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I was in the Wolf Cubs (as they were known at that time) and we used to meet in a room above the old stables at Weyhill. I was there from about 1956. Loved every minute of it. Then went up to the Boy Scouts at the age of 11 in 1959. The Scout Group was known as the "6th Andover, Penton and District" I had two elder brothers in the same group, Roy and Peter. If you remember any of us then please get in touch.
In the middle of this picture is a bus stop where the London Transport red double-deckers on routes 98B and 209 stop. Both routes ran to Pinner in a westerly direction and I would stand at this stop many hundreds of times between 1956 and 1963 to catch the 209 bus to Pinner Grammar School - often with my schoolfriend Roger Gilbert. The trees shown in this photo are still there, but now fully grown!
My maternal grandparents owned Daneswood, which you reached by taking the Mells road out of Great Elm, then turning left at a bungalow set right on the edge of the Mells river valley. After passing the bungalow, Daneswood was the first of three fine Victorian houses set in their own beautiful gardens that fell away down the valley to the Mells river. Daneswood has since been renamed Wood Rising. When our family of ...see more
I remember my mom buying the apple doughnuts with fresh cream. But my favourite was what I recall being called a 'pancake fritter' - like a pancake but a lot deeper, and with currants and sultanas in, turned up at the edges, golden yellow on top and brown underneath. I tried making them myself but had no success. If anyone by any chance knows the recipe I'd be grateful, ...see more
Hi, I am trying to find out a bit about my great-grandmother who used to live at the Flying Horse pub with her daughter Ruth Phillips about 1930/40. Ruth and her husband William Phillips are both buried in the church graveyard behind the pub.
I visited a few years ago and that was when I found their graves. I didn't find my great-grandmother's grave. Her name was Henrietta Sheedy, nee Gladdish. I was hoping someone ...see more
I remember Beattie Bebb from when I was a child growing up at Station Villa (1 Railway Terrace), Builth Road. She lived at about no 14 Railway Terrace and my cousins lived at no 17. I just remember her as an elderly lady when I was of primary school age.
This was a right pain, going from Barossa County Secondary School along to the TV mast, sorry, monster thing, and getting lost (conveniently) to be late to avoid the cold showers,. We used to have some good bonfire nights behind the flats but that was allowed then, all the estate would turn out to get rid of rubbish on the big fires, we had great fun. Over the years I spent in the old town I saw many changes ...see more
I don't recognise this as Pontardawe. I lived there for 56 years, but this looks nothing like it. I just don't recognise anything in this photo.
I was born in 8a Central Way near the Caledonian Club. The families I remember are the O'Gradys, and the Worrels (Norman). I am one of the Thompsons (Charlie). I went to Littleheath Junior School. Across the road was the Noah's Ark pub. I used to go for walks along Oglet shore. I left Speke and moved 2 Halewood and I now live on the Isle of Wight. I am 53 years old., Does anyone remember us? charlie-thomo@hotmail.co.uk
Hello. I am trying to trace a Norton es2 500cc motorcycle, registration unknown. It was sold new about July, August onwards 1950, from G. O . Trentholm, Station road, Sutton on Sea. If any person knows any information I would be pleased, as I am restoring it, thanks.
John Thomason, email: j.hossthomason@yahoo.co.uk
Does anyone have any info about Pecks shoe shop besides the fact they sold shoes? The time line is when Annie and Alma worked there. Many thanks.
I attended Edmondthorpe village school from 1947 to 1953.
I live at New Farm with my grandparent Harry and Ethel Gresham. My mother Betty Bratby, nee Gresham, my two brothers Jim and Tim Bratby, uncles John, Harry and Paul. A lodger Frank Lay.
