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My mother is 83 years old, she lived at No.1 St Georges Terrace, her name before marriage was Joan Cowlishaw. She lived with her father, Jack, who was a french polisher and mother Olive, an older brother William, and ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton by Amanda Page

We stayed at a clifftop house called Mill Meadow. Once we parked the car behind the wooden double gates, there was a pine-tree lined steep hill that led to the house and then to cliffs. I remember that pine smell when we ...Read more

A memory of Stoke Fleming in 1967 by Matthew White

I was born at 6 St. Johns Terrace, 3 doors away from Mr Bird's Post Office and store (which is shown in your photo). How many hours have I sat on those steps outside? We used to play in the road and when we ...Read more

A memory of Sutton at Hone in 1940 by Mike Hyland

I think this was the year my dear Uncle Jim Crawford died and left my Auntie Isa and my two cousins Helen and Isobel.....all very dear to us in memory. We used to visit them in Polmeur Road, cannot remember the number but it was an ...Read more

A memory of Kelloholm in 1962 by Sarah Butt

My parents bought the White House - a thatched terrace of 6 cottages in the Main Street opposite 'Thatchers' Shop. I believe I only lived in this village for about three years between the age of 7 and 10. The 'White House' had a ...Read more

A memory of Owslebury in 1957 by Martyn Kelham

My parents, Les and Lorna Hodges and my sister, Jean, moved into 22 Abercarn Fach in approx. October 1954 just after I was born. My family were the first family to move into the newly built 2 storey flats. We lived above Bill ...Read more

A memory of Cwmcarn

I lived in Jesmond Terrace at No.41. I had been taken to the airraid shelter and was back to sleep when a bomb hit No.55. It did not explode and we were all rushed to the underground shelter at the end of Victoria Terrace and ...Read more

A memory of Whitley Bay by Derek Nicholson

Hello everyone, I've read memories about Cliftonville and the Parrakeet and suddenly my heart start jumping, going back of about 50 years, and still remembering - that's not bad! My name is Giovanni but everybody used to call me ...Read more

A memory of Cliftonville in 1965 by Gianni Vivarelli

I am looking for any info my great grandfather who lived in 2 Oakland Terrace (until his death in 1947) with his wife Martha who died about 1934 .I believe Martha's son and his wife also lived in this cottage ...Read more

A memory of Chigwell Row by Kay Mcgrory

I lived in Wath for only 8 years from aged 1 to 9 (1954 to 1963) when we moved to Mexborough. We lived at No1 Melton View which was just off Well/Cat Lane opposite the old lock up building. We lived at number 1, next ...Read more

A memory of Wath Upon Dearne by Chris Wood