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This is about Christmas Day 57 years ago, and how things have changed. Even though we had nowt it was still a very exciting time, as it is now, but money was tight and we could only have the presents that each family could afford. What I ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1952 by Jimmy Burrows

Our family moved to Northolt (Mildred Avenue) around 1956 from Harlesden and I left in 1978. I have great memories of Wood End infants/junior school. Playing near Northolt Park Station and anoying the station master who we ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by Brian Holder

This shot brings back a hell of a lot of memories. We used to play on the canal bank here and fish for sticklebacks in the shallow bit under the bridge. I even had had my first real snog in the graveyard (nice!) over the bridge on ...Read more

A memory of Risca in 1976 by Justin Measures

Ty Mawr Farm is situated on the breast of the Betws  Mountain overlooking the village of Gwaun Cae Gurwen.  The well known Welsh actress Sian Phillips was born there in 1933.  In the 1950s and 60s it was occupied by the ...Read more

A memory of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen in 1952 by David Lougher

Hi, I also remember Pengam, I went to school in the 1950s, a Mr Preist was the head then. I used to come down from Fairveiw through the arch and into the school. I love looking back and how wonderful Wales was. ...Read more

A memory of Pengam by Colin Spittles

I was a projectionist at the "CURZON" cinema in Cheam Road form 1962 - 1986 and would always go to the Regent for lunch..Was always a good meal and you could get 3 courses for around 2/6d.. Served by two lovely waitresses ...Read more

A memory of Sutton by Barrie Gilbert

I, Ray Murphy, came across your site, re Shaw Mills, Yorkshire, U.K., as I was looking into events of my past life, for the benefit of my son’s Australian family, at the time of my 84th birthday, 19/9/35. I am the Patriarch of ...Read more

A memory of Shaw Mills by raymurphy1935

It’s a rather sad fact that you only come to appreciate a town several years after you have left it. At the age of 19 I was sent to live and work in Stafford between 1964 and 1979, before ...Read more

A memory of Stafford by nimrod01

I have fond memories of being in Mr Birch's class with its big arched window and back stairs where he would lead us for 20 minutes of the Ring Game before lunch. There was a pottery room too but I never saw it ...Read more

A memory of Ashford by nogoodboyo72

Father worked at the Harbour for several years before moving back to London. He was a great rugby player and instigated the building of a Changing Hut on the Rugby Pitch from reclaimed materials and it was christened The Harry Rees ...Read more

A memory of Larne