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Grandad

My grandad was christened at St Hilda's church in 1890, he was married there in 1914 and was buried from there in 1965. My mother also got married there and I was christened there. My grandad was Alfred William Morland and he worked at ...Read more

A memory of Darlington by Diane Lambley

Woodville Road, Ham, Prefabs

My Family moved into the newly built Prefabs in Woodville Road when they were first opened up for occupancy. I can't remember what year it was. Does anybody know what the date was? The Prefabs were kitted out with a Fridge which ...Read more

A memory of Ham by philip.lintern23

Year Of 1959

My grandmother came from Shepton Mallet and left to live in West Yorkshire. I came to live for a short while and attended school out on Charlton Road. The house I lived at was the last one on Waterloo Road at its junction with ...Read more

A memory of Shepton Mallet by Ian Ludwell

Roy Hamilton (1961)

Another chap I clearly remember in the year I worked at Law Junction was Roy Hamilton who lived in a cottage overlooking the station. Like the old gentleman who was frequently drunk, Roy was also disabled and walked with the aid of two ...Read more

A memory of Law by John Cunningham

Howells Of Brithweunydd Road

I am researching the Howells branch of my family. My mother was Eileen Howells and she had a sister, Enfys Howells. Parents were Ivor and Iovie Howells. They ran a grocers shop on Brithweunydd Street. I wonder if anyone remembers my family?

A memory of Trealaw by Alison Lynch

Growing Up With The Dinosaurs.

I lived in Thicket Grove which had the Thicket public house at the top. Crystal Palace Park was a very short walk away. During the school holidays we would spend our days in the park. Mum would pack us a picnic of ...Read more

A memory of Crystal Palace in 1953 by Maureen Langley

Happy Days.

I was nearly 8 years old. My mom and dad had the paper shop at 101 Wood Lane. I used to play all day in summer, in the fields opposite the shop. There is a housing estate there now. It was the third field my pals and I liked and I ...Read more

A memory of Bartley Green in 1960

Swinging From The Trees

Used to walk to the common on a regular basis, remember climbing one of the highest trees to attach a long rope to a branch so we could swing over the ditch howling "TARZAN" what's happened to the kids of today, mm sat at home on their computers. Sad very Sad.

A memory of Bromsgrove in 1955 by Colin Warman

Nch Old Bramhope

I went to Old Bramhope in 1934 at the age of one, and was there until 1948, when my father retired as Governor. I was at the school on site until 1943, and was in the Cubs and Scouts. I'm still in touch with a number of old boys and ...Read more

A memory of Bramhope in 1940 by Tony Hodgetts

Southchurch Hall Farm And Park, A Branch Library In A Garden

The Hall was the closest Library to my family-home in Marlborough Rd. I used to spend hours there every week, researching school homework; and collecting Library Books for myself, - and ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by julian

Captions

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Caption For Lickey, Four Ways 1948

Only 30 years later, it has become just another branch of suburbia.

Caption For Wollaston, Bridgnorth Road 1968

The High Street branches left at the junction.

Caption For Chesterfield, Knifesmithgate C1960

On the left is Tinley's shoe shop and just beyond that, though hidden from view, was the local branch of Redgates.

Caption For Chandler's Ford, The Parade C1965

Today the nearest branch of Lloyds TSB is in nearby Oakmount Road.

Caption For Wollaston, Bridgnorth Road 1968

The High Street branches left at the junction.

Caption For Headingley, St Michael's Church And The Shire Oak 1897

Boasting branches in London, Leeds, Harrogate and Sunderland, Taylor's claimed they were 'known everywhere' for providing 'the public with pure drugs'.

Caption For Kettering, Market 1922

The building closed some years ago, and is now a branch of Ladbrokes, among other shops.

Caption For Headingley, St Michael's Church And The Shire Oak 1897

Boasting branches in London, Leeds, Harrogate and Sunderland, Taylor's claimed they were 'known everywhere' for providing 'the public with pure drugs'.

Caption For Great Haywood, River Trent And River Sow C1960

The branch entering from the extreme left has been diverted through the Shugborough estate to enhance the appearance of the grounds.

Caption For Calstock, The Viaduct C1960

Since opening in 1908, it has carried the branch railway from Plymouth to Gunnislake, and formerly Callington.

Caption For Tipton St John, Village 1906

Tipton St John is on the Sidmouth branch line, which ran from 1874 to 1967.

Caption For Canterbury, High Street C1955

On the right, with a branch of Barclay's Bank on the corner, is Stour Street.

Caption For Pontyclun, Cowbridge Road C1955

As well as the Midland Bank on the left and the Windsor Arms on the right, this picture also features a branch of Thomas & Evans on the right-hand side of the picture.

Caption For Donington, High Street C1955

Further east, 18th-century Mansfield House on the right with its two canted bay windows and pedimented doorcase is the best building, while the one with three dormers beyond is now a county branch library

Caption For Barnet, High Street 1950

By mid-summer the signpost on the lamp standard would have been removed under new war-time emergency regulations and, in the face of increasing food rationing, the branch of United Dairies on the left

Caption For Thirlmere, From Hell How 1892

Conifers, recently planted in the interest of water purity, now cloak the artificial lake with a dense canopy of branches.

Caption For Accrington, Blackburn Road C1955

Thornber's the chemist's, to be seen on the left under the 'H' sign, had branches throughout the area.

Caption For Cheam, The Broadway 1932

Next to it is the large building occupied for many years by Messrs Sainsbury's Cheam branch.

Caption For Snodland, High Street C1965

The narrow High Street, with its branch of the National Provincial Bank (later to become the National Westminster Bank) on the right, and the local Post Office, shoe-shop, and newsagents on the left, was

Caption For Walton On The Hill, Post Office 1931

The estate agent's office (right) was subsequently a bank branch and is now a florist's shop, while the post office, outside which stand three self-conscious young girls, has been transformed into a private

Caption For Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn Stores C1955

Welwyn Stores had branches in many towns in Hertfordshire, and formed an important part of the Garden City Company.

Caption For Kettering, Silver Street C1960

Jax, a cheerful low-price dress shop for younger customers, replaced the more staid Co-op; Millett's, which began by selling army surplus goods, branched into camping equipment and tough outdoor clothes

Caption For Ledbury, The Park C1955

It now houses a branch of Boots, the chemists, and all the plaster on the front façade has been recently removed revealing a beautiful jettied timber building.

Caption For Ledbury, High Street C1965

It now houses a branch of Boots, the chemists, and all the plaster on the front façade has been recently removed revealing a beautiful jettied timber building.