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Bryn Road Tondu
Members of my Thomas family built a number of houses in Bryn Road and sometime lived at Nos. 64, 66, 70 and 84. I have a photo of early family members that I would like to identify if anybody knows of these, Edith, Elizabeth Blodwen, David ...Read more
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Grosvenor Road And Urmston, Always A Place In My Heart.
I lived on Grosvenor Road, Urmston - the allotment end - from 1965 to late 1969 age 3 to nearly 8 years of age with my 2 brothers and parents (we then moved to Blackburn). My daughter has recently ...Read more
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Ledsham Court, St Leonards, Sussex ...Great Memories! By John Franks, (Ex Rascal Boarder).
Well, I would like to bring a little history of our wonderful school in St Leonards back to life with the real colour and warmth of the time when I was there in the early ...Read more
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Living In Teddington 1950s To 1980s
We moved from 76 Princes Road in 1957 to the other end of Teddington, to 143 High Street, opposite Kingston Lane. My parents bought the house for about £1400 (yes fourteen hundred) as a refurb project. It still had ...Read more
A memory of Teddington
Halcyon Days In The 1950s
What fantastic days they were, despite the hardship. We were a family of 9 Seven children Allan Joy,twins Michael and David, myself Sam and a second set of twins Kathryn and Brian I too remember Mrs Greys shop, also ...Read more
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Middleton Family
Hi - My family history research finds that my mother Isobella Stephenson was born in Houghton in 1917. Her family may have been in the pub buisness, but her father Harry John Middleton worked for the railways. They eventually ...Read more
A memory of Houghton in 1910 by
Hawkinge, My Birthplace
I was born at Corner House, at the bottom of Aerodrome Rd, Hawkinge on 31st August 1936. My parents were the local newsagents in Canterbury Rd, backing onto the famous airfield. I have vivid childhood memories of the war ...Read more
A memory of Folkestone in 1940 by
Annie Laurie
It was the year of the Coronation and we, the Allans, had a T.V. We were all sitting watching this event when Mother got up and said, "right, one of you go down and tell Annie Laurie that Bill, her son, is on the telly". I said "who ...Read more
A memory of Kilbirnie in 1952 by
The Rhondda Fawr And Me!
My mother was born in Blaenrhondda at the top of the Rhondda Fawr in 1914 and was one of four sisters but she was the only one to leave the Rhondda at the age of fourteen to go into service in England. During WW2 when my father ...Read more
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Charles Arthur Samphier Born12 5 1937 Wyatts Green
My parents bought Wyatts Stores in about 1936 and moved from West Ham, E.London., with my two sisters. Dad kept about 300 chickens in the back field. I was born on Coronation Day at Wyatts Stores ...Read more
A memory of Doddinghurst in 1930 by
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Older residents will recall the clothing shop and its predecessor Allan`s furniture shop, as well as the Co-op and Stevenson & Rush.
Robert Louis Stevenson was a frequent visitor to Bridge of Allan, and included the walk alongside the Allan water in his novel 'Kidnapped'.
Robert Louis Stevenson was a frequent visitor to Bridge of Allan when the town was a popular Victorian spa complete with pump room and baths.
It was the premises of Allan Henbest, a tailor and outfitter, formerly of Laindon High Road.
It was the premises of Allan Henbest, a tailor and outfitter, formerly of Laindon High Road.
Many children were killed with their teachers—there were 91 victims in all. An
Originally it only had a simple cast iron weather vane on the top; the clock, provided by Messrs Allan of Glasgow, and the turret were added in 1927.
The spire of St Alban`s Church, demolished in 1973, is just visible to the right of the Ashworth statue (left).
Owing to a falling congregation, St Alban's was made redundant in the 1960s; St Mary's once again became the parish church.
The village boasted two large houses, Fredville and St Alban's Court, whose family members lie buried in the small chapels inside.
Originally, of course, like the Norman St Alban's Abbey, the walls were plastered or rendered and limewashed, then painted to mimic fine stonework blocks.
St Alban's Church was completed in 1890.
This view from the north west clearly illustrates the enormous length of St Albans Cathedral, which is longer than any in England except for Winchester.
The foundation stone was laid in October 1954 by the late Princess Margaret and blessed by the Lord Bishop of St Albans.
At the time, boys were travelling to Dunstable, Bedford and St Albans.
His son married Elizabeth Woodville, who went on to marry King Edward IV after she was widowed at the battle of St Albans in 1461.
It is said that the abbot of St Albans held his local court in an upper room of the George Inn next to the parish church of St Katherine.
impression of the inordinate length (550 feet) of the church, and an idea of the effect this must have made on the innumerable mediaeval pilgrims who travelled here to worship at the shrine of Saint Alban
It stood at the crossroads of the footpath which led from Verulanium (St Albans) via Wheathampstead to Hitchin, once travelled by the Roman legions, mediaeval pilgrims, and by the fugitive King Charles
The harbour was built owing to the foresight of the Reverend Alban Gwynne following the enabling 1807 Harbour Act, and he spent his wife's inheritance building the planned Georgian town to go with it.
Sandy was originally a modest Roman settlement on the Roman road between St Albans and Godmanchester; in the 18th century the town became important for its coaching inns servicing the Great North Road.
His son married Elizabeth Woodville, who went on to marry King Edward IV after she was widowed at the battle of St Albans in 1461.
Hill Bottom (centre), south-west of Renscombe Farm is seen here in a view towards Chapman's Pool and Houn's-tout Cliff The slopes of the Plain and St Alban's Head (left) rise to the south.
Many ancient towns grew up with market places by the abbey gates, including Ely, Peterborough, St Albans and Glastonbury.
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