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The others in the house then would be, in order of age: Aunt Annie, married to Joe Smiles, who also lived with us. He worked in the local pit as a collier. Also Uncle Tommy, a complete gentleman, always neat and tidy. He never ...Read more

A memory of Middle Rainton in 1945 by John Harvey

Lived in Soutergate, no 50 with my nan, Aggie Gardener and grandad, Hurbert. Went to Church Walk & Victoria schools. I remember well Richy Gelder (smithy), Mr Powell the cobbler, the folk at the old friends, good old Cissy ...Read more

A memory of Ulverston in 1960 by Pete Foxon

Samantha was about seventeen when I first met her, she lived at the large house next to the old Church Farm. I remember it was a hot sunny day and I was heaving straw onto the ground from the cart, wheat ...Read more

A memory of Honingham in 1981 by Tom Venour

My Uncle Andrew, was the head gardner for the Gestetner Paper Mill Grounds. He and my Auntie Mary (my dad's sister) lived in Kennet Village (Kilbagie). These houses were built by the Mill owner for the workers and they ...Read more

A memory of Kilbagie in 1969 by Iain Taylor

My first job on leaving school was at Smiths in Staveley. Recently found a diary I kept that year and my first take home pay was £25. I pressed the insides of the seams on arms of RAF jackets on what seemed like a conveyor ...Read more

A memory of Staveley in 1978

The formative years of my early childhood were spent at No. 39 Bondgate, Pontefract, which was one of a block of four small two-up, two-down houses situated immediately adjacent to the ...Read more

A memory of Pontefract in 1930 by Graham Atkinson

The headmistress was utterly terrifying, I don't think she liked children very much! There were some lovely staff there, particularly Miss O'Connor (Maths) and Miss Williams (Latin and History) - she was as daft as a ...Read more

A memory of Yeaton Peverey in 1963 by Susan Day

I remember going to see Lindisfarne live at the Catchgate live music venue. It was near christmas and the band had been to the USA on tour; they had a sax and trumpets on stage and were really good. I can remember a sit ...Read more

A memory of Iveston in 1976 by Brent Redshaw

I was born at 72 High Street in 1939, my parents were Maisie and Harry Heatherley. Theodora Jenkins was my father's sister, my aunty Dosia (as I knew her). She was a lovely lady, I lived with her and uncle Tom in Bristol for a ...Read more

A memory of Troedrhiwfuwch in 1930

Back in the good old 60's I was looking for work as a labourer and noticed that something was going on at Steventon Hill. I walked up the track and met foreman Charlie Bain who gave me a start doing the ground work and ...Read more

A memory of Fawley in 1962 by Keith Lewis