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Researching Arrow and King family of Filbert Cottage Lower Street
My name is Jean King - although when I attended primary school in kirkconnell I was known as Sheena Campbell. That was in 1959 to 1961 when we moved to Mansfield in England.
I have a school photograph taken in 1960 and some of the names I remember - especially Bobby Cleland who was my rival for top of the class!
I sometimes pass through the village on my way to New Cumnock to visit family.
Ronnie Caldwell is my ...see more
hello Ray,Thanks for the reply,I remember your name.my surname was Avis and Fred Avis was my dad and Maggie Robinson was my mum I have two younger sisters. The Bennetts did live next door to us their names are Bernard,Colin and Christine they moved to a maisonette above us in Dorset rd. I went to John Milton school and when we moved to Wyvil school in South Lambeth rd.I wonder if you remember my cousins John and ...see more
I lived just around the corner in County Road and was About 2 hundred yards away when the bomb dropped.I would take issue with the writer Mona Duggan in her excellent book in the Francis Frith history of Ormskirk when she says that only one bomb landed on Ormskirk and that there were no deaths. This bomb fell beside a tree in the pavement and shrapnel or debris killed a man sitting in his front room ...see more
It was in 1944 and I was an 18 year old gunner in the Royal Artillery.By mistake, my mate Peter and I found ourselves posted to a little village called Tilshead,it was a clerical error because when we got there no one at the Army unit knew what to do with us.
Sunday morning arrived,and what better to do than go to the Church of St.Thomas a Becket. In the Church were about 20 people and one soldier,me.The Vicar ...see more
I can so clearly recall the school summer holidays back in the early 70's. The paddling pool was full of kids (myself included) having a great time, splashing and playing. And the grassy banks surrounding it were full of mums with picnic blankets, towels, juice and sandwiches.
I am sure that the progress (!) that demolished the nearby Swimming pool must have also taken this wonderful place away.
I (Ken Redwood) lived at Wandsworthbridge Road from my birth in 1944 until 1966. I attended Marist Convent from 1948 until 1950. People I remember from the early years are the Cliss family, Joan and her sister, Jimmy Bishop, Carol Whitehead. Would love to hear from any of these people - or anyone else who remembers me. Also keen to find info re Harry Redwood, my grandfather who run a pet shop in ...see more
Coombe Butler Farm, just off Ridge Lane, is where distant relatives farmed in the early 1900's. They were Edward and Sarah Chave and their children.
For me the memory of Carn Barges brings with it another story. That of the life of Derek and Jeannie Tangye.
For a number of years they had been looking for their ideal escape from it all place to live. One day whilst on holiday in Cornwall, it happened. As they were walking from Lamorna Cove along the coastal path, which was only an informal pathway at that time) they stopped at Carn Barges to admire the view. As ...see more
I lived just round the corner from where the bomb dropped (In County Road) and well remember the event. The bomb dropped beside a tree and there was in fact one fatality of the man whose house faced the tree, he was sitting in his front room at the table and was killed by shrapnel or flying debris. It was not the only bomb, a stick of 8 fell across Ormskirk, the first in Yew Tree Road, the second just short of the ...see more
I used to walk this path every Sunday on my way to Sunday school at the chapel. Such a beautiful chapel, everyone so musically inclined, and afterwards we'd walk back home through the "beeches". This place becomes dearer to me every day, maybe because the Heley's had lived in the village for hundreds if years.
This photo brings back memories filled with trepidation, it was 1960 and I had to go into Wythenshawe hospital for plastic surgery after falling off a bicycle I was 9yrs old. The day before I was to be admitted my mum and my Auntie Jean took me down to Woolworths to buy me a Plastic "Frido" football to cheer me up. Their were gents public toilets in front of Woolies and being gripped with fear about going into hospital I ...see more
G'day Tim.
