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I was born in 1934 in Burns Avenue Southall, and I remember Snells Farm at the bottom of Burns Ave, before it became a prefab estate. Left Dormers Wells at 14 in 1948. I worked at Wolf Rubber in 1949 and my job was cleaning metal ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1949 by Dennis Legge

What a wonderful summer 1953 was, so sunny that I was burned and confined to a darkened room in our hostess, Miss Montador's, terraced house somewhere up the back of the town but easy walking distance to the ...Read more

A memory of Pittenweem in 1953 by Kenneth Conway

My 2nd daughter Deborah was born in Frimley Hospital June 24, 1964 on a night when 6 babies were born (when normally only 1 would be born). The nurses were run off their feet. One came and asked me where my husband was because she ...Read more

A memory of Frimley in 1964 by Anne Tindall

Growing up in Ebbw Vale there was the best four Picture Houses and three dances a week, great youth club r t b and had great time in school. Yea, it was special, used to love to have a pint in Tamplins in James Street or going to ...Read more

A memory of Ebbw Vale by Roland Lewis

I remember during the 1960's taking my pony to the blacksmith in Uppington,we lived at Eyton-on Severn then. We used to go along the cart tracks across the Beckamoors to Donnington, up past the Streffords farm ...Read more

A memory of Uppington by Margaret Clutton

In the early 50's many streets in Uxbridge were still lit by gas. So "lighting up time" had a whole different meaning. The iron lampposts were much lower than the lighting masts of today and were more widely placed along the ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1954 by Philip Cousins

I lived with my family (Matthews) at 223 High Street from 1955 until 1963, brother David, sisters Cynthia and Jackie, parents Rene and Reg. I think my parents bought the house in 1952 as my brother was born in the back ...Read more

A memory of Marske-By-The-Sea in 1955 by Kathy Browne

I lived at Mid Shirva Farm from 1950 till 1964. My father was the byreman, he was known as Wee Jock and my mum was Jan. I had a happy time growing up there; the summers seemed to be endless. I played in the fields during the ...Read more

A memory of Twechar in 1950 by Helen Dickson

My great grandfather John Cheney, died in 1943. The Cheney family lived in Puncknowle for centuries and were blacksmiths. They originally came from Litton Cheney, a village nearby, in the sixteenth century, Sir ...Read more

A memory of Puncknowle in 1943 by Michael Thomas

I spent my first five years 1924-1929 in Blindley Heath, possibly the nicest years of my life. I may have gone to the school there. I clearly remember Gibb's store when I spent six glorious ...Read more

A memory of Blindley Heath in 1920 by Stanley Austin