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The 1950s In Park Road
Combined Police Station and Library on the right behind the hedges - and at the bend on the right lived, in the early 50s, one of the first great computer experts with Manchester University, who died young, I later discovered. ...Read more
A memory of Timperley by
The Tithe Barn And Harrow Museum
Moat Farm Park? I find this surprising as its claim to fame is surely the preserved buildings of the Tithe Barn and surroundings. The Barn itself is the site of Harrow Museum and hosts various fund raising fairs, ...Read more
A memory of North Harrow in 1985 by
2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
My father tells me that there was an airfield at Watchford and that the Paras used it as a drop zone in the 1950's. Taking off from Abindon, they would drop at Watchfield. My Father did his night drop here and said ...Read more
A memory of Watchfield in 1952 by
Memories Of Clifton Park
I lived near Clifton Park for a number of years. My memories take me back to WW2. During the Summer months my friends and I used to play football,we put our coats down for the goals, we had a good game and ...Read more
A memory of Rotherham in 1940 by
Warden Point
I used to live in Cherry Tree Cottage, Warden Point in 1930, my father was Jock Martin, a sergeant in the R.A.F. stationed in Eastchurch. My mother was Phylis Woollett, daughter of Frank Woollett, mine host of the Crooked Billet. ...Read more
A memory of Warden in 1930 by
Terrible Place
I lived and went to school in Shotton Colliery, and hated the place. Luckily I realised that living there was not for me, so at the age of 16 I joined the RAF and was posted to Wiltshire, clean air, beautiful rolling downs, a ...Read more
A memory of Shotton Colliery in 1950 by
The Pub
i can remember being paid 1p for every empty glass i collected from this pub just out of shot on the left back in the 1970's. Also the toy shop and chip shop just round the bend on this picture.
A memory of Bexley by
The Red Lion And The Square
My parents ran the Red Lion between 1953-83. I was brought up here and went to Blendworth School, Mrs Byrne was the headmistress. The pub was situated on a tight bend on the old A3 and was regularly hit by vehicles unable ...Read more
A memory of Horndean in 1960 by
Playground Apparatuses
How wonderful to have my memory jogged by the lovely pictures of Clapham Common. After school, most days we (my brother Lance) and my mother would have such fun. We would play spot the park keeper, (always nicely turned ...Read more
A memory of Clapham in 1962 by
Post Office Sports Field
When I was a child in the 1940s, this sports field belonged to the Post Office. Occasionally there would be a horse in residence and this is where I had my first and only ride on such an animal. The stadium on the left caught ...Read more
A memory of Beddington by
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The view is south- westwards from Bindon Hill (right) down to the fishing boats on the beach between the boathouse and cafe, to Dungy Head (centre right).
Graves and ivy-clad ruins are shown beside the Monks' Cemetery of Bindon Abbey.
Graves and ivy-clad ruins are shown beside the Monks' Cemetery of Bindon Abbey.
Not far from Wool are the ruins of Bindon Abbey, though little remains except for the stone foundations and a gatehouse.
Bindon Abbey was the location of an important Cistercian monastery and dates back to 1172.
The village street curves around the foot of Bindon Hill as it approaches the cove, with the Cove Hotel next to the thatched cottages on the left.
Wool originally grew up around Bindon Abbey, which was destroyed after the Dissolution.
Bindon Abbey was the location of an important Cistercian monastery and dates back to 1172.
The Gatehouse of the present Bindon Abbey, in the grounds of its mediaeval predecessor, was built by Thomas Weld between 1794 and 1798.
Behind the buildings of Hambury Farm (foreground) are Church Road and Bindon Road (centre) with Main Road snaking through the picture.
The local people call this 'Hallelujah Corner' because it is a sharp bend on a narrow and busy main road, near the church of St Mary.
This is Mowbray Park, created in the 1850s out of Bildon Hill and the old quarries on its north face.
This is Mowbray Park, created in the 1850s out of Bildon Hill and the old quarries on its north face.
The street follows the course of the Roman road Ermine Street, and is typically without any sign of a bend. On
