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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
Life In Cannich And Fasnakyle
My family and I moved from Elm Park in Essex to Scotland in the last weeks of 1948. My father, Leon A. Lalonde, had accepted a position as Chief Mechanical Engineer with John Cochrane and Sons, a construction company. ...Read more
A memory of Glen Affric in 1949 by
Hainton
I hope, I think I am the first to write - I lived in Hainton 1951/54. Our dad worked on the farm just up the road (Stockman). I went to the little school in Hainton. Headmistress - Mrs Slingsby. Do not remember her deputy, but Miss Officer ...Read more
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The Three Horseshoes
The photo shows the public house 'The Three Horseshoes'. It was one of three pubs in Great Ouseburn, the other two been 'The Bay Horse' & 'The Crown Inn', the latter is the only one remaining as a public house.
A memory of Great Ouseburn by
Featured Buildings.
The large building on the left edge of the photograph is Ruswarp Mill. A mill has been here since Saxon times and the first written record of this mill appears in the Domesday book. The name Ruswarp may have originated from the mill. ...Read more
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My Great Grandparents Miles Born In Ault Hucknall
My great grandfather John Miles was head coachman to the Duke of Devonshire and he lived with his large family in Ault Hucknall with wife Julia Miles (ne Gillmore) they had 11 children (one was my ...Read more
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King's Oven
In the 1960s I took my parents to stay in a bungalow a short distance from the Warren House Inn. The bungalow was called The King's Oven, and we rented it for a week. It had been used as accomodation for the tin mine inspector when he ...Read more
A memory of Dartmoor by
Wembley High Road
I grew up in Wembley, late 60’s to early 80’s. used to hang around the high road a lot . Who remembers a trendy shop called Screws ,it had like a coffee/cafeteria downstairs anc a record booth that you could listen to before you bought ...Read more
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Growing Up In A Small Village
My parents moved to Twycross from London in the early 1960s. We lived on Sheepy Road next door to Mr Charlie Brooks and Louie Jones. On the opposite side were Stan and Ilma Jones and Len Gibbs and his daughter Joan. I ...Read more
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Woolwich Ferry
There has been a ferry at Woolwich for many centuries but the people of Woolwich complained in the 1880s that West London had free access across the River Thames by bridges so why couldn't they have free travel? The river was too busy ...Read more
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This is the village of Sandbank on the western side of Holy Loch.
The Glasgow-bound train standing in the station is almost lost against the high ground overlooking the head of Glen Fruin, where Beinn Chaorach rises to over 2,300 ft.
The Queen came here in her Jubilee year, 1977, to unveil a stone commemorating the crowning of her predecessor Edward the Elder on this site 1100 years ago.
This wild and rocky landscape is typical of the Highlands.
This wild and rocky landscape in Wester Ross is typical of the Highlands.
Gretna stands on the Scottish/English border, and as a result became popular for runaway marriages of English couples - Lord Hardwicke's act of 1754 abolished irregular marriages in England, but not in
Gretna stands on the Scottish/English border, and so it became popular for runaway marriages of English couples following the passage of Lord Hardwicke's act in 1754.
The Goat was a smart traditional hotel on the A5 at the time of this photograph.
A village inn, the 1930s car, and the shop all seem to have a timeless feel to them; they stand undisturbed on the outskirts of Prestatyn.
Boats moored here are hired out by the owner of the Ferry Inn. The
On the right is a typical old Ribble Valley inn, The Bayley Arms - note its stone quoins.
The novelist Henry Fielding knew Upton well, featuring the town's coaching inn The White Lion in his novel 'Tom Jones'.
Fishing boats and pleasure boats crowd the harbour close under the pier, while holiday-makers throng the beach.
Now called the Delamere Forest Inn, the pub sits close to what remains of the Delamere Forest.
The village church is seen here from the Gothic, six-arched river bridge of 1864, which links Clifton Hampden with the Barley Mow inn. The
This historic coaching inn has been a local landmark since the 18th century.
We are coming down into Lower Eype from Mount Lane; the view is south-westwards from below the New Inn. The
Taylforth's Crown Hotel dates back to 1770 when it was built as a coaching inn. The
One of Bristol's more flamboyant characters was Richard Smith, chief surgeon at the Royal Infirmary, and a councillor from 1835 to 1843.
Wincanton's High Street was part of the main route between London and the west.
The station buildings and goods sheds are at the junction between the main line and the Newquay branch.
We are on the Petworth to Guildford main road.
The landlords of the Bridgend Inn, the rear of which is on the left, were George and Betty Dobson, and the busy boat hire business operating from the hut further down the towpath was owned by a Mr
The Rutland Arms Hotel, designed by John Kent, was built in 1815 on the site of the Ram Inn. The
