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Now living in Australia and having revisited Yealmpton in recent times, the changes are amazing. Where there used to be fields in which I played with mates, sadly houses now stand. The old bridge, church, ...Read more

A memory of Yealmpton in 1950 by Anthony Thorne

I was born at N o6 Henconner Road, Leeds 7, on November 26th 1951. My primary school was Chapel Allerton County Primary, and I vaguely remember the trams running through Chapel Allerton as they passed the school. The ...Read more

A memory of Chapel Allerton in 1951 by Mick Hudson

I have a medal which belonged to my late husband's grandfather. He told me it was given to him for playing football and is silver in colour. On the front are his grandfather's initials RD and on the rear the letters BRAFC Sept.6th ...Read more

A memory of Billy Row by dd46

One of my first memories was hiding underneath the sideboard in the dining room with silver ornaments on our heads; my sisters Judy, baby Michele and myself, Deirdre, listening ...Read more

A memory of Holywood in 1930 by Deirdre Sarnitz

I cannot remember a time where Flimby did not feature in my life. My father was born on Ryehill Road, and my grandfather was born and bred in Flimby. It once was a pit village and my grandfather John Watters was an engineer, his father was the ...Read more

A memory of Flimby by Sharon Swallow

I was married in 1982 and moved into Park Farm (next to the church). There was a school, a church, village hall, a bowling green, two social clubs BNFL & EAT, a railway station and the Women's ...Read more

A memory of Capenhurst in 1982 by Joanna Pemberton

My Grandfather, Mr. Llewellyn Price [British Empire Medal], was awarded a silver cigarette case on 24 July, 1937 by the Medical Society of Blaenavon. A golden key to the X-ray room was also presented. This ceremony was ...Read more

A memory of Blaenavon in 1930 by Debbie Knight

Ernie Styles and I started work on my stepfather and mother's farm (Patrick and Annette Lawford) when we were both 17 (1957). There was also Reg Whittear (mechanic/tractor driver, John Spreadbury and George Langridge. ...Read more

A memory of Meonstoke by Fairfax Luxmoore

My father Jenkin Evans and mother Valerie Evans lived at Potters Cross Farm, White Hill, Kinver from just before the Second World War. This is the farmhouse which you can see which still exists to this day. They raised four children, ...Read more

A memory of Kinver by John Evans

MY GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER LIVED AT 9 SILVER ST.HIS DAUGHTER ELIZABETH WAS BORN THERE IN 1846. 5 YEARS AGO I VISITED THE SHOP WHICH STANDS THERE NOW AND THEY TOOK ME ROUND THE PREMISES AND SHOWED ME WHERE THE FAMILY WOULD LIVE BACK THEN. ...Read more

A memory of Durham by Isabella Adams