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Lived in Sampford 1952 - 1977 and went to Sampford Primary School 1957-63. The school had three classes, Mr Vickery, the headmaster, taught the oldest pupils, Miss Michelmore, a middle-aged lady (in 1960) the middle ...Read more

A memory of Sampford Peverell by fvoisey

My family moved from Monks Kirby to the Kennels near Morgans farm, Newnham Paddox in 1958/59 dad John, mum Marjorie sister Margaret, brother Sean and me Paul. We walked to St Josephs RC School, about 3 miles each way, ...Read more

A memory of Newnham Paddox by Paul Quirke

Hi my name is John Cooper. I was born in 1948 in Etruria street in Battersea. My parents names are Henry ( Harry ) am Jane ( new Shipcott ). I also had a brother, Dennis and a sister Jean. We lived there until 1953 when we moved to ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by johncooper40

Farsley was a great place to grow up, betwixt town and country. Mills, dams, becks, parks, stony roads, winter warmers out of clay, Meals ice cream and milk. Elmers the doctors.Frances Street School and Mr Nolan, Miss Lamb, ...Read more

A memory of Farsley by colin.colville

I think this picture is of hillside avenue, I lived at number five with my mum and dad Mr & Mrs Wood. The memories of years passed still make me smile of the fun we had on little hill and big hill as it was called then. Catching ...Read more

A memory of Runcorn by woodside57

This is a very rare photo which is taken from a grass slope below a small coppice in a valley known as the "Moors" from the bottom of what is now called Orchard Lane. This unusual photo looks up the lane, ...Read more

A memory of Brimscombe by Philip Baker

Swells Hill is mentioned in the doomsday book where very little else in this photo is. the row of a few houses in the foreground are the top part of Swells Hill, perched on the "Knoll" Looking east up ...Read more

A memory of Brimscombe by Philip Baker

This photo is taken off a knowle in Knapp Hill Lane, above the Factories, of Critchlies, (now demolished0, who made hair grips and knitting needles in the 1960s and Olympic Varnish, who in made working canal boats in ...Read more

A memory of Brimscombe by Philip Baker

My father Charles Randalls was born to Margaret and Charles Randalls on 18 April 1917 and grew up in Grangemouth. His father Charles worked in the soap works and his grandfather , also Charles, was a pilot on the canal. Charles ...Read more

A memory of Grangemouth in 1920 by Joyce Rawlings

What wonderful memories seeing this photo brings back. My aunt and uncle (Mr and Mrs J Piggott) ived at 6a Bishopric until it was modernised in the 1960s. Although the front door was between the sweet shop and Millidges all the rooms ...Read more

A memory of Horsham in 1957 by Vera Dixon