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I lived as a child at number 110 henwood lane Catherine de barnes or better known as catney.The house we lived in was the lodge to the hospital. I lived with mother and father,4 sisters and 3 brothers. We spent 3 years there from 1962 untill1965.in 1962 I remember my dad and I going into the woods and looking for some where to dig an hole I was only 5 at the time and did not understand what was going on, ...see more
I was born in Burslem and lived on Waterloo Road across from Macintyres pottery from 1949 until 1957 when we moved to Lancashire. Macintyres had a clock tower and we would check it in the morning before leaving for school. I began school at St. John's and then went to North Road C P. I remember Wilshaw's grocers and the queue outside the oatcake shop on Sunday mornings. I still dream of the smell of fresh oatcakes, ...see more
I went to hassobury school back in 1969 it was a great school only girls I have good memory of being there I don't know what happen to the school if any one who went to the school I would like to hear from them my name was judith hoy. Miss doler miss bogg miss eveans. They were teacher
I was in Frome Bank from the age of about 4yrs till 12yrs from 1957 to about 1965 and would like to
hear from any one who was there at this time
The swimming baths were not Victorian they were opened in about 1935 and part of the new fire and police station. (The Reigate baths were in castle field road and these were old probably Edwardian).
I went there when they opened the Redhill baths when they were opened to show the public around. I was 8 yrs old so what impressed me were the boilers and the huge pile of coke to warm the water. I still have card that ...see more
I went to this great school around 1979 - 1983. I remember some of the great teachers including Miss Curtis, Miss Bowcock, Mr Holland, Mr Burroughs, Mr Bolton, etc. Some fellow class members were Paul Renshaw, Gary Kilby, Steven Riley, David Evans, Ian Brookes, Chris Cochran, Jackie Goodwin, Tracy Wheeler, Lorraine Mulvihill, Pretty Patel, Deborah Patterson, Deborah Burns, etc.
Nothing but happy memories. ...see more
Spent several holidays in the chalets on the beach - remember Edna helping the Sellicks - Robert and Anthony and their mum and dad in the Sea Shanty Cafe. Used to get our milk from Mr.Trott at the farm who kept the milk churns in the stream to keep them cool. Also remember the bakers - where we got our bread every day. Lovely walks through the village and over the cliffs to Sidmouth - wonderful spring flowers - ...see more
After attending Loughton County High School for Girls from 1952 to 1958, I then continued my education at Harlow College of Further Education. This was a two year full time Course, supposedly including languages - lack of language teachers makes me add this bit! - but I so enjoyed learning shorthand and typing along with business studies. Miss Hopkins (who later married and became Mrs Major) was such a good and ...see more
I remember Moot House. I had moved to Harlow New Town in 1952 as a ten year old girl with my family and in my teens I cleared the tables and washed up in a café in the House on Saturdays. As I was too young to be employed and paid, I had sweets as a "reward". Couldn't do that today. Ha! ha!
Anne Wells (now Hackett)
I remember collecting the Sunday papers from the back door of Ropers house before the shop was built, and an order for a cake could be placed to be made for birthdays and other occasions, I forget the name now of the lady who made these wonderful cakes.
when I was 10 my younger sister was 8 and the twins with five , we were sent to St Clare's convent. We were in sister Catherines' flat she was very good to us but we were only there for a year before returning home to our family in south Wales, the year was 1971
We also had a carer that came in her name was Jennifer I remember her putting my hair in ringlets, she would encourage us to do our homework.
although only having good memories of our time there we were all glad to get back home.
Hi Brian good to hear from you I contacted Ron Mobbs about four years ago and he is well please let me know what your up to.
I have one of the earliest known photographs of the building that occupied the site in the 1800's.
