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I think it must have been 1952 or 3 when I went to live on Kingwood Common with my parents in the old nissen huts left by the German POWs, and afterwards by Polish refugees. We knew the place as Kingdom Camp, or just ...Read more

A memory of Kingwood Common by richardhayes516

My name is Andrew Jones was at Bassaleg from 1961-1967. A vivid memory was running the forge lane dash which was supposed to be exactly 1 mile. Some of the slower guys used to hitch a ...Read more

A memory of Bassaleg by hajtool58

My parents bought our house in Mansfield Gardens in 1934 for £500. It had no garage but nobody in the road had a car anyway. My name was Jenifer Shearring. I went to North Street Primary School, infants and juniors ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch by jenny

I went to a home in Harold wood called wouldstock and the children home was run by mr and Mrs papwoth they was very nice people I was there 1969 there was a boy called Tom Dooley I look up the home gone now so meny good ...Read more

A memory of Bolton Upon Dearne by judystone12

My nan Eliza Geal or Jelly as she was known, worked at Pitts Cottage doing the cooking in the 50-60s she lived at Park Cottages just down the road and her husband Sunny worked on the Squerrys Estate which was run by a Major Warde, his ...Read more

A memory of Westerham by timddeacon

Well, I would like to bring a little history of our wonderful school in St Leonards back to life with the real colour and warmth of the time when I was there in the early ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon by John Franks

Hi all, I was there about 1961, I think it was late summer, I'd just got out of Myrtle Street Hospital in Liverpool, and instead of going home to terrible accommodation in Liverpool 8, they (whoever "they" were) sent me to Heswall ...Read more

A memory of Heswall by Frederick Johnson

Hi my name is Terence Stone (Vic) as I was more commonly known and I grew up in a wooden hut in Battery park hut number 2 and have many very fond memories of my childhood but sadly I cant find any trace or photos from there ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton by woodyturner1

I was born in the village in 1949, in an end terrace No.1 Woodview. It was down a small road in the centre of the village and at the top, I believe at one time there was a timber yard/sawmill. ...Read more

A memory of Burton in Lonsdale by ian.blundell

I was born in Argoed Blackwood in a condemned house by candlelight in 1950 We moved to 26 Underwood road Oakdale when I was still quite young. I can still remember so much from all those years ago. The Bic. Browns, Parry, Yem ...Read more

A memory of Oakdale by Gian Singh