At the beginning we had German prisoners of war working alongside my uncles on the farm, along with villages we helped get the potato harvest in. My great-grandparents lived ...see more
My father was a builder doing war work whereever he was sent. My parents wanted all the family to be together so we all arrived in Wilmcote, my mother, father and older brother and I. We lived in an old train carriage which had been transformed into a temporary home for us. It was situated in the grounds of the home of a Mr and Mrs Baldwin of Start Point, a bungalow in the village. I went to the village school ...see more
I lived at Kirkham Abbey in a little bungalow called Sunny Side. It is no longer there now as it was pulled down. It was situated where the carpark now is for The Stone Trough. My mother and father in law lived in The Bungalows. He, Ernest James Cook, was the butler for Mrs Brotherton at Kirkham Hall. Mr Robert Hall and his wife lived and farmed there and Mr Eric Batty was station master and lived in ...see more
I grew up in Edgwarebury Lane from when I was born until I was 17 and having always lived close by. I attended Boradfirlds and Edware Secondary School so fully born and bred Edgware. I loved the old days of spending Saturday's shopping on Station Road in Nurseryland and Sainsburys (now Tesco Metro). I lived close to Edgwarebury Park and walked to school everyday through the park. I loved Edgware and have ...see more
On September 2nd 1947 the 1983 Newburn bridge was the last bridge on the Tyne to be freed of tolls. Dan Dowson and Dick Browell led Northumberland and Durham County councillors over to mark the occasion.
On August the 11th 1973 Councillor Conway presented the 10th Duke of Northumberland with the peppercorn rent of a red rose for the use of land near the library on which was the rose park opened July 28th 1956.
These are the years when the boat house was flooded, 1771 1832, 1850. They are still marked outside of the boat house. And in 1798 George Stephenson worked at the Water Row colliery.
Matthew Kirton, owner of Walbottle brick works, used to arrange for this river ferry to take Sunday School and other outings down river to North Shields and back, the ferry was called 'Blue Bonnet'.
Spencers made the largest steel plate in the world, it was for the liner the 'Mauretania', diameter 13 feet 4ins.
I lived in No. 8 Council Cottages (now Firbank), several children in the cottages, Potters No 4, Arnolds No 1, Apps No 2, Burtenshaw No 3, this was before the war. I was born 1929. Mr Harris of Redeham Hall Farm let us have the run of all his fields to play in, we would go away for hours and our mothers would never worry where we were. About 1937 they were training pilots in Tiger Moths and Miles Magisters, they ...see more
Does anyone at all remember the small island called Glen Faba at Rye House which had dozens of old chalets, caravans and odd assortments of old bungalows near the river lea lock. There was also a provisions shop made out of wood selling sweets and other foods, I think it was called, or at least the lady was called Mrs Kew. The shop was very near the bridge crossing the weir. It was a holiday place ...see more
I remember walking to school in the snow, and standing in line while Captain Gracie came down the line to check your ears etc were clean. My name then was Irene Rich and I lived at 41 Hawthorn Drive. We all had some really good memories there, playing down the woods, and it was always safe to play outside at night time, playing rounders, oh the memories...
My family lived at 12 Ouselely Road from 1957 5to 1959. It was, repeat WAS, a wonderful home before the current family moved into it. They have destroyed it. I wish I could afford to buy it and refurbish the house. We had a gardener (Mr. Muir), a housekeeper and a nanny (Mrs. Brown of Straight Road). I call England the "Home of my Heart". I miss that house and our times there greatly.
My mum apparently worked in a cafe in Woolwich during 1955/56, it may have been near the market. I really need to know about all the cafes that were there at that time, who owned them? And does anyone remember the following names from then: Sid (cafe owner. Jeff, who sold things on the market. A man that had one leg, a tall handsome man called John (he may have been of mixed race such as half Cypriot?). Any information, no matter how small, will be very helpful.
Thankyou,from Linda
I was born in Mary Street, Treharris in 1946. My name was Vicky Toogood then. I have great memories of Quakers Yard, hot summers, snowy winters, and never getting bored. We always had something to do, we walked for miles in the summer and slid down the icy mountain on cardboard in winter, those where the best days of my life.
My grandad and grandma Sam Brown lived at 36 near the chapel, aunt Et and uncle? on the adjoining corner house. Until I was 5 we lived at Offley where I was born at the Wheelwrights during the 1990s. I was looking for this house which has been renamed, the lady living there kindly invited me in and I remembered some of the features of this house. We moved to The Flints about 1931 where my eldest sister was born ...see more
I lived here 1950ish, my dad worked on a farm which I think was called Coles Farm. I can remember the village school with a curtain in the middle. My dad's name was Mr Norman Charles Manley, my mum was Winafred Anne Manley.
I came to live in the town when I was awarded an Engineering Cadetship to train for a technical commision in the Armed Forces. About 70 of us were based at The Technical College. I and another Cadet were billeted first in Brotherton Avenue and then in Batley Road. Both landladies gave us a home-from-home.
