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Life In Burghfield In The 1950s

The passageway led from Clayhill Road all the way through the village, and came out on the Reading Road, some 2 miles away, the passageway was used by us children daily as a short cut to school, and it went by ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common in 1955 by Andrew Cooper

Felin Bwlch, Pentregwenlais

My name is Alan Jones, I am from Llandybie having been born at 4 Angel Terrace. This tiny terraced house between the Ivy Bush and the Church was locally known as "Ty John Jew". My Grandfather ran the "Red Cow" for many ...Read more

A memory of Llandybie by Alan Jones

Boyhood

I was born in 1922 in Mundford where my Father was the village policeman. We had no motor car, indeed in those days there were not many people who could afford this luxury. The village was small, however it was self-contained and provided all ...Read more

A memory of Mundford in 1920 by Ralph Woodgate

School Days

I am surprised that no one has added any memories to this page. When I was a child the village was small and everyone knew everyone else, now it has changed out of all recognition, apart perhaps from the very centre by ...Read more

A memory of Fair Oak in 1947 by Gloria Knight

A Great Place To Live

Having been born and brought up in Buckhusrt Hill in the 1960s and 1970s and 1980s and now living in Kent, it reminds me what a unique place it once was. My immediate memories are of Lords Bushes and living in Forest ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Andrew Evans

Sunny 1950''s Sunday Mornings

I have many memories about the old St Mary's Church. Until I started thinking of them I realised that I have not got one involving a rainy day apart from when my Grandad was buried in the churchyard. He was laid ...Read more

A memory of Clayton-Le-Moors in 1954 by Ann Arthur

More Of Enfield

Swimming at the open air pool was so compulsory at George Spicer and then Kingsmead schools but then we grew a little and in the holidays worked at Pearsons and danced at the Court above Burtons in the market square. Those days it was ...Read more

A memory of Enfield in 1970 by Gordon Thompson

Bicycles And A Happy Hunting Ground.

Being the offspring of parents otherwise engaged, and only partially supervised by a succession of Nannies, whose only concern was that we should be clean and respectably dressed when we got up to mischief, we ...Read more

A memory of New Milton in 1950 by Roger Williams

The Bakery In Ealing Broadway

This is for Gwynne Tilley. The bakers shop you refer to was 'Pauls', a family business not far from the church and roughly opposite Woolworths in The Broadway. Pauls was a family business delivering by horse and cart ...Read more

A memory of Ealing in 1948 by Dudley Parker

Walk About

Now living in Australia - Arriving back to visit relatives, a previous life time of my walk about ways seems so dream-like. Living at The Greig Farm above the Wier Farm (The Wier which had been in my family forever) was the best ...Read more

A memory of Ewyas Harold in 1965 by Sally Bell

Captions

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Caption For Lyme Regis, The Cliffs 1906

Lyme Regis is only a mile away, beyond the next bend, but lies hidden behind the woods at the Holm Bush and what is now National Trust land at Ware Cliffs (top left).

Caption For Lyme Regis, Stile House 1909

Stile House is typical of the smarter villas of Regency Lyme.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Pound Street 1912

We look eastwards from the bushes and wall of The Grove (left).

Caption For Uppingham, Market Place C1963

This photo was taken the same time as U10084.

Caption For Skegness, North Parade C1960

The right side of this picture is now taken up by Natureland, whilst the Figure 8 switchback, the dodgems, the big wheel, the tennis courts and the North Shore Café (right) have all gone.

Caption For Harrow On The Hill, Station Road 1914

The photographs revives memories of old friends such as the Home and Colonial Stores, now sadly departed, and of the days when fascia lettering reflected a firm's pride in itself and its products.

Caption For Tenby, The Five Arches 1890

Opposite the Five Arches were cottages built so closely that only a man walking or a horse being led could pass between them.

Caption For Plaistow, The Village C1955

Located in a remote region north of Petworth, the village was originally formed in a clearing in the woods.

Caption For Bush Hill, Elmscott Gardens C1955

Look carefully at the unified appearance of this cul-de-sac as it backs onto Bush Hill Golf course.

Caption For Dorking, South Street And Pump Corner 1906

his street forms the left fork of the junctions of the three main streets, and is the quietest of the three.

Caption For Adlington, Market Street C1955

A bread delivery van and some local traffic make Adlington look busy. The

Caption For Northampton, Market Square & Mobbs Memorial 1922

Though no longer in the Market Place, this fine monument to Lieutenant-Colonel Edgar Mobbs was once a famous landmark in Northampton.

Caption For Daventry, High Street C1965

Daventry High Street is now looking very busy. The

Caption For Whyteleafe, Station Road C1955

A tree-lined Station Road draws the eye towards Upper Warlingham Station, which arrived in Whyteleafe in 1884.

Caption For Linton, Clappers Stile C1955

This little lad demonstrates the ingenuity of a stile which maintains the integrity of the field boundary without the need for steps over the fence.

Caption For Exmouth, Beach Bungalows 1906

In the mid-19th century, Exmouth gained importance as a shipbuilding centre and fishing port - tons of herring were landed each month.

Caption For Derby, St Peter's Church C1960

This view of St Peter's Church, which stands at the junction of St Peter's Street and East Street in the city centre, shows just how busy the traffic was then.

Caption For Newton, The Village 1921

Because of its obscurity, this hamlet by the river Hodder was chosen by the Quakers as the site for their Friends' Meeting House, which was also used as a school in 1767 (right, with the tall belfry).

Caption For Newton, The Village 1921

Because of its obscurity, this hamlet by the river Hodder was chosen by the Quakers as the site for their Friends' Meeting House, which was also used as a school in 1767 (right, with the tall belfry).

Caption For Abergavenny, General View C1955

The Town Hall and the Market Hall stand out at the centre; the large building to the right of the Market Hall is Samuel H Facey & Son's brewery, which opened in 1862.

Caption For Staverton, Daventry Road C1955

On the way to Staverton, in a lay-by is one of Telford's toll houses.

Caption For Saltwood, Village Hall And Almshouses 1902

Saltwood dates back to at least the year 833, when it is mentioned as a land grant by King Egbert.

Caption For Abergavenny, General View C1955

The Town Hall and the Market Hall stand out at the centre; the large building to the right of the Market Hall is Samuel H Facey & Son's brewery, which opened in 1862.

Caption For Ampthill, Market Place C1955

In late morning sunshine, the boys of the village head for the newsagents, possibly to collect their wages for the daily delivery run.