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I was born in Box and can remember playing football against Colerne in the late 50s what a slog up road hill , They always won because we were to tired, But downhill all the way back. anyone else remember ?

A memory of Colerne

I was born in Purely hospital in 1960 and lived in Grasmere rd until 1979. I remember going to ballet lessons somewhere upstairs near the top of Russell Hill rd, and creche was in the church hall on Brighton rd near to the hospital ...Read more

A memory of Purley by cathrynmoon

Pontefract a place I call home, my early years were spent Carleton Home's, it would be 58 years before I saw my real Mum Minne Martin from Castleford. from off the West wood Est. in Cutsyke. I was ...Read more

A memory of Pontefract by michaelscorgie7

I was born in 1940 and my grandparents lived at 10 Queen Alexandra Hospital which was in a row of terraced cottages, just above the main part of the hospital. My grandfather worked there, I think on the nursing side. ...Read more

A memory of Cosham

I came across this site whilst searching for something else and became entranced by the fascinating memories of what nowadays seems such a long time ago. Like many others who have posted memories, I was born in St ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by nigelamorley

I first lived in a little cottage in Jolly Sailors Yard, around 1944. When I was about 3 years old my parents, Fred and Connie Smith, my brother Derek and me, Norman (Bim) Smith moved to Standard House. We had a ...Read more

A memory of Wells-Next-The-Sea by bimbarsmith

Oh my, I love all those photographs...so many memories...The new school baffled me as I wasn't sure which one it was. I went to the infants school in Blenheim Rd, the the New Junior School Oxford Rd (Near Garden City) the ...Read more

A memory of Kidlington by jennifer.jones46

I was born in Clifton street Normanton in 1938 and Smirthwaite park was my "back garden". We played football until we dropped and cricket in the summer and when the ball bounced there was no telling where it would go. Great fun. ...Read more

A memory of Normanton by malcolmstroud

Hi, I just stumbled on this fabulous site as I was trying to find some photos of the Duppas Hil Lane area. I lived at number 23 Duppas Hill Terrace from around 1963-71 and I would have been 12 or 13 ish when the ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Simon Harlow Chalton

My family's houses were situated next door to the chapel. In fact part of the chapel was built on what was some of our land. Family name was Chambers and in the early 1900s my Great grandfather William was the village blacksmith. ...Read more

A memory of Oscroft by carolannsmith777