I have many happy memories: playing rugby league against Sharlestone Colliery on Trinity's ground in ...see more
I, like my brothers, sisters and father went to the primary school in Tongue End, at the time I started Mrs Vantol was Headmistess but was later replaced by Mr and Mrs Gore, the school had around 30 children. Meals were brought by car to the school from Deeping St Nicolas everyday and served by Mrs Hall and her mother, Mrs Biggs, in the small hall/dining room. My Mother Jean Baker was employed to look ...see more
September 1958 I meet a vagrant I knew.
In 1957, I was appointed to be Village Constable, at Lower Penn, Wolverhampton, an upper class district of wolverhampton. My station, was in Springhill Park. The beat was divided by the A449, The SW Trunk Road, no M5 in those days. One side of the beat was Lower Penn, the other Penn Common, both different. It was my wont to be on the main road, in the mornings, ...see more
My dad Fred Brown, estate carpenter at Mountfield, was a good singer and actor and was a member of Robertsbridge amateur theatre group, and I remember going to shows at the hall several times, only one I remember, 'Changing of the Guard'. I remember him playing the piano at home and singing words I remember went something like 'Willo Willo Waley, will you marry me' and as kids didn't go much on that. Mum (Doris) ...see more
Saturday, 20 February 2010
A sharp reminder of my schooldays.
I attended Bradley Street, Church of England Primary and Junior school, Uttoxeter. Some teachers, remain in your memory, others disappear. I remember in particular Miss Kingshott, a tall, a dark,angular lady. Her teaching was always forceful, her discipline strong. I remember her telling us of a visit to Oberamagau and the Passion ...see more
I was born in Coleford in Somerset. We used to get up to all sorts of things, with my sister Deborah and my brother Dennis we used to leave the house about 9am and never went home until tea. One day my mother took us up to the shops in Coleford to get me a new pair of shoes. She said to me "Now then, do not lose them", but I did lose one so I went to get my sister to help me find it, but we could not find the ...see more
I was stationed at Melchbourne 1948/49 and used to visit the Temperance Cafe in the High Street. I would like to know more about Melchbourne House after it was handed back. When I was there it was in a dreadful state of repair. I would think it must now be a grand house again. During the war I think the Americans were there as they were also at Chelvestone and Yelden. Any information I would appreciate. Ken Horton
I was 10 years old when I visited the hotel run by my father's cousin George Appleton. We were visiting from Cape Town South Africa.
I virtually had the beach to myself during that time and had a wonderful time exploring, ever mindful however of the tides that came in and out.
A magical time of fantasy and discoveries.
My grandparents (Mousleys) lived in 38 Church Street and that was the house where my mother was brought up during the Second World War and onwards. I remember staying there as a small boy: no inside toilet, an old hand water pump to the rear (not working), dark bricked cellar and a view from the attic window to the church.
The walled garden to the rear was adjacent to the old Sherrier school, so we were ...see more
The smell that came from the foundry... I used to go see my dad and the cold damp stench used to burn your eyes and fill your lungs. The building was cold and damp and yet the heat from the ladles of molten iron would burn your lungs if you got too close. The cherry red metal gave no mercy and it would scare me into thinking this place was hell on earth. I would have dreams where I saw the gates of hell open and ...see more
What an amazing site! I went to Gearies in 1949 and left in 1953 and if I remember correctly Doubles was the motocycle shop on the corner. It is now nearly sixty years ago so my memory of the streets in the area is a bit hazy but the photos certainly brought back a load of memories. The Rossie's I remember was an ice cream parlour which used to shut for about six months of the year and re-open in ...see more
The family name is Davies, they lived in Penygraig, Pontllotyn and Clarindon Row, Rhymney. We belive they lived near the stone works. Five of the children went to the homes at Pontypridd owing to the death of their mother. If anyone reading this has any information, it would be appriciated.
My great-grandfather James Kirkwood lived in Swinton Road until his death in 1933, leaving a widow Catherine and six children. My grandmother moved there in 1934 until 1936 when Catherine died. They are buried at the churchyard opposite. My grandmother was Martha Kirkwood. I have been in this flat several times, my mother's cousin still lives there.
St Michael's Church hall is a typical meeting hall for community events and is the venue for monthly dances organised by the Bampton Folk Dance Club.
