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Photos

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Maps

45 maps found.

1898, Ardingly Ref. RNC626479
1895, Ardingly Ref. RNE626479
1920, Ardingly Ref. POP626479
1909-1910, Ardo Ref. RNC626609
1911, Bail Àrd Bhuirgh Ref. RNC630407
1883, Argoed Ref. HOSM36196
1919, Argoed Ref. POP626766
1947, Argoed Ref. NPO626756
1947, Argoed Ref. NPO626766
1902, Argoed Ref. RNC626756
1899, Argoed Ref. RNE626756
1897, Argoed Ref. RNE626766
1899, Argoed Ref. RNE626768
1896, Ardingly Ref. HOSM36230
1896, Arle Ref. RNE626870
1940, Ardingly Ref. NPO626479
1916, Argoed Ref. HOSM36194
1899, Argoed Ref. RNE626767
1920, Argoed Ref. POP626767
1920, Argoed Ref. POP626768

Books

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Memories

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The Fairway

I was born at 28 The Fairway in 1946. There was (is) a wide grassed area down the centre of the road making it a kind of dual carriageway. In the years following the 2nd World War there were, "Pig bins", on several sections of the grass ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by David Jagger

Henry Bailey, The Reverend 93, And Two Old Friends From 70 Years Ago.

You mention two boys from long ago who were my friends. I wonder if they are still alive. Ridley became head boy at Ravenscroft, if my memory serves me right, and I believe Hoddinott ...Read more

A memory of Beckington by Richard Eaton

My Childhood In Hogsthorpe

I was born in 1951 and in April 1953 our family moved to Hogsthorpe. My parents were worried as that was the year of the floods and they had put furniture in our new home. Although the police would not let them through to ...Read more

A memory of Hogsthorpe by Christine Parr Nee Shaw

Long Time Ago.

Born in Hardwick Hall Sedgefield During the war '42. Brought up in old West before Owton Manor est etc. Remember walking the streets during war with Mum after air raid sirens etc. and standing in queues with our ration coupons for ...Read more

A memory of Hartlepool by kiwa170642

100 Years Ago

My aunt Elizabeth Lloyd Griffiths Jones was born in Blaenau Ffestinog on Feb. 12, 1906. She is the daughter of the late William and Annie Griffiths. She came to America in around 1920. While living in Wales she lived with ...Read more

A memory of Blaenau Ffestiniog by Wendy Griffith Bowers

Society Farm

In 2001 my husband Derek and I visited Assington. We had been researching Derek's family history, and had discovered that his great-great-grandfather John Crisell was the bailiff, in the middle of the 19th century, at Society Farm, ...Read more

A memory of Assington in 2001 by Rosemary Bennett

Many Years Ago

I was born at #9 station rd in Warnham in 1925. Ilived there (apart from Royal Navy time in ww2)until 1954 at which time I joined the Canadian military and emmigrated to Canada. I have many fond memories of Warnham and still ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School by Gerry Burtenshaw

First Home After Getting Married

I worked in the NAFFI in Norton which was in Worcester inJan 1972 where I meet my hubby Michael Woodcock we went out for a bit and got married in the April no I was not pregnant.We got married in Pershore ...Read more

A memory of Malvern Wells by Elsie Woodcock

A While Ago

I was up Daviot way on holiday recently and wondered what Meallmore lodge was up to . I worked at Meallmore Lodge in the early 70 's as a trainee chef under the watchful eye of the McLeod family . The Meallmore and the McLeod family ...Read more

A memory of Meallmore Lodge by Ronald Connor

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 Reg Wilkinson

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Captions

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Caption For Saltford, The Village C1955

The village grew thanks to railway workers and commuters, and shops moved onto the ribbon development on the Bristol to Bath road - we can see a post office, an optician's, a chemist's, a Co-op and a petrol

Caption For Crewe, Rolls Royce Works C1955

The most famous of these was Rolls Royce, shown here, whose Aero Engine factory was established in 1938.

Caption For Aberaman, Lewis Street C1955

There is a substantial garage here with two pumps (right), although at this time there were usually only one or two car owners in each street, and not surprisingly few cars are shown.

Caption For Albrighton, High Street 1964

Many of the people here also work at the nearby Cosford RAF base; Cosford is the home of the Aerospace Museum with its collection of missiles, warplanes, retired passenger aircraft and aero

Caption For Debenham, Market Square C1955

The wide shop on the left belongs to Henry Abbot, the long-established draper's, which became a Co-op in the late 1990s.

Caption For Heacham, High House C1955

Built about 1726, in the early 20th century High House was a co-educational boarding school founded by Harry Lowerinson.

Caption For Eastchurch, The Village C1955

Eastchurch has always had a link with aviation: the RAF had an aerodrome here, and the Royal Aero Club was based at Stanford Hill – it later became an open prison.

Caption For Wisbech, The South Brink C1965

Miss Hill was a tireless housing and social reformer and was a co-founder of the National Trust.

Caption For Stafford, Pennycrofts Court C1965

In front is a row of modern shops, including a Co-operative store at the end by the truck, which had replaced a row of terraced houses.

Caption For Stafford, Greyfriars C1965

In front is a row of modern shops, including a Co-operative store at the end by the truck, which had replaced a row of terraced houses.

Caption For Melksham, Canon Square And War Memorial C1955

The last vestiges of the same industry in Bradford on Avon (it produced, among others things, the rubber washers used worldwide in aero- sol cans) are about to undergo commercial and residential development

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street C1955

Shop signs beyond the Three Cups Hotel include those of a Co-op store, the Tudor Cafe, and the Nook.

Caption For Barry, County School 1903

It was a co-educational school until the Girls' County School was built further down Buttrills Road.

Caption For Loughborough, Pinfold Gate C1965

The High Street building now partly occupied by Argos and Barnado's was designed in the 1960s as a Co-Operative department store.