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Maps

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1925, Slack Head Ref. POP832314
1910, Slackhead Ref. RNC832339
1898, Slack Head Ref. RNE832314
1947, Slack Head Ref. NPO832314
1903-1904, Slack Head Ref. RNC832314
1911 - 1912, Slack Head Ref. HOSM59388

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Memories

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Grosvenor Road And Urmston, Always A Place In My Heart.

I lived on Grosvenor Road, Urmston - the allotment end - from 1965 to late 1969 age 3 to nearly 8 years of age with my 2 brothers and parents (we then moved to Blackburn). My daughter has recently ...Read more

A memory of Urmston by magwat13

Ramblings Of A Septuagenarian.

My grandparents, Ernest and Ada Forrester lived, with my aunt Bess, Dad's sister, in the tiny cottage attached to the Congregational Chapel on The Green. They were the Chapel caretakers. In return they lived ...Read more

A memory of Newton Burgoland by janetdscrivens

Ledsham Court, St Leonards, Sussex ...Great Memories! By John Franks, (Ex Rascal Boarder).

Well, I would like to bring a little history of our wonderful school in St Leonards back to life with the real colour and warmth of the time when I was there in the early ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon by John Franks

Memories Of A Young Girl.

Was born in Waterhouses 76 years ago at North Terrace, enjoyed the freedom of playing out in the street and fields . my father worked down the mine like all the other men and boys, my mother stayed home and cooked and ...Read more

A memory of Waterhouses by donnagreaves5

1939 Onwards I Remember

I was born in 1939, the year war started, and remember being lifted out of bed in the middle of the night and the barrage balloons looked like big elephants in the sky. I also remember the table shelter in the lounge which I ...Read more

A memory of Harborne in 1940 by whisky1974

1965

1964 and my parents announced to us kids that we were going to move to the countryside from Great Bar in Birmingham where we were all living at my grandmothers house My Father had died back when I was seven and mother had eventually ...Read more

A memory of Market Harborough by Keith Luckman

Summers Holidays Were Invented For Fishing

I remember as a small kid growing up in England I couldn't wait for the summer holidays to arrive.  As the days drew closer I could hardly sleep at night knowing that any day now we would be packing our ...Read more

A memory of Pickmere in 1972 by Darren Crumbleholme

The Rhondda Fawr And Me!

My mother was born in Blaenrhondda at the top of the Rhondda Fawr in 1914 and was one of four sisters but she was the only one to leave the Rhondda at the age of fourteen to go into service in England. During WW2 when my father ...Read more

A memory of Treherbert by Viv Browne

A Traditional English Pub!

The Queen's Head is little changed - maybe a horse trough on the pavement but the front of the building is pure English village pub! It was the starting point for many a village pub crawl and some fun times pushing ...Read more

A memory of Pinner in 1966 by John Howard Norfolk

Newarthill 1950/60s Tosh And I

Every now and then I reminisce and take a trip down memory lane, of my childhood days growing up in Newarthill on Burnside Rd. I remember Tosh McGarry and I going to Father Gillan's jumble sale and buying an old fox fur ...Read more

A memory of Newarthill by Peter Laird

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Captions

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Caption For Whitehead, The Beach 1897

Whitehead is a popular resort and the pebble beach is much in evidence in this view looking round to Black Head. A

Caption For Porthpean, Cliffs And Blackhead C1884

Although the photograph was originally captioned 'Porthpean Cliffs & Blackhead', the distant headland is in fact Gerrans Point, which obscures Black Head from this viewpoint.

Caption For The Lizard, Carleon Cove 1911

Lying to seaward of Poltesco, the rocky little beach of Carleon Cove had its own pilchard fleet until the 19th century, when it became the home of the Lizard Serpentine Company.

Caption For Polkerris, C1950

Here we see the village tucked away in its valley, with the great expanse of the bay reaching beyond to Black Head (centre) and the Dodman Point (left).

Caption For Mevagissey, East Cliff 1890

A new harbour had just been constructed, only to be destroyed in March 1891 and then rebuilt in 1897.

Caption For Portmellon, C1884

Just around the corner from Mevagissey, this charming view places the little cove and hamlet in their context admirably, with the outline of Black Head in the distance and a few fishing boats on the water

Caption For Trenarren, Hallane Beach 1912

The little valley of Trenarren reaches the coast just to the west of Black Head, and the stream cascades over the cliff onto the beach.

Caption For Keyhaven, The Harbour C1955

The marshes are home to large populations of birds that include wild fowl, little terns, and black-headed gulls.

Caption For Trenarren, The Vale C1884

Looking inland from the high ground above Black Head, this view captures almost the whole of the little valley where trees thrive in the shelter.

Caption For Trenarren, Village 1912

The small hamlet of slate-roofed farm houses and cottages lies at the end of a lane near Black Head, sheltered in the valley which climbs up from Hallane Beach.

Caption For Trenarren, Black Head 1912

Black Head is at the west end of the true St Austell Bay.

Caption For Osmington Mills, Red Cliffs C1960

We are looking westwards to the snout of Goggin's Barrow (right), Black Head (centre), and Redcliff Point (left) above Weymouth Bay.

Caption For Whitehead, Blackhead 1897

The railway company was still working to extend the path round Blackhead, and the shelters have the unmistakable stamp of railway architecture about them.

Caption For York, Micklegate Bar 1886

The heads of traitors and conspirators were often displayed on pikes here up until 1754, when the government called a halt to this practice because two of the heads were stolen by a Jacobite tailor.

Caption For Penrith, Ennerdale From Green Gable 1889

The Black Sail Youth Hostel near the head of Ennerdale is one of the most remote in Britain.

Caption For York, Micklegate Bar 1886

The heads of traitors and conspirators were often displayed on pikes here up until 1754, when the government called a halt to this practice after two of the heads were stolen by a Jacobite tailor.

Caption For Cleeve Hill, C1960

The summit at 1083 feet is at the head of West Down at the southern point of Cleeve Common.

Caption For Preesall, The Village C1955

Occupying a hill-top, Preesall grew as a small market around a corn mill and two pubs, both of which are shown here, the Black Bull and the Saracen's Head.

Caption For York, Micklegate Bar 1886

The heads of traitors and conspirators were often displayed on pikes here up until 1754, when the government called a halt to this practice because two of the heads were stolen by a Jacobite tailor.

Caption For York, Micklegate Bar C1885

The heads of traitors and conspirators were often displayed on pikes here up until 1754, when the government called a halt to this practice because two of the heads were stolen by a Jacobite tailor

Caption For Preston, River Ribble From Miller Park C1935

This wonderful nostalgic photograph shows steam engine 'black 5', the work-horse of the LMS region, heading south with non-corridor stock on a local, probably to Bamber Bridge and on to Blackburn.

Caption For Charmouth, 1922

The road leads downwards and eastwards from opposite the Charmouth House Hotel (right), to Hardown Hill and Stonebarrow Hill (centre), where it climbs through Morecombeland.

Caption For Donington, Market Place C1965

The A52 leads to Boston, and the A152 goes on to Spalding.

Caption For Tredegar, Castle Street C1968

The area had a large number of public houses: on the corner was the Cambrian Public, on the right-hand side was the Kings Head, on the left was the Golden Lion, and the Black Prince was just around