I first started going to these dances a couple of years ago with my wife Elizabeth and we enjoyed the live music by the 'Friendly Folk Band' and the new caller invited each time. It's a bit of a throwback to years gone by with a cup of tea and a biscuit midway ...see more
One of my main memories of camp is a cross country run, no ordinary run this one, it was November, it was freezing and pouring with rain, nonetheless we had to run, but the only kit we were allowed to wear was sandshoes and shorts, no socks and no tops. Anyway, away we went. It wasn't long before myself and another lad called Peter Jarvis were lagging behind, walking most of the time, to make matters worse one ...see more
I grew up in Michigan USA, but my grandparents purchased a home in Perivale in the 1930s and it backed up to the property of the Perivale Maternity Hospital. My mom and my 2 aunts spent their youth, including teen years, in that house. It was one of my aunt's homes until about 10 years ago. My mom emigrated to the States in the mid 1950s, married and had 3 children. We were fortunate to have ...see more
One of the land owners living in Hothfield and well known for her generosity was Mrs Tufton. Although she lived a half mile up a dark lane, she would make it worth the walk to go sing her a few Christmas carols. In the spring she would hire buses to take Hothfield children down to the seaside for the day. Theres more at www.monkerybottom.ca
I was in Larch dorm, the team house was Arendal. At that time we had a wonderful teacher called Miss Alllen, I think she married the teacher at the time who looked after the
young farmer, I think his name was Mr Woodcook. We sat at dinner next to Mr and Mrs Savage, our table was on the left.
My very close mate was Terry Bellamy who very sadly passed away when we had a term ...see more
Must have been 1962 when I was confirmed at St Giles. We have an old super 8 film of us coming out of church, boys smartly dressed, girls veiled, some wore uniforms. We had had confirmation classes before with a young padre - wish I could remember names - he liked baked beans and had a dog! I invited one friend, Janet Cooper, and we celebrated with family members in the living room above our shop Kolordek - Glebe ...see more
This picture is just too small to see if my parents' shop - Kolordek - is illustrated in the row. We moved away around 66/67. Vaiseys had the grocers next door - I was friends with their daughter, and the grocer's next to that changed hands - name escapes me - I was friends with their daughter, too, whose aunt was later married to Philip Madoc, or at least was his girlfriend at the time. I watched them sing ...see more
Can anyone tell me the name of the Public House that was situated in High Street Burton, opposite side of the road to The Burton Mail Offices (before the Bargates was built), around mid to late 1950's? There was an alley at the side, ( used for the delivery of ale), that also contained a cage/cages containing monkeys. NB. My brother aged 67 cannot even remember a 'Pub', myself aged 63, after living ...see more
Mary Edwards was my sister, she would have been 15 at the time. We lived in Sandown Road, Esher, in a house called Madresfield, where I was born. Sandown Road was a private road, off the A3 Portsmouth Road, opposite Sandown Park and next to the Council Offices; my father was the Clerk and Solicitor to Esher UDC. Mary, who became an air stewardess with British European Airways, married an Australian in 1956 and went to ...see more
I visited Dungannon several times with my father who was born in the Lindesayville Cottages in 1923, his mother's family, the Stranaghans, lived at number 17 and my father lived second from the bottom end. The family attended Desertcreat church. Dungannon is a very nice small town. My father moved to Corby in England in 1947, in 1950 he took my mother over to meet his family, he did not go back until 1996 and had his picture in the Tyrone Courier, he knew the editor from school.
Hello,
I'm looking for a dear friend, his name was Robert Smith and he had a brother by the name of Peter Smith. I took Bob Smith to Australia in 1973, but I returned in 1975, leaving Bob out there. Later Bob's mum went out there to live with him, can anyone give me the address, or is it possible that someone can remember Bob's middle name as I need that to trace him, or any other information that might help me? Looking forward to hearing from someone.
Eric Taylor
I spent many happy years as a boy living at 2 Fratting Road, Thorrington, enjoying country life, lots of friends and lovely people who resided there. I did attend school at Brightlingsea Secondary Modern School. I have returned on many occasions to see old school friends.
About 10 to 15 years ago I remember reading an article in the Sunday Post concerning a haunted cottage in Auldgirth. Apparently there was a considerable amount of poltergeist activity and eventually a clergyman was called in to perform a rite of exorcism. Does anybody have any more information? Has the poltergeist activity continued or ceased?
