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My great grandparents lived in Yardlrys Entry, Horsefair, Rugeley. I know this as it is on my grandfather's birth certificate - Alfred Johnson. In 1919 he was a Corporal in the i/6 north staffs regiment 240380. He had been in France but must ...Read more

A memory of Rugeley by Josephine Johnson

I was born in Louis Margaret’s Hospital in 1963. My dad was in 3 para, James Bruton nickname BUTCH. I had a serious burn on my hand whilst living in Macadam Square, not sure of number. I think at the time of my accident, my ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot by Lee Bruton

I was born into a family called Burns, Mother's name Dorothy, Father's name Leslie. They was a hard working family with two daughters Margaret and Patricia then there was three boys, Robert, Stephen and . for me it was a place that we ...Read more

A memory of Icklesham by Stephen Burns

My father, Keith Ramsay, worked at May & Baker all his working life as a Pharmaceutical Engineer and I remember, as a young child, my dad talking about the making of the children's cough mixture Tixylix and also Anthisan. Dad used to ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham by Susan Lessis

I was born in West Park St in 1939. I went to Ordsall school in Taylorson St.I went to St Clements Church and sang in the Choir .I was The Rose Queen in 1953.My dad was called Jim Cartwright and he played the piano at weekends in the ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Myra Greenhalgh

My paternal Grandmother was a nurse here in the early part of the 20th century, approx. 1908-1913, her name was Nellie (Ellen) Langron born in Dublin in 1890.

A memory of Chartham

My grandmother was born at 10 Crescent Road in 1916. In 1927 the family moved to West Drayton,. Lorraine Hawkins, (my nan) was a lively character. She passed away in 2006. I miss her dearly. In her final months, she'd sing the Welsh Anthem to me to get her pills and a cup of tea.

A memory of Risca by Lorraine Loxleigh

I was born in Battersea in 1938. We lived at 28 Forthbridge Rd near Clapham Common. With my mum and sister, I went to the Granada cinema loads of times on a Saturday night. Often you had to line up to get in and they ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by tedpettit

Hello, I wonder if anyone remembers Patrick David Mackay, born in 1952, a young boy who attended St Albans Road School and York Road School in the end of the 50's and early 60s. After some years, he was sentenced to life imprisonment ...Read more

A memory of Dartford

My name is Phil Kincaid, born in 1962. I attended Swanley Comp for most of the seventies and it was a brilliant school. It suited me down to the ground. The teachers there encouraged individuality and nurtured my artistic nature. The ...Read more

A memory of Swanley by philk.arts