Of course I remember you, I hope you going fine and well, my email address is rodabbey@bigpond.com it will be good catching up with you.
kind regards Rod
My mother grew up in the Mainstone area in the 1930s and went to the village school there (by the Churchtown turn) for a number of years. Twenty years on, my brother and I would spend most of our summer holidays in Mainstone, staying with an "auntie" (as we called her: not really a relation, but my mum's best friend from her childhood days, and as good an auntie as anyone could wish for). ...see more
Was this the coffee bar on Windsor Road between the Crown and Granada. Oh what memories!
Frothy coffee listening ro the juke box. Favourite was Nat King Cole and "Nature Boy".
Spent so many happy evenings there.
I was born at Parkgate, and came to live in Gudgeheath Lane, Fareham in 1940 at the age of 2. Gudgeheath lane was a proper lane in those days, nothing like today. I played in the cornfield and woods and went to Funtley School. The Hammond Road housing estate was built in 1948, and the woods and cornfield were no more. I eventually went to Purbrook Grammar school, and in my teens went to the Fareham youth club, ...see more
When I lived in standon my mum was a teacher at the school I can remember May Day dancing in the street ,I have many memory's of swimming in the ford and helping to push cars that got stuck in the water .calling at westwoods on my way home from school and buying a lucky bag for 3d.
Linda Maskell was Catley .
In 1967 I was sent up to the Ford Competitions Department as Resident Engineer at the age of 20. I stayed for almost a whole year in the Six Bells. The Landlord was Jack Scrase, I can't remember his wife's name. There was a son who visited sometimes and he was a lawyer, I remember he was in a TV advert for Polo mints. There was a dog, a golden retriever, that I used to take for walks, well actually he ...see more
My Father held a senior position at Brickwoods Brewery in Portsmouth from the late 1940's until the mid 1970's.
He and his colleague would stop off at The White Hart for a "quickie" on the way home from work on a Friday.If I was good they would bring me a lemonade before the onward journey home to Denmead. Ahh. Happy days. I now drink something stronger !
My father was in the army and was stationed in Haig Lines in 1958. I went to the Gally Hill Junior CofE School which you can just see of the right of this picture. I was 9years old when we moved here and remember the long walk to and front school every day. Along Sandy Lane, crossing over Aldershot Road by the Memorial Hall, round the corner into Gally Hill Road and past The Wyvern pub. Going ...see more
The first time I walked into the little shop nearest to our school reminds me of something out of a Charles Dickinson's novel the little bell tingling as you opened the shop door and a little lady behind the counter serving, we would spend 6p of our pocket money on sweets then walk back to school a long country lane picking damsons along the hedgerows.
Sundays some of us would go to morning service at church rest of us had to go on a hike through Delemere Forest which I enjoyed.
My name is David Thomas. I was born in 1938, in Plymouth, but my parents lived in Warren Road in Kingsbridge. Next door lived Billy Maddick, and I would go there to listen to 'Dick Barton, Special Agent' because I was not allowed to listen at home! My other friends from those days who lived nearby were David Mathews and Keith Warren.
For a period, during the war, we were evacuated to Wooton Bassett, ...see more
My sister Joyce lived at the end of Thorpe Lane opposite The Old White Bear ,she was also a barmaid there.
Jim Rose
I was born on the 16 of March 1959 in a council house number 2 Drovers way Burton in kendal. I Ivied there with my family. I didn't know much about that house or the village. When I was 2 and a half we moved down to 7 Springfield Holme Mills. It was a three bedroom house that looked over the dam to the mill and fields. There was a lot of Wilde life on the dam like ducks, coots and swans, the ducks used come ...see more
I had heard so much about this village & surrounding areas from my father, Arch Wallbank, who was born 1896 @ 46 Watling St. the corner of New st. he left for NZ in Oct. 1913 & died Auckland 1965..
My Knight relations had lived in this house (butchers) & a Methodist Lay preacher..James Knight. My Wallbank grandpa drew this cottage in many autograph books & sketched a framed one in ...see more
I was born in 1947 - youngest of five (4 girls and a boy) lived on Seaforth Avenue. Motspur Park was a great place to grow up, we had such a wonderful childhood.
