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Hello me again. As I have so many lovely memories of Manningham, which I could reminisce about all day, I've decided to start by concentrating on what I think were local land marks. The Saddle Bar stands out vividly in my mind. ...Read more

A memory of Manningham in 1965 by Mary Casey

I attended Suttons Secondary School whilst living in Elm Park from 1946 to 1948, after that we moved to Scotland. I enjoyed Suttons and can remember several of the teachers. Mr Lovatt was the Principal, ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch by Denman Lalonde

In 1963-1968 there were mystery trains from Ealing. They were not frequent but I remember in 1963 three trains. Also two around 1968. A diesel car set would leave Paddington calling at Ealing, Southall, Hayes, and ...Read more

A memory of Ealing by Nick Beard

My family moved back to Stafford in 1940. Dad would go off on his bike to English Electric most mornings and did Home Guard some nights, it was quite a sight him on his bike, two rifles over his shoulder and he was 17 stone, big man ! ...Read more

A memory of Stafford

Hi, I am researching my family tree and am trying to locate Chandos Road and Unity Cottages in Park Street.  I believe that Chandos Road was knocked down when the Queensmere Centre was built.  I wondered ...Read more

A memory of Slough in 1900 by Jan Saunders

I have two professionally taken pictures of an official visit to PILSLEY COLLIERY, the pit as grandad called it, by what looks to be the colliers wives. The last pit closed in 1957 & I suspect the ...Read more

A memory of Pilsley by Chris Nee Savage

My Great, Great, Great, Great Grandmother Sarah Frost died in Audley End in 1847 at what I believe to be the Almshouses. The lady who registered the death was called Ann Love who also lived there. Does anyone have any further ...Read more

A memory of Audley End by Margaret Peach

Walking up Vennel Street, Dalry one afternoon I was approached by a pal's dad, Jimmy Morrison. Jimmy, I'd heard, was putting a junior football team together. He crossed the road towards me and said: "Fancy joining my team? We're applying ...Read more

A memory of Dalry in 1966 by Norman Hunter

During the 70's my family moved to Winterborne Stickland,. We moved into the 'new houses', Downfield Close, shown in one of the pictures. Life was idyllic: the village had the Post Office, a butchers, two shops, a garage ...Read more

A memory of Winterborne Stickland by c.daniels

My Great-grandfather, Edward Stanley Carpenter, was in the ROC during WW2. He did not fight as he had emphysemia and pneomoconiosis from the mines, but he used to lecture his colleagues on plane-spotting to inform the relevant ...Read more

A memory of Rhoose in 1940 by Caroline Scott