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I was born in Derby but lived in Little Eaton from 1959 to 1974 when we moved to Morley. My mother is Mrs Ruth Howe, nee Humphries, my father was Mr Ronald Humphries, now sadly passed away in 1965 and he is buried in ...Read more

A memory of Little Eaton by William Humphries

I was married in Veryan Church on 4th August 1962 to Michael Henry Symons Blamey and we lived in Rose Cottage in Portloe after our marriage. Our son Andrew Mark was  born in 1963 and towards the end of 1963 I moved back to ...Read more

A memory of Portloe in 1962 by Pam Andrews

The first time I saw the photo it brought back very old memorys, because when I got up from bed in the mornings and opened my curtains the first thing I saw was the smoke from the Phurnacite Plant, as we lived in ...Read more

A memory of Abercwmboi in 1949 by David Williams

I was born at Orchard Bakery Cottages which is beyond the trees to the right of this photo. Many generations of my family attended the school. My great Aunt May (Skilton) in the early 1900s; various of my Uncles (Pat & ...Read more

A memory of Holmwood Corner in 1958 by Maggi Mc Lear

I was born at No 26 Nutley Lane in 1937. Surname then was Bashford. Doing my family tree I found there were a lot of Bashfords and Wares living in that road. Bashford being my father's side and the Wares my mother's side. Have no ...Read more

A memory of Reigate in 1930 by Eileen Scott

I moved to Pickford Close (the turning halfway up in this photo) in January 1953 as a 5 yr old. I remember the sweet shop and gracious me the bus stop is still in the same place. It is strange to see just one small car compared to ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1953 by Irene Reader

I left in 1966 to come to Australia, I went to West St Infant and junior then to Ludford St. My mum was Betty Brownell, Nee Fleet. a tailor at C.C. Dad, Alf Brownell, a tool maker, worked at the Railway work shop until ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1966 by Pamela Fawcett, (Brownell)

I was born in 1951 in Urmston Cottage Hospital . The house I grew up in is visible on the photo. It's the third house along in the farthest bock on the left. It was part of the council offices as my father was caretaker there ...Read more

A memory of Urmston

I was christend at the crooked spire church in 1955, my gran lived in Barrack Square at the time and my mum wasn't allowed to take me over the threshhold till I was christened as it was thought to be very bad luck at the time. ...Read more

A memory of Chesterfield in 1955 by Margaret Burdett

My dad was born at Wimbledon in 1922. He told me that his parents had a family business called Potts corners that included a fish n chips shop, a garage and a gentlemans club. His dad George Potter, was also a sign painter and a French ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon by anniepotteruk