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I remember once at school bird watching out the window in a small darken room. I also remember playing on the swings with andrews girls from up the road opposite the pub im sure it was in the 1970s but have no photos as my parents did not take photos.

A memory of Cowden by dianne.kevinx1

My father is from Horden, born 1928 November, had two step brothers. Johnson was my fathers name, Hill was his brother's, Singer he was and Naisbett was the other brother's name - all miners. My grandmother was a Johnson, my ...Read more

A memory of Horden in 1920 by Dawn Middleton

I remember the snows of 1963, I was four, looking out of our bedroom window on Camp Road and the snow was drifted up to the windowsill! Gorgeous memories of our bedroom fire making shapes on the ceiling and being warm as toast as me ...Read more

A memory of South Kirkby in 1963 by Paul Taylor

I was born in Cannon Cose in 1956, I have really happy memories of my childhood. My dad always used to go to The Earl Beaty on a Sunday for a beer. Another thing I remember was the corner shop where ...Read more

A memory of Raynes Park in 1960 by Robinna Perrett

My family lived at No 3 (the top flat), Corner House, at the top end of Broad Street, first on the left looking at the photo (but just out of the picture) for many years from 1947 or so. I ...Read more

A memory of New Alresford in 1947 by John Dear

My dad worked in the brewery and my mam worked in the Hanbry and also my father's family came from Aberbeeg and I have been looking for some things about the Parson family who lived in Abergeeg . My dad's name is Arthur Parsons and my mam is Brenda Parsons - was Miller,

A memory of Aberbeeg by Judith Cavender (Parsons)

Hi Dad went there when he was about 10 years old, and I think back again at 13-ish, from 1953-1956-ish, I may have got the years slightly out. My dad, John Fitzpatrick, was telling me ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1955 by Lisa Fitzpatrick

My first day at Trowbridge High School was early September 1949. Our class was form 3 - Miss Metheringham was Form Teacher, Miss Dawes was Headmistress. I travelled by train each day with other pupils from ...Read more

A memory of Trowbridge in 1949 by Tessa White

I lived on Cedar Road, my parents having bought a house (in which my mother still lives) on the new estate in 1964. I attended Wood Street Infant School from 1968 to 1971, Hill ...Read more

A memory of Earl Shilton in 1970 by Stephen Geary

I grew up in Davenham and so did my dad, Terence Littlemore. He's now in his late eighties and loves telling us stories about when he was a small boy and how hard life was then...but very enjoyable. Before he went to ...Read more

A memory of Davenham in 1930 by Pauline (Nee Littlemore)