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The Start Of A Wonderful Marriage

My wife and I married here on the 17th Feb 1977 and we've not regretted a day since. It poured with rain going in but the sun shone coming out. That has just about summed things up for us. The Rev Wood and Rev Carr were ...Read more

A memory of Saltash by Chris Scott

Hill Street Pontnewydd

Hi. My name is Iris Elliott (nee ) Poole. I was born in Hill Street Pontnewydd in 1930 to Daisy and Tom Poole. I had a brother Mervin. Everyone knew my father Tom who was quite a character. He was a very big man and worked in ...Read more

A memory of Pontnewydd by janet.elliott

Lady Neville Recreation Ground

I played here from 1970 onwards. Behind the building were the public loos. To the left of the building, and to the left of the entrance off Avenue Road was a hump, about 4 feet high with a double skin brick wall along ...Read more

A memory of Banstead by Tim Watts

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

Speeton Cliffs With Cafe In Foreground

The road down to the shore was built for gravel extraction with the washing plant on the level ground just below where this shot was taken from. The building shown was a cafe. On the other side of the road ...Read more

A memory of Reighton in 1955 by Bill Rice

Newarthill 1950/60s Tosh And I

Every now and then I reminisce and take a trip down memory lane, of my childhood days growing up in Newarthill on Burnside