Places

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Maps

445 maps found.

1900, Bude Ref. RNC654944
1919, Bude Ref. POP654944
1896, Bude Ref. RNE654944
1946, Bude Ref. NPO654944
1884 - 1905, Bude Ref. HOSM34245
1896, Upton Ref. RNE858073
1896, Coombe Ref. RNE676856
1946, Thorne Ref. NPO847054
1919, Upton Ref. POP858073
1905, Thorne Ref. HOSM50139
1905, Upton Ref. HOSM63084
1946, Upton Ref. NPO858073
1946, Coombe Ref. NPO676856
1900, Upton Ref. RNC858073
1896, Thorne Ref. RNE847054
1900, Thorne Ref. RNC847054
1900, Coombe Ref. RNC676856
1919, Coombe Ref. POP676856
1919, Thorne Ref. POP847054
1905, Upton Ref. HOSM52686

Books

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Memories

43 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.

Schooldays

Billingham Campus School consisted of four halls - Bede, pictured in the foreground, Davy behind and Faraday furthest away.  The fourth hall, Stephenson was about 800 yards away, not pictured.  There was a sports block with a swimming pool which can just be seen to the left of this photograph.

A memory of Billingham in 1968 by Lyn Wells

Boarding School

I went to st Roses convent in Stroud when I was eleven years old . The boarding house was up the lane called merrymeads. It was named st Bedes . I can remember going to the Holy Rosary church which was next to the convent . Every ...Read more

A memory of Stroud by Kathleen Ohara

Childhood Days

Having moved several times as a child we were offered our first council house on the new estate in Hough Green, we were one of the first families to move into Phillip Road and I can remember my late mother saying it looked like a ...Read more

A memory of Widnes in 1953 by Robert Graham

Best Days Of You Life?

I was lucky enough to attend Bede Hall. We had a terrific staff team in those days - Clive Bell, Peter Dixon, the late Annie Woodward et al. The whole experience was mind blowing, as the mix of administered and self ...Read more

A memory of Billingham in 1967 by Dot Laird

My Life In Widnes

I lived in Beach Terrace until 1948 then moved to Christie Street. I went to St Bedes school and the Fisher More until 1955. I went to work at the Co-op in Albert Road,it was a great job and I made lots of friends. I love living in ...Read more

A memory of Widnes by Mavis Thomas

Always A Colliery Lass

I was born late 1959 at Little Thorpe Maternity Hospital. I lived in Arthur Street with my parents Alan and Ada Robson and my newly widowed grandfather Bob Mckee. My grandmother, Lizzie, sadly passed away a year ...Read more

A memory of Easington Colliery in 1964 by Gail Hann

St Anne''s

I was baptized, made my first commmunion and was confirmed, at St Anne's Church. I was chosen to be May Queen. I  crowned our Lady on May 7, 1961. That same year I went to St. Bede's School in September 1961. I then joined the Handmaids of ...Read more

A memory of Ormskirk in 1949 by Raffaela Cavoto Ne:De Paola

Lawrence Weston Comprehensive School

I attended Lawrence Weston Comprehensive School from September 6, 1963 until February 1969. Although I had passed my 11 Plus examination very highly (highest in the southwest of England) and wanted to go ...Read more

A memory of Lawrence Weston in 1963 by Timothy Purnell

The Kidd's Alright

THE KIDD IS ALRIGHT The daylight had faded away and dusk was now dim enough to coax the streetlights to pop on, their vague orange light slowly getting brighter as their bulbs warmed. Meanwhile inside the Hamblett ...Read more

A memory of Moston in 1972 by Brian Hamblett

Lloyds Bank (Family Home)

At the age of 13 we lived in Lloyds Bank, my mum and dad where the caretakers there. Bude Strand was our play area in 1955, many a new pair of shoes was practised walking to and fro on that pavement. My dad also worked for the ...Read more

A memory of Bude in 1960 by Angela Pearce

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Captions

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Caption For Stratton, The Village C1950

Stratton was formerly more important than Bude.

Caption For Kilkhampton, The Square C1950

This hilltop village, at the head of the Coombe Valley, sits astride the main road between Bude and Barnstaple.

Caption For Stratton, Bridge 1893

The old bridge crosses the River Neet as it flows towards the sea at nearby Bude.

Caption For Bude, The Town 1929

With its shallow sandy bays, broad grassy downs, civic gardens, and terraces of unpretentious lodging houses, Bude is almost completely an Edwardian construction.

Caption For Bude, Castle 1893

Situated to the west of Stratton, Bude Castle was built on a promontory by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney in 1850.

Caption For Salcombe, The Quayside 1896

In 1811 the local boat builder at Salcombe completed the ketch 'Ceres' for Capt William Lewis of Bude for trading with north Spanish ports, though for much of 1813 and 1814 she was employed carrying

Caption For Bude, Canal And Harbour 1890

The lower end of the Bude Canal has a basin with a sea lock to allow ships to enter and remain afloat.

Caption For Bude, Canal And Harbour 1890

Opened in 1823, the Bude Canal served a large area of north Cornwall.

Caption For Bude, Canal From The Bridge 1890

The Bude Canal was opened in 1826 from this harbour basin, with a sea lock just visible in the distance.

Caption For Bude, Lock And Breakwater 1893

Bude sea lock is still in use today, although the rest of the canal was abandoned in 1896.

Caption For Crackington Haven, Looking South 1920

Crackington Haven, six miles south of Bude, sits in a deep valley in the parish of St Gennys.

Caption For Bude, Chapel Rock 1890

Bude's bay is protected from the brunt of the heaviest Atlantic weather by a breakwater connecting Chapel Rock with the shoreline.

Caption For Bude, Lock And Breakwater 1893

Bude sea lock is still in use today, although the rest of the canal was abandoned in 1896.

Caption For Bude, Lock And Breakwater 1893

This is Bude Canal Sea Lock in 1893, two years after the waterway had been reduced to the 1.25 mile stretch to Rodd's Bridge; in reality it was little more than an extension of the harbour, which continued

Caption For Crackington Haven, 1931

Being one of the few beaches south of Bude that can be accessed by car ensured that Crackington Haven had its compliment of holiday facilities, such as the hotel we see here with players just visible on

Caption For Bude, Barrel Rock 1893

Barrel Rock (centre right, with the marker post) marks the end of Bude's breakwater.

Caption For Bude, Lock And Breakwater 1893

The canal was closed, except for the Bude section, in 1891.

Caption For Bude, On The Canal 1920

The Bude Canal was something of an oddity.

Caption For Bude, Harbour 1890

The Bude Canal, in which these schooners are moored, was built in 1823 to carry sand inland to improve farmland, but it ended up carrying all manner of cargoes including coal from South Wales.

Caption For Bude, Lifeboat 1890

The lifeboat is the third one to be stationed at Bude, the 'Elizabeth Moore Garden 2'.

Caption For Launceston, From St Stephens 1935

Now on the B3254 to Bude, St Stephens Hill was one of the roads administered by the Turnpike Trust, who set the tolls.

Caption For Launceston, From St Stephens 1935

Now on the B3254 to Bude, St Stephens Hill was one of the roads administered by the Turnpike Trust, who set the tolls.

Caption For Launceston, From St Stephens 1935

Now on the B3254 to Bude, St Stephens Hill was one of the roads administered by the Turnpike Trust, who set the tolls.

Caption For Bude, On The Canal 1920

Bude's canal, built in 1823, was something of an oddity.