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In 1938 my grandfather moved from Oakfield Avenue nearby to 39 Ryebank Road when he bought a newly built semi-detached house for the princely sum of £800! My dad was then 27 and had the same first name as his ...Read more

A memory of Firswood by Tim Williamson

Being born in Salford along with my sister 1949 1947, I too have fond childhood memories, the kindness of the people, looking out for each other, something northern people do the best. My parents kept the butchers shop in ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Robert Cottell

My family moved to Aveley in January 1967, when I was three weeks old. We lived in Manor Close, where in fact my older brother still lives. One memory I have of High Street is the day when Wallis Supermarket open, ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by John Livermore

On the very right of this photo is my grandad's shop. He had his name FV DRABBLE on the front, you can just see part of the name in the photo. My grandad was Langold's only cobbler. The bottom half of the windows were ...Read more

A memory of Langold in 1955 by Tony Mitchell

Does anyone have any photos of old Shiremoor as I remember it in the 1960s? The fibreglass factory, the brickworks, the Methodist chapel and the colliery rows, old Emerson Place, the area behind the Blue Bell. The dolly washer on ...Read more

A memory of Shiremoor in 1860 by Kevin Swithenbank

I have many memories of Monks Eleigh. Although only 4 years of age, the sights I saw during the Battle of Britain in and around Monks Eleigh are vivid. Mother and I moved there in 1940, following Father who was with ...Read more

A memory of Monks Eleigh in 1940 by Keith Banks

What wonderful memories seeing this photo brings back. My aunt and uncle (Mr and Mrs J Piggott) ived at 6a Bishopric until it was modernised in the 1960s. Although the front door was between the sweet shop and Millidges all the rooms ...Read more

A memory of Horsham in 1957 by Vera Dixon

My family and I moved to Hollin Street in 1961. I was a year old. One of my earliest memories was my first day at Triangle C of E School, my teacher was Mrs Wilkinson, the headmaster was Mr Gaskell (we called him ...Read more

A memory of Triangle by Elaine Mallinson

This was around 1950. Me Ma had a sister who was my Aunt Lilly, she married a Yorkshire man from Leeds who was my Uncle Jack and they had one daughter called Jean who was a year or so older than me and they lived in Gipton, Leeds ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1950 by Jimmy Burrows

HAPPY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES. In the summer of 1952 (I was 7 years old) my grandmother took me on a 'Farm Holiday' in Bedford to stay with friends. At this time I lived as a child in 'industrial Newcastle upon Tyne'. We ...Read more

A memory of Bedford in 1952 by David Armstrong