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I loved it here, swam all day, had lots of fun. I just wish it was still here today as it was a great place for many of us from Gosport.
I am Roger Gozney and I was born in and lived at Croxley Green Station with my parents Ella and Ralph, and sister Janet.
I joined the RAF straight from school, then after 16 years I left and joined the Post Office in Rickmansworth when I was living at 210 New Road, then became a bus driver for London Transport in Uxbridge and moved to Maple Cross. After that I retired early and ...see more
I was thirteen at the time and lived off Riverslea Road, which led down to a walled field on to the beach. My friends Derek Austin, Les Reece, Charlie Kelly, and a few others had built the Biggest Bonfire for miles around. We had travelled as far as Formby to collect all sorts of wood and old gates etc, we even built a trench around the bonfire, and covered the trench with corrugated ...see more
My friends and I used to swim in this pool in the summer holidays. My friend's mum used to work for Trentham Gardens and so we used to have free access to the gardens in the summer school holidays. We used to take the miniature train from the lake to the pool and spend all day there. We bought ice creams from the shops above the pool. Looking back I can see that the pool is art deco in style, but ...see more
Memories of using the miniature railway to get to the open air swimming pool. Summer holidays were spent with either my brothers or my friends, exploring Trentham Gardens and Park, and swimming in the open air swimming pool. Little did we know how lucky we were to live so near to Trentham Gardens that we could use it as our playground. You could only get to the swimming pool either by foot or by this railway, which ...see more
I recogise the picture but from my memory the school was called Sutherland Primary School and the building towards the back was Sutherland Junior School. Not sure where the name Smiths Arms comes from. There was a pub to the left of the school. Perhaps this was the Smiths Arms. I attended Sutherland Primary and Junior School before going on to Blurton High School. I loved my time at Sutherland. My ...see more
I lived in Blurton from 1964 to 1983. My memories of Critchelow's Corner, called so because of the Critchelow sisters who ran the Post Office, is of walking past this corner to get to Gom's Mill and then walk on to Longton. In my dreams when I dream I am back in Blurton, I am often walking down this road, past the Post Office. I can remember in 1970, it was a really hot summer, and I was ...see more
I lived at 1 Mill Cottage with my parents and 2 sisters from 1947, my father took over from his father Frederick Sims at the power station which was at the bottom of our garden.
My grandfather was in at the building of "The Village" part of the Hever Castle and our house was built on the residue from the making of the Castle Lake thus we found flints and artifacts, all of which we played with and lost.
We had ...see more
Our mother worked at the Blind School in 1935 as a cook, she had many a stories to tell us.
I was with the RAF stationed at Stradishall and only just married and searched for a place to live at Clare. Coming from London I found the pace of life was in a much lower gear than I had been used too but it did not take me long to fall into this new way of life. We rented a nice little flat on the Market Hill above a shoe shop belonging to the Mugg family. Mrs Mugg and her daughter Florence worked in the ...see more
I have just read a letter on this page and I couldn't believe it! My daughter has to dress as a European and as we both love Paris she's going to wear a beret and a striped teashirt. I jokingly said "Wear a string of onions around your neck, as I remember the onion man on his bike dressed like this"! I must have been 3 at the time. I also remember a knife sharpener calling, however I hope this coincidence is lucky!
I was born in Edlington in 1940 but was soon given to my aunties Joan and Lilley Desborough to be looked after as my mother already had a child by my future step dad. I lived at 39 St. Thomas Road, second to end house, my next door neighbours were the Lunn family. I remember playing truant a lot until my friend's uncle saw us one day when we should have been at school, I didn't dare go into the house in case ...see more
This photo shows what was known as the black shed just above the first bridge on the river Gele, to the left of the photo was the school field at the bottom of Berth Glyd where I was born. If you go up Gypsy Lane you will come to an old stone bridge, this bridge is known as the first bridge, which is one of four that crosses the river Gele, as you follow the footpath on the right-hand-side of the river heading towards ...see more
Anybody know ice house ruins north east corner left of church...memories..and Bunny Park 1940s and 50s.
I was at St John's about this time and I am looking for infomation re teachers' names, the name of the sweet shop on the corner of Flag Alley, plus any other interesting info of that time. I lived in Hibbert Crescent and was born in 1937. Thank you.
