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Sandhurst Street

My grandmother, Dolly Harding lived at number one, Sandhurst Street. I was brought up at Davenport Avenue. At that time, before all the new houses were built around Foxhunter Drive and Chesnut Avenue, the way to the infant school ...Read more

A memory of Oadby in 1955 by Robert Maddocks

The Sweet Shop, Hight Street, Willington.

My grandmother, Joan Hobson (nee Charlton) owned the sweet shop here and ran it from about 1945 onwards, until the early 1960s. Her mother, Mrs Charlton, ran it before her. Joan was in the WAAF as a ...Read more

A memory of Willington in 1940 by Sue Henderson

Good Old Days

My memories were of the club trips, they would have been a lot of people's holidays. Our dad would have been a member of at least four clubs so that meant we got a trip to the seaside, a bottle of pop and a packet of crisps, and ...Read more

A memory of Goldthorpe in 1960 by Lily Dorritt( Wassell)

Chemist In High Street 1940 50s

Many many years ago, I can remember large queues outside a "chemist" type shop at the far end of the High Street, especially on a Saturday morning. I believe he sold a patent type product that was supposed to help ...Read more

A memory of Slough in 1948

Grange Villa

I used to visit most summer holidays 1950/1955 to stay in West Street with my uncle and aunties and granny, name of Dance. I was friends with George Wadge, Derek Wilkinson, Joe Hackson, Matty Jaques. My cousin Willis still lives ...Read more

A memory of Perkinsville in 1953 by Jack Dance

The Village In The 1960s

I have a picture at home with my great-great-grandmother feeding chickens by the trees on the left taken around 1880. My great-great-grandfather, Joseph Smith, was the village wheelwright. I have relatives who have ...Read more

A memory of Wheaton Aston by Steve Evans

Willington Quay

All my father's family (Talbots) lived on Armstrong Street. My dad and his brothers worked at the shipyards and later my dad worked at a small bakery in Willington Quay. I loved to visit him there and was spoiled having ...Read more

A memory of Willington Quay in 1968 by Julie Ward

Memories Of Newmains

My family moved to Newmains from Overtown, we lived in Woodside Crescent. My dad worked in Kingshill pit in Allanton. We always played in the street or went swimming in the Melvin. I attended Allanton primary school then Newmains J S.

A memory of Newmains in 1951

Gilbert Scott My Father And Me 1915 To 1998

My dad was born 1915 and I was born 1947. At the age of seven he went blind so he went to Queen Victoria Blind School in Newcastle till he was 15 years old. When he came out he learned to play the ...Read more

A memory of Washington in 1920 by Gilbert Scott

Late 1950s Bailey Street

Can you remember when the 'Deri Old Club' on Bailey Street was named 'The None Political Social Club? I can. My dear old Dad was landlord there for a few years, I remember being about 7 years old in the lounge room upstairs ...Read more

A memory of Deri in 1957

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