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My parents (Ken & Gwen Gardner) bought a small general store on Chapel St, when I was aged 5 in 1969. My memories are lovely and will always be with me. Our next door neighbour was Mr Jim Curtis, always remember him, ...Read more

A memory of Dawley in 1870 by Julie Pearson

I was born in Caerphilly Miners Hospital in August 1969 but I grew up in a property called Gladstone Villa with my mother and my grandparents. The property was a council one and it was split into four flats; we lived above ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed by Andrew Dexter

I started at South Bargoed Infants School in Park Crescent in Bargoed in September 1973. It was just a two minute walk away from where I lived at Gladstone Villa in Cardiff Road. Mrs Owen was the head mistress and I remember ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed in 1973 by Andrew Dexter

I still remember the thrill of walking down the drive from Cheshunt Sec' School on the last day, with the image of it burning on the back of my neck. Refusing to look back I was saying to myself, "I ...Read more

A memory of Cheshunt in 1963 by Valerie Pedlar

I went to Colton school from 1952 to1958. The Headmistress was a Miss Snape, she lived in the school house down the road. The school was opposite Colton church - it closed as a school in the early 60s, and is now the parish ...Read more

A memory of Colton in 1952 by John Michael Allonby

At the age of 14 my father began work as an apprentice pawnbroker for the firm W. Paines & Co. at their Strood branch on the corner of High Street, and Station Road. The firm had 3 branches. The apprenticeship lasted 5 years, followed by ...Read more

A memory of Grays by Ann Claydon

Because there have been dishonest, fraudulent replies to my memories, for future correspondents I shall ask certain specific questions regarding Holloway Sanatorium that only a person who had worked there would know. PH.

A memory of Virginia Water by Patricia Hampton

I remember being a young whippersnapper in the good old Kippers Junction and the man who lived on the end of the street was named Joe Bigs. But he was always smoking about 20 snouts at 1 time. So we used to call him Old Smokey Joe - he didn't like the name but no wonder we called him it.

A memory of Tullibody in 1980

I lived in Raglan Road and Wray Common was my playground! There was a little stream, lots of conker trees and one spot that was especially good for playing cricket (girls did that sort of thing in the 60s). There ...Read more

A memory of Reigate in 1963

I got married at St Michaels (first time) on September 19th 1970, was married for 24 years then divorced. Everybody I knew got married in that lovely old church. Pitsea was lovely in the "good old days", I remember going to the ...Read more

A memory of Pitsea in 1965 by Beryl Lucas(Bull)