Wallhill House is the correct title of this timber framed building and it is what you might say is the ancestral home of my family.
Although none of my ancestors have lived in the property since some time after 1750 they were there from before 1550 until that later date and probably built the house themselves.
While living at Wallhill they were a great influence on Rushton Spencer and Leek parish in general, ...see more
I lived in Bingham at this time and left school on the Friday and started work on the tables on the Monday day shift 6 - 2, after about a week I moved up to the bashing on as it was called on the tumblers, there I met a man (I say man because I was just a 15 year old kid), called Sporter who took me under his wing so to speak, then it was on to the Snibbling where we had a very happy time trying to be the ...see more
Me and my family moved into 1 Pumpkin Hall, Grange Green, Tilty in July 1993 and live there until November 2002 in a rented cottage owned by Mick Waring. We all had 9.4 years of happy and a peaceful life, living in a friendly hamlet with a lovely house and garden and lovely friendly neighbours. Thank you Marilon/Ken/Warren and Scott.
We got married in Little Easton church by the late Jack Filby.
We still ...see more
Moved from Llanbradach in 1968, now live in Deal, Kent. Thinking back to when I lived in the Brad, we played in the park and went to the swimming pool (which was always freezing cold) and the mountain just at the back of where I lived in Yyn-y-Graig Road. We played for hours up that mountain, sliding down on cardboard, making camps, all so innocent and good in them days. I went to school in School Street and ...see more
I used to camp as a child and teenager at Crosswater down the road [my father knew the then owner] and one of my memories is of driving past the hotel en-route from Farnham. I stayed here as a birthday treat in 2003 and went on walks around Frensham Common, and celebrated my 60th birthday here with family members in 2005. I have a framed photo of the hotel [1906] in my bedroom and have ordered the 'Crosswater Farm and the Devil's Jumps' print.
I remember Finkle Street, every June there were stalls, children's rides and outside the Red Bear there was a big carousel, and it always rained until school ended on the first day.
Aged 8-11ish my friends and I would catch the 85 bus from Chorlton- cum-hardy bus station or walk if we were skint to Platt Fields Park with a plastic bag with brown sauce or salad cream butties in and a huge bottle of orange or corporation pop (water!). With no one to tell us what to do, we had a whale of a time. Now and then we would get a chase off the parkie for tormenting him and ...see more
My cousin and brothers are in the photo. I'm not because I had cut my foot on the step.
I can remember going for a drive on a sunny Sunday afternoon with my mum and dad to Platt Fields Park, sometimes Dad would hire a boat on the lake and take us rowing, I would have a bag with bread in to to feed the ducks. I remember being taken into Platt Fields Hall and looking around at all the beautiful old clothes on show in glass cases and thinking that a lot of them were really ancient. Across the main ...see more
My father was in the USAF, stationed at West Drayton from 1956-1959. In 1956 we rented a large, beautiful home named Billsfield in Addlestone. We also had friends in the village who owned a bicycle shop - their last name was Hobbs - the father was John and he had a daughter named Mary. I have been trying to find any information I can on Billsfield and John & Mary Hobbs. If anyone remembers either or both I would appreciate your input. Thank you, Carol - Yucaipa, CA
I was born in Broken Cross and went to the old infant school when Mrs. Richards, Miss Lomax and Mrs. Frith were the teachers there. I seem to remember school concerts being held round the corner in a building just before the start of Gawsworth Road. When I was small the Post Office was in one of the cottages on the hill going down into the village but the counter was too high for me to see over. ...see more
I am researching my wife's family history and on one side of her family is Charles Freeman Parson. She is his 2nd Great Garandaughter. We know that he lived and farmed at Assington House which I am told that he also built. The Parsons were also tenant farmers at Thorington Hall Nr Stoke by Nayland for a century. Its now National Trust and is open on heritage day in September. I also have an old ...see more
I was in Langley Children's Heart residence from 1951 to 1953. Is there anyone else?
My mother and father were married here in 1932 and I remember living here about 1036 or 7. The churchyard is full of my ancestors on both my mother's side and of my father's side, I also have many friends interred there and I think I am able to connect and recognise almost 90% of names of persons interred there. I now live in Melton Mowbray, Leics but visit Boltongate Church once or twice every year.