As well as "The Park" at the end of Marina Avenue - tennis courts, putting green, bowling green, large sandpit and paddling pool, cricket matches in the summer, the large Pavillion where one could have afternoon tea, etc. there were also the ...see more
i used to use the waller st. youth club in waller st. and also the swimming baths opposite.I spent hours in the Victory cafe and walked miles around the milk bars.Does any one remember the Vic.WE had a lot of Americans then as competition for the ladies then. Ken Allen now of Norwich.
This photo shows my mum pushing the pram with me in it! This photo would have been taken in 1959.
Been lovely reading through others memories, recognise so many places. I used to live behind the swimming baths and during the winter sit in my bedroom listening to the bands. Couldn't wait until I was old enough to go to the dances there. It was magical, seeing the likes of Ted Heath, Johnny Dankworth any many more was just wonderful. I have lived in Yorkshire for over 40 years now, but will never forget my roots.
Patricia Lawrence (Stoneham)
Only Just found this site it brings back many memories.I used to live at 49 Castle hill Crescent on the prefab estate,at New Addington with my mum, dad Laura and Patrick Bint also my younger brother John . Can anyone remember the aircraft that came down in ...see more
I was born and raised in Robertsbridge and Salehurst at the end of December 1950 and my dad was the village postman - Jack Baker. I went to Salehurst primary school in 1956 and the secondary school in 1962. I remember mum (Rosa/Rose) working in the hop fields and I played with my cousins there during the school holidays. Hard work for the pickers but great fun for us kids. My grandfather - Arthur Baker lived ...see more
I went to Walsh Manor School as a boarder with my sister in 1950. I was a schoolboy of seven at the time but I can remember the owners, Mr & Mrs Hemmings & their daughter , I think was Heather. We used to help with the haymaking etc at weekends. I always understood the adjoining farm was part of the school and loved every minute of my time there. In those days it was extremly avant garde to have a mixed ...see more
we lived there for a while.
lady goldsmid used to go into gunners to buy her haberdashery..was it norman gunner the son or the old man?
i forget.
anybody remember the bull hotel? or the angel football ground?
thank you.
j.....
Being born and raised in Halifax I remember how grim it was to live there. However, one of the places I enjoyed and still enjoy when I re-visit, is the covered market. The bustle, the wonderful smells, the variety...I have not seen anywhere else quite like it.
And the fish teacakes from Illingworth...mmmmmm.
The town centre has been transformed, but a lot has stayed pretty much the same.. the market being one of them
I remember Bicester, my late sister Maureen used to work in Marys cafe,in 1970, I used to work in Preeces drapery I think it was called. we used to live on the RAF camp at Bicester,
I remember many a happy hour hanging around the music store.
Just reading this has brought back fond memories,
My dad was a cpl in the RAF, I worked in the officers mess for a time,then we moved down south,
The very first name belongs to my great grandfather, John Ashley. Died 27/02/1917 serving his country and is buried Salonika Memorial Cemetry. Formerly married to Edith Ashley, 3 Cottage Lodge, Penderyn Road, Hirwaun.
I was born 1945 at 191a Carr Road and lived there for 20 years when I married and moved to Hayes. I lived there with my brother Alan, my cousins Roy and Pat Hodge lived next door as well as Ronnie Pickering. Went to all the Wood End Schools, I remember Miss Bearn, headteacher at the senior school, with Mrs Herman. Science, Miss Wingate, PE, Mrs Carpenter and Mrs Hardy. I remember the Lyons sports field behind the ...see more
Looking at modern Byfield I am truly amazed and impressed with the changes that have taken place.
