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I was born in Stroud and lived in Cashesgreen and Paganhill until I was 11 when the family moved to Hertfordshire. My aunt lived at Minchinhampton in a house my sister now owns. As children we remember making the then very ...Read more

A memory of Rodborough in 1963 by Tina Owen

I too was born and brought up in Hornchurch and remember the bakers - it was called Alies and the daughter was called Enid who went to our school. Just by the bakers was waste ground and I am sure I can remember seeing a christmas tree there, does anyone else remember this? Carol Board (Westbrook)

A memory of Hornchurch in 1950 by Carol Board

I was born in Leeds Yorkshire, but my maternal grandmother and other relatives lived in Skelmanthorpe. My earliest memories are of being the first grandchild and visiting grandma every Christmas ...Read more

A memory of Skelmanthorpe in 1930 by Betty Greenhough

I was born in Church St, Woodlesford in 1930. The cottage where I was born belonged to my great grandma's family called Denkin. I attended Woodlesford school which is still being used for local families. There is a ...Read more

A memory of Woodlesford in 1930 by Betty Benson

The picture is of the bottom end of Church Street; the old Morris Traveller was my father's car and it is parked as seen outside 72, Church Street. I was born in Edenbridge, and lived in this house until I was 17. I ...Read more

A memory of Edenbridge in 1958 by Lesley Peters

I can only say my late father was the grocer in the village - Rodney Clark. I was born in Manor Cottage. Dad died when I was only four years of age. My memories are of the shop in Park Lane, I would go with my mother's uncle, ...Read more

A memory of Droxford in 1959 by Michael Clark

My father Peter Gordon, was born in the Cloch lighthouse as his father was principle lighthouse keeper at the time. He used to tell me he jumped out of his bedroom window and go for  swim. I was born in London and only once managed ...Read more

A memory of Gourock by Helena Pigott

Does anyone remember the club at the top of the monkey steps in tranmere ..... It was originally called .. Sammy's dance hall .... Then went on to be called " the hillside ) ..... Then onto being called " the ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by ladylucy520

Hi, I'm trying to find out any info regarding my granda, Jimmy Jones from Clydach. All I know is he was born on the 4th May (like myself), he had a brother Dai (who died in WW1) and he left the valley when 14/15 to travel to ...Read more

A memory of Clydach Vale in 1910 by Ged Hall

I was born in my grandad's back room, 39 Cecil Street, Coatbridge. My mum was Jeanie Young who married Johnny Mclean my dad. My grandad Billy Young was a character who was well known about Coatbridge, I remember a pub he used to ...Read more

A memory of Coatbridge in 1970 by Lorraine Morris