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My great-grandma Mary Robson lived at 40 Hermit Street with her father William, (mother - Frances - deceased), a brother called William H Robson. Mary Robson had an illegitimate child called Frances, ...Read more

A memory of West View in 1890 by Deborah Farrow

The name of the hotel was The Munro Hotel, after the owner who built it. It's now called The Munro Inn.

A memory of Strathyre by Claire Allen

I have just read various entries for remembering streets of Salford which had my childhood flooding back to me with lots of affection. I also can remember the cobbled streets, rag bone man etc. But I also remember the people. I ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1950 by David Smith

I played guitar with a skiffle group in a talent competition at the Rink during the 1950s. Frankie Vaughan appeared there and I saw the Temperance Seven and Screaming Lord Sutch, amongst others, on the Rink stage. Many of ...Read more

A memory of Spennymoor

My earliest memory of Bolton upon Dearne was as a 5 year old living at Manor Farm next to the bookies - I used to chalk up the results at the bookies. We had sheep on the farm and I remember a rather bad tempered ram which along with ...Read more

A memory of Goldthorpe in 1970

During the Second World War my parents, my sister and I moved from Birmingham to stay with my paternal grandparents at New Mill Bridge wher my grandmother Harriet Cook owned and ran the local store "Cooks ...Read more

A memory of Shelsley Walsh in 1941 by Antony Cook

My uncle, Milton Beattie was gamekeeper to Sir James Baird, and he and his wife Connie lived in the gamekeeper's house on the far side of Clints - on the way to Orgate. My mum and I lived in the Hall Cottage, and I went to Marske School ...Read more

A memory of Marske in 1940 by Pat Harrison

Hello Mark Waller, I came across your illuminating text when looking for information regarding Stubbington House in regard to my memoir, which I am currently writing. It's fascinating to read the other comments ...Read more

A memory of Stubbington by Peter Moore

I went to St. Botolph's School on The Hill from 1945 to 1950 with my friend Molly Freeman who lived a few doors away from me in York Road. Molly was in the year ahead of me but her brother Georgie was in my class. Recently ...Read more

A memory of Northfleet in 1949 by Jean Hendy

My dad was born in the village in 1927 in a cottage in Sheep Street. The Hales family have lived in the village for a number of generations until the 1960s. The churchyard is a testament to this as there are a number of ...Read more

A memory of Leighton Bromswold