Search Results

I remember going to newton park school and on the corner of walker road and somerset toad was hamilton's tin hut, selling penny drinks (basically coloured water)

A memory of Ayr

As a boy I spent all my school holidays working in the cattle market at stranraer on a Friday ,Newton Stewart on a Wednesday ,Ayr mart on a Tuesday ,and helped at the furniture sales ,really enjoyed this .my pay was 5 bob a ...Read more

A memory of Stranraer by silverr8

Mu aunt Cecilia Hood lived in Clarence Chare Newton Aycliffe. My Uncle was involved in building the clock in the centre of Newton Aycliffe. My cousin Terence Parnaby and his son Robin also lived in Aycliffe. As ...Read more

A memory of Newton Aycliffe

We moved to Sheffield Drive about 1952. A family of 8, two brothers, David and Michael, 3 sisters Anne, Marian and Rita. My childhood memories are the best. The girls all went to harrowfield girls ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by j.h.norris

I have very fond memories of my childhood in South Ockendon. My maiden name was Mary Cooper and we lived in a bungalow in West Road. The garden was big and had an orchard next to it. Jennifer and Rowland Costain were ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by blunthenny

Every school holiday from 1959 onwards, my brothers Tony, Brian, and later my sister Karen and I stayed with my grandmother Sarah Stones & Harold Stones. Gran owned the Stones greengrocers shop in High ...Read more

A memory of Newton-le-Willows by beverleybettyboo

I lived in Oxshott from 1943 to 1957. I was actually born in a nursing home at 1 Avenue Elmers, Surbiton, a building which has been converted to luxury flats now. My maiden name was Huitt and I had ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by Rose Phillips

My father was from Newton Le Willow, and spent his childhood at 73 Oak Avenue. As a child that grew up in cheshire where my father moved to on getting married, i would go with my parents to the same house to visit my grandmother. ...Read more

A memory of Earlestown by Raymond Jones

I am told that in the 1950's a number of families from Penrhiwceiber would come to Tarrington in Herefordshire to help with the hop picking. They would arrive at Stoke Edith Station (which was actually in Tarrington) ...Read more

A memory of Penrhiwceiber by John Watkins

I was born in Lewisham Hospital and went to St Stephens school, left in 1959 after l did the 11 plus and we moved to Marden Kent, l think my Father knew he was sick and he died in June 1963. Our lives were very ordinary as were all ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham by chasruler2