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Local Biography / Autobiography

Stories from everyday people about growing up or their local area. A fantastic archive of social history.
A Blackburn Childhood 1940-58: Two and Two Halves…and a Dog

A Blackburn Childhood 1940-58: Two and Two Halves…and a Dog
A Degree of Swing: Lessons in the facts of life: Leicester 1958-1964

A Degree of Swing: Lessons in the facts of life: Leicester 1958-1964
A Sheffield Boy

A Sheffield Boy
Alice Hawkins and the Suffragette Movement in Edwardian Leicester

Alice Hawkins and the Suffragette Movement in Edwardian Leicester
Cockney Girl

Cockney Girl
Don't be Late on Monday: Life in a Nottingham Lace Factory

Don't be Late on Monday: Life in a Nottingham Lace Factory
If Only I'd Known!

If Only I'd Known!
It Wasn't Me Sir - The Childhood and Schooldays of Bernard Carter

It Wasn't Me Sir - The Childhood and Schooldays of Bernard Carter
Lost Football Heroes of the First World War

Lost Football Heroes of the First World War
Lullabies, Legends and Life - The Quest for Contentment

Lullabies, Legends and Life - The Quest for Contentment
Mods: Two City Connection. Memories of the 1960's Leicester and Nottingham Mod scene

Mods: Two City Connection. Memories of the 1960's Leicester and Nottingham Mod scene
On a Wing and a Prayer - Recollections of a WWII bomber pilot

On a Wing and a Prayer - Recollections of a WWII bomber pilot
On the Street Where You Live. Growing up in 1950s London

On the Street Where You Live. Growing up in 1950s London
Pride and Passion in Bury. A Lancashire Biography

Pride and Passion in Bury. A Lancashire Biography
Southampton's Lucky Jim - A County Borough Copper in the 50's and 60's

Southampton's Lucky Jim - A County Borough Copper in the 50's and 60's
The Harry Moseley Story – “Making It Happen.”

The Harry Moseley Story – “Making It Happen.”
The Hike and Every Damned Thing Else

The Hike and Every Damned Thing Else
There's a Calf in the Sitting Room

There's a Calf in the Sitting Room