The house was started as a 'Beer House' by a Frederick Smith circa 1851. It underwent a rebuild by Richard King c1898, and included a 'Tea House' along side. The King family were also Timber Merchants in Brent Street, Hendon, and Highfield Road, Golders Green. At the start of the 20th Century Frederick King ...see more
Hi does anyone know the where abouts of Doris Lee nee Mather use to live in remuir street and tooting before moving to Lincoln . I moved up to Huntington . I am trying to locate Doris, I am Beryl Clark. Nee Jamieson Doris,s cousin please email me or phone me.
Email address is. freddy1212@virginmedia.com mobile 07716756617 home number 01689 849605 leave your number on my home answer machine I will phone you ...see more
Hi, I Tina My mum is Rosemary Fish we lived on Shoreham Road in Smaldole, Just wondered if anyone remembers the name of a house that was knocked down to build Silver Birches Estate?
My family have a long history with porthcawl as my mothers family name was Churchill and my mother and her mother ran the sweet stall and the fish stall in trecco bay in the sixties and seventies. My fathers side of the family is called Theophilus which has many family members still living there. I was born in Hookland Rd and was only 4mths old when my mother and Grandmother opened up their stalls ready for the season to start. Very happy memories
I remember being aged 3yrs and my mum would walk me down to butterworths grocery shop and let me walking on my own with a huge straw shopping bag and shopping list..the lady in there, Mrs butterworths I assume would play along and fill my bag with shopping...we lived close by in lever terrace which is still there. Does anybody remember butterworths? I was so young but I remember it so clearly.
I remember living on Perry Vale above the old bus garage, and my brother and I would go to Horniman Museum, then go about 400 yards behind and there was a castlelated building consisting of a basement first and second floor then you could go to the roof and there was a parapet around and you could see for miles, as kids we were told that one of the fires was lit there regarding Spanish Armada ...see more
I was born in Motspur Park on the 2nd Jan 1940.Lived in Tennyson Avenue until 1950 when we moved to Enfield. Went to Burlington Road infant school. I remember my father having an allotment by the railway station which is now there library, my mother worked in a bakery in the high street used to play there hide under the shop display with friends. Wisemans the newsagent was on the corner remember that very well.my ...see more
My father took a position with Costains, the big construction company. They had recently built several hundred semi-detached homes in a new development in Elm Park; Dad decided, as we needed a new place to live after leaving Buckhurst Hill, that we buy one of the new houses. It was No 90 Windermere Avenue, Elm Park.
Moving in day was just as the winter began, not long before Christmas 1947, and it ...see more
As a school girl (50+years ago!) when this beautiful old building was as you say, a book shop, it had a toy department on the top floor set up for the Christmas period. I was one of the Saturaday girls who worked over the Christmas holiday in the department. It was a lovely place to work, and a very happy time.
Such a lovely swimming pool. In summer it was always so popular you were given a time limit on the use of a locker, then you took your clothes and put them in the seating area, and took it in turns to watch them. There was hardly an inch to move.
Hi I have just joined and I'm constantly trying to find out about my family's history even if I have many photos and do know quite alot but sadly my mother passed away this Christmas so I want to hold on to every information....
I'm going back a long time early 1900 to 1980...My grandfather lived at n.56 benhurst gardens,he was married to Helen Borrow and my mother's name is Margaret. For a period of time she was ...see more
I lived at 6 Camborne Road, Welling with my mother Hermine Wright and my grandparents Fred and Elsie Wright from 1943 to 1948. I attended East Wickham Infants School, where my teacher was Miss Sharp.
I think the year must have been 1944, the summer of the doodlebugs. It seems there are records of all bombing incidents at Kew, and when I next come to England later this year I will try to find them.
One ...see more
remember being packed off to this boys home, well it was a self contained village really. every amenetie was taken care of church just inside the gates...school,,,,about 8/10 houses..the experience was quite exiting,what with near misses from german bombs.......sadly one house got a direct hit at night..........there were fatalities,not sshure of the count...it was quite rightly ,kept ...see more
My mother, Enid Fowler(Thomas) told me that her father, Oliver Frank Thomas,(honorary mayor of Tenby 1930) often enjoyed going to Caldey Island to talk with the monks.
