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I stood standing, in my new school uniform, outside the doors of the new Grammar School in September 1955. I was one of the first first years who started that day. Before the school opened, the children who passed the old 11+ had to ...Read more

A memory of Corby by Moira Jones

I went to South Pelaw school after the closure of Victoria school, Chester-le-street. Mr Laws was headmaster. It was a lovely school and I have good memories of Mr Laws. My sisters & I walked up "the ...Read more

A memory of South Pelaw by lyn_rood

My Gran +Grandad Lived at Hetton Mother was born at Fairy Street Kathleen(Katy) Kemp,I was born at Shaws Row,Gran was Jane Grandad Tommy,There was no flush toilet and i was scared to use the ash middens,i remember helping my ...Read more

A memory of Hetton-Le-Hole

This is the River Camel, it flows through Wadebridge to the North Coast of Cornwall, the River Fal flows to the South Coast much farther west.

A memory of Wadebridge by david.williams61

Wolfe and Hollander where at bromley South opposite the station 150 yards up next door almost to 50 high street which was Evelyn pagets hairdressing college the net some 100 yards in was Harrison ...Read more

A memory of Bromley by pbmbrown2

I was evacuated from Fulham south London in September 1939 along with my brother and sister. my first school was Lincoln Court School in Green Lane Addlestone. We all thought Addlestone a beautiful place which it was after living in ...Read more

A memory of Weybridge by donald.ramsey34

A fascinating picture looking south from the church. The line of houses in Turner Street can be seen in the distance, also some in Norwood corner area where our family moved to in the late 50s. On the extreme right of the picture is one ...Read more

A memory of Cliffe by Robert Knight

My name is Peter Martin i was born and brought up in Berry Lane between Samuel and Emanuel roads. I was born in Billericay hospital on the 11th May 1952 i attended langdon Hills Primary and then Laindon High Road. I remember Mr Foy ...Read more

A memory of Langdon Hills by peajay52

I was born at home at 60 Braxted Park in June 1946. Julie, who was born in 1943 and I attended St Helen's Grammar School for Girls, I from 1951 until 1962. Our mother and Mrs Westley used to walk us and her children ...Read more

A memory of Streatham by dancingdevonshire

During the late 1880's my great grand father Thomas Sampson Lancaster farmed and raised his family of ten children in Hockley Heath, and Umberslade Church was their local place of worship. ...Read more

A memory of Ledbury by Edward Williams