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I lived in Caversham Avenue in the 1960's near Janet, Heather, Pauline and Lorraine. I used to go to Cheam Park Farm Infants School and also Cheam Park Farm Juniors. Each Saturday morning my sister Frances and I would ...Read more

A memory of North Cheam in 1964 by Neil Mach

Our Aunt had a really Art Deco property in Jaywick- curvey windows, flat roof the size of a football pitch(it seemed); huge room with amazing folding dividing doors. And the whole place smelt of Jaywick sand. Not polluted sand, but ...Read more

A memory of Clacton-On-Sea

What wonderful memories of Brentford. My name was Dorothy Pearce I lived in Netley Road with sisters Beryl and Hazel and brothers Richard and Philip. My Nan lived in Potteery Road next door to Edie Joyce. The Shepherds lived ...Read more

A memory of Brentford in 1943 by Dorothy Hill

My wife's grandfather was Herbert Goodwin Cooper (1880 - 1937) who was a professional cornet player and a member of the Cooper Royal Barnsley Brass Band. I think that the band was active from about 1890 to about 1940. Does anyone have any information about the band, please?

A memory of Barnsley in 1900 by Denis Brown

I have just stumbled across this web site. My name is John Bryon and I remember Mr Mills the PE teacher. He liked to take the climbing ropes in the gym, and, if you didn't climb very well or fast ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by j_bryon

Dear Sir, my uncle, Billy (William) Ellis) used to own Wrexham Dairies. I used to come to stay with him and his wife (Auntie Flo) when they lived at 8 Pant Olwen in Gresford. Many a time I have been out with my ...Read more

A memory of Wrexham in 1965 by Richard Smith

We lived in Langrish village, but seeing there was no school there we had to take the public bus to East Meon School. I remember the first and last days at junior school in East Meon. The school building was made from local ...Read more

A memory of East Meon in 1950 by Maureen Gartry

I've remembered those names. Bob's name was Corrie; Wilf was Wilf Myers, they were two of three Overmen (Deputies) at Haile Moor. The third was big Alf Varah. A gentleman called Chris Gibson sent me a ...Read more

A memory of Thornhill in 1961 by Geoff Potts

Who remembers the travelling fun fair that came to Blackfield in the 1960s? Did you go to Blackfield Junior school? What about skating on the frozen Gravel pits at Holbury in the winter 1962/3/4 or the Esso Cinema? or the ...Read more

A memory of Holbury in 1960 by Julian Bishop

My parents spent annual holidays at Taberners boarding House in Albert Road, Blackpool Central, when they were young children, and upon hearing of their eventual courtship and engagement many years later, the then owners vowed ...Read more

A memory of Blackpool in 1959