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I remember dressing up in my cow-girl outfit, Saturday matinee on Factory Lane at the pictures, the manager worked so hard to organise everything. I have a photo showing us all, happy memories. My mother used to to go the ...Read more

A memory of Harpurhey in 1952

I was there in the convent along with my 2 sisters from 1955 to 1959. I truly sympathise with the children who experienced the terrible suffering as we did whilst placed there. My auntie was a friend of the nuns and ...Read more

A memory of Pantasaph by mbebbington

When the Beatles took off in the early sixties, me and my friends couldn't believe it in those dark rainy school days mornings, something to brighten them up, so we used to pretend to be the Beatles. I was John ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1964 by Tommy Loomes

Our school, Park Modern Secondary, was situated in Barking Essex just outside of the east end of London. Each year, we had school camp at Sweets farm on the top of Dundry Hill, where we would camp for two weeks. We were told repeatedly ...Read more

A memory of Dundry in 1963 by Christopher Bowers

Going to Mr Allens chemist and walking to Sandhurst street School'also going to the public library over the swimming baths

A memory of Oadby in 1948 by Valerie Freeman

My mum still has a caravan on this site and must be the longest tenant/owner as I am now 60 and she first bought a van on that site 50+ years ago. I remember the gas lights, walking the overnight pee bucket to ...Read more

A memory of Swalecliffe in 1960 by Martin Hayward

I remember the dairy in Havelock road i was a milkboy helping a milkman on a round in a bedford van doing as far as heathrow airport driving across the tarmac to the aircraft hangers, try that now, i remember waiting ...Read more

A memory of Southall by daleewestcountryjag

born in sunny blaen in 1954 growing up in the village was and always will be the highlight of my childhood so many good people i remember playing in the Glyn with Kevin hughes slapperers around blaen sports day up in the ...Read more

A memory of Blaenllechau by Howard Thomas

I am writing this memory on behalf of my late mother. She has lived in Sheffield since the age of 30. All of her good memories of Gateshead was the swimming baths. She was not very academic and she constantly told me how often ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1943 by Yvonne Watson

I used to travel from Rhymney via hills bus service to Tredegar park and go to the outdoor swimming pool. My name is Howard Cavender and I live in Rhymney.

A memory of Tredegar by Howard Cavender