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My ancestors are the Braziers from Rye and were coal merchants and wool staplers. We often visit the town especially around Landgate where they once lived. Many Braziers are buried in the All Saints and St Mary's Parish Church and I wonder if any Braziers still live in the town?
We stayed here last year and what a wonderful location it is once we got to the end of the Aberfoyle road! We had a room over the open porch with would have been used to unload the guests from horse drawn carriages in the past. One year later I discovered that my great grandfather died at the very same hotel in 1878 - spooky.
The church also holds fond memories for me. As well as being born in Forge House some 60 years ago my family had lots of connections with the church. My sisters, brother and I were all in the choir - my brother being a cross bearer for a few years, I was the only one who became a bell ringer and loved it. My father was for many years the peoples warden and then went on to be the vicars warden until, ill health ...see more
My grandfather Thomas Roland Mallaby was born in Rose Cottage, Spennithorne on the 15th January 1883. I have found a grave in the church for Thomas Berry, his wife Rachael and Thomas's daughter Hannah. My great-grandfather John Berry Mallaby is grandfather Roland's father, John had a sister Rachael Mallaby but I cannot find out who Thomas Berry Mallaby is, nor can I find anything for Rachael his wife or Hannah ...see more
As a child I lived on Croft Road, Balby during the 1970's. My sisters and I attended Nightingale school while Mr Hillaby was Headmaster. We used to go on nature walks to the overgrown garden of the derelict old rectory behind the school. The eerie boarded up old house and pet graves really captured our imagination. I would love to see an old photograph of the house and learn more about its history and occupants.
I first attended St John's in around 1958 as a Cub Scout and attended the children's Sunday service at, ISTR, 9.40. The 'grown-ups' service at 11.00 seemed very serious to me as an 8 year old! I can't remember how I got to know about the choir, it would have been my Father chatting to someone, but I joined as a choirboy around 1960. Mr Clifford Roberts was a charming but very serious man and a ...see more
I was a child at Avondale College at the top of Wilbury Road in 1955 and was 'made' to perform The Teddy Bear's Picnic as a teddy bear (I can still smell the costume!) on the stage of the old Town Hall. In around 1959, I attended a sale of work fair which was opened by the film star Michael Wilding. For a raffle prize I was awarded a stuffed and mounted fox head - a moth eaten old thing which gave my mother ...see more
I was born in 1953 and lived for the first 3 years in an old house in Junction Road (Number 8) with my parents and Mum's mum (Granny). The back garden of the house seemed to be a jungle and had its end boundary with Whackets timber yard! I clearly remember turning left out of Junction Road and walking with Granny to the Saturday Market. The stalls at the top of the Market by Laurie Hall were mainly for ...see more
I was born in Ponty in 1957 and left for South Africa in 1966. We lived in 11 Hill View opposite the school. My Dad, Allan Hatch worked in the pits. I remember the chap who looked after the school had twins, Michael and Malcolm whose Mum commited suicide. I went to Ffaldau after Tymeanor (?) closed down. We used to play in the police cells as kids. Wonderful memories.
I would have liked to have gone back to Hawtreys as I was very happy there, but one day the Vicar came and asked mother if he could speak to me. He asked if I had got a place in mind and if I hadn't would I go to the Vicarage to look after him and the family as his wife was going into hospital to have another baby, they had two little girls, Sheila and Pam. There was a girls' orphanage in ...see more
Hi, I lived here in 1950s in the mews flat next to the big house. My mother and father worked there, my mother as cook and housekeeper and my father as a driver and butler. It was then owned by the Warmans, there were 4 children, Carol, Mark, Bill and Allen. I went to the school in Salwarpe where I was taught by a Mrs Killminster. I also sang in the choir at the church. Mrs Warman went on to marry ...see more
My memories as a son of a daughter of the valleys are:
Rugby allowed in for free a half time
Trains, lying in bed hearing the clang of the wagons moving coal and steel to and from the works
Armageddon when the furnaces blasted
Chasing and riding bare back on the wild ponies
Collecting all the keys from the privies and mixing them up, a lot of angry desperate people
Walking the hills with my ...see more
Hi
I am wondering if anyone can help.
