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A Long Time Ago
I lived in Codsall Wood between 1944 and 1952. I attended Albrighton Infants School between 1950 and 1952, I still have my school cap, the only names I can remember was the dinner lady a Mrs Orange and 2 other pupils Darryl Massey ...Read more
A memory of Albrighton in 1951 by
Left And Forgotten
I am now 66 and my memory of beautiful Mile Oak is as clear today as it was 55 years ago. Sadly I was one of them naughty boys (as you villagers branded us). My crime was taking 2/6p off a windowsill back here in Folke stone, one ...Read more
A memory of Mile Oak in 1955 by
Streatham Hill Theatre
In 1973 I became the general manager of Streatham Hill Theatre, managing the Mecca Social/Bingo club. It was the flagship club of the company and was every manager's dream to run it. Previous managers were Robin Pritchard, ...Read more
A memory of Streatham in 1973 by
My Great Great Grandmother
On the maternal side of my ancestry, I knew my maternal grandfather for many years. There was a large leather bound family album which as a child, I was permitted to look at. It was after the "all clear" sounded in the ...Read more
A memory of Shrewsbury
My Great Aunt At Albrighton
My great-aunt's name was Mina Sneath (nee Hanmer ) and her husband was Thomas Sneath. According to family story they lived at Albrighton in a converted railway carriage. Thomas was a very good ...Read more
A memory of Albrighton by
Blundellsands
Memories include, the erosion, sniggery woods, coronation park and the erratic glacier boulder, the boating lake. Fort Crosby, the bike shop at Brighton-le-sands. The swimming pool down on the shore, the big houses down merrilocks ...Read more
A memory of Blundellsands in 1960 by
Brighton Avenue Boys School
i left Brighton avenue boys school in the summer of 1953. I was then living at moorfoot gardens lobley hill. Before that I had attended Alexander road school and lived at Chichester street. My favourite teacher there was Mr. ...Read more
A memory of Gateshead by
Shifnal In The 1950s
I came across this website purely by accident and was immediately fascinated by the memories of Shifnal. Somebody mentioned Cottams’ fish and chip shop on the Broadway. Cottams left and were replaced by a diminutive foreign lady by ...Read more
A memory of Shifnal by
The Coal Wharf
I Have a picture of my grandfather, Harry Evans, who managed the warehouse building in the background which was known as the coal wharf. He is unloading coal with the father of the schoolteacher, Sue Brereton. He initially lived ...Read more
A memory of Wheaton Aston in 1920 by
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Albrighton is a very pretty name for a village.
There are two Albrightons in Shropshire, the meanings for which differed: one was Aethelbeorht's farmstead (this village), and the other was Eadbeorht's farmstead.
Today Albrighton is known to most people because of its proximity to the RAF base at nearby Cosford.
Halfway between Telford and Wolverhampton, Albrighton now serves as a dormitory for both the other towns.
Between the wars, North and West Streets and Queen's Road developed as Brighton's shopping and commercial centre.
This exotic architectural confection reminds us of the Pavilion at Brighton, with its oriental domes and minarets.
The King`s Head pub proudly advertises Tamplins beer (a Brighton- based brewery), together with an RAC badge over the door.
Victorians knew him, was accompanied by a slender and though somewhat undercut Old Harry's Wife (left) until she was toppled in the 1890s by the gale that went on to sweep away the old chain pier at Brighton
As at Brighton, large areas of working class housing arose away from the sea front.
As in Bognor, the name of The Steyne was copied from Brighton where the Steine was the lively focus of a successful seaside resort, but Worthing never proved as lively as Brighton.
According to local legend this was created at the order of the Prince Regent, who used the London to Brighton road to travel to his Pavilion by the sea at Brighton.
Little Terrace (centre on above photograph) was built as a terrace of fashionable lodging houses by a Brighton bricklayer named William Hall circa 1794.
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