I was born in village in1942 went to Byfield School and then Towcester Grammar School until 1960. The village was very self sufficient ,if sleepy, with grocers Adams,s,Co-Op and Russell's; butchers George Freeman and Tom Montgomery; 4 pubs Rose &Crown,the Bell ,White Lion and New Inn plus the then ...see more
I was born in the maisonettes at 191a Carr Road in 1945 and lived there for 20 years until I married my brother is Alan Jackson. I now live in Farnborough Hampshire.
My cousin Pat Hodge lived next door as did Ronnie Pickering. Went to all the Wood End schools. remember the headteacher at the senior school as Miss Bearn, Mrs Hermit science teacher, Mrs Wales music, and a Miss Gilbert in the junior school, teaching in the ...see more
I have no memories of Hillside as I was the baby, but would love to talk to any mothers who were there in 1962 - to 1963, or see any pictures!
I went to this school back in the 60 had a great time there loved school
any one remember any of the teachers there.
I remember the Tudor Cafe so well during the time we lived in Newbury. As a teenager I used to visit with my friends and family in the late 70's and early 80's. It served good wholesome food such as omelettes and baked potatoes and you always got a huge amount of salad etc on your plate!! It was always so cheery and welcoming. I also recall Toomers right opposite which sold hardware. Toomers was absolutely massive as ...see more
hi there i was looking at the photo of the liskeard post office 1912 / and would like to mention that the Premises on the right was a motor repair garage i believe / which belong to one of my great uncles whos surname was jago/ being a brother of my great grandmother who was a jago ect // my mother says she use to go in there when she was young in the 1930s ...see more
I went to Crayford County Modern Secondary school in Iron Mill Lane 1945 1950.
Now demolished I see!
Each week in summer our class walked from Iron Mill Lane to Martens Grove via Old Road, walking thro' the woodland of the Grove.
I remember my first dive off the high board seen in the picture.
I met my wife to be in Shenstone Park were we played football to impress the girls and ...see more
I can remember walking through Enfield Town as a young boy The Town then had shops like Ketts The electrical shop that sold Radios, Portable Reel to Reel taperecorders, Radiograms, and Record players , then left of that was The Copshop, Right of that was Woolworths,That sold nearly anything , but on the front of the shop inside was a counter that sold very warm salted peanuts, and they were gorgeous, next to ...see more
The house on the corner with the conifers....bottom of Dolls Hill? The old gentleman ( he seemed old to a 6yr old) had an aviary full of budgies. I was always hoping when he saw me coming home from school he would let me into the garden for a closer look. He never did, but I loved his garden.
I lived in 16 Portal Road from 1947 until 1953. I remember many things about Tower Hill, including the outside toilets and the air raid shelter we were not supposed to play on. Annie Searle nee Davies
I believe that my grandparents, Walter Otho Pearce and Liley Pearce, may be two of the people in this photo. My grandfather had a corn and forage shop and store just by Jacobs ladder at that time. My grandparents would have been quite newly married and lived nearby when the photo was taken.
Does any one remember The Spring Tavern?
I have a oil painting that was given to my Grandfather Reuben Pickup, I believe that the picture once hung on the wall of The Spring Tavern, and that it was given to my Grandfather in payment for work.
The picture is signed, W. R. Gayton after Lawson Wood and dated 1923, It is pained in the style almost of a cartoon, showing the Spring Tavern anglers, dressed in stone age ...see more
Now a housing estate, I believe. I attended 1972-77 before everything went comp and it closed. Miss Hill was Headmistress and quite the disciplinarian. No running in the central corridor, gels.
i used to own the dolphin cafe (delphine cafe) around 1989 for about five years. previously a gentleman in the RAF owned it also whitelegs the fairground company had it, and had amusements inside and out. my family ran the cafe until selling to haven leasure caravan site, whome left it empty for some time, and became vandalised. the recent owners had it pulled down due to health and safety.i have a few photos during the time we had the property.
