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I was born on the 28th March 1947, into an existing family of 5 siblings in a one-up one-down decaying terraced house of 12 Russell Street, Teams, Gateshead, just off Upton Street, near to the coke works, the gas works, the ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1947 by Alan Bull

You'll all go "Oh yes", when I jog your memory that Seaview was formerly named 'Kite Farm Camp'. It changed its name to Seaview around '61/62 when Arthur Fitt the garage owner on the other side of the station bought it ...Read more

A memory of Swalecliffe in 1960

Summary House, constructed in 1601; converted to mid C18 coaching inn, and later divided into a pair of cottages, now returned to a single dwelling. Reason for Listing Scarrow Hill is designated at Grade II ...Read more

A memory of Scarrow Hill

My name was Susan Bird (now Sue Howard). I went to Grange from Infants, through Primary and left Grange SM senior school aged 16 in 1962. My friends were Marion Holloway, Barbara ...Read more

A memory of South Tottenham in 1962 by Sue Howard

I remember quite vividly, at the age of 3, visiting our new flat which was being built at the time in Castlehill Avenue and playing in the loft water tanks which were just over the road waiting to be fitted into the 2 storey ...Read more

A memory of New Addington in 1960 by Mike Kenny

Born and bred in Kerswell along with my 3 sisters and brother we were (are) the Nelson family of Carswells. Our mum Joan moved to Kerswell at the age of 3 months and was brought up in the bungalow of Resthaven on ...Read more

A memory of Kingskerswell in 1959 by Jan Vian

I went to Woods Lane school, after dinner we went to the shops to get vimto lollies, I could only afford a penny one, the threepenny and fourpenny ones looked so good. I had my first date when I was 14 with Ian Ibbotson who was a ...Read more

A memory of Cheadle Hulme in 1959 by Christine Flemming

Do you remember ? Thornaby Road when it was nothing but a twisting lane all the way to the New Inn or the long walk to the Half Moon Inn (another one), the two mile cottages, snagging turnips after a ...Read more

A memory of Thornaby-on-Tees in 1950

One of my Corke/Moon ancestors had a butchers shop in the ex Midland Bank building where the water fountain stands at the intersection. Another ancestor Elizabeth Corke had a dairy in the High Street and I believe other members ...Read more

A memory of Sevenoaks

I would like to dedicate this story to The Memory of my Mum Elsie Merridew nee Gooch,who often told us this story of how her dad died while out fishing during WW2,we as young children never took much ...Read more

A memory of Barbican by shirleysummers