My mum Annie Louisa Deere (who sadly past away last year with Alzheimer's) was born in Caerau in 1925, her father's name was Thomas Deere, and her mother was Florence. I know from what she had told us that she lived in a row of houses at the top of a mountain or part way up, I believe that there was a pub (but once again I am not sure as with Alzheimer's ...see more
I was about 3 when I traveled from Bagshot in England to Lumphanan to visit my grandparents, Barbara and Tom Davidson. They lived at Fernie Brae Cottage and were tenant crofters and wood cutters. My mother, Beth Davidson lived there as a child with her siblings Charlie, Sandy, Dorothy and Sheila. She married my father in Lumphanan and my brother Malcolm Davidson Berry was born at Fernie Brae. My clearest ...see more
Myself and my husband Roger had visited Soudley Ponds several times when travelling around during weekends away and my younger sister Mandy loved to listen to tales about where we had been and what we had seeing and doing.
Roger and myself loved Mandy and her husband John and had spent many many happy times together over the years. We decided one day to take them to see for themselves and along with ...see more
The best toast in the world was served by the two old ladies in the Town Hall swimming baths; then you'd come out and go in the library next door. Saturday mornings off to the shack at Brampton Manor, Peter Brewer was the youth leader there. Often wonder what happened to all the old crowd; We use to go down the Odeon in Barking Road or Snooker rooms at the Green Man and of course the central pub. Does any one remember the Galleons Hotel? How about the town show with fireworks in Central Park?
I moved into Avon Carrow in the Spring of 1970. I was stationed at RAF Croughton but moved my family to this small village in Warwickshire because that life was what we were used to, coming from the small town of London, Ohio. The rural life was wonderful. Walk to the shop for fresh bread or catch the bus to Banbury for Market Day. Living in the Carrow was a wonderful experience for ...see more
We lived in the hamlet of Saham Waite - about a 2 mile walk for my mother with the pram and 3 older kids every time she needed some shopping. My Granny worked as a cook/housekeeper for a nearby farm and I think we got the cottage as part of that deal. There were only 2 cottages and Baldrow's Farm in the hamlet. Neither cottage had electricity and Mum and Granny cooked on the range and we used candles and ...see more
It was a beautiful hot summer's day, and we took our three children on a bike ride. We biked along the old railway track from Sudbury to Rodbridge. We saw a combine harvester in a nearby field and stopped for a while, eventually making our way up Borely Hill. As we ascended up the hill the strangest thing happened! The air suddenly went icy cold. We all felt it. The nearer to the church we got, the colder we ...see more
My great-grandparents were married at Little Coxwell 1864 and my grandfather was born there in 1864 also, my great-grandfather was called John Maslen and his wife was Jane (nee Haines), they had come over from the Wanborough/Bishopstone area of Wiltshire, perhaps looking for work as John was a farm labourer. My grandfather was also called John. I am coming to Little Coxwell shortly to see the church they were married in and my grandfather was christened in.
For many years in the late 1960s and early 1970s our parents packed up our 2 old cars and brought us 4 children from London and Yorkshire to Scratby. We would rent any number of holiday cottages, one called Clifton and one called Roma, that one remains in my heart, as the old lady opposite Roma worked at the Hippodrome Circus and when we resuced her dog once she got us free tickets. We would ...see more
My brother Joe is buried in Odiham He was in the Royal Air Force.
I was there from November 1947 to July 1954
Many many years ago, I can remember large queues outside a "chemist" type shop at the far end of the High Street, especially on a Saturday morning. I believe he sold a patent type product that was supposed to help with ulcers. I think the shop had a couple of steps at the front and was somewhere near Bucks music store. PLEASE, please can anyone remember the name of the shop and the man who ran it?
Many many thanks.
