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In the late 1950's I was the village policeman at Great Waltham.   The police house was the last two-storied house at the Barrack Land end of Cherry Garden Road with my 'office'being in the kitchen and the tsble there was my ...Read more

A memory of Great Waltham in 1959 by johnbutcher

I was born in Perivale Maternity Hospital in 1943. Like so many of your writers growing up then was a magical time; the freedom we had to wander the fields, play and fish in the canal (in homemade boats ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by John Bowring

My ancestors go back to George Whitlow born 1738 died 1814 and his wife Elizabeth (nee Holland or Rolland) born 1739, died 1806. There is a big ground stone at St Marys churchyard with inscriptions of them and their lost ...Read more

A memory of High Legh by Donna Stewart Nee Whitlow

This picture shows the Post Office - the nearest of the row of shops. Note the old-fashioned police telephone just outside the Post Office. The next shop is the barbers where I used to get the haircut! The son of this barber had a ...Read more

A memory of Flixton in 1965 by Roger Hare

Known locally as 'the new shops' close to the junction of Moorside Road and Woodsend Road. The shops also included a branch of Boots, Bamforths cycle and radio shop, an off-licenes (right in the corner), a grocers, a newsagent, dry cleaners and chippie. There may have been a fishmongers as well?

A memory of Flixton in 1960 by Roger Hare

Hepworth was my home for 50 years, I was born there and my family have been there for eight generations. We were so priveliged to live in such a beautiful country area where we played in the woods and fields. ...Read more

A memory of Hepworth by Edie Kilner

I was born on the 24th of July 1929 above a shop next to a pub called the Rose of Denmark, in Hotwells, Bristol, very convenient for Father to wet his whistle and my head at the same time. Father was born in 1893, Mother in 1895. They ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1930 by Arthur Cottrell

I was eleven when we moved into the new council estate, Aelybryn, in Esgairgeiliog. My mother had been born in Esgairgeiliog, and her mother was the local, unofficial, midwife of the village at the beginning of the ...Read more

A memory of Esgairgeiliog in 1956 by Delyth Jenkins

I was born in Walthamstow in 1945. In the 50's, I remember going to Epping Forest, the lido swimming pool and watching the Wood Street Walk and also playing out in Turner Road. My name then was Linda Woods and I went to Barret Road School; I just wish we had more photos of the era.

A memory of Walthamstow in 1953 by Linda Wiles

My mum grew up in a house called Fernlea in West Ashling. She was the youngest of 8 children by Ron and Frances Marsh. Frances was also known as Cissy and was a Kennett - who had been in West Ashling when she was a ...Read more

A memory of West Ashling in 1890 by Liz Purkiss