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1952 - 1970. I recognise most of the names mentioned, even after all this time. My family name was Elley and most of my family still live in Rhydyfelin. With my immediate family I have moved about a bit ...Read more

A memory of Rhydyfelin by Brenda Hughes

I cant remember the year but I well remember the iron footbridge being put in place over the canal...if I remember right it was lowered into place by a huge crane . before this we pedestrians had to walk over the road bridge and ...Read more

A memory of Yealand Conyers by Joan Mawson

I lived on Longmoor Lane, 101, and have fond but distant memories of the 50's and 60's. There were still stables for the canal tow horses at the foot of the bridge crossing the canal in Sandiacre town centre. I played with ...Read more

A memory of Sandiacre by Alan Hickman

We moved in to a maisonette on Galley Hill when I was one year old and then moved to a semi detached house in Manscroft Road a year later. I have very fond memories of my childhood spent playing war games in ...Read more

A memory of Hemel Hempstead by dunnsimon7

TBB (tech block b) housed a large stores area in which I worked for about three years. I was on a two shift system earlies 0630hrs start and lates 1445hrs start. I worked in receipts which faced the Great South ...Read more

A memory of Heathrow Airport London by Nick Beard

This the place that as a lad I played in the wood's and fished in the canal for stickelback's.

A memory of Barnton in 1950 by Frederick Beswick

I was born in 1960 in Great Barr but moved to Dawlish Rd in 1964 until 1968 with my elder brother Brian. My mother, Irene, ran the shop and my father Dennis worked at GEC Witton. I went to Tiverton Rd School and we lived in the 'Mace' ...Read more

A memory of Selly Oak in 1965 by Paul Day

Every Saturday morning used to walk up over the shroppy bridge and go to the Olympia cinema just off Broad street. For the kids club filmshow. Passed the toilet near railway bridge and past the horse tough on the canal bridge, ...Read more

A memory of Heath Town in 1954 by Gordon Ford

My father did not drink smoke nor gamble, he had only one ( vice ) fishing, every week end we used to cycle from Crewe to various rivers or canals around Crewe, on this occasion we went to the Basin End just outside ...Read more

A memory of Nantwich in 1930 by Ken Wood

My mum grew up in Heath Street (5/275) and after marriage moved to South Sheffield. I used to go and stay with my nan and granddad in Winson Green and have very fond memories of staying with them. I remember walking down ...Read more

A memory of Winson Green in 1952 by June Johnson