It must have been in the early 50s that I would go to Brundall with peter tooke and his parents to prune roses I doubt it I was any help as I was about 8yrs old. The tookes lived on Plumstead Rd Norwich.Is peter still around and where. Gerald Wase Hunstanton
I WENT TO WARWICK ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL UNTIL 1958. SOME OF MY TEACHERS NAMES MR. CARRINGTON MR. NAYLOR MRS. HEPWORTH AND MISS BURTON.
I USED TO GO TO THE COLLINS CINEMA, I REMEMBER THERE USED TO BE A SMALL SWEET SHOP ALMOST OPPOSITE THE CINEMA (I LOVED THE MONKEY NUTS NOT HAD ANY SINCE WE MIGRATED TO AUSTRLIA IN 1960.) IF ANYONE WAS THERE ABOUT THIS TIME PLEASE DONT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME. JOHN.
As a young boy just moved to bracknell " in the Earley 60 my parents lived in a bungalow oposit the Green Man pub on the site to which wildridings junior school is now It was called one Acha cottage .We would walk out of our back garden into the farmers field and walk down towards the church coming out at blacksmith cottage to where my nan lived .Our neibough waz a Mrs thack who owned thacks electrical store with her son .she lived many happy years there . .
I went to red house school further down the road , And I have to say the best days of my life
But getting back to the sugar bowl used to walk up with class mates and swim !! Absolutely
Fantastic.. If there's anyone remembers the school please ,,,,, atm999@aol.com
Thankyou Alan
Between 1961 and 1964 I attended the The Matlock Teachers Training College at Rockside and was resident at Rockwood for 3 years. It was a wonderful time for me with my highlight being the co-organising of the double decker bus trip to Moscow in 1964 when we took 42 students on a travel experience behind the iron curtain to discover first hand how communism really 'worked'. We drove a green 1951 Leyland PD1 Low ...see more
Mr Maunders the janny, litter picking, Dilly Charters the English teacher, Mrs HOLROYD, the Music Teacher JON PEEL, sports teacher, so many memories..........
Ernie Kidd the best and most accurate thrower of blackboard rubbers, hit his targetb9 out of 10
can anyone help with regards to a family discussion regarding an Italian restaurant
Which I could have sworn was on the right hand side of the South road coming down from Lady Margaret road . I don't know Southall very well but I think it is possible it was set back in a small service road .? Time scale is October 1970
My nana Iris Harris moved from Bargied to Rhyl every summer she would take us to visit my uncles Cyril & les My memories of these times are the walk up the hill to my uncle Cyril's house at the top of the road was a park with an open air pool. We used to walk across the top of the mountain to the small village that my nana was born in. Lovely memories of happy times
Was the waggon ever found after it was stolen?
When there was snow on the ground in the 60s people used to hair down the common on anything they could find to sit on. I don't know how many people carried on off the Common and landed on the road as there was nothing to stop them. Scarry looking
back. I went on to work at the Collony and then Chalfont Hospital.
I remember going regularly to see films there and also to the amateur dramatic society shows as well
As a young lad in the mid & late '70's I'd cycle up from Shepton Mallet with all my fishing tackle strapped to the bike & in a rucksack. A friend's parents had a farm in East Horrington, & I'd kip in a barn.
A day ticket was 15p. Night fishing was not allowed at the time, but I understand it was later The bailiff, Mr Maggs, would come round, or you could go up to his house nearby & buy one. He ...see more
Richard Alexander was born in Old Newton 1780. He is my great great great grandfather.
He was married to Mary Sharman, don't know where she was born but she died in Bacton 1852.
