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Memories From My Father Rod Dean
This is what Dad had to say when I emailed him this site and the photos from 1955. Dad lived in Oakley from childhood until 1987, when as a family we moved to Adelaide Australia. I myself lived in the village from ...Read more
A memory of Oakley in 1955 by
Childhood Holidays
We stayed in a ramshackle bungalow on the Warren and Miss Doyle, the owner, stayed in an outhouse while she rented the place to us for the week! We had the most wonderful times there and went every year for a long time. Sunny days, ...Read more
A memory of Gronant in 1958 by
Swimming In The Thames At Sunbury
We often went to the 'Beach' on the banks of the Thames, near to the swimming pool in the 1950's. My Aunt DeDe , My Mam and Cousins, Billy & Keith Taylor' ,they lived in The Avenue' and my siblings would spend the ...Read more
A memory of Sunbury
Visiting My Grandmother In Newton
Every school holiday from 1959 onwards, my brothers Tony, Brian, and later my sister Karen and I stayed with my grandmother Sarah Stones & Harold Stones. Gran owned the Stones greengrocers shop in High ...Read more
A memory of Newton-le-Willows by
Margaret Beavan
My late wife Sandra stayed at the home, with her sister Carol, for 6 weeks in the summer of 1957. Sandra was just turned 11 and Carol 9 and a half. About 20 years ago Sandra and I went back to Heswall and, as others have commented, the ...Read more
A memory of Heswall by
Elm Cottage
My family used to stay at Elm Cottage on Trewoon Road in Mullion for many of our summer holidays during the 1970's. The cottage belonged to a Mrs Kent, known to us affectionately as Aunty Ellie, who at that time lived in Caerleon in Wales ...Read more
A memory of Mullion
Ice Cream
My parents and I spent several vacations at Higworth farm caravan camp in the early/ mid 50's. I remember my Father having to get out of the coach, along with others, to lighten the load to cross the bridge. On the way to the beach we ...Read more
A memory of Hayling Island
Southend Beach
My Great Uncle and Great Aunt (Joe and Rose) both passed away recently, so I decided to share their memory here. I am their Great Niece's daughter. As far as I am aware, they met about aged 17 or 18 on a "Beano" on Southend ...Read more
A memory of Southend-on-Sea by
Time For The Beach Miss Patricia May
This is one of my biggest memories of growing up in Port Isaac: On summer days my mum Joyce May would take me and my sister Elizebath to Port Gavern beach for the day. My mum would make a packed lunch for us to ...Read more
A memory of Port Isaac by
Captions
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The one thing that has not changed about Dudley Castle is the spectacular views afforded from Castle Hill.
It is one of only a handful of woods of this type in the West Midlands.
This street scene has not changed very much except for the names of the occupants.
Downstream from the old bridge, the Wharfe takes on a gentle benign feel.
So often forgotten by travellers through Hertfordshire, Wareside is one of the county's prettiest villages.
It is one of only a handful of woods of this type in the West Midlands.
Another view of the south front shows the extent of the alterations and extensions carried out by Richard Chaloner and his wife Margaret, who was also instrumental in the laying out of the
Ford, Morris, Hillman and Triumph - all the big automobile names are represented here as the town becomes accustomed to the motor age.
The Bell and Crown (left) is a very old inn dating back to 1675, and it stands on the old coaching road from London to Barnstaple.
In many a village, the loss of its transport system and main employer in the course of a couple of years would have sounded its death knell; but for Standon the situation could not have been more different
The A47 Leicester-Uppingham road forms one side of the roughly triangular market place; although the photograph shows, in the main, modest cottages of 17th- and 18th-century date, more impressive houses
Edwin Chadwick was in charge of the government campaign to sanitize towns and cities by cleaning up the water supply and trying to improve the habits of the growing populace.
It has been said that a reflection of the sun on the sea has been noted.
On the right is that ubiquitous feature of west country beaches, the lime kiln.
Steep cliffs and sandy beaches characterise this beach as they do so many others in the county.
Popular beaches for family picnics were the beaches at Rhoose and Fontygary.
Compared with the view of Porthminster Beach taken in 1890, this view indicates how much the holiday industry had taken over the St Ives beaches.
Known as Shell Beach because of the number of sea shells to be found here, this beach's real name is Barricane Beach.
This fine beach of golden sand is seen in its early days as a bathing resort.
Porthminster Beach, almost in the town and just below the railway station, was extremely popular even a century ago.
This beach in tidal Poole Harbour was handy for campers here in the northern part of Poole, who were some distance from the extensive beaches at Sandbanks and Canford Cliffs.
This is the view south along the beach from Rockley Point.
The north coast resorts have beaches of pebbles, unlike the sandy beaches of the east coast.
Being one of the few beaches south of Bude that can be accessed by car ensured that Crackington Haven had its compliment of holiday facilities, such as the hotel we see here with players just visible on
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