I went to Plas in the 1960s and have fabulous memories of the wonderful holidays and all the fun things that happened, the outings, the trips to Carnaerfon, the tricks we played and of course our wonderful Auntie Lena who actually was our real auntie, she was my father's oldest sister, but no one believed us as everyone called her Auntie Lena. I would love to hear from anyone else who went at the time, and has ...see more
Calling Roger Knowles I am searching for family rather than having a memory. My mother was born Marjorie Knowles in 1903, sixth child of Christopher William and Hannah Law of Burton. Her grandfather was Thomas who owned the grocer's shop and was married to Jane Oldfield of Low Bentham. I do have photos of them. I saw your name and wonder if you are descended from Thomas' brother, ...see more
I have in my possesion a monthly magazine called 'Group News', July1951. It was printed by Whitehad Iron & Steel Co Ltd. It refers to the Annual Sports Day and Gala Day on the above date. There are pictures of the war landings, but also in the magazine there are pictures of the following people: Mr S Whiting winning the 100 yards race, M Lewis second, K Sargent third, Barbara Nethercott winning the ladies race. ...see more
I cannot remember when I went to the Convent but the first class I went in was Prep 4. I believe I left school approx summer 1957. Although I was not particulary keen on school I can say I enjoyed my time there. I have at various times had news or even met some of the girls I was at school with, but as I live in Cambridgshire now and do not visit Somerset often I hear less and less. My name ...see more
It was brilliant to read your memories about Stretford. I lived on Urmston Lane & I went to Moss Park Junior school, the only school I went to that is still standing today! Do you remember a beautiful cottage on Urmston Lane, I think it was called Scholfields. It had a little bridge in the front garden that went over a stream & the back garden was full of fruit & seemed to stretch for miles down to the ...see more
Raynors Cafe was a favourite place to eat, besides being reasonably priced the pork pies and sloppy peas were the best in town.
Got to be honest, I don't remember a thing, I was adopted soon after I was born, but I still regard myself as being an Ilford-ite.
I really want to visit and look around Ilford soon, just to see now what my hometown is like, of course I understand it'll have changed LOL, but I still need to visit. Nice to see some 1966 pics ... seems like a long time ago eh.
Maybe see you sometime, Mark
My great grandfather, William Davies, son of Thomas, was born in Corwen in 1862. He married Ann Jane Lewis and they moved up to London in the 1880s. Is there anyone, still living in Corwen, related to me? You can mail me at mar2eng@yahoo.ca
My mother was brought up in Lowfield Road, so although we lived in West Hampstead, we frequently passed through it on our way to shop in Kilburn High Road. Passed through it far too slowly for my liking because my mother invariably encountered some of her friends there and she seemed to spend ages chatting with them. However, when we did finally move on, the first port of call was a sweet shop at the end of ...see more
Seeing Frank Golden being carried shoulder high by his team mates back to the pub after a successfull result thanks mainly to Jonty Raine who was a local star at the time.The Carnivals were great fun.Howden Juniors won the County Junior Cup a year or two later.
I lived in the house which was just to the left of this picture. My Dad was the local coal merchant (Lowe Bros Fuels). As children,we used to play "round the church" which was the rough track surrounding St John's Church,and I went to St John's infant school then Didsbury Rd Junior School before moving to Anglesey in '75 when the house had to be demolished for road widening. I have many happy memories of Heaton Mersey Park,and would love to visit it to see what it's like now.
Upper Beeding was the best place in the world to live and grow up, it's not the same now, there's too many townies.
Hi, Val and Sid Newman live in Lancing now. My nan and grandad lived in Sands Lane and I loved going there and helping Charlie in the woods cutting bean sticks. It was magical. A lot of the old characters have gone now but in the 1970s and 1980s the Fishes, Grettons and Wellsteads ruled the roost.
