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I was born on Cavendish Street opposit St.Clements church,and moved to Ordsall flats in 1949 brand new they were ! We lived in Everard House near the Globe pub. We went to Mount Carmel infants school when Mr Glynn was the ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1953 by Catherine Conley

I lived in Blandy Terrace and went to the Ffaldua Boys' School and then the grammar school. I was the telegram boy at the Post Office for six months, it was great. I wonder if two girls I went to the infants school with are still ...Read more

A memory of Pontycymer in 1947 by Dennis Jones

I was born in 1959 and we moved from Rossly Hill to Canfield Gardens in 1960. I am now 50 and still live and work very close to Canfield Gardens. I went for a coffee with a friend yesterday to the cafe at the top of ...Read more

A memory of Swiss Cottage in 1965 by Sara Bell

My gran came from Leasingthorne, moving to Cambridge in the late 1920s. She had a sister named Mary who lived in an end of terrace house near a corrugated tin 'social club', chickens were kept opposite. l can remember an Uncle ...Read more

A memory of Leasingthorne in 1960 by Nick Richardson

Very intiguing the story of Joseph Noble who was a blacksmith and robbed the Co-op store in 1907 in Co-operative Terrace. Any-one know anything else about this story?

A memory of Windy Nook in 1900 by Marc Pullar

My house backed onto Wyndham Hill and I spent my childhood playing over there. My cousin and I loved to watch the steam trains passing by and sometimes (if our parents weren't nearby) would run onto the bridge at Pen Mill ...Read more

A memory of Yeovil in 1966 by Kim Cavanagh

Really enjoying looking at the pictures of pembrey, so many memories. The comment regarding the ‘big house’ on the left at rear of the picture was Lewis’s shop , my grandmother. In earlier times the family , myself include, ...Read more

A memory of Pembrey by steve.lewis53

I spent many happy hours riding my bike from 10 Whinfell Terrace past Ramond Clarks house on the left along to spend many hours with Brian Guy on their farm and surrounding countryside.

A memory of Tebay by vic.harrison

My parents used to rent a couple of weeks in a flat on (I think) Atlantic Terrace. I vaguely recall that a Mrs Rudge owned the property - although I may have that wrong as it is such a long time ago. My memories are of lovely sunny days on ...Read more

A memory of Polzeath

Born in 21 south terrace chopwell had a few friends with whom I played football on the green every night then into the street under the lights till mom called me in . Then the boys were mad at me because I had the ...Read more

A memory of Chopwell by Peter Scott