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A person who read my previous account of my life in Patricroft asked me to elaborate on my story. Most of the important aspects of my early years were covered, but there are a few remaining stories that may ...Read more

A memory of Patricroft by Peter Soo

I was born in 1949 in Northcote Road just across the road from the Gloucester. My uncle, Eddie Clements, lived there up until January 2012. He has just recently passed away. I have fond memories of the area. I went to ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Keith Gooderson

I lived in old millfield and went to walbottle secondary school in 1957 to1959, the headmaster was Mr Turnbull, I was in class 2p2 miss Robinson was my teacher, my favourite lesson was PE I was good at running,high ...Read more

A memory of Walbottle by Marlene Johnson

I have many happy memories of Broom Green. My grandfather and uncle were tenant farmers there and our very large family would descend on the farm for the occasional holiday. I can’t remember the name of the farm but it ...Read more

A memory of Broom Green by Douglas Smuth

OUR HISTORY AS A COMPANY To get all the information I've had to go back to the very beginning, here goes. Sarah Ann Kershaw born 1855 married James Roscoe becoming Sarah Ann Roscoe. ...Read more

A memory of Little Lever by jmilly75

Hi Guys , Another piece of East End literature from Vic B , I was thinking back the other day of the things that made me laugh as a youngster growing up in the East End although it must have applied to the whole ...Read more

A memory of South Hackney by vickyb60

I lived in the war damaged Stone House, Cullercoats which was situated within 10 ft stone walled enclosed gardens, adjacent to Stone House Cottage, fishermens cottages and a big hotel facing the road down to the beach. from birth ...Read more

A memory of Cullercoats by dave1payne

I lived in East Ham from the time i was born til i was 30 then moved to Essex. Does anyone remember the sweet shop on the way to Burgess Manor. Think it was in the road down the side of The White Horse pub. or may be not. I was at one ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by Susan Kitchen

I first arrived at Abertysswg in 1955 leaving Cwmsyfiog where we lived across the road from my grandparents. My mother, Gwynneth Bradd, was a nurse in Abertysswg and travelled there from the Cwm (Cwmsyfiog) for her eleven hour ...Read more

A memory of Abertysswg by David Bradd

I lived in Godstone from 1947-1975 when I moved to Dorset. In those days I was Wendy Knight. At one time my father worked at the bakers, Broad's it was called, it was two doors down from the shop on the green, his brother Sidney had R ...Read more

A memory of Godstone by Wendy Coombe