I was born in 1949 and lived in Crowborough Road, Amen Corner, went to Furzedown school. I used to know all the shops round to the police station, being sent down with a shopping list for veg etc, and to the garage on the corner of Rectory Lane in winter to get paraffin for the heaters, and to Coggers the paper shop for fags and newspaper for my dad. How I knew it has changed. I now live in Plymouth in ...see more
I was born on 9.2.1922 son of Henry Gowland Hind and Eliza Hind of 28, Thames Street. Henry worked at Chopwell Pit. I attended primary school at Chopwell from 1927 until 1930, followed by Chopwell West Council (Boys Dept) school until 1936. The Headmaster was Mr. Leckenby and my class teachers were Wesley Bolton and Mr Brawley. My best mate was Jim Humes of Clyde Street, we played snooker and ...see more
My gran & grandad started their new life here after they were wed in 1934. They had 2 more children then my gran took her bike to the local newsagent where she was knocked down by an army lorry. She died later, leaving her 3 babies. Only after my dad has passed away, her last child. I have dicovered her name Edith Irene Foss aged 25. I would love to find the newspaper clipping or know where she was layed to ...see more
Just found out my grandad was born in Derby and lived at 45 Colville Street with 8 other siblings. Joseph the father worked at Midlands Railway as a wireman. Violet and Blanc worked as weavers. My grandad Bernard enlisted in 1927 with The Royal Engineers so I guess he left Derby soon after. I only know Violet emigrated to Australia, but came back to die. I would love to know if the whole family were buried here and if there are any other Ormes still living there.
I recall staying at this place in 1970. As a child I suffered from asthma and was referred here by Alder Hey. If it's the same place, it had a Lancaster bomber in its gardens. I remember a boy called Ian who was in with nerves, such a nice lad, and going to north Wales on day trips...fond memories.
At some point during the Second World War I was sent to what was called a convalescent home in Blackburn. I was a bed wetter and was sent there by the people that took me in as an evacuee. They never told my mother that I was being moved, and the shock to her was awful. Fortunately she rescued me as soon as there was a lull in the bombing of London. I am wondering if it was the old nurses' home or the Infirmary. ...see more
I was born in a little hamlet called Ratham nr Bosham but moved to Southleigh Farm, Southleigh Road before the age of 2... Come school time it was the local Church of England School then in Emsworth itself. We had to cycle nearly 3 miles to school, we would park our bikes up at an "uncle's" house, then go to see Mr Williams for sweets in North Street... I seem to remember we ...see more
My grandmother used to take me to Waterfoot every day from Warth bridge to get a daily comic. I can still recall the titles, Lion, Beano, Topper, Knockout, Eagle etc. I used to make a beeline for the toy shop at the top of the arcade. There was a fruit shop and the owner had two large Airedale dogs, well they looked old to a boy of under 5. There was Holts the butchers, and Savilles where I used to be ...see more
I was born in a house called Threeways in the centre of the village. I think it used to be an Offficer's mess during the war and then became a Country Club long after we moved out. The building no longer exists and has been replaced by a small cul-de-sac (also called Threeways). The local shop was run by the Toms family and the Chemist's by Mr Wenmouth. Butcher Ward had a shop opposite the Working Men's Club (now ...see more
This is a message for Ian Graham: Dear Ian, Hope all is well with you? We are fine, having just become grandparents, we are being kept pretty busy! I have lost your email address but found you here. I have been contacted by an American lady who descends from one of your grandmother’s brothers. Do you want her contact details? Best wishes, Lin
I am looking for any trace of John Smith who married Repentance Obriant in Collingbourne-Kingston on 25th December 1773. She was my late husband's 6x gr.grandma and any info about the area of descendants would be great.
