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I was born in 1942 and brought up in Walthamstow in NE London. We were a working class family and Dad always provided us with 2 week's holiday, if possible 'by the sea'. In 1951, Dad chose Dawlish Warren. ...Read more

A memory of Dawlish Warren in 1951 by Roy Beiley

Hi, I lived at Mount Pleasant were the first shopping centre was built, Then moved to York Road no 38.until 1970. I went Ealing road jnr School and then to Bush House open air School {hated it} I also hated moving with my parents ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by young-r4

Does anyone remember the old Furnivals bakery off the High Street in Gilfach? And the smell of the hot bread whenever one passed the place? And I also remember Brachetta's Cafe at bottom of the High Street, on the right ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1952 by Brian Brown

HI. Nice to see the photo and comment . I was born in 1945 ,half a mile inland at the crescent, an half circle of 15 brick bungalows. probably built in the mid 1930's. I worked on the Farm mentioned it was called Mount ...Read more

A memory of Aldbrough by Richard Michael Robinson

In the summer of 1952 I learnt that my parents had decided to move from our home in the Midlands to the West Country as my father wished to return to where his relatives lived. It came as no surprise therefore, when one day they ...Read more

A memory of Dartmouth in 1952

Any body who knew my brother please contact me . He was at Mount Pleasant School Sept 1956 to July 1957. He drowned on southbourne beach near the school while playing ball with ...Read more

A memory of Southbourne by holtsinbrum

I spent my national service 1955/1956 in nearby RAF BOULMER and though many years have passed since i still recall very happy memories of days and nights in Alnwick and of the people there who were some of the nicest friendly people i ...Read more

A memory of Alnwick by Terry Croft

I was born and bred in the Mount Pleasant area of Swansea, in which the D&D Institute was based.  My schooling was Terrace Road infants & juniors.  Lots of football in the street, Cwmdonkin Park and playing in ...Read more

A memory of Swansea in 1970 by Niall O'brien

When I was in my teens I had a Saturday and school holiday job on Newboulds bread van, and although I went to other areas of Yorkshire, I was more often than not on the Dewsbury journey. Our major customer was ...Read more

A memory of Dewsbury

I lived in Bletchley as a young boy from 1960, schooling at Church Green Road Infants, Holne Chase Primary & Juniors, Bletchley Grammar School & finally Lord Grey (was Wilton) Comprehensive. I lived in Newton Road ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley in 1960 by Tony Muse