As a child I lived in a lovely house called Glanafon next to the old County Stores bakery in St Clears with my mother Anglea and step-dad Malcolm, and my 2 sisters, Rosemarie and Teresa. Unfortunately Teresa passed away over 20 years ago whilst we lived in Wales, but the loving memories of my family and fantastic innocent memories of our childhood and upbringing in St Clears will remain forever in my thoughts and ...see more
i was working in Lloyds bank in 1959. I remember going across the road to fetch cakes from the bakery every day for the staff. We had six staff, this was before the extension to the bank. The other members were Mr Rainford, Mr Sherwood, and the manager whose name escapes me. The girls were Myrtle Young, another Anne and me. I remember going to the cinema in Station Road. You could not hear a thing if it was ...see more
My name George Conquest, I lived at 12a King Street before it was rebuilt. I used to play in Mary Stephens Park, and the swan pool, the 'rec', and the sand pit at the top of King Street where C&V coaches were based. I went to Wollaston school then on to Brook Street (now Woodlands). I have revisited the home town and it has changed beyond all recollection, nothing like the old Wollaston where I grew up.
I was a boarder at this school on West Hill in the 1950s. It looked, and felt, like a prison. I started at the age of four, and hated every minute of life as a boarder. The domestic nuns (Sisters Immaculate and Teresa) could be very cruel. But the same order of nuns was far more cruel to kiddies at an orphanage at Pantasaph in Holywell. (BBC Wales website refers) Because of my horrible memories, I regard ...see more
Never had any direct connection with Alciston but have known it since my teens in the early 1960s and have visited many times over the years. What caught my interest is that the village has stayed relatively unchanged in the 20th and 21st centuries because it is just off the main road and has no through traffic. A few things I have learned about Alciston: In mediaeval times the village was 'owned' by the monks ...see more
I was in the US Navy at St. Mawgan and moved into The Lambs Barn in Talskiddy in 1972. In 1973 I married a girl from the RAF and we lived in the Barn which was owned by Deg and Jenny Warner until I went back to America in 1976. Some wonderful memories were had there and one day I will return.
I came to know Drummore when I met my husband in 1957. We married in 1960 and this year is our Golden Wedding. My memories of Drummore include Crawfords shop, The Queen's hotel with the great family feeling you got when you were there. The many friends we made and still have, especially Willy Hannah, Betty Irvine and her better half, and Grace and Sydney Murdoch who followed us to West Lothian but now ...see more
Doing a bit of computer research looking at my mother's family and think I have traced back her father's family to the 1841 census, which shows her Great Great Grandfather, John Payne, living in Lakenham at what looks like Grove Place, Terry Street (census difficult to read). His occupation , again difficult to read, looks like "waiter" but his son, my mum's great grandad is listed as an apprentice ...see more
I recently made a trip to visit my ancestor's grave in the cemetery at Mortlach Parish Church. The tomb stone records the deaths of my Great Grandmother Margaret Stuart who died in 1897 aged 50 years and my Great Grandfather James Alexander Beaton who died in 1909 aged 72 years.Also their daughter Jessie Ann Beaton who died 15th January 1917 (interred in Allanvale Cemetery ...see more
From approximately 1950 when I was five to 1962, I camped almost every year with my family at 'Crosswater', either at Easter or Whitsun. The property was then owned by two Unwin sisters who allowed us to stay in the 'horses field' with our small caravan and tent. Permission was kindly given by Miss Unwin and latterly Mrs Unwin for we Londoners to stay there after my father Tony Clark had camped there with the ...see more
I've just come across this site. My memory years are really from 1938 up to 1958, when I married and left Crownhill Road, but I have returned several times recently, as it draws me back to 'home', although we moved there (from Burnley), in Oct.1936, when I was just over 4/years old (I am now 77). I had a brother, (Gervase, now called 'John' ), 3/years older than me. My wife & two sons, have ...see more
I have just read the article written by Ethel Jones in 2008. It brought so many happy memories back for me. When I moved to Ironbridge I went to live at 79 Waterfall Cottage, Boweryard. It was 1946 and I was 10 months old. I lived there until I was 6 in 1952. I attended the Blue School. My, those steps hurt my tiny legs. I played with Pauline Lonton in the big white house next to mine. I always felt like a ...see more
