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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
The Good Old Days
In the mid 1950's I used to work as a young school boy on a Saturday morning for the butcher ( I think his surname was Finch) just out of shot on the extreme left of the picture. I used to ride a delivery bicycle, small wheel at ...Read more
A memory of Bexleyheath in 1954 by
My Great Grandparents Miles Born In Ault Hucknall
My great grandfather John Miles was head coachman to the Duke of Devonshire and he lived with his large family in Ault Hucknall with wife Julia Miles (ne Gillmore) they had 11 children (one was my ...Read more
A memory of Ault Hucknall by
Postwar Childhood In Knypersley
Born in 1940 at Tunstall Rd, I spent hours of my childhood at the edge of Cowlishaw Walker's pool, reached through our neighbour, Mrs Sargent's garden, which sloped steeply up to the railings round the pool. I only ...Read more
A memory of Knypersley in 1940 by
T He Three Colts Pub
My nan and grandad ran the Three Colts pub in Princes Road in the 1950s, their names were John and Alice French. They had three children, the eldest daughter being my mum, her name was Audrey, then there was David and ...Read more
A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1958 by
Fullerton Road
I was born and lived for 12 years of my life in Fullerton Road, I lived with my parents sister and brother in my nan's house number 19. My uncle and aunt lived at the bottom of the cul-de-sac, I had an aunt in Stretton Road ...Read more
A memory of Addiscombe by
Minster Memories
I delivered papers for Attwell's newsagents in the 1970's, and being an entrepreneurial child, did two paper rounds! The first one was from the Square along Monkton road, down Egbert Road, then the cul-de-sac end of ...Read more
A memory of Minster in 1973 by
Growing Up In Post War Harrow Weald
I lived at 20 Silver Close, Harrow Weald from 6 weeks old in 1941 until I left for Australia in 1961. I atended Harrow Weald Infants School from 1946, the old building was opposite the bus garage in the high ...Read more
A memory of Harrow Weald in 1941 by
All The Fun Of The Fair
Who remembers the travelling fun fair that came to Blackfield in the 1960s? Did you go to Blackfield Junior school? What about skating on the frozen Gravel pits at Holbury in the winter 1962/3/4 or the Esso Cinema? or the ...Read more
A memory of Holbury in 1960 by
Threeways
I was born in a house called Threeways in the centre of the village. I think it used to be an Offficer's mess during the war and then became a Country Club long after we moved out. The building no longer exists and has been replaced by a ...Read more
A memory of Downderry in 1955
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The Romans quickly absorbed the local Celtic goddess, 'Sul', into the cult of Minerva, and built a temple here in Sul-Minerva's honour as patroness of the baths.
Introduced in 1948 the Minor has since become a classic car enjoying a cult following.
After her death at twenty-four, a cult developed around her name, and the local priest would bless corn and other crops in her name to protect them from mildew and blight.
Two members of the Sleeman family are remembered in St Mary's Church as being instrumentally involved in eradicating the cult of Thuggee in India during the early part of the 19th century
Inside the church (not visible in this photograph) lies the tomb of Capability Brown, who became a cult figure among the aristocracy for his stylised landscaping.
During the Dissolution they were closed on the orders of Thomas Cromwell, Chief Minister to Henry VIII, in an attempt to destroy any cult following that might exist.
Introduced in 1948 the Minor has since become a classic car enjoying a cult following.
Introduced in 1948 the Minor has since become a classic car enjoying a cult following.
At 464 feet above sea level the tor has a commanding position, and was used by the Celts as the site for an early hill-fort.
Nether Hall was the home of the Colt family.
The photograph shows Colt Hill Bridge and the rear of The Bridge House.
London Road continues as Colt Hill and was truncated by the Odiham bypass, which was opened in 1981.
The street is now a cul-de-sac, following the opening of the by-pass in the 1980s.
Celts and Vikings have settled here - many Danish and Norse words are still used by farmers.
