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I was born in 42 Lindsworth Road in 1960, our house backed onto a cricket pitch which was owned by a local resident who kept it beautifully maintained and at the end of the cricket pitch was the canal or the 'cut' ...Read more

A memory of King's Norton by Karen Dixon

OK does anyone remember Lunts the hardware shop where the HSBC bank used to be? (my dad bought many a corgi car at this place), the old barbers where Wrights old shop front is, the flea pit pictures and Mrs Copoper - when I used to go ...Read more

A memory of Elworth in 1965 by Alan Smith

This picture is the memorable part of our route, a walk from Belle Vue where I lived until the late fifties. My father would take me for walks on Sundays when the weather was good, which it seemed to be most of the time, we would ...Read more

A memory of Wordsley in 1940 by Geoffrey Lowe

I was born in Cilfyfnydd in 1948, I lived in a house with my aunt, cousin, grand parents and my parents. I went to school in Ann Street and had other relations in the street. My dado and uncles worked in the pit and one ...Read more

A memory of Cilfynydd by Angela Cook

I must have around 7 years old when my mother used to take me along Bramley Town Street, where in those times it was back to back houses and shops. I was taken regularly to the ...Read more

A memory of Bramley in 1958 by Sam Hamblett

SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN THE WAR I have just spent a very pleasant time looking though some photos on FLICKR, my! It did bring back memories, Alnemouth in the war time Dad used to run 16MM mobile cinema in the church hall and I saw ...Read more

A memory of Alnmouth by David Hinge

Not many people have heard of Glascote, it's not even on the map. A lot of people get it confused with another area called Glascote Heath, but they are not the same at all. I have lived in Glascote all my life. At one time it was a ...Read more

A memory of Glascote by Jackie Newman

This pond was known to local kids as The Newt Pond, as that's where we used to go 'newting', catching newts and putting them in jam jars and putting them back after seeing who had the biggest (newt!)... We used to hire ...Read more

A memory of Rhyl in 1965 by Nick Oldham

I am a Stanwellian but I have lived in Sussex for 40 years. My memories of the village are the large mansion in Oaks Road almost opposite the entrance to the recreation park, now sadly owned by the airport! I was born at 1 ...Read more

A memory of Stanwell in 1950 by Darryll Seabourne

Assisted and guided by my daughter, I have recently started researching my paternal ancestry and find Longforgan and Castle Huntly loom large in it. My great great grandfather, Robert Robertson (1775-1867) was ...Read more

A memory of Castle Huntly in 1860 by Thomas Robertson