We came to Corby in 1956 from Staffordshire and I attended Samuel Lloyds girls school. We used to spend our dinner money in Tipaldis. My dad, Ted Simmons, was the groundsman for Stuarts and Lloyds Recreation Club and we lived on Thoroughsale Road (which was hard to spell when you were small). I remember dances at the "Bin", Thoroughsale Woods, which I thought were huge, the Saturday Morning club at the pictures. I ...see more
Hi Carl, yeh mixed memories of Bank Hall, Kevin Brennan, the head, Roger Cubby, Peter Lucas, Alan Ticombe, Gerald Phillips, Leicester Symthe etc who were staff, and the pupils Ray Lynch, Phil Carney, Steve Butler etc etc. Great location and all those trips out to Monsall Dale etc, the youth club in chapel and the lovely local ladies Joanne Hayes, Anne Ashton and many more. I remember the Howarths and a lot of ...see more
I remember with great memories playing in the panny den, lived next to it in Wright Place. Also attended Pathhead school. Left for America in 1954.
In the 1960s we used Blandford as our main shopping town, we lived in Child Okeford six miles away.
Hobbs were a good toy shop, Frisbys shoe shop, Cherrys outfitters were another must when shoppinG for clothes, indeed both Frisbys and Cherrys used to bring their vans round the villages every other week.
We used to catch a Hants and Dorset bus from Steepleton Corner to visit one of the two Cinemas, and after ...see more
I was a student at the Norwood Technical Institute which was evacuated to Coles Hill House, Westmill. The house itself belonged to a military officer, and I guess it was taken over for evacuees. At the time I was there, there were 48 girls, a Head mistress, and I think about 4 teachers, a Matron and an Assistant Matron. Being during the war, we were all allocated our rations and the ...see more
I would be very interested to obtain pictures / photographs of the Congregational Church and The Abbey house. My grandfather Henry W Florance was a minister of the Congregational church from 1900 - 1906. According to 1901 census he lived at Abbey Houses. My late father was born there along with twin brothers. James
Early 1950s I went to Fedsden School, I would be grateful if anyone has any photos of the school. I believe it is now a private house.
Brenda Mitchell
I have found this same photo in the January 17 1940 edition of The Motor magazine, here it is described as "Building built to protect building" and I quote thus: There is a quaint building - which must be the only one of its kind in the world - situated by the main road on Perranporth Golf course and making an interesting object for a run for motorists visiting Cornwall this year. Locked away inside is the ...see more
My great-grandad was James Lambert, son of George and Elizabeth, he lived at "Cottage", Frith Common, Lindridge, he was born there in 1872. He had brothers and sisters Charles, Herbert, William, Emma, and Elizabeth, could have been more, only these are stated on the last census. Does anyone know anything of this family or where the cottage is?
Many thanks for any light thrown on this.
My sister Linda got married to a bloke from the Isle of Man on the Christmas Eve and then went off to live over there, within a couple of weeks the reverend of the church convinced me to become a "Choir Boy", it lasted about 4 months, he sacked me for stamping on a mouse while he was giving his sermon, I don't think he saw the funny side off it. Is there anyone else from the old Salford Brow still about? I would love to hear from you.
Regards,
Norman.
In tracing my family history, I've discovered that my father Gethin Morgan Hatfield lived in Dilwyn as a young boy. Gethin's parents were Rose and Tom. He was born in 1928 out of wedlock to Rose, who was Rose Morgan at the time, and who worked in service somewhere in the vicinity. Three younger sons and a daughter were born to Rose and Tom during the 1930s, and at least 2 of them, twins ...see more
Just to the right was a farm run by Mr Chaffey, he had working for him Mr Bert R*** who was a very large gentleman, probably over 20 stones, anyway in the bad winter of 1947 Bert slipped down on the ice outside the butchers shop opposite the cross, several locals tried with no result to get Bert back on his feet till one said "Yer, let's roll he over to the monument". This was done, result Bert back on his feet and back to work!!!
I was born in 1940 at the shop at the top of Shillingstone Rd, the Corner Stores owned by my father Guy Moon.
One of my first memories is a tank pushing out the corner of the shop wall, and of the G.I's giving us chewing gum, also oranges which at that time we had never seen.
We had lots of evacuees in the village, some of which never went back to their homes and married and live in the village now, a favourite ...see more
Although I was born in Merthyr Tydfil our family lived in Brynllwyfan Groeswen, we were known locally as Ball Top House. I remember the freedom my older brother Mervyn and I had in the village and surounding area. My dad Percy (Tyke) worked on the railways and Mam (Nora) worked in the Hendre school canteen. My sister Pat was the youngest of us. Our uncle and aunte (Moses and Margaret) also lived in Groeswen with ...see more
It was probably 1947 when I was first introduced to Chester. My grandmother Minshall had many friends, most of them had one thing in common, their appearance....without being too unkind, they were all kind of 'odd looking'...well, certainly to a young child. Anyway I was introduced to this aged brother and sister who lived in Chester, they were regular visitors to Whitchurch and on one such visit it was ...see more
I spent my early years playing and later working in the fields in the valley between Hambledon and Shillingstone hills.
