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The Beatty And Us
Like alot of young Kiwis, my wife and I started our OE (Overseas experience) in 1986, and in January 1987 found ourselves in Motspur Park as a result of applying and getting bar jobs at the Earl Beatty pub. Graeme and Marie were ...Read more
A memory of Motspur Park in 1987 by
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
Vicarage Road Football Stadium And Watford Football Club
I first saw Watford play - in their old blue and white colours - at the end of the 1955-56 season. The only cover was the so called "Main Stand" and on the opposite touchline the "Shrodells ...Read more
A memory of Watford in 1955 by
Queen Mary
My mother, Heather Carter, her sister Roma and my sister Janet Davies were all married in St Martin's, which was very high church, the smell of incense is still strong in my mind. I remember, though I don't know quite when this was, old ...Read more
A memory of Ruislip by
New Gates
We used to love watching the trains come through and were sad when they brought in the barriers. I used to travel from Addlestone Station to Egham to attend Strode's College on the old trains which had corridors and compartments! Sounds ...Read more
A memory of Addlestone in 1975 by
Camberley...Where Do I Start ?!
Our family lived at Lightwater (1 High View Road) ; I passed 11 plus and was sent to Frimley And Camberley County Grammar School, starting in Sept. 1959. One of the first things we had to do was to get the uniform. We went ...Read more
A memory of Camberley by
The Queen's Visit
I cannot be specific as to the date of the Queen's visit because I was very young at the time. On the left hand side of the road you can see what was at one time the post office but which later became a carpet shop. On the ...Read more
A memory of Little Sutton in 1956 by
A Ghost On Beccles Church Steps
My father, Stafford Brown, was a student at Beccles College during the First World War. He stayed with the Knights family of Puddingmoor. Mr Knights, who was a wherryman, told of a strange event that happened to him ...Read more
A memory of Beccles in 1910 by
Shops
Bryant's Post Office with Mrs Robson, a Queen Motherish figure always dressed in a black two piece, dishing out pensions, stamps and postal orders from the aloof position behind her cage. Duggie Bain's cobblers, the warm oily smell, my ...Read more
A memory of Howden-le-Wear by
Cove Farnborough Hants
I was born in Farnborough and lived in Pinehurst Cottages until the age of six. My father, Charles Dunbar was an engineer at The Royal Aircraft Establishment. Later we moved to 166 Keith Lucas Road and later to 16 Fowler Road in ...Read more
A memory of Cove in 1950 by
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In earlier times, before the construction of its many bridges, the Otter presented a formidable barrier to travellers, particularly when the river was in flood and its ford impassable.
A visit to St Cross breaks down the barrier between past and present; it is a chance to glimpse the charitable values of medieval England—and to pause for a while from the hurry and bustle of the
The flags, the central barriers and the ornate lamp have all disappeared since 1892.
The row of white posts form an attractive (and safe) barrier at the pond`s edge.
We can see the barrier for the school exit on the right.
On the extreme right an area has been cordoned off with barriers, and beyond are the towers of hoists and cranes.
A barrier gate system is now in operation over this busy bridge.
Today, the trees have grown appreciably, forming an almost impenetrable barrier.
This is built without mortar: each stone is carefully selected to bind with its neighbour to create a stock-proof barrier.
From Wells to Blakeney, a great sand barrier holds back all but the most vicious tides.
The No 25 Scorton bus waits in its bay; in those days metal barriers guided the bus queues.
However, thanks to its position as a main route to the A3, traffic has increased; the thoroughfare has been cut in two by a central barrier, so that pedestrians now have to use an underpass.
The river Ouse has always formed a major barrier to traffic heading into Norfolk from the west.
Canvey Island has been a great Thames-side attraction for many years, though now the sea walls have been raised to protect the low-lying island in the event of the closing of the Thames Barrier.
The delightful rampant lion sign (right) has now been replaced by a beer garden, and the enlarged car park is controlled by an automatic barrier.
A group of young children are seen standing in front of a barrier in Datchet village.
The level crossing gates (right) have now been replaced with automatic rising barriers, and the signal box has been demolished.
From Wells to Blakeney, a great sand barrier holds back all but the most vicious tides.
Shipping in the roads lies off a somewhat forlorn Grays riverside park, complete with a boating pool and, here, a few benches; along all the estuary, high concrete flood barrier walls now obstruct long
On the extreme right an area has been cordoned off with barriers, and beyond are the towers of hoists and cranes.
The mound in the middle of the estuary is called Ynys y Brawdd; the current that developed between it and the shore at full tides was extremely dangerous, and claimed many lives until a barrier was built
The river is crossed on a toll bridge; this view shows the toll gate and cottage, the former now replaced by a booth and barrier ten yards beyond.
The No 25 Scorton bus waits in its bay; in those days metal barriers guided the bus queues.
The earthen banks of several protective blast-barriers still pockmark the site.
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