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This shop had solid soil floors. It was full of old junk which now I suppose would be classed as antiques. Joe Allman was the owner and was made to leave as the Council stated that the building was unfit for human occupation; ...Read more

A memory of Northwich by Paul Dean

THE LIFE & TIMES OF DONALD CHARLES WILLIAMS Personal recollections from Don Williams from Hailsham who lived in Saltdean from 1937 to 1952 - Many thanks for these wonderful stories & photo's of Saltdean in ...Read more

A memory of Saltdean in 1940 by Don Williams

I was born in Sandiway but during my primary and secondary school days we would go to Northwich which I remember from the late fifties and when all the old shops, such as Joe Allman's cottage and Eachus etc were all doing a good trade, ...Read more

A memory of Northwich by Raymond Jones

I am looking for my paternal grandmother or her relatives. Her name is Lilla Allan (nee Bryant). She was married to my grandad Haydon Fraser Allan who owned Allans Bakery at 147 Windsor Road in Neath. They married in ...Read more

A memory of Neath by Nicky Brown

I was devastated in 1964 when my mother told me we were to leave the village so that my mother could pursue her dream of owning her own small business elsewhere. It was a dreadful culture shock, one that has remained ...Read more

A memory of Mollington in 1961 by Vanda Godwin Marriott

The Sandeman Family moved to Four Elms in 1950. We moved from Bexley Kent. Winnie and Richard were my parents my brother Mark had just been born in September. We moved to Wendy's bungalow, just on the corner next to the post ...Read more

A memory of Four Elms by gavin

My dad returned from the war in 1946. My mother and I were living in Eltham with my grandparents and her brothers and sister. It was pretty crowded. We moved into the prefabs on Kidbrooke Way shortly after and my sister ...Read more

A memory of Kidbrooke by Jean Fields Fields

I have very happy memories of my childhood in Govan. I lived in an attic with my Mum, Dad and Brother. If it was wet outside everybody gathered at my close and we would run up and down the wooden stairs. The ...Read more

A memory of Govan

My name is Brenda Thompson and I was in Myrtly Street in 1959 - 1960 Does anyone have any memories of Myrtle street at this time. I lived in West Street just off Prescot Street with my mum and dad ...Read more

A memory of Norris Green in 1959 by Brenda Thompson

I was born in Nottingham and came to live in Gateshead when I was 4 years old. My mother was in the W.R.A.C and met my father when she was stationed down there. He was a Waiter in the Crown Hotel in Bawtry and was originally ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead by Pauline Thompson