At one time I worked for Mr Harry Watts and later his daughter Jo. I can remember once Harry Watts and Mr Reg Tucker were building a hay rick when the local vicar and doctor walked by, they called up to the men on the rick "could you do with a hand up there", they replied "Yes we could, ...see more
Does anyone remember my mum who worked at the rubber works? Her name was Annie Pollock (nee Flannigan). If so I would love to hear from you.
Sheila Jenkinson
I started at Purfleet Infants & Primary School aged 4, I put my head on the desk and cried for ages, but there was a lovely elderly lady teacher (I can't remember her name?), she blew my nose and washed my face, I'd arrived with my older sister Kitty, that was ok, but she went off to her classroom across the playground...
We used to have a sleep mid-morning after milk, Mr Walker was the Headmaster ...see more
I can remember in the late 1940s Gymkhanas being held in the field behind the Manor, then owned by Mister Glazebrook.
I remember after one very large lady had done her jumping round one of the locals shouting "Now thee get off and give the hoss (horse) a ride".
As children I also remember standing round the same fields at harvest time armed with sticks in the hope we could kill a rabbit as they ran out of the corn.
My memories of Kiddington are happy memories. I was evacuated there from 1940 until 1942 during the Second World War. I was billeted with Mr & Mrs Reynolds at upper Kiddington They were very kind and looked after me well. I was eight years old when I first went there and attended the village school, during the holidays we had a great time in the fields rabbiting and doing the thing kids do. On one of these ...see more
I lived in Samuel House, Haggerston in the 1960s.
I was in the Lifebouys and then the Boys Brigade at the YMCA on Westhill between 1948 - 1954. I played the bugle in the band. I was good friends with Clive Marriot and I remember the Fitchet twins and their brothers. There was also a lad called Plumber.
Chick Chickenden was the officer that married Miss Royal, another officer. I did the first aid course and the signals and played in goal in the football team.
We ...see more
This summer was a hot one and I loved being around Streethouse, swimming in Sharlston dam, walking to Nostel Priory, mostly being a bit of a lad, Streethouse Club outings, just the best time as a kid, your parents need not worry as it always seemed safe as everyone knew each other. The pit gala was a great day, pity things changed so much with the pit closing. What about the characters, Lew Harrison, Bert Evans, Jeff ...see more
My name is Jeremy Silwood and I stayed in Hiscott farm in the early 1970s with the family of Mr and Mrs Adair. I met Dianne Adair at a club one evening with my then friend Alistair Symons of Crawley in West Sussex and Dianne and I became boyfriend and girlfriend for 4 years. We intended to marry but her father was a very violent man and stopped the relationship by his jealousy of me and his daughter. ...see more
From 1946 until 1949 I was a boarder at Court Hall. At the time I was there Lady Poultimor lived in a cottage in the grounds and kept parrots. There were stables at the rear of the house and a full pack of hounds was kept there along with hunting horses. The school's head mistress was Mrs Barkway nicknamed Barky she had driven ambulances during the war. She had a daughter named Janet . The vicar's ...see more
My name is Dilys Bandtock nee Williams, what a shock I got this morning while browsing my computer to come across this site Wow! Explore my past, gee I was born here in 1938 in Raynes Cottages, Llysfaen Station in the ICI Quarry. I attended Old Colwyn Council School and Pendorlan Secondary Modern, my father was Trevor Williams the man with one hand, and the Dulas Arms was my Dad's old watering hole. ...see more
Losing my mother and father, I know very little of my family on my mother's side. I do know she worked in her grandfather's shop. He owned 3 shops, a tobacconist, a hairdressers, a store, on the Pavement in Stanford. His name was Mr Henry Arnold, my grandmother was Edith, my aunts were Lillian and Edith. My grandmother was Edith who sadly died many years before I was born. My ...see more
Foreground the Norfolk Arms, distance The Bell Holm Hotel.
