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Harrow Driving School Rayners Lane 1985 1986 Approx
Memories of getting the tube from Arnos Grove to Rayners Lane and then the long walk up Imperial Drive - until reaching the driving centre. The set up included traffic lights, zebra crossings, ...Read more
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The Oak Tree
The Oak Tree was amazing, and big enough to hide behind as a small child. It was a key feature throughout childhood. It was a shame when it was cut down. It is near the Berristead, the Elizabethan manor house, and was allegedly planted by a Tudor, though not sure who.
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Barbers
I had many a dodgy haircut, and a few good ones, at De Sallas (?) In Darkes Lane. And my father and mother used to love the Embassy Club. My father used to take me wrestling at the Ritz. I saw Mick McManus, Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks, Kendo ...Read more
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World War 2 Evacuee
My mum Sylvia Pitts was evacuated from Bristol as a child to Gunnislake during the war. She stayed with a farming family with her school friend. All I remember from her is that she was on a farm and the eldest son was called ...Read more
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Bush House Open Air School
I also attended bush house open air school not sure how many years maybe one or two think I left around 1959 - 1961. I think my teacher was Miss Williams - I remember all the teachers names you have mentioned but only ...Read more
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A Child's View.
I moved to Woldingham with my Mother (she worked for Sir James and Lady Marshall at Whistlers Wood) when I was five years old (1951). I remember my Mother ordering food from Saffins and this I believe was delivered. Also remember ...Read more
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The Coronation.. Memories From Wombwell.
My twin sister and I were recalling the day of the Coronation all those years ago. Jane and I were 8 years old. That morning we walked to Diggle's gargage next to the Co-operative on Hough Lane. We were' ...Read more
A memory of Barnsley in 1953 by
My Early Years
On the 2nd September 1952 I was born at Manor Farm. I lived there with my parents, my maternal grandfather and two older brothers. I know my grandmother was alive when I was born but, unfortunately died soon after. My grandfather ...Read more
A memory of Yealand Conyers in 1952 by
Sunday Mornings
My mother in law, then Marie Elizabeth Burston born 1921 in Wales, whilst in service at Hartlebury House used to go to church every Sunday morning. The postman played the big organ. Every morning she had to give him and the gardener ...Read more
A memory of Painswick in 1930 by
My First And Last Jobs In Hull
This is a photo of the Derringham Branch of the Hull Savings Bank where I started as a junior bank clerk at the age of 16 on 31st August 1965, probably around the time when this photo was taken. It certainly ...Read more
A memory of Kingston upon Hull in 1965 by
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The clock, being larger than Big Ben, was nicknamed 'Big Benzene'.
This village and its neighbour, Toller Fratrum, are usually referred to as Little and Big Toller.
Behind the tree, the Big Schoolroom (1863) blends very well with the Tercentenary School House (1889) to form a quadrangle reminiscent of Oxbridge.
The big dipper (right) was dismantled in the 1970s - a big wheel had suffered a similar fate at an earlier date.
West of the crossroads, Church Street runs north from Frilford Road, behind the camera, to the church, glimpsed to the left of the big tree at the far end.
The cylindrical Norman font is stunning: it has intersected arches, big scrolls and two big serpents with twisted tails, their heads looking at a saintly bishop, who is wearing a typical Norman
Note the typical Kentish architecture - hung tiles and a hipped roof - and the big conservatory and the round oast house to the right.
Holidays on the Broads were already big business when this photograph of cruisers was taken of the moorings near Acle.
Judging from the picture, these cars were definitely big boys' toys.
The mining of salt led to many buildings suffering the effects of subsidence; one of the more spectacular episodes involved The Witch and Barrel pub sinking one Saturday night into a big hole.
The old walnut tree stood near St Margaretís church, and was so big that it required props to hold it up and keep the roadway clear.
This was because the Bishops of Worcester maintained a palace in the village, and the church had to be big enough to accommodate the Bishop's entourage.
This view, from the famous High and Over viewpoint on the South Downs, shows the big meanders and flat valley floor of the only undeveloped river-mouth in the south-east.
Note the typical Kentish architecture - hung tiles and a hipped roof - and the big conservatory and the round oast house to the right.
The Big Wheel can be seen in the playground to the right of the picture, with The Golden Hind to the left.
The big house set back from the road left of centre is Weeth, and past it the road continues down into the valley of the Cober.
Just up the road on the right is Breage House, once the home of the local squire but now, like so many big old houses, a residential home.
The Big Wheel can be seen in the playground to the right of the picture, with The Golden Hind to the left.
In the mid 18th century, improvements in navigation on the River Blyth led to a big improvement in trade for the area's maltsters and brewers.
The Wesleyan church on the right dates from 1844, and is typical of the big town chapels at that time.
Although taken over twenty years earlier than photograph No 84534, and before the motor car had taken off in a big way, there is still no doubt that Cambridge had traffic problems, with horse-drawn carriages
Behind are Big ben and the Houses of Parliament.
The place-name allegedly refers to 'a tree of extraordinary bigness' that once stood in Hatfield Forest.
Modern buildings have crowded in along the northern part of Betchworth's long village street, but the line of the North Downs and the big chalk pit remain much the same, although the downs are far more
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