I am coming to Earl Stoneham for a week in April to try and piece together my family history at least our some more flesh to it. Earl Stoneham is where my grandfather and great grandfather were born the family name is ...see more
My parents moved down from Aberdeen when I was 15 Mths Old we first lived at 107A Ecclesbourne Rd right opposite the Elementary School, I see the tenements still exist. They were owned by the Andrew Family who used to come around weekly to collect the rent, Dad became the handy man for Mr Andrew, his job was to carry out repairs to the flats, we lived there until just after Dunkirk, we then moved into a House at the top end of Ecclesbourne Rd, number 32.
The Cove Cafe, a simple structure on the steps at Hayle beach, dates back many years to the early 20th Century, and is still amazingly in existence today, the tides and weather have not claimed it. Having had very few owners, one such owner from the 20s to the 30s was a Mr Blewett, who also owned a newsagents in the town. We, the current owners were amazed at this - as we too are ...see more
hi
i was born in ash grove seaforth in 1934. moved to empire road (24 i think) then on to ismay road where i lived until 1959.
my da was the mager of the collie during and after the war. i remember the match works being bombed and all the docks on fire. i had a good view of this from the roof of the collie. also the prefabs being put up at the corner of paknee and linacre road. happy days.
norman elliott
I MOVED TO STEVENAGE LIKE MOST YOUNG PEOPLE AT THAT TIME TO GET A HOUSE YOU HAD NO CHANCES ELSEWHERE MY BROTHER ALREADY LIVED THERE SO I WAS ABLE TO LODGE WITH HIM
GOT A JOB AT BEA SYSTEMS AS AN AID STOREKEEPER HAVING BEEN TOLD I WOULD GET ONE AFTER 3 MONTHS ASKED AFTER THE 3 MONTHS NO HOUSE TO BE HAD.
SO I LEFT AND WENT TO KODACKS WORKED IN THE STORES ON THE COLOUR PHOTO PARTS
THIS HAD THE GOOD CHANCE ...see more
i was brought up in myrtle street all during the war ...i remember the Tivoli picture house, i well remember the life we lived ...so poor but a real community spirit...our doctor was Dr. Black, up Lapage St. we first went to Bowling Back Lane school then later to St. Peters in Leeds Road....i was 12 in 1945 and well remember the war ending and we kids were sent home from school that morning ...i remember being ...see more
Brilliant to see this little piece of St Neots History
Ropers were well known for their small shop in Cambridge Street mid 60s, As local kids from the council estates we waited in anticipation of the new building being completed from behind the screens.
This photo is of the Coronet Restaurant upstairs above Ropers Cafe.
The door next to the bar was where Fred used to go for his afternoon ...see more
Does anyone have a photograph of the part of the main road where Mrs.Booth's shop was situated? Or perhaps the garage belonging to Mr. Booth? I think the shop was either between the Police Station and Sharp's fish and chip shop or on the row beyond the school, going towards where Sugdens was near the Zebra crossing. The garage was below the railway line going towards Highgate. A friend asked me if I knew of ...see more
My father grew up in Streatham and is now 83 years old. His name is Ossie Landes. He has such fond memories of the area and remembers somewhere called The Coffee Cabin. I would love to find any photos of the place if possible. Many thanks in advance
I went to duke Street school in the 1950s I can remember the playground was on the roof as well as outside the classrooms, Mrs Moores taught me to knit and sew and Mr Beasley was my last teacher there I can remember Mr Jacks the headmaster who gave us spelling test on a Friday morning.The last day before leaving we put on a play I was Cinderella I took my hair out of pigtails and my mam ...see more
My sister and I grew up in Worsley,we went to Worsley High School in the fifties we cannot find any evidence of it's existence,we know a Fire burnt the beautiful house down in the sixties and a modern building replaced it,later it became a nursery school called by it's original name The Crow's Nest.Does any one have any information or photo's of us wearing our big boaters?.Iwas also in the girl guides at St Marks ...see more
The Seaman family lived at the house in the centre of the photo with the petrol pumps alongside the house. George Seaman lived here with his wife Lillian and ran the business. His 3 sons were born at the house and later lived and worked in the family transport business. They continued in the business until George passed away, the sons later setting up haulage business TSP Transport based in Skewen. The ...see more
This view looks from Newhill almost opposite to Newhill park across to west Melton, the sectioned off plot of land was controversial as the property being built there had to have the previous foot path moved to allow for the building of the bungalow that is now the Homestead, the rough land on the left foreground belongs to the Thacker family, the tree blocks out the view to Stacey mill house which had been the old Rockingham soap works.
