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The Thursday Club On The Green, Falconwood Parade

It was the early 1960's and I was a curious teenager beginning a voyage of discovery into the exciting world of pop music, rock and roll, coffee bars and clubs. In fact the first teen club I ever attended ...Read more

A memory of Blackfen by Bernard Schofield

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

The Fair

Christmas and birthdays were an under-whelming time of year in our household. However, Eastertime, coincided with the arrival of Stanley Thurston's fair (and a big dollop of rain). l lived opposite Manor Rd Park (or reck) from 1956-64, and along ...Read more

A memory of Luton

St Joseph's Convent School

I note that a couple of people have mentioned St Joseph's Convent School. Having attended that school from 1960 to 1966, I can confirm that the location was opposite Hoadley's and the building did indeed curve alongside ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill

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 Peter Van Vroonhoven

Life As A Young Boy In Saltdean

THE LIFE & TIMES OF DONALD CHARLES WILLIAMS Personal recollections from Don Williams from Hailsham who lived in Saltdean from 1937 to 1952 - Many thanks for these wonderful stories & photo's of Saltdean in the ...Read more

A memory of Saltdean in 1940 by Don Williams

Where I Was Born

My Beginning, at Sole Street near Cobham Kent. (9th March 1946 - 2nd January 1951) I was born on Saturday March 9th 1946 at 3.29pm at Temperley, The Street, Sole Street, Kent. I was delivered at home by the ...Read more

A memory of Sole Street in 1946

Bristol's Cabot's Tower

Bristol's Cabot's Tower, and the penny pinching Council. Bristol's most prominent land mark, the Cabot Tower, was 100 years old in 1998. But the official opening was marked by a disastrous fire, a confidence trick and some ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1890 by Paul Townsend

Dunsmore People And Happenings Remembered

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION In 1995, when the first edition of this history was published, it seemed incredibly optimistic to have had three hundred copies printed for a market which was ...Read more

A memory of Dunsmore by Peter Jewell

Thos Were The Days

I have read all the letters and they have bought back so many memories. My sister and I were born in Hillingdon and from 1961 we used to go to Burtons dance hall on Tues, Friday and Saturday nights. We would also go to The Blue ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1961 by Linda Millett

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Caption For Porthpean, Cliffs And Blackhead C1884

Here we see the coastline between Porthpean and Gerrans Point.

Caption For Alderley Edge, The Edge And Hough 1896

The Edge is not the highest point in the county; at the eastern border with Derbyshire the land rises to nearly 1800ft, and to over 1900ft at Black Hill in Longdendale.

Caption For Coleford, Town Centre 1950

The black and white signpost in the foreground will bring back nostalgic memories for some of motoring as it was half a century ago.

Caption For Cromford, The Bridge 1886

This early photograph of the 15th-century Cromford Bridge shows a shadowy black-coated figure in the foreground fishing in the River Derwent.

Caption For Lilbourne, The Green C1955

The old black and white signpost points to nearby Watling Street, one of Britain's most famous Roman roads and now the A5.

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 Cleeve Hill, C1960

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

Caption For Poole, The Park Lake 1931

This scene has changed little since picture No 61176 was taken from the same point over 20 years before.

Caption For Slaidburn, Old Bridge 1921

The Black Bull Inn became the Youth Hostel, and the Dog Inn is now the Hark to Bounty.

Caption For Scaynes Hill, Nash Lane And Butterbox C1955

Originally made of wood, later versions were metal, and visually the black lettering certainly stands out from the white-painted pointing board.

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 Kettering, Silver Street C1950

Chalkley's (right), the drapers, had a handsome shop sign in large silver letters on a shiny black background.

Caption For Kettering, Silver Street C1950

Chalkley's (right), the drapers, had a handsome shop sign in large silver letters on a shiny black background.

Caption For Blackburn, The Market And Town Hall 1894

Blackburn means 'on the black stream'.The town guards the entrances to the river valleys we have been looking at in earlier pages - the Ribble, the Hyndeburn and the Hodder - and was the starting

Caption For Henley On Thames, Regatta 1890

Since 1886 the races have finished opposite Phyllis Court to avoid the tight bend at Poplar Point, which always gave the crew rowing on the Berkshire side an unfair advantage, as the bend swings

Caption For Haywards Heath, Town Sign 2005

Just in front of the Star is Haywards Heath's town sign, attractively painted and prominently positioned for all to see and enjoy.

Caption For Dorking, From The Nower 1936

The sandstone hills have their highest point in Leith Hill, 965ft above sea level, about five miles south-west of Dorking.

Caption For Meopham, The Green C1960

The black-painted smock windmill, set back from the road, and the prominent Cricketers pub facing the local cricket pavilion, are both local landmarks.

Caption For Betchworth, Village And Church C1939

The old black-painted tithe barn stands on the right.

Caption For Saffron Walden, The Baptist Church C1955

On the other side of the road is the lamp-post which was first in the Market Square, with its black-painted cast iron base.

Caption For Reigate, The Reigate Heath Windmill C1965

The black-painted post mill with four patent sails is turned to the wind manually by a tailpole.

Caption For Seatown, Anchor Inn 1930

Behind the Anchor Inn (left) are Seatown Farm and the black-painted coastguard cottages (centre), with veranda- fronted Seatown Cottage to the north (right).