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Hi, I am am Betty Edmonds, and I have the greatest memories of Fronwen School, the park in front of Adare Street, and buying frozen Birds Eye peas  at the corner shop near the Co-op. I also remember the faggot and peas ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale in 1954 by Liz Bowen

I remember my friends and I would go swimming at Acton Baths and afterwards the lady in the tiny ticket office would make us a cup of Bovril with her kettle, for the grand sum of one penny. And after that? Sixpence worth of chips of course... happy days.

A memory of Acton in 1960 by Susan Lockyear

This would be about 1950. Radio was the in thing, me Nanna and Granda had one that was powered by an accumulator, this was a square glass jar with two elements inside connected to two terminals on the top which would fit and connect ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1950 by Jimmy Burrows

I was born in Pill, Newport, Mon, in 1938 and with my grandmother Charlotte Selina Jane Rossiter used to visit relatives in Aberbargoed. As in other memories, I shall never forget passing beneath the endless drums in the air ...Read more

A memory of Aberbargoed in 1940 by Ernest Stephens

I grew up here from 1953 to 1970 when I left the village and went to sea in the Merchant Navy.Born in the only cottage next to the hospital at end of Pant street, but at age of 5 moved to Highfield Crescent where my parents lived all ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed by Stephen Hodges

I remember the line and playing fields, very well. Another of my haunts was Mike's field, Aberaman. My girlfriend and I spent many happy hours in these two places. We used to walk to Aberdare along the line and come ...Read more

A memory of Aberaman in 1960 by Michael Smith

THIS GRAND ENTRANCE, USED TO BE THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO ASHLEYCROSS GIRLS SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL. WE USED TO WEAR RED BERETS, RED JUMPERS AND RED STOCKINGS.  THE WINDOW ON THE LOWER LEFT, WAS THE HEAD MISTRESSES ROOM (MISS ASHHURST) ...Read more

A memory of Poole by Val Williams

A recent discovery that my great-great-great-grandparents lived in Tollard Royal, where 3 times gt grandfather Francis Faris was the (black)smith, drew me to the village out of curiosity and in search of any tangible ...Read more

A memory of Tollard Royal in 2011 by Julie Wilson

My introduction to the Monckton mining community began on a bitter cold March Monday morning in 1944. The wartime Minister of Labour Ernest Bevin had decreed that I should become one of his boys. So here I was at ...Read more

A memory of Royston in 1944

At this time I was a resident at a K.C.C. children's home at Hadlow near Tonbridge Kent. During the summer holidays a friend - Paul Thornton - and I though it would be a good idea to visit London, with very little ...Read more

A memory of St Paul's by briang7jwx