pavenhill. My father was Arthur William Giles and he was Master Butcher at 9 High Street. Directly opposite to the Angel Hotel. I come from a family of 6 , my ...Read more

A memory of Purton in 1948 by Linda Tyldesley

I first moved to St. Paul's cray estate when I was 7 we moved from lewisham as a family to a house near st Mary's cray station then later moved to a house in lullingstone crescent near the shops on top of the hill it was a happy ...Read more

A memory of St Paul's Cray by Brian Welch

My name is Pat Turner & i was born 28/03/1943 @ home which was 19 Whitworth Street,Walker. Recently my mum passed away & her last request was her ashes be taken home & scattered on ...Read more

A memory of Percy Main by Mary Turner

I think this date is about right. I started St, Luke's when I was six. It was on the corner of Mode Wheel Road and Eccles New Road. It was a great little school. My first teacher was Mrs Goldstraw, There was Mr Jones in the ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1951 by Hazel Bolger

at the age of 4 I moved to the cottage by the ford in the October,. there hadn't been anybody living there for quite q while so there were a lot of weeds and long grass and stinging nettles to get ...Read more

A memory of North Warnborough in 1950 by Barbara Vickery

My Aunt and Uncle stayed in Forthview and along with my father used to visit them on a regular basis. Their name was Harvey and their house overlooked the "Bluebelles" football park. Remember going to McGlashan's shop and along to ...Read more

A memory of Wallyford in 1955 by Peter Mac Clare

I was born in 1950, christened at all saints church by the alma arms (now marneys) named after the marney family who had the house/timberyard were the beer garden now stands. my grandmother lived at ...Read more

A memory of Weston Green by Mick Symes

my father lived in the house next to the halfway house pub. he was born in 1912, not sure when the family left. any info would be welcome

A memory of Birkenhead in 1910 by Bill Fletcher

The amount of people i have asked do they remember Ivor street in the old hulme, no one seems to remember it ,it was at the back of chorlton road and stretford road, we lived there from 1956 to 1962 when they started pulling down the old houses.

A memory of Hulme in 1958

Born in the North Mid like most people my age (1931), I lived my first 25 years at Tottenham Hale, at the end of Brograve Rd., facing the Station Green. The green had a nice fence around it before the war when ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton by Peter Mackin