The Bell Holm Hotel was in Mid Homlwood on the A24 nearly opposite the Norfolk Arms, on the south bound side and was finally demolished in the mid to late 1970s. I played around it as a kid but never went in though. It was haunted, so we thought.
When I was a young girl in the early 1950s I remember going with my parents halfway up the Wrekin and we would stop at this cottage and have Sunday tea, being scones and a pot of tea, then we would continue on foot to the top of the Wrekin, the summers seem so hot then.
I can remember my parents taking me to a furniture shop at the bottom of Union St, opposite the cinema which a friend of my father ran. I have tried and tried to remember the name with no luck - it was in the late fifties - can anyone remember it.
My dad was still in the Army in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was stationed at the Drill Hall in Atkins Road. He was also a Motorcycle Display rider. Has anyone any memories of this or any photos? Dad's name was George (Nobby) Clarke, and he was a sergeant in the Royal Signals.
We also had great Christmas parties there with a huge tree and a present for everyone.
Does anyone remember Ongar Secondary School? My maiden name was Marner, I had a brother Fred and a sister Stella, we lived at Cripsey Road, Shelley. I married a Brian Chaston who lived in Rodney Road. We often wonder who is still alive from our school days. We were invited to a school reunion a few years ago but everyone there was younger than us. The school is no longer there. I think it's a sports ...see more
My father Clifford Egan passed away at 80 years old on the 27th July last year, 2010. He was brought up in Kirbymoorside and had wanted to return there for a visit for many years, but due to ill health he didn't make it back. I know from family records that his mother Florence Egan and father John Egan ran a shop in the town at Dale End, there are now new houses built on this site. If anybody has a photo of ...see more
Hi, my name Jacko, I left the castle in 1972, never been the same since. All bad memories. Hi Jaff, how's life? I was only a kid and no kid should go through what we went through. I spent all my time running away. I remember little red shorts and tops we had to wear, we must have looked a sight going for walks in all red or green blue or yellow. Remember. Get in twos. If you could not count, hold hands. I went on ...see more
I was evacuated to Cwmllynfell and lived in Railway Road with Uncle Tom and Aunt Alice. Uncle Tom was manager of a local Co-op. Next door lived Vincent, a miner, with his parents.
I have happy memories of walks in the hills, collecting winberries and swimming in river pools, little schooling, and the kindness of everyone to a little London evacuee!
Jim
Having moved from Shropshire in Jan 1962 this was the school where I finished my education, so I was only there for a few months. Our house was just behind the house in Burrow Hill, but the we moved to Lighterwater and I had to catch the coach in from West End. I made a few friends at the school and remember there was a self-contained flat attached to the school where 2 pupils of the same sex could spend the week ...see more
My grandfather owned the corner shop in the High Street, it was a sweet shop. He was known as Pop Brooks. Grandad was loved by the villagers.
His only son, Harry, my dad, was killed on 20th December 1942. My dad's name was Harry Brookes, he was 27 when he lost his life. After my dad was killed in Bomber Command, I came to stay with Pop. My dad's name is in the church. This year I have found through the internet ...see more
I was born in Wortley in 1947, went to Upper wortley School, then Silver Royd CS, then worked at Yorkshire Engineering Supplies in Upper Wortley Road. I met my husband in the Hanover Arms, Lower Wortley Road. I got married at St John's, Dixon Lane in 1968, and lived in Waveney Road. I had two sons who both went to Upper Wortley, then to Thornhill School, which I don't think is there any ...see more
I remember my first day at Whitstone, after leaving Doulting Junior it seemed so big. I had 5 good years at Whitstone, and made many friends.
I send my regards to all my old school friends,
Fond thoughts,
Shaun Allen.
Yes I remember it well, always showed B movies and you were lucky if you saw the complete film without the projector breaking down, when it did there were boos and shouts from the audience. Also the carpets were loose and you took your life in your hands if you had to answer the call of nature. Came out through the Cattle market which was entertainment for free.