I remember the shops in Barking very well when I was a child. One of my favourite shops was Bullies the Jewellers, you couldn't miss it because it had a great big clock flush with the pavement at the entrance. I used to dribble at the sight of all the jewels. The other shops were M&S by the swimming baths, and Woolworth's, they had a cafe at the back of the shop which made the best milkshakes. I also remember a ...see more
Hanging about in the gypsy cafe and Lou's cafe and the Blue Mink.Oh must not forget the Tyrol.We must have been hungry
I lived in Church Rd, for the 1st 7years of my life. (1943 - 1950. My Father, Bernard John Musgrove was the Chief Operator at the Regal, & Mum, Joan Richardson (married 1942,) was an usherette. Dad & Mum were sleeping in a room above the organ works, after working late, when a flying bomb hit the organ room. The Manager (Jack Frost) & his wife were not at the Cinema. The 2nd operator was a Don Briggs. ...see more
In 1966 my girlfriend and I (we married in 1967) stayed with the people who owned the fish and chip shop. My parents had got friendly with them whilst camping and arranged for me to bring Joan back. We shared rooms with other family guests who were down at the same time. So quite 'proper' although we had to share beds with strangers. I have looked at the street view of Mawgan Porth and can see a Fish and Chip shop but am not sure if it is the same one. Can anybody help?
On the 12th of June 1964, I emigrated to New Zealand and sailed aboard the Rangitoto, the voyage took 5 weeks, and called at Curacao, Panama and the beautiful island of Tahiti before arriving in Wellington on the 15th of July
I have been back to England and spent time Crewe about 10 times over the last 50 years, it has changed a lot during those years, the last time I stayed in The Crewe arm's hotel, the ...see more
I remeber rugeley I was born there.garden view terrace.moved to birch lane when I was 4 a brand new house number 22.started raven hill school then went to nursery fields when it was first built.oh happy days.live in yorkshire now
In 1957, when I was about 9 years old my father was stationed at Sculthorpe Air Force Base. We lived at The Grange estate before we moved to the base. It was a wonderful old estate enclosed by a brick wall. The former stables were renovated to serve to families. There was an orchard in the back as well as a pathway to St. Mary's church where we loved to go and pick up confetti after ...see more
I have been searching my family tree and find that I had a great great great grandfather named Thomas Pearce Bevan who was born in Bradford on Avon born in 1805. He became a surgeon living in Rochester. He was married to Charlotte (Hodder) from the Isle of Wight. I believe his fathers name was Stephen. Apparently, Charlotte left some money to set up a small charity in Bradford which is now defunct. I am ...see more
In the church at Kentchurch there is a plaque on the wall remembering John Bevan who left money for the poor and the endowed school in 1729, My great great grandfather, William Pearce Bevan lived at Llanithog Farm with his wife, Charlotte and children. My great grandmother, Mary was one of his daughters. I think she may have been in the workhouse at Abbey Dore in the 1881 census. She had a daughter (Sarah Ann), my ...see more
This not "The Sandhills." This view is from the railway bridge overlooking Harrison Park, so named after a famous Wallasey family. The hills are man made, allegedly from the spoil from the building of the Wallasey tunnel. This is around the corner from another picture in the collection: St. Nicholas Church.
I moved to Welling at the age of 8 in 1955. We lived in Roseacre Road, near the Guy Earl of Warwick, where the 89 buses terminated. The house was a 30's semi, but it seemed quite grand after the prefab we used to live in. The house backed onto Danson Park, so my 5 year old brother and I used to spend many happy hours roaming, particularly in winter, when we used to have it to ourselves. Although our parents were ...see more
I wonder if anyone has an old photo of the pub called The Parson & Clerk before it became a Toby Carvery? I have tried the company but was just too late as they have refurbished it recently and none of the old photos remain. My Mother was born there in 1915 when her parents, Robert & Dolly Wright were either Landlords or owners, I don't know which. Anything that could go in the family records ...see more
Does anyone remember the carnivals in Abertysswg? I Have a photograph on one float with my sister Mary Russell, Carol Thomas, John Miller,and I think Edward Samuel, what fun it was going around the village. It's wonderful having this site and seeing peoples names from those days. Keep sending. Elaine Russell
To small to remember much. Looked after by sister Xaiver... Loved her.