As a young child in the late 30's and early 40's, a visit to B.B. Evans Department Store in Kilburn High Road was like a visit to Aladdin's Cave. Full of all kinds of clothes and household articles and a wonderful toy department, which had an ingenious "Santa's Grotto" every Christmas. With its stairs and lift and (literally) above all, its utterly fascinating pneumatic payment system. Whereby your money and your bill ...see more
I was born in a quaint village in Nottinghamshire called Huthwaite, we moved to a farmhouse in Wrawby when I was 7. My aunt and her family moved there with us. We had great times in the barns, sliding down the hay, watching the cows being milked and feeding the chickens. I remember a winding staircase leading to the bedrooms and half way up the stairs was a cellar, we were afraid of going past there for ...see more
I have read with fond memories the recollections of others on their holidays at Bucks Mills and thought I would share mine. My family and I came down from Nottinghamshire for many years in the mid 50's to early 60's. The family name was Gordon, my father was Leslie, a GP, my mother Jean a vetinary surgeon together with myself, Alasdair, and my older sister Janet ...see more
The magnificent Odeon Cinema, an Art Deco masterpiece, became a multi-screen horror, then a Bingo Hall. Sadly now torn down (2010) to make way for shopping. The doors bottom right corner were where we would sneak in free after a friend opened the exit. At age 10 we climbed the fire ladders to the roof high above the city!
I remember this bridge very well. Brought up in MD from 1938 until I left to join the Royal Navy in 1955. We, my brother Tony and Brian Roylance, spent many happy hours in the vicinity especially fishing for "Sticklebacks" in Victoria Mill overspill channel which is just 50 yards or so to the right of this picture. We also sledged on Salisbury Hill and in Rogers Field. Both are no longer available for ...see more
How we must have given this lady a headache. She lived at the bottom of the lane and we children used to go to the side of her house and play ball. Many times she came out, not to complain, just to ask us to move further up the wall away from the room they were sitting in. What a lovely lady, and a belated sorry for the noise. Another time we were playing on Rileys wall, and the windows were covered in wire ...see more
It was around this time the old Hippodrome closed. Well everyone thought it had, us children knew better, we could just open the loading door slightly and squeeze in, many costumes had been left, but we never tried them on, just looked at them and said how nice they were, but we knew all about the ghost that walked the stage and we talked in whispers in case they heard us. Someone must have realised what was ...see more
The person who climbed the ladder may well have been me or perhaps my father who owned the shop.
I used to help at Christmas to earn some pocket money and loved the book department, where I would fit plastic sleeves to the books.
The whole place had a wonderful atmosphere and seemed vast to me (it was later enlarged) and I liked talking to the staff, many of whom had been there for years and who all had such ...see more
My memories were of the club trips, they would have been a lot of people's holidays. Our dad would have been a member of at least four clubs so that meant we got a trip to the seaside, a bottle of pop and a packet of crisps, and the sick bucket if you couldn't travel well.
I remember the pit sports days, coming from a big family it was like Christmas in July because I won a lot of races. I remember the matinee ...see more
No, I don't remember back to 1881, but my great-grandfather was born and lived in Gents Lane, Shimpling. My grandmother and her sisters attended the village school too! I would be interested to know if anyone remembers the Campan family or their neighbours the Cobbold family.
We have had many happy visits to Shimpling over the years, loving the peace and tranquility, a true step back in time.
Look up the Hengoed pages of this website, I left a memory there you may be interested in.
I'm looking for Margaret d.o.b Nov 1949 [could be known as Gaynor] Jones and Patricia L Davies d.o.b Nov 1949, both born in Neath and lived in God rer Graig.
Patricia's married name could either be Jones or Thomas and she married in 1967 in Neath.
My name is Carol Angus [nee Swales] and I have traced a very strong family connection and would be very grateful for any information.
I can be contacted by email:
carol@carolangus.com or carol_angus@hotmail.com
Kind Regards
Carol
The road going to the school just past 'Tan Lan'.
This view is at the west end of Hannafore, before the road terminates.
I have internet friends from Chandlersford, John & Gloria Sibson currently visiting their homebase, from their current residence on Queensland's Gold Coast and they will attempt to photograph sites in Eastleigh as part of a memento for me as I did not think I would ever return again, however last month my eldest son from my 2nd marriage informed he would be returning to his fiancee's home town of ...see more
This is The Beach at Hannafore (West Looe).
This is not as stated. This is a view up Looe river, at the point the river splits east and west.
This rock is known locally as "Tom Barbers Rock". This name was given as Tom Barber died as he hit the rocks below when diving.
You are probably referring to the "Three Pilchards" pub and this photo is not that pub. It is a house a little further up from the pub. Your picture is that of a house. The Three Pilchards (which is still a pub) was for a number of years in the 1990s in the ownership of my close family.
