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I went to Gobowen School from about 1964-1970. I lived in Hengoed, and when I first started school in Gobowen, my mum used to take me and collect me on the back of her bike. As I got older, I walked down Trewern Lane and cut ...Read more

A memory of Gobowen in 1966 by Gary Edwards

My grandfather, Henry French, was the gamekeeper at Kirkham Hall. He lived at Whitwell-on-the Hill and I spent many good times with him. My uncle, Albert, was the postman at Whitwell and my father worked on the railway at Richmond, ...Read more

A memory of Kirkham in 1950 by Daviid French

Growing up in the Queens drive, Bury lane estate. we would all gather as children and walk down chorleywood lane and toward the common, ending up at the Chorleywood road then crossing over into Solesbridge lane. ...Read more

A memory of Rickmansworth by Gillian Cooper, Nee Roberts

My name is Linda Lygo (nee Moore). My dad worked at Postlewaits Farm as a labourer and me mum and my brother Nicky lived in the house that were owned by the farm. I went to Harborough Magna School but cannot remember the ...Read more

A memory of Harborough Magna in 1965 by Linda Lygo

As a girl i lived in Ruislip, but, having passed the 11+, went to Notting Hill and Ealing high school, travelling by bus every day. The school was in Cleveland Road, from the art room you could look over the wall of St Davids home and ...Read more

A memory of Ealing in 1956 by Anna Wynne

This photo actually shows Stifford Road at the South Ockendon end. The road goes over the railway bridge in the distance and up to Ford Place. The houses on the right are Cherwell Grove. I was born in 1958 at no.144, ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1960 by Amanda Barwick

Mr Cassare was a cheerful soul he fitted a recon engine into my Father's Morris Minor. We bought his house 6 Victoria Crescent so knew him well. The building opposite is the Imperial ...Read more

A memory of Horsforth by Peter Woods

I moved to 120 Boundary Road, Bidston in 1938, from 11 Clifford Street, off Laird Street. Attended Bidston Avenue School and later Tollemache Road School - Mr Gidney. head master, Pollett. Evans, Blackmore, ...Read more

A memory of Bidston in 1940 by Les Walker

My Granddad was born somewhere about this time and is now part of Whinhill as that is where his ashes were scattered at his request. This looks like the old mill and if it is, there is a railway bridge just in front of the tenement ...Read more

A memory of Greenock in 1954 by Ian Woodward

I was sent to Bridgnorth at the age of 5 from our home in Birmingham to stay with my aunt and uncle (Doris and Arthur Howse) during 1942 due to the bombing in Birmingham. We lived in St Marys Street, about 100 yards down from ...Read more

A memory of Bridgnorth in 1942 by Keith Macdonald