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I was born right across the road from this row of shops ,at no. 491 they were every old cottages ,the end one being the old police station, complete with dungeon, the elderly lady who lived there still had the front as it was as a ...Read more

A memory of Heaton Mersey by peterdale40

This early picture of Settle shows the River Ribble as it bypasses the South/West of the actual town, the Bridge in the middle left carries the A65 trunk road which then ran through the very center of Settle, and was the main ...Read more

A memory of Settle by peter

After the war Dad found work as an assistant in a long established family-run department store called Moulds. Situated in Leatherhead High Street, it was an imposing sort of place with double glass doors set well back from ...Read more

A memory of Leatherhead by Brian Simmons

My Grandfather, Richard Summersgill, was born in Prescot, Lancashire on July 9, 1864 the son of Richard and Ellen Gore Summersgill. He emigrated to USA in 1888. His friend Peter Kelly worked at the Pilkington Glass with him, and they ...Read more

A memory of Salford by ancestor17

I remember playing at the swings as pictured before they were recited in a position on the recreation ground. Peter

A memory of Sanderstead by lesleyanne.shaw5942

A lady writing on here mentioned a couple of places in Battersea that bring back memories. First of all, she mentioned Meyrick Road. I never lived there, but my mum and dad did when my mum was carrying me. My mum and dad were Mr. and ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by s.fomes

I am responding to a memory placed here by Peter Madden in 2010 - which I have just spotted. I was intrigued to read Peter Madden's memory of Stubbington. I was a contemporary of Peter's and recall that ...Read more

A memory of Stubbington

At the time this photograph of the High Street was taken I was 15 years old. Not knowing then, I would be walking down this road some years later with my first girlfriend and now my wife of 51 years. Where the ...Read more

A memory of Teddington by mikeandbren

I lived in albert avenue off turnbull road from 1944 until 1957. It was a great place to live.We skated on Turnbull road,had a rope round a lamp post as a swing,played on bikes.Went to Debdale park played tennis if ...Read more

A memory of Gorton by nab.renee.ee

My Grandparents moved to Worthing in June 1910. They first rented a property called Sunnyside (No 11) in Ladydell Road whilst waiting for the Church Walk houses to be completed. Then they moved into 23 Church Walk ...Read more

A memory of Worthing by Aileen Catterson