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I grew up in the "Joinery" where there were lots of characters and moved just down the street when I was 15.My parents still live there. I remember "The Green" where the Boys Brigade hall was at the bottom of the street. Seeing ...Read more

A memory of Llanbradach in 1960 by Marlene Davey

My Grandad and Nan(Fred and Minnie Mellott) owned the Grocers Shop ON Hilltop next to the butchers,my Dad and Uncle were born there (Roy Mellott and Brian Mellott). I have lots of memories as a child stopping with my nan and grandad, ...Read more

A memory of Eastwood in 1960 by Christine Glasspool

What memories your comments conjure.  How I loved the 'rec'  as a child.  We started on the 'baby swings' and progressed to the 'big swings' and see-saw and round-a-bout.  The old shelter there was a favourite ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton in 1960 by Janet Lee

I remember many many things As a child about London Street as for many years my father had a photographic business adjacent to the Olympia Ballroom (first property on the right hand side of the ballroom with the name Photo ...Read more

A memory of Reading in 1960 by Frank Waddom Brown

I was very fortunate to be able to spend three wonderful holidays in Margate 1960-1962. My friend's family took me along on their family holidays staying at the Salvation Army boarding house in Cliftonville, on the sea ...Read more

A memory of Margate in 1960 by Hilary Lloyd

I was born at Low Westwood, a small mining village in the North East of England in 1955 – well, when I say I was born there, that’s not entirely true. Unlike today, children were born at ...Read more

A memory of Hamsterley in 1960 by Kathy Aveyard

I remember falling off a bike on Millfield Crescent when I was about 7 or 8 and I had a really bad knee injury, there was no going to hospitals in those days though, it was Kit Bateman, a first aider at the pit, who mended me and ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1960 by Norman Dunbar

I lived in Tamar Drive and went to the local school, my senior school was Lennards Comprehensive. My best mates were Jenny Cutler, Shirley Jassec, Pat Madder. We spent alot of time roaming the streets, I remember the fair coming to town ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1960 by Gillian Woodford

I was born in Perivale Maternity Hospital in 1947 and lived in Long Drive until 1975...those were the days. Wonderful memories of: first school - Oldfield infants then on to Coston's Junior Girls ...Read more

A memory of Greenford in 1960 by Rosemary Baker

How funny! We now own and live in this house. It has barely changed since this photograph, although it is no longer a guest house and its name is different. There are some barns and a coach house in the background which have been ...Read more

A memory of Ottery St Mary in 1960 by Robert Baker