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1919, Borough The Ref. POP646287
1899, Borough The Ref. RNC646287
1945, Borough The Ref. NPO646287
1897-1902, The Borough Ref. RNC846301
1896, The Borough Ref. RNE846301
1898, Borough The Ref. RNE646287
1907-1908, Broughty Ferry Ref. RNC652819
1882 - 1900, Rough, The Ref. HOSM40382
1946, The Borough Ref. NPO846301
1920, The Borough Ref. POP846301

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Memories

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Still Confused !

Around 3/4 yrs of age- 1948/49 - I came across my first foreign work men coming off the boats at Woolwich. The men wore a rough looking outfit - blue in colour - as I recall. Upon asking my father who they were and where they came from ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich by Anne Lee

Where My Mum Was Brought Up

My grandfather was the lock-keeper at Roydon Lock after he came out of the army after the First World War. He had to have an outside job as he was shot in the neck and also mustard-gassed.

A memory of Roydon by Eddie Tait

Resident Of Malpas Road Just Off Wexham Road 1958 1970

I used the post office many times as a child and teenager. I started my first savings account in 1963 at Upton Lea post office and still have the original book with about 3 pounds 15 shillings on it. ...Read more

A memory of Slough by Pete Barnes

St.Comgall's , Church Of Ireland.

This shows St. Comgall's before the addition of the spire; the church dominates the intersection of Hamilton Road and Castle Street, sitting in a roughly triangular plot encompassed by the aforesaid and Ruby ...Read more

A memory of Bangor by Paul A.Weir

Memories Of Childhood

I was born 1943 in Purley Cottage Hospital, lived at 2 The Mount, christened at St Peters and taught at Woodmansterne Primary for a while. Walked to school via Hatch Lane and Rectory Lane and where they joined is, I think, ...Read more

A memory of Woodmansterne by Laurie Packer

Autumn Walk

I moved into West Park Road ( seen in the photo off to the left ) in 1955 at the age of 7. The house was a glorious Victorian residence with 1881 as the year of build noted on the front. Childhood was bliss here, particularly living in ...Read more

A memory of Mottingham in 1959 by Michael Parmley

Our Part In Hitlers Downfall

Tettenhall was a logistical centre for the Normandy Landings. Americans were stationed in Danescourt House - long since demolished. However several of the troops have returned over the years, some of whom were "mothered" ...Read more

A memory of Tettenhall in 1944 by John Green

I Lived Here

This was the first home I ever knew and remains, to this day, the one I hold as the true definition of 'home'. Waterloo House was where I was brought as a newborn in June 1974, and where I lived so happily until 1980 when we were, ...Read more

A memory of Heptonstall in 1974 by Claire O'brien

Borough Hotel

This photo brings back a lot of memories for me as a kid aged 5 in 1971, when me and my older brother spent around 3 hours on a Saturday afternoon playing outside the pub(Borough Hotel) and the steps of Woolworths (just a bit further up ...Read more

A memory of Nelson in 1971 by Andrew Duerden

Peartree Close

I was born in Burgess Hill in 1955 and lived at 18 Peartree Close. There was a rough track behind the house with rear access to garages, and we spent loads of time playing up and down this track and in the woods beyond. I used ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill in 1955 by Paul Smith

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Caption For Brough, The Village C1955

Originally there were three Broughs, and this view shows what is properly known as Market Brough.

Caption For Hipswell, The Hall 1913

When the camp was built, it took in Scotton Hall, the Hipswell estate and the Brough estate.

Caption For Bainbridge, The Village From Roman Fort C1960

The pretty village of Bainbridge, centred on its extensive green, stands on the banks of the River Ure (foreground).

Caption For Catterick, The Village 1913

Catterick has three greens; this one looks along Sour Beck to the 15th-century parish church of St Anne, financed by the owners of nearby Brough Hall.

Caption For Penrice, The Castle, Tower Lodge 1910

The earliest castle was an earthwork and timber fortification at Mounty Brough, built soon after the Normans had taken the Gower.

Caption For Richmond, Catholic Church 1913

Richmond had a strong Roman Catholic tradition, partly due to the Lawson family of nearby Brough Hall, who gave the land here in Newbiggin for the church of St Joseph and St Francis Xavier; it was

Caption For Hipswell, The Hall 1913

When the camp was built, it took in Scotton Hall, the Hipswell estate and the Brough estate.

Caption For Richmond, Catholic Church 1913

Richmond had a strong Roman Catholic tradition, partly due to the Lawson family of nearby Brough Hall, who gave the land here in Newbiggin for the church of St Joseph and St Francis Xavier; it was

Caption For Bainbridge, 1896

Bainbridge was once an important junction, for here the roads to and from Lancaster, Swaledale and Westmorland met.

Caption For Bainbridge, 1896

Bainbridge was once an important junction, for here the roads to and from Lancaster, Swaledale and Westmorland met.

Caption For Rochdale, Healey Dell Viaduct 1895

This once thickly-wooded dell on both sides of the River Spodden had been thinned out somewhat by the 1890s.

Caption For Taunton, East Reach 1902

East Street leads into East Reach beyond which, until the last century, was open countryside.

Caption For Taunton, Fore Street 1902

Where better to begin an exploration of Taunton town than in Fore Street, very much the centre of this ancient Borough. The

Caption For Ramsgate, The Inner Harbour C1955

This modern view of the inner basin and Military Road is interesting for two reasons: the construction of the new road brought a number of maritime business premises to Military Road, which

Caption For Ringwood, Market Place From High Street 1900

On the right hand side of the High Street is the White Hart Inn.

Caption For Flint, The Castle C1965

The construction of Flint Castle began within days of the signing of the treaty of Rhuddlan; it was the first of the Edwardian fortresses built to impose a new order upon Wales.

Caption For Astwood Bank, Western Hill Close C1965

The 1960s brought a number of new developments, of which this is typical.

Caption For Brasted, High Street C1955

With its pollarded lime trees and some charming half-timbered cottages spread along its length, the village High Street suffered for several decades from the heavy traffic which thundered along this stretch

Caption For Sandy, The Mill C1960

Never a very large town, Sandy owes its continued existence to the strength of the produce market in Victorian England.

Caption For Wareham, North Street 1949

Wareham lies within earthen ramparts raised for its defence by Alfred the Great in the 9th century, for this was an important Saxon borough. The

Caption For Astwood Bank, Western Hill Close C1965

The 1960s brought a number of new developments, of which this is typical.

Caption For Erith, New Flats C1960

Boundary Street was still a rough road when these flats were new.

Caption For Stilton, The Bell Hotel C1955

This famous coaching inn was one of 14 inns or ale-houses in the village in the 19th century.

Caption For Cardiff, Park Hotel 1893

This fine example of Victorian architecture was built in 1863, and brought a flush of style and prestige to Cardiff.