Having just joined Facebook I am with former Wombwellians, our topic is Dancing at Wombwell Baths during the winter months. A wooden floor was laid as mentioned below. Harry Swift and his orchestra were the regular guest aritists. The Friday and Saturday night dances, not forgetting the Saturday afternoon sessions, were popular for us young children. The floor had a bounce when the Gay Gordons were ...see more
My grandmother, Joan Hobson (nee Charlton) owned the sweet shop here and ran it from about 1945 onwards, until the early 1960s. Her mother, Mrs Charlton, ran it before her.
Joan was in the WAAF as a young woman, whilst her mother resided in Willington. After the Second World War she returned and lived with her mother in High Street, along with her husband. She went on to have 2 ...see more
Looking at these photos brings it all back for me. My parents ran Ashtead Riding School, Ashtead Woods Road, for eight years until 1969 when we moved to Sussex. I still remember Nash's garage as seen in the Craddocks Parade 1961 picture, as I fell out of my father's Jag XK120, aged 5, when he pulled out of the forecourt. No seatbelts then! Seems like yesterday!!
I have just returned from London and I was checking to see if there were any photos of Finchley Road and Lymington Road. I was born at No 8 Depot Cottages and stayed there until my dad passed away in 1959. My mates and I drank at the bar along Finchley Road, one pal's family had the flower stall outside the station at John Barnes, my school was Holy Trinity. I also spent a lot of time ...see more
My grandma and grandad lived in New Street, Millbrook. I remember as a six-year-old going to see them and going to the 'swan pool' at the bottom of the road and feeding the swans.
Grandma died in 1966 and Grandad came to live with us in the Midlands. My great-great-aunts lived in East Looe and the last time I visited there was 1969/70.
As I have been tracing my ancestors we came down to ...see more
I have fond memories of my childhood/early teens in Sutton-at-Hone. I attended the C of E Primary school in the early 1940s; I remember one of the teachers, a Ms. Rogers, the headmaster was a layman in the local church, I cannot recall his name. The Rev Karl Samson was the vicar. I was a choirboy with David Hill, David Hodge, Harry King (his mother was the church organist), Gwen Mullholland, Mr. Brown, Eric ...see more
I have just moved in with my fiance at Woodland's House on Main Street in Helperby. His birthday is coming up and I was looking for a unique gift. I thought some old photos or building plans would be interesting for both of us. I know the house has been a pub, a bicycle shop, a general store, and also had a petrol pump out front.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Lisa
Sutton as I remember it holds many memories. I was born and brought up there, attending school at the Council School, Sunday School at the Chapel and using the facilities of the Park from an early age until I eventually went to do my National Service in 1956. The Park is little changed although it now has many items of entertainment which were not even thought of when I used it. We had four ...see more
I was really surprised at how busy and popular this community event was. I went along with my wife, Elizabeth, who is a dancer with the Heather and Gorse Clog Morris Dancers. The team had been invited to perform outside the Dolphin pub half way along St Marychurch precinct. We were booked to dance at 3 o'clock and the organisers of the event were ready for us and "coned off" a square ...see more
My grandmother, Dolly Harding lived at number one, Sandhurst Street. I was brought up at Davenport Avenue. At that time, before all the new houses were built around Foxhunter Drive and Chesnut Avenue, the way to the infant school was down Davenport Avenue, along Iliffe Avenue, across to Cartwright Drive then up the "Black Pad" to Sandhurst Street. The geese in the field it crossed (Chesnut Avenue) were always a ...see more
Our family lived in Lidget Green, near the Great Horton railway station. I was born in 1949 near Bradford (Wakefield), and lived in Lidget Green from toddlerhood until we emigrated in 1960. The neighborhood provided many memories which were everyday and mundane at the time but now are more quaint and nostalgic. Milk deliveries by horse-drawn cart. The lighting of the coal gas street lamps each evening by a worker ...see more
Battersea is so different today. My dad was born in Battersea in 1922, Earnest Edward Lovett.
