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Enjoyed my childhood (memories from 1947 onwards) living on "the fronts" Great North Road, with friends, some of them I am still in touch with - John Hudson, Kathleen Hudson, Kathleen ...Read more

A memory of Woodlands by Maureen Briddon

My mother ("Molly" Tonks) was manageress at the Salters Hall cafe. I used to roll napkins and silverware for her after school. We lived in the flat above. We traveled to America on Cunard White Star's Britannic in late ...Read more

A memory of Droitwich Spa in 1949 by Sandra Soli

My Aunt was the Matron in charge of Tickford Abbey and my Uncle was the caretaker in about 1960. I came down from Scotland to spend a long holiday with her when I was 4 or 5. I used to climb up the fire escapes over the ...Read more

A memory of Newport Pagnell by Angus Watson

My sister and I used to spend every summer in Leigh, so much so that we even attended the School. I think it helped that our granny was Mrs Faulkner (Dorothy)the Infant school teacher. Grampy was Sandy, our mum Jean was born and ...Read more

A memory of Leigh by anne_54

QUEEN ELIZABETH GRAMMAR AND DARLINGTON IN THE 40’s and 50’s I was born and lived for 18 years in Pensbury Street. Then Hargreave terrace. And grateful for the 1944 Education Act. Still. ...Read more

A memory of Darlington by Robin Matthews

I used to live in Is y Llyn and I attended Cefneithin School until I was 9 years old. In the school yard under the shelter there used to be a wooden board which we used to run at and we used to pull ourselves to the top of the ...Read more

A memory of Cefneithin by yvonnejames444

He was only a few weeks old when he came to us, my mother had got to know about him and thought he was just the thing I needed to cheer me up. I was fourteen years of age and had not long moved home; my parents had decided ...Read more

A memory of Kingswear

St. Andrews Church figured quite prominently in my early teens as it was my parish Church. Although not a religous person, I had to go the Church at least once a month as I belonged to 6th Uxbridge Scouts who were a Church Group, ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge by Bill Crowther

The chimney and roof of the lodge that can just be seen in this photo is my current house. Fascinating to see how much the surroundings have grown over with scrub and trees in the last 50-odd years.

A memory of Marlborough

In the early & mid 50's as a lad I spent my weekends working in the boatyard by the bridge. As you look at the picture it was downstream of Kendal bridge on the left. Access was through the arch on this side of the ...Read more

A memory of York