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I was so pleased to find these photos of the gardens, as there don't seem to be very many around. My grandfather Trevor Dimond was the head gardener there. He started just after the war and was there for 30 years and boy, did he and his ...Read more

A memory of Wenvoe by johnbrewer

We used to live on what was called The Avenues on the Rylands estate. This was situated behind the Princess shopping parade, so called after the name of the local flea pit where all the kids went to Saturday morning ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1961 by John Simpson

Good static shot, black & white (b&w), no doubt Ilford film, the best b&w in the world. I was 1 years of age having been born in 1964 about two or three roads away from where this shot was taken, it's ...Read more

A memory of Ilford in 1965

I was born in Torquay in June 1954 in Shrublands Hospital (can anybody remember that hospital, it was in the Warberrys). I left Torquay when I was 23 and came to live in London, my heart is still there. Who knows, I might retire back there. ...Read more

A memory of Torquay in 1860 by Andy Wells

I can also remember the market in Maesteg, Saturday mornings, Terry and me used to cycle to the market from 30 George Street in Caerau to fetch faggots and peas. Of course, it was easy going there, all down hill so to speak, coming ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1954 by Colin Cornwell

My Grandfather Thomas Hugh Devlin (Tom), retired Fire Commander, was born in Hebburn On Tyne, England on 25th August 1923. If anyone has any photos, information or memories, it would be much appreciated.

A memory of Hebburn in 1920 by Sara Devlin

On March 21st this year it will be 50 years since my mum and dad, Christine Hole and Islwyn (Eddie) Griffiths, got married at this lovely country village church. This is not a personal memory, but I have seen photos of the day back in ...Read more

A memory of Bishop Sutton in 1959 by Jojoh Johnson

As a child brought up in Yorkshire, we spent holidays visiting family across the Pennines; mother's family in Liverpool and father's in Runcorn. Although he had done well, now a country doctor, father always seemed to think he ...Read more

A memory of Runcorn by Rob Oldfield

As a child I spent all my summers in Pickmere at my nana's caravan on a camp site just across from the entrance to Pickmere Lake. My nana worked in the Happy Hour Club, and also in Happy Hour ...Read more

A memory of Pickmere in 1963 by debbietaylor61

My family and I lived in part of this house for 11 years and were fortunate to learn much of its history. First built in 1086, this house has been remodeled countless times to suit the fashion of the day ...Read more

A memory of Sherborne in 1989