Happy Days Eh
My Nana and Grandad Evelyn and Tom Gordon Walton, my dad's parents, retired to Alder Cottage, Crook Bank, Theddlethorpe. As a child I lived in a cottage in the grounds until moving away. But my brothers and I spent every school holidays with them. We visited after we were married right into 1976 when alas they both died. But I took my children and now my grandchildren, I was there with ...see more
I worked in the factory for six months in 1962 as part of a management training programme with Dunlop. The work was mainly the production of vinyl asbestos tiles but there was a unit for making rubber underlay. This was a hell hole where ammonia fumes were rife. For a while there was an attempt at diversification in producing fibre glass rod blanks, suitable for fishing rods. It was a friendly place and I had ...see more
Greetings Folks! I am doing some family research and have reached a bit of a dead end with my Grandfather, Andler Warrener (possibly known as Hanley Warrener in his very early life). I know that he was born in 1869 in Askern to Charlotte Gray. He was adopted shortly after by Samuel Warrener, b. 1834 and Hannah Warrener, nee Clayton, b. 1837. Do any of these names ring a bell with anyone or is there a local facility where ...see more
I do not know if anyone remembers the boy who was living on the mountain on or around 1960. I often wonder what happened to him.
I moved into Erith in 1971 to the new riverside flats of Bosworth House. The town was then being constructed and I used to see it grow into the then first stage of the 'concrete jungle'. I used the Erith Trades club and enjoyed many nights in there. We then moved to our first house in Festival Close. They were happy days and we had really first class neighbours. I used to work for Jacobs Biscuits as a HGV Fitter ...see more
I'm Michael Hewitson. I lived in Caythorpe Street from 1945-1968. The area was in those days a caring, close community. The 'rec' opposite my street was where I learned to play bowls. The 'parkies' policed the park with great aplomb but with compassion. It was 6d to play and hire bowls and jack for an hour and I became quite good. The 'parkies' saw this and in time my fee was waived and they let me play free - good men. Two teams played at the 'rec', Great Western and Moss Side.
We had some great times in the summer hollidays. A crowd of us would get on our bikes go along to the Strand and then along the sea wall to sharps Green. We passed a boat yard, but I don't remember the name. We were gone all day. We played "bike scrambling" up and down the mounds, the boys were always better at it than us girls. There were always loads of damsons and blackberries that we could pick and eat. We ...see more
My grandmother had a shop in Newport Pagnall and my mother was born there, she is now 90 years old. We have fond memories of Lathbury where we used to have our summer holidays there, playing and swimming and fishing in the river.
A great site, thank-you.
Kind regards,
Viv
Crofton Hall has wonderful memories for me, because that is where I started school. The school was heated by a fire in the winter. We were allowed to play in the open spaces of the grounds, amongst the trees, and wild flowers. In the spring, I remember the ground at the front of the Hall covered by snowdrops and hyacinths. Miss Banks was our infant and junior teacher (enough said) but she did teach the ...see more
My eldest sister Lynne and I used to attend the sixpenny matinee. Before joining the queue outside we would walk down to Woolworths and get threepence worth of broken biscuits to share. They were a real treat as you would get chocolate biscuits in the assortment. We lived in Exley, so we would catch the bus into Halifax. We are ex-patriots as we have lived in Australia ...see more
I was born in 1950 and lived first in Parsonage St and then, from 1956, in Woodend Lane. I attended St George's Primary and Junior School and was an active member of St George's Church. My earliest memories include two shops. My maternal grandparents owned the shop (general grocers) on Sydall St and my neighbours, the Leighs, ran the Cycle and Tobacconists on Market St (it became the Ron Hill Sports Shop).
I remember ...see more
Music at The Forest Grammar School
I taught music at 'The Forest' - 1954 - 1964. Thence to New Guinea (which I thought was in Africa! - geography not a strong point). For those who may be interested my website is at http//: www.durquhartjones.id.au
Anyone remember our production of 'The Pirates'? I remember the pirate king who was a heavy smoker - a very nice chap whose name was Benson.
I remember John Fanning's son David who as a very small boy hit me on the head with a hammer.
Hello, my name is Barbara Wearing (Nightingale).
I had my first job at Robinsons bakery, I was 15, I felt so grown up. I came from Wednesbury but spent happy times at West Brom, I used to go to watch the Albion play, and they won the cup in 1968, I watched them parade down the high street, and a white horse stood on my foot. I want to pick your brains, does anyone remember Udalls in ...see more
