Places
8 places found.
Those places high-lighted have photos. All locations may have maps, books and memories.
Photos
59 photos found. Showing results 1 to 20.
Maps
78 maps found.
Books
Sorry, no books were found that related to your search.
Memories
46 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.
Siddall Family
My mum who is 91 now remembers going to New Basford in the 30s to visit a Aunt. She was young and cannot remember her name - it would either have been a Siddall or a Hooley. My mum's grandma was Annie Siddall 1884/1957, her sisters ...Read more
A memory of New Basford by
Eustace Street School
I was born in Chadderton in 1953, in my grandfather's house on Bamford Street. I attended Eustace Street School and the memories of my time there have shaped my life. I simply adored school and I am now a Special Needs ...Read more
A memory of Chadderton in 1964 by
Bamford Parish Church No One Cares Anymore
A churchyard is a place where families can be near their deceased loved ones, a calm and beautiful place surrounded by trees and flowers, but that is not the case in Bamford churchyard. The grass and weeds ...Read more
A memory of Bamford in 2009 by
Working At The Bakery In The 1950,S
I was born in my grandma's house in Church St, didn't have a number in those days, when it did it was #13, which was good because I was born on the 13th. I enrolled at the Gamlingay Old School in 1946 in Miss ...Read more
A memory of Gamlingay in 1957 by
Wartime Memories Of Wincanton
I arrived in Wincanton as an Evacuee in 1940/41 and lived for a while with my Uncle Frank and his family. My uncle at that time owned Bayford Garage. I was only about 6 yrs of age and quite naturally missed my mother ...Read more
A memory of Wincanton by
Happy Days
I was born at 'Barford View' in Churt in 1952 and lived there until I was 13. I am one of eight children of the Lindsey-Clark family, my brothers and one of my sisters still live in the area. I have such wonderful memories of Churt - cricket ...Read more
A memory of Churt in 1952 by
Growing Up
Remembering my childhood memories in Cossall, what fun we had. I lived on The Glebe from 1953 for 50 years. I remember the cold winters, waking up in the mornings with ice on the inside of the bedroom windows, going to Top School and ...Read more
A memory of Awsworth in 1953 by
Chorleywood Crescent
I am trying to make contact with anyone who lived on or knew the Bamford family (Robert, Rose and their children Robert junior, June & John) who were living on Chorleywood Crescent in the 1956. The Bamfords are relatives. Any help would be very much appreciated.
A memory of Chislehurst by
S C Cummins, Martin Street/Earle Street, Crewe
We are still in touch with Sid & Molly Cummins - both still fit and well in their 90's. My Mum and Dad are George and Chris Hughes. Mum worked in the office sorting out the cash deals for the ice cream ...Read more
A memory of Crewe in 1975
Smallthorne As A Child
I was born at 27 Croft Court, Smallthorne, in 1948, my father was born at 8 Back Crof in 1920. From when he left school in around 1934, he went to work in the coal mines. During the war years he went to join the army and ...Read more
A memory of Smallthorne by
Captions
13 captions found. Showing results 1 to 13.
The miller looks out over the pool of this old Surrey watermill at Barford, an isolated part of Churt village.
Barford straddles the busy A418 road and has suffered architecturally as a consequence.
Barford St John is a typical example of the remoteness of some of the villages in north-west Oxfordshire.
included the enlargement of the Tesco store near the bypass, the reconstruction of the road bridge over Hen Brook in St Mary's Street, and a large new housing complex and marina on land off Barford
This view of Bamford's Main Road is largely unchanged today - the rows of semi-detached villas still line the street as it climbs up towards the parish church, hidden in the trees to the right.
The chimney stack in the background formed part of the Bamford Leighton Ironworks, which was established in 1871 and covered 24 acres.
The manor of Bamford was owned by the de Bamford family from the 13th century until 1816, when it was sold to Joseph Fenton of Crimble.
It finally became the home of Mr John Bamford, eldest son of Captain Oswald Bamford, before its conversion again to a girls' secondary school in 1959.
The brook ran through land owned by Mr John Bamford of Oldfields Hall, who did not object to the children using it.
The noble escarpment in the left background is Bamford Edge.
Bamford's parish church of St John the Baptist is largely a William Butterfield restoration dating from 1861.
These are the impressive wrought iron entrance gates to the Ladybower Dam, above Bamford in the Upper Derwent Valley.
Cheesden Brook passes under Ashworth Road, flowing to the right to join Naden Brook as it leaves Carr, Gelder and Bamford Woods.
