Places

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Maps

9 maps found.

1921, Silver End Ref. POP831330
1899, Silver End Ref. RNE831330
1896, Silver End Ref. RNE831332
1946, Silver End Ref. NPO831330
1945, Silver End Ref. NPO831332
1921, Silver End Ref. POP831332
1902, Silver End Ref. RNC831330
1895, Silver End Ref. HOSM59265
1898-1899, Silver End Ref. RNC831332

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Memories

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Mandrake Road

My siblings and I were all born at Weir maternity hospital in Balham, we lived on Mandrake road and we all went to Fircroft primary school opposite our house. I was at Fircroft from 1976-1982. Mr. Chaimings was the headmaster then, Mr ...Read more

A memory of Tooting by Sylvia Amoah

Boot Inn 1955, Now The Old Boot, A Private House

Ceased operation as a pub in 1959. Now (2007) privately occupied by the Beran family. Previous owners were a builder who divided the land, the village schoolmaster, and the Jarvis'. A few relics of ...Read more

A memory of East Hagbourne by Max Beran

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

Penton Camp Club

The Penton Camp Club started in about 1903. Its members included the Manager of Martin's Bank, London, the manager of the Drury Lane Theatre and many other rich men. They would come by train to Staines, the old station at the ...Read more

A memory of Penton Hook in 1900 by Su Knight

So Many People!

I was five years old in 1953 and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was the first vivid memory I have of my childhood. We lived at Midway, Cold Ash Hill, the major road through the village. Dressed as a pirate with silver buckles on ...Read more

A memory of Cold Ash by grahamfsmith

Ice Cream Heaven In Gipsy Road

Ice cream was a special treat in our house back in the 1950's. The brand we had was always Lyons Maid, vanilla or strawberry, considered superior to Walls. But for those special occasions, especially during summer, we ...Read more

A memory of Welling by Bernard Schofield

Happy Days

Medmenham was a beautiful posting and a happy place. I attended the local dance hall.... where I was in great demand having danced to Silver medal class beore joining the RAF. Dream on you say !!!!!! Yes indeed. I am still in touch with ...Read more

A memory of Medmenham in 1956 by Paddy Pollock

Paras At Watchfield In The 1950s

Yes, I lived on the Watchfield housing estate from 1952 to 1953. Large numbers of paras and their equipment were dropped regularly at the airfield. Trainees jumped from large silver barrage balloons, but experienced ...Read more

A memory of Watchfield in 1953 by Geoff King

Grandad

My Grandfather was a stable lad and then coachman for Earl Fitzwilliam. My memories are of stories told to me by my late Mother, and of a wonderful photo of Grandad in full livery with silver topper and wonderful leather riding boots. So ...Read more

A memory of Wentworth in 1890 by Sus Markham

Childhood In Salford

I was born Susan Cooke in no. 11 Quanton House, Amersham Street just of Liverpool Street , in my nana's flat. We lived with her until I was 3 from 1957 to 1960 when we moved to Trenham Street near to where the Salford Macdonalds ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1960 by Susan Dardis

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Captions

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Caption For South Cerney, The Manor, Park And Church C1965

Several houses in Silver Street date back to Elizabethan times.

Caption For South Cerney, Silver Street C1960

Several houses in Silver Street date back to Elizabethan times.

Caption For Eccles, Church Street C1955

Many of these buildings have been demolished to make way for retail development and road alterations, whilst the Broadway Cinema out-lived its silver screen only to end its days as a supermarket.

Caption For Enfield, Town Centre C1950

Close to the northern end of London Road, the market place and the parish church, the weatherboarded Ebben Steam Bakery, now departed, contributes to the market town feel of the photograph.

Caption For Coningsby, Silver Street C1955

Tattershall and Coningsby lie just south of the last slopes of the Wolds, with the flat Fens stretching away to the south.

Caption For Bushey, The Pond And Coronation Arch 1953

Between the Conservative Club building and the stuccoed, wisteria-clad cottages at the Falconer Road end of the High Street, rises the Coronation Arch marking the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the

Caption For Cliffe, High Street C1950

Cliffe perches at the end of the long chalk ridges, overhanging the marshes of the Thames.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Silver Street 1906

Appropriately still running beside trees at Burley Villas and Abbeyfield (centre), Silver Street was named in the Middle Ages for the Latin word for a wooded setting, rather than the precious metal.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Church And Town 1890

This is the east end of the chancel and side chapels of the parish church of St Michael the Archangel.

Caption For Eton, Queen's School Chapel 1895

Queen Victoria and her daughters, Empress Frederick and Princess Beatrice, visited the new chapel on March 19, 1891, when the Empress unveiled a statue of the Queen over the gateway into the Quadrangle

Caption For Corby, Odeon Cinema C1955

The Odeon Cinema is built in a contrasting architectural style - a sort of Art Deco with rendered walls and rusticated ground floor as befits a venue to escape from the everyday.

Caption For Snettisham, Village Sign C1960

A fabulous collection of more than a hundred gold, silver and electrum torcs, dating from the Iron Age, was found here: they are now in Norwich Castle Museum.

Caption For Manchester, Royal Exchange C1885

Here we see the Royal Exchange from the corner of Market Street and Cross Street.

Caption For Wilmslow, Dean Row Chapel 1897

In 1645 old Thomas Wright was ejected from the living, presumably because of his known Royalist sympathies and his refusal to give up using the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.

Caption For St Annes, St Anne's Square C1955

The Midland Bank is on the left, with Stead & Simpson's shoe shop next door.

Caption For Gainsborough, Silver Street C1950

Silver Street led from the Market Place to the river, which was lined by the warehouses and factories of this once busy inland port, including my grandfather’s Rose Brothers, a packaging machinery

Caption For Gainsborough, Silver Street C1950

Silver Street led from the Market Place to the river, which was lined by the warehouses and factories of this once busy inland port, including my grandfather's Rose Brothers, a packaging machinery

Caption For Barry Island, The Silver Queen 1925

The 'Silver Queen' and the 'Silver Spray' (right) were among the first propeller-driven passenger boats to appear on the Island, and gradually replaced the numerous rowing boats that plied for hire in

Caption For Clayton Le Moors, St Mary's Roman Catholic Church Interior 1899

The silver sanctuary lamp came from the chapel at Dunkenhalgh, and so did the silver thurible and a large crucifix.

Caption For Kettering, Silver Street C1950

Silver Street was a place for refreshment; the ornate façade of the Rising Sun is on the right near the corner of Montagu Street, with a cluster of cafés like the Hollywood Restaurant and London Grill.

Caption For Kettering, Silver Street C1950

Silver Street was a place for refreshment; the ornate façade of the Rising Sun is on the right near the corner of Montagu Street, with a cluster of cafés like the Hollywood Restaurant and London Grill.

Caption For Salisbury, The Poultry Cross And Silver Street 1928

This view of the Poultry Cross and Silver Street clearly shows a sign over Olivers' shoe shop - the only shop in this street which is still there today.

Caption For Aberdare, The Boot Hotel C1960

The silver service waitresses, in black and white uniforms, served wonderful cakes from elegant high cake stands.

Caption For Salisbury, Poultry Cross And Silver Street 1906

At the head of Silver Street stands the 15th century hexagonal Poultry Cross.