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play field at the top of Westway. The fun and games we had as kids up to 1946, helping those friendly German prisoners build fairfield housing estate. We moved to 43 Westway in about 1948, My farther Horace, Waterhouse. Mother ...Read more

A memory of Farsley in 1958 by Ronald Waterhouse

Grew up in Land Street, slept with my first girlfriend Wendy Gill until the pram got too small, that would be 1940, where are you now Wendy?. I still remember the Messershmitt and pilot who landed in the play field at the top ...Read more

A memory of Farsley in 1958 by Ronald Waterhouse

I was born on Roker Crescent, Pudsey and lived there until I married in 1968. Does anyone have any info on who live on the Crescent from 1940 to 1970? As I would like to find out who lived at number 43 from 1940 to 1968, this ...Read more

A memory of Pudsey in 1945 by Anthony Cook

In 1997 I decided to trace my maternal family history through following the name of Jaffray, a name that had been carried down the family through the centuries, finally as a middle name. To my astonishment I discovered a ...Read more

A memory of Aberdeen in 1997

A 14 year old brought to the top of Longmore Avenue from the Thanet beaches! Cycling down to the village - walking with bike back up after the first third - so steep the gradient! Peter, Edna, June and Douglas ...Read more

A memory of East End Green in 1958 by Sandra Dudley

My father took me and my sister Jean to see a family in West Hartlepool whose name was Mitten, they had a boy named Brian, one girl Lucy then Gwen and two other sisters whose names I cannot remember. As my father had been in the ...Read more

A memory of West View in 1946

I remember Mrs Strachan in 1947/48 when she came down from the Cleveland Road Junior School after Miss Butcher left rather unexpectedly. I also went to Woodlands Infants School from Easter 1945, I was 5 in January, and in ...Read more

A memory of Ilford in 1945 by Ray Helliar

I grew up in 20Mcconnel Street, my dad was John Burns. I had many friends. As children we also spent many happy times up the Killie, I also remember sliding downhill just above water on a piece of cardboard, how we never ...Read more

A memory of Kelloholm in 1956 by Margaret Wilcox

My father was born at 63 High Street Troedrhiwfuwch on 10th February 1921. His mother was Theodoshia Jenkins (nee Heatherley) and his father was Thomas George Jenkins. He had 4 sisters and a younger brother called ...Read more

A memory of Troedrhiwfuwch by Heather Jenkins

This church was home to Wellingborough High School's Carol Service. Every December we crocodiled down for two performances, afternoon and evening. We always enjoyed it and learned many new carols. We were conducted by Miss ...Read more

A memory of Wellingborough in 1956 by Wendy Nicolle