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We moved to Hatfield "new town' from the east end.  Went to Howe Dell School and lived on Meadow Dell, off Cavendish Way.  It was still a small country town then.  Happy Memories.  Sue

A memory of Hatfield in 1955 by Susan Ciavola

In this aerial view the early stages of Swan Walk's construction are visible, along with Albion Way that is near completion and which was opened the following year by the Queen. Between the late 60s and ...Read more

A memory of Horsham in 1974 by Toby David Gray (Student/ Staff)

I was born at 55 Pattinson Town about 20 yards from the chemical works which manufactured products from asbestos.  Most of my mother's side of the family worked at the factory and have since died of asbestos related ...Read more

A memory of Washington in 1946 by Gordon Brown

This picture shows the street as I remember it aged four. The building on the right was the office of my father's legal practice (Pomery and Gill) and opposite was the market. As a child I loved the Saturday market, when the ...Read more

A memory of Bodmin by David Gill

I was born in Bridgnorth in 1938, we lived in the Hookfield which in the thirties and forties, was on the edge of the town and surrounded by fields. I spent the war years there often going to London for a holiday? My ...Read more

A memory of Bridgnorth in 1940 by Gerald Fanthorpe

My dad had the grocers shop opposite the gift shop, there was a shoe shop a childrens clothes shop, a launderette, a wool shop, Mrs Tinnion with her small Pekinese dogs, Bobby Askews the hardware shop who sold absolutely ...Read more

A memory of Aspatria in 1974 by Sharon Rae

Pauline's memories of the market stalls reminded me as well.... swinging on the cross bars especially.  I also went to the Saturday matinees. We got a little card stamped each week.  Our main amusement was to get cardboard boxes from ...Read more

A memory of Goldthorpe in 1960 by Sandra Turner

I was born in 1931. During the war I spent about 1 year in Walkford, at the home of a great aunt in the village of Walkford. The maternal ancestry of my family is in Walkford. My great aunt had a house on I guess the Ringwood road. ...Read more

A memory of Walkford in 1943 by Patricia Hardwicke

I'd love to know if anyone remembers any members of my mother's family from Howden. Her name was Alice Saltmarshe (born 1921), her sister is Annie (Doreen), and her parents were Nellie and Jeffrey Saltmarshe. Jeffrey's brothers ...Read more

A memory of Howden in 1930 by Clair Woodward

All the buildings on the left of the picture (nearly all Co-Op shops) were demolished to make way for the new Arndale Centre (now Swangate). Most of the local population still mourn the passing of this part of the old town. ...Read more

A memory of Wellingborough in 2007 by Mick Austin