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I never really knew of Weeford even tho I was born and brought up in Birmingham and travelled to Lichfield, Cannock and many places around that area. This fact changed tho a couple of years ago when after trying to find old ...Read more

A memory of Weeford in 1977 by John Hughes

Hi Everyone what a lovely photo of the reservoir. My family lived at the reservoir for many years. My father and his father were born there with his sisters. He was Henry Marshall born 1923. He was the 3rd Henry ...Read more

A memory of Boosbeck by David Marshall

I was born in my aunt's [Ciss Smith] house in Caefelin Street, Llanhilleth, during late 1944, early in the morning.  At the same time a girl named Angela [Simpkins] was born in the house opposite at the same time.  My Aunt Ciss was ...Read more

A memory of Llanhilleth in 1944 by First Name Last Name

I have very distinct memories of living, as a young child, in one of two single decker buses near the beach at Talacre. I recall tall beds and paraffin lamps with tall glass chimneys. My father was ...Read more

A memory of Talacre in 1961 by David Richards

I was born and brought up in Connaught Crescent near Branksome Recreation Ground. I attended Martin Road Junior School and Kemp Welch Secondary Modern from 1959 to 1963. I have very fond memories of taking ballroom dancing ...Read more

A memory of Parkstone by Yvonne Wollington

Hi, my name is Liz Ely (maiden name O'Connell) and I was born in Melrose Ave, Willesden Green in 1953 and I still live in the same house. I remember doing my mother's shopping in Sainsburys in ...Read more

A memory of Willesden in 1953 by Liz Ely

I was lucky to be born in Littlehampton in Manning Road, before moving to Howard Road with my two brothers and two sisters. We have lots of memories about growing up on the river bank, west beach and the main beach, ...Read more

A memory of Littlehampton in 1968 by Shirley Smith

When I moved to live on the Cricket Green with my parents in 1947, the previous tenants were called Bacon, and for many years afterwards, people would say "Oh you live in Bacons' old house" - my mother would seethe!  My brother ...Read more

A memory of Hartley Wintney in 1950 by Heather Tierney

I was a lighthouse keeper at the Cloch lighthouse from 1967 until 1972. I lived there with my wife Edna and our two children Andrew and Karen who should have been born there but she was overdue and so had to be born at the ...Read more

A memory of River Clyde in 1967 by jemargyll

Hi, I lived in Rye until I went into the army in 1955. I went to the Primary School in Ferry Road, then to the Rye Secondary Modern. When the Seond World War was on we were living at Cadborough, then we moved to Military Road, a ...Read more

A memory of Hastings in 1940 by Stanley Wilson