I was born in hindringham I remember jack gaskin delivering our bread my mum and dad were Fred and Enid martin also my grandad was Alfred (sausage) martin god bless them all I have so many wonderful memories,I se to play n climb the old trees in the elms and the wonderful playing fields
Next to Wise's was Mrs Simmonds toy shop, then a drapers, then my Aunts' Fish & Chip shop - Plante's. Further on was a greengrocers, then my favourite shop, Smith's cake shop!
I have a photograph of your Grandfather Gordon Speck if this is any good to you??
Roy Lewis
I lived in Ripon and caught a bus to Harrogate each school day where I attended Harrogate Technical School between 1955 and 1957. I was house captain, a member of the school football team and also a member of Harrogate Schoolboys Football Team.
We played our games on another school's pitch, just off The Stray.
I remember quite clearly walking from the school to the pitch, in all ...see more
As children after my father was invalided out of the RAF he took a gardeners/maintenance job with a Mrs Hitchcock who lived in a large house in Hollywood Lane. She owned a thatched cottage nearby where we lived. It had a huge garden and long drive. That Winter it was so deep in snow that coal lorries could not get through and we were saved when the weight of the snow brought down a large tree so we could all have ...see more
My Uncle, Albert Card, had a dance band and used to play at the Royal Clarendon after WW2. My mother took me there to see him play. He was a very talented musician and had won the Nat Gonella Award for trumpet playing. Nita Jenkins
One of my Corke/Moon ancestors had a butchers shop in the ex Midland Bank building where the water fountain stands at the intersection. Another ancestor Elizabeth Corke had a dairy in the High Street and I believe other members of the Corke family had shops in the High Street.I recall my grandmother telling me they had a cattle market in the High Street and she had to drive home a cow that her father purchased.
This cottage was in fact the prow of a boat which had been cut off and erected, almost like a sentry
box, and stood near the Nelson Monument on South Denes. There was an article in the Yarmouth
Mercury ( 10/11/72 ) which featured this cottage but its accompanying photo was very grainy and I
am curious about its history. That particular photo also had my great grandfather's brother standing
on ...see more
I went to Normanton Grammar School 1969 - 76. The Girl's High School had merged with the boy's Grammar School before then and the Girl's High School became the 'Lower School' ie 1st to 3rd years.
Later, lived opposite on Church Lane and saw it demolished for housing, approx early 1990's. Sad.
Mike Shepherd.
Photo is taken on Cutsyke Road, opposite where Bradley Arms pub (was?) with entrance to Church Lane just to left of photo.
I moved to Church Lane in 1960 when I was 2 as my Mum and Dad took over North Featherstone Post Office (Allan & Margaret Shepherd). We left there in 1979. Mum recently passed away in Dec 2014.
Would love to know what happened to locals / neighbours. Mum and Dad knew loads due ...see more
I wonder if anyone remembers David Coles. He lived in Allenby Road and worked in the greengrocers
there. I would love to hear how he is.
i was born in pontefract , paradise gardens, when i married at button park i moved away to leicester, when i came to visit my mum , i would take my children to the valley gardens to picnic and paddle in the pool there .
Can anyone remember a film being made outside the Crossways Shops? Everyone had to stand in front of the shops and wait for cars to come along. We were told not to move or cheer or anything else. I remember standing outside the cake shop with my mum. I never did discover what that was all about.
