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Frogmore Cafe
My parents Monica and Jack Garrett ran the Frogmore Cafe from 1954 until 1978 when it became a dry cleaners when they then sold it to Sketchleys in 1980. I was their only son Richard.
A memory of Abergavenny in 1956 by
Lafone Secondary School For Girls
It was in 1951 that I attended Lafone secondary school for girls. It was a brand new building and such a change from the other schools I had gone to. I loved it there. It was bright and airy ;had a science ...Read more
A memory of Hanworth by
Life In Cannich And Fasnakyle
My family and I moved from Elm Park in Essex to Scotland in the last weeks of 1948. My father, Leon A. Lalonde, had accepted a position as Chief Mechanical Engineer with John Cochrane and Sons, a construction company. ...Read more
A memory of Glen Affric in 1949 by
Visits To Cathedral
We used to stay one week each summer with my mother's aunt and we would be taken to see the sights of Coventry. I remember so well going into the ruined cathedral and feeling a sense of awe and that it was still a place of worship, ...Read more
A memory of Coventry in 1955 by
Fond Holiday Memories
In the summer of 1963 my Dad took my sister (11), brother (4) and me (6) to stay with my Auntie Marie. She lived in the house adjoining the pub. I think it had a name like Penryn and appeared on the front cover of Country ...Read more
A memory of High Easter in 1963 by
Harriott Brothers The Butcher's Shop
My Father was Arthur Harriott who owned Harriott Brothers Butchers Shop (which can be seen at the bottom left-hand corner of the picture) together with his Brother, Edward. We lived in "Old Sarum" which is the ...Read more
A memory of Droxford in 1950 by
A Crying Shame
The Castle used to be the home of the borough council, but was demolished some time during the 1960s and a new civic centre, which is an eyesore, was built on the land opposite. It was an absolute travesty that this lovely building was destroyed.
A memory of Barnstaple in 1960 by
Those Were The Days 2
It didn't change until the sixties when the station was rebuilt and opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 in 1961. I watched the whole building project from start to finish from the comfort of my bedroom window. When it ...Read more
A memory of Barking in 1950 by
Cooksons Leadworks Part 2
1965. During my time working here I carried out a number of different jobs, one was to make Zinc ingots, my shift would start with my furnace fired up and there next to it would be my "charge" this would be a pile of old ...Read more
A memory of Newburn in 1965 by
Harlow Market
This was the year we moved to Harlow from Tottenham. The market was much nicer then than it has been since, especially since the council put up those awful permanent stalls. At the corner of the market nearest the clock on the wall was a ...Read more
A memory of Harlow in 1960 by
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A stroll from the town of Bridport is the large village of Bothenhampton, an airy community that catches the breezes of sea and downland.
The market appears light and airy, and there seems to be plenty of space around the stalls.
Of the fairies, Fferrand wrote: 'amongst the uneducated people in Rochdale the superstition of fairies has not been dispelled, and Shakespeare, Drayton, and other poets, in the exercise of their poetical
In 1879 this beautiful bridge of three airy spans, topped with decorative towers, was made free for public access.
This dignified thoroughfare was conceived in 1835, and was much admired for its spacious and airy atmosphere.
One of the greatest glories of Tideswell's parish church is its wonderfully light and airy chancel.
The air is delightful, and the sanitary arrangements all that could be desired.
Dickens loved this house, and called it his 'airy nest'; it was here that he wrote David Copperfield.
The market appears light and airy, and there seems to be plenty of space around the stalls.
This dignified thoroughfare was conceived in 1835, and was much admired for its spacious and airy atmosphere.
True, the shops may have similar uses, but the Victorians made the most of the spa town by building wide, airy thoroughfares.
In 1879 this beautiful bridge of three airy spans, topped with decorative towers, was made free for public access.
Its elegant balconies will ensure airy views of the sea.
'The wards are airy, many commanding an extensive prospect', said Kelly's Directory.
Navenby is a small market town with wide, airy views over the Trent valley to the west.
The long, low concrete-canopied entrance drops to an airy clerestoried train shed, which, in turn, compliments that at Uxbridge, the western terminus on the line, designed by the same architect.
A little along from the Town Hall we see the prestigious Cromwell Hotel, embellished with an airy cast iron balcony.
Believe it or not Runcorn in the 1790s was considered an excellent place to visit for the good of your health and it was said of it that 'the air is impregnated with health (and) the salt bathing is
Bridlington is protected by Flamborough Head, the lion of the neighbourhood, whose airy heights are accessible by an hour's walk or by regular conveyances.
'The wards are airy, many commanding an extensive prospect', said Kelly's Directory.
True, the shops may have similar uses, but the Victorians made the most of the spa town by building wide, airy thoroughfares.
The Orangery was converted into a restaurant and tea room, a good use for the fine airy building designed by Jeffry Wyatville and built in 1820.
Navenby is a small market town with wide, airy views over the Trent valley to the west.
The interior has hardly changed: the central three-decker pulpit, box pews and west gallery remain in situ in a wonderful airy space lit by clear windows.
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