I remember a Vincent and Miss Cavener in the sweet store.
My memories are so many good times, I lived at the ice Rink on Beresford Terrace I skated there almost everyday. I would get so perturbed when the curling would start because they cut our skate space to quarter ice. Sunday was the day when after church we would walk the High Street looking in the shop windows "window shopping" You didn't need any money to window shop and the windows were all so nice. Up one side and down the ...see more
Knickerbocker glories was a real treat!!!!
My mother born in 1927 was called Jean Faulkner she knows she has relatives that originated from Melbury Bubb she was born in Holnest and grew up in Leigh, she knew her dad Herbert Redvers Faulkner was an only child and assumed his dad Lewis Daniel Faulkner was too. As an older child she was introduced to cousins- William, Grace and Elsie Faulkner she thought their dad was Albert Faulkner. I discovered Lewis's ...see more
I remember that I used to accompany my mother to pay our rent at the Civic Centre. There were revolving doors at the entrance and these used to fascinate me. I always looked forward to going there because of the doors.
We moved to Yeadon in 1961 when I was 7, my dad worked for Timothy Whites Chemists who had their head office in Leeds. We moved into a new house 2 Whackhouse Close and I went to Westfield Primary which was just across the road. I loved that school, my favourite teacher was Mr. Gooch.At age 11, I went to Aireborough Grammar- that was a very good school too. By 1965 we had moved to Guiseley but my grandparents bought our old house and I ...see more
I was talking to my mum, she was born in Leigh in 1927. Her parents had Bracken Heath, a small holding. Her mum was Dorothy Faulkner, and she was the school teacher until she retired in 1965. Anyway, my mum, Jean, recalls the maze and it's connections to ghostly carry ons. She believes that witches had been hung on a large tree at a fork in the road close by. There were many witches and it was ...see more
I was born in Birchdale gardens behind the Cinema and bus terminal. Moved to Chadwell Heath Lane 1941 when bombed out and then to 49 Hall Road on corner with Chadwell Heath Lane. Attended Chadwell Primary School 1945/1951. back then the 'Lane housing really stopped at Brian Road and then there were only a few cottages all the way to the Hawbush. From Chadwell Primary I went to Royal Liberty and after ...see more
I was in st margarets children's home nation's hill headbourne worthy about 1961 think the home was run by a mr mrs Alcock also sang in st marys choir
My Grandfather was a police constable here.
Hi,I grew up in oldfield lane during the seventies but can not remember what type of building /shop was there before they built the sainsburys? Can anyone help??
kate barnes was a perminae fixture at the bottom of grove lane in camberwell she was a fiery lady and if you upset her the air could be quite blue with her colourfull labguage she enjoyed her pint and she often sat by her newspaper stand with her beer and bread roll usually filled with cheese at lunchtime she was still there in the early sixties when she retired the place never felt the same
Does anyone remember the prefabs on rycot rd?
I was in palmerston house in 1962 ran away twice with some other kids caught by the police in a barn on a farm,they were not happy with me after searching all night
My parents used to live in the flats in daiglen drive opposite the little woods, my brother was born in 1952 ,in 1956 I was born and we moved into 12 Avontar Road, many memories we had I have lost my parents and my brother so now thinking back from when I was young, our family name was Munday my brother was called Jimmy and I Bridget, can't really remember my brothers friends only one I recall was Gary I remember ...see more
my father was doctor Emanuel wilder at the hospital and lived in a new house close to the entrance drive.
I remember the stile across the road from the field that led to the railway, I am desperate to find the old house it was a two storey that looked into fields most likely at the hospital.
any feedback on my dad or the house area would be well received.
my dads friend at the time was a sister and I knew her as Norrie.
kind regards dennis wilder