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I was brought up in Ecclefechan and attended Hoddom Primary School between 1968 and 1975. Teachers I recall were Mrs Dodds, Mrs McPherson, Mrs Davidson, Miss Kirkpatrick (Mrs Wilson), Mrs McBride, Miss Gibson (Mrs Redpath) ...Read more

A memory of Ecclefechan in 1975 by Douglas Murray

My grandfather was Manager of the District Bank, Barrow-In-Furness during the 1950's and 1960's. Please can somebody confirm if there was only one branch, as I have no idea of the address.

A memory of Barrow by Ashley Pilkington

Maritime House used to house the National Union of Seamen but I believe it is now occupied by the Railway Union. My grandfather Sir Thomas Yates was the General Secretary of the Seamen's Union until he ...Read more

A memory of Clapham by Lilian Mc Millan

Having walked up the hawthorn-lined path from Graburn Road to Church Road, I would turn towards the Embassy Cinema and The Grapes Hotel (pictured) and turn into Ryeground Lane on the way to St Peter's Infants ...Read more

A memory of Freshfield in 1945 by Phil Bird

There is no getting away from the fact that this is one the most attractive of all roads! in Bristol. In Victorian and Edwardian times, Queen' Road was home to a number of institutions. Here were the Museum and ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

The building on the left of the King Street view is the former branch of the Bank of England where I worked between 1966 and 1969. There were vaults beneath and a vehicle entrance to a "bullion yard" at the rear. Although the ...Read more

A memory of Manchester in 1966 by John Howard Norfolk

I have lived in New Haw most of my life.  My family moved from Kings Road to Farleigh Road in 1949.  One of my first memories was being taken to the New Haw Clinic for day care as my mother worked in London.  There I encountered ...Read more

A memory of New Haw by Christine Beddows

Hi there, some of you may know me or my family, at the top end of Pike Lane, or 'Havens Hill' as it was called. Does anyone remember the fish and chip shop and the coal yard in that lane by the way? My memories are of :- Helping ...Read more

A memory of Armitage in 1956 by David Stonebridge

I spent a couple of weeks as a relief manager during the 1980 summer holidays for branches of Williams & Glyn's Bank and have happy memories of my time in Shrewsbury. The bank accommodated me at ...Read more

A memory of Shrewsbury in 1980 by John Howard Norfolk

I moved to Boscombe near Christchurch in 1954 when my father's job with Williams Deacons Bank took him to their newly opened Bournemouth Branch. I was amazed! I was just eight years old and all I had ...Read more

A memory of Christchurch in 1954 by John Howard Norfolk