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I was only two when I moved here from south London but I remember going to school there just through an alley way off the market square, and headmaster's office was a hut in the playground. Lived in Queens Avenue which were the new ...Read more

A memory of Highworth in 1953 by Janis Read

It seems that the trolley bus overhead cables are still there in 1955, at least in the Croydon direction. I can see none in the other direction.

A memory of Mitcham in 1940 by Douglas Tunbridge

George Dodds, my grandfather, was manager of Corton Wood Colliery, any info of his life and where he lived at 3 Chapel Avenue would be appreciated.

A memory of Wombwell in 1930 by Peter Downs

Back in 1975/76 I used to work at the Fox behind the bar in the evenings. I also for a time worked in the restaurant. I had a lot of fun when working there, and often wonder what happened to the regulars I knew. I still keep in touch with a regular that use to come in. Happy Days.

A memory of Old Coulsdon in 1975 by Vanessa Thorne

As a child I spent all my holidays on a farm owned by my uncle, Reg Wood and his partner, Marion. This was from the year 1964 approx. It was off the main road but then turn off down a track which seemed to go ...Read more

A memory of Bancffosfelen in 1964

I lived at 5 Manor Drive with my 3 sisters, Kathleen, Elizabeth and Mary. I was born in the house at 1am on a snowy night in 1954 and was delivered by my dad and Dr Poles, while Mary slept and Kathleen ...Read more

A memory of New Haw in 1954 by Suzanne Knight

It was the 19th June 1955 when the lorry arrived at the end of our entry in St Mark's Street, Ladywood. Neighbours came out to say their goodbyes and help carry our chattles out to the lorry. I took a last look at the yard I had lived ...Read more

A memory of Rubery in 1955 by Alan Dugmore

I remember watching rail embankment being removed with earth moving machines. The village hall at the model village. Types of equipment on recreation ground below Bainbridge Hall. Tunnel to Scareclif filled and blocked. Walking round ...Read more

A memory of Bolsover in 1860 by Mark Widdowson

I started Lemington infants school in 1937, making the journey morning and night on foot from West Denton, my only memory of the teachers being a Miss Hayes and a Miss Robson, whom I think lived half way up Union Hall Road, ...Read more

A memory of Lemington in 1930 by Donald Bramble

My parents, my brother and I had about six holidays at Moreton Paddox during the early 1950s when it was a WTA (Workers Travel Association) holiday home. On occasion my grandparents or aunt and uncle accompanied ...Read more

A memory of Moreton Paddox in 1953