Carrol Beasley (nee Baldry from Sutton Square, Heston)
I use to live in Regina Rd from 1959 to 1972, now live in Plymouth . Had some good time there played football for the school, it also had an pet corner, I can remember the BBC came to film the animals for an program Playschool, if any one has any fotoes from 1963 - 1970 during the years I was there please put it on, the old headmaster was Mr Hancock. I'm Frank Bako & you find me on this
Memories of Penketh County Junior School, from 1944-49: Miss Routledge, Infants class, roaring coal firs to dry out wet clothing, I still count in my head using those dots on the frieze! Friday afternoon with a personal toy!
Miss Stanley's class, she was sick, and Mrs Morrow came to teach some of us in that second class, in the hall.
Miss Ilsley - scared the living daylights out of us! Grew beans seeds in ...see more
My father, Luigi Cascarini, opened and owned The Silver Lounge from 1939 until he retired in 1966. All his family including my self (Maria) worked there for many years. I would love to know if anybody out there has a photo of the front of the shop. No one in the family as one. Maria Richardson
My grandad, George toye, used to play dominoes in that pub.
i remember my grandfather working in the security box at the entrance of folkestone harbour, i remember my grandmother would take me down to him during the morning to take his sandwiches, i would sometimes have to stay with him there because my mother had a long term illness so nan and grandad helped out by looking after me when dad was working or visiting my mum, my grandmother used to work at ...see more
I was born in Stairfoot in 1949, and it was a great village to grow up in. loads of friends, the Langleys and numerous others, We played out for hours on end going to Oxleys fish and chip shop and of course Curly Burtons chips simply the best ever. Canal walks, Monk Bretton Priory to play in, bunny hill and the canal, you felt safe and happy
Who remembers Frank Woodcock at Glanford School,he could keep things in order with his strong arm tactics,I left school in 1961 anyone remembers me,?.
I have been collecting information about the shops in Bentham during the 1940s and early 1950s, I can recall a lot of them but have been trying to remember the name of the pub which, if one came up Station Road and turned right by the Black Bull pub ,was along main street going towards the Auction and the School, I cannot remember what it was called so can anyone help me there ?
Bentham was ...see more
I was born in Gravesend and in 1939 we were evacuated to Norfolk and spent the first night on the Racecourse in Yarmouth.We then came back home as no bombing but it soon started in earnest. We lived in Bligh Road. I recall the Old Main just across the road where the Fairground people used to have their caravans etc which during the War was used by the Forces.I was staying with my grandmother in Northfleet the ...see more
I was also born in Burnhope our address was Beachgrove Road, went to the school around 1951 my teacher was Miss Douglas. Migrated to Australia in 1952 with my parents. Do not remember a lot but spent time singing for a lolly in Rutherfords Shop. Had a friend called Dianne Henderson only two girls in our street. Dad returned home from the war married and worked there until we moved to Australia. My Grandparents ...see more
I was born in Davidson Road in 1942 and went to Davidson Road School. I remember we had blackboards and chalk to start with. We had music lessons and all learnt to play an instrument and also to read simple music (can't do that any more). There was a fire in the school while I was in the infants - can anyone remember it? I clearly remember one teacher rushing back in to get her bag after we had all been lined up in the ...see more
My name was Julie Shaw, my Mum and Dad, Jack and Connie Shaw had the Post office when I was born there in 1961. I have one Sister Lois.
I was there from 1963 -1965. I remember the day we wandered off to the church, Anne , Tracy and I. Tracy fell in the fish pond. It was a very scary/funny memory for me, I was about 4 I think. Also Sister Ivy Bell married my father David Peacock at this church in July, 1965.. Lorrell Peacock.
I was born in Billericay in 1954 and lived in Church Road, Laindon . I remember my mother and grandmother taking me to see Prince Philip when he visited Basildon. I was only a small child but I do remember seeing him walking past us as we stood outside Rumbelows, my grandmother told my mother on the way home she thought Prince Philip looked taller on television! Happy days,
my mams older brother john stogdale also went to stoke on trent to work at the pit ,I also can remember the name Thompson did they live opposite the cemetery .