William Wright lived in Vine Cottage, Aston, there was a blacksmith shop beside the house, across the road was the orchard with many fruit trees and all the animals. I used to spend time there in the summer with Aunty Edith and Uncle William, I lived in a town in Gloucestershire so it was a wonderful treat for me to stay at the farm. We had to feed the animals morning and night, I was ...see more
I remember spending most of my night in Equis with all my mates and we used to have a great time listening to the jukebox etc, flirting with the lads.
Does anyone remember?
Jennifer Stratford
Midge Pigford (deceased)
Majorie Roxby
Baz Myers
Pop Noble
Betty Carr
I used to work in Mitchells shoe shop with my friend Midge, which was just below Equis.
We used to go down the beach banks at ...see more
Did you serve at the RAF Ely Hospital during the 1950s? If so we'd love you to join us for a Reunion we're holding at the Lamb Hotel in Ely on Saturday 25th September 2010. Whether you were National Service, a regular or a civilian we'd love to hear about your time there. Perhaps you were a nurse or a medic or a nursing orderly, or in the EPAS or MT section? Or, like my Dad, you were a chef in catering? ...see more
Wes Coulthard and me decided to go to the smoke to try our luck,this was early sixties. Wes had worked in London before for a building company called Higgs & Hill so we decided to give it a go as we had just been laid off. It was a warm Friday and we set ourselves up on the Tyne Bridge with our rucksacks, I had the Stones written in indelible ink emblazoned all over mine and Wes had the Animals on his. We ...see more
When I was a child I was shown round Ivy Cottage and the farmland in Thompsons Lane by my late Grandmother who had inherited all the land from her auntie. Thompsons Lane was named after the family. I believe that most of the land is now a housing estate apart from one field left. Does anyone remember how it used to be?
My dad lived in Weymouth for several years. His father worked for a dairy and later ran a kind of dairy shop in the town. The family were based at Chickerell Road. I would love to hear from anyone who remembers him.
gconnatty@gmail.com
My great-grandparents Jim and Leila lived in Churt. Jim was born in Churt in 1897 and lived in a number of houses and tied cottages at Churt including Anne's Cottage, named after my mum. For a while he was the carter at Bron y de (?) and I have photos of this time including estate worker photos and one where my mum was a little girl in the fruit fields with David Lloyd George. They also lived at Hide Farm, Marchants ...see more
I was born in Willesden on November 12, 1938. We moved to Edgware when I was three. I attended Broadfields Infant School. The best teacher in the world - Mrs. Dennison- I could never forget her. We used to go to the shelters during the air raids. She was the kindest person, whom I will never forget. I then attended Edgware Secondary Modern School until 1955-56. My name was Sheila Goodwin. ...see more
My brothers and I attended Detling Primary School in the 1970s. Mr. Chidgy was headmaster and lived in the schoolhouse joined onto the main school hall, then later Mr. Cuthbert. We sat on the wooden highly polished floorboards of the victorian school hall floor for assembly, ate our school lunches and had PE lessons in that hall. The inside walls were painted brick above wooden head high wainscotting. I remember ...see more
Peter Hanson, Castle School, war years early to late 1940s, Headmaster John Bowles, Matron Mary Bowles, Asst Head Mr Williams. Teachers Miss Forster or Foster, Mr Jones (Music) Mr Wheeler (Woodwork) Mr Peart (in the Lodge - Gardening across the road). Houses were Derwent, Tees, Tyne and Wear - later changed to Hawkins, Drake, Raleigh and Grenville - colours Red/Yellow/Blue and Green. Carved wooden shields along ...see more
Me and my sister Jane were adopted due to neglect and abuse, then lived on Urmston Lane,sadly the abuse continued. However I enjoyed my time at Lostock Secondary Modern and also Stretford Cricket Club. My mates Paul Atherton, Stuart Fish and Paul Newton and his gorgeous sister Zoe Newton. We lived on the corner of Umrston Lane and Manor Road opposite Sandy Lane. I hardly recognise the old place now. I also ...see more
I first went to Heriot in about 1947 camping with Boy Scouts. When my parents came for a visit they liked the area so they arranged with local farmer to have our holidays camping in his field for a number of years after that, although we went by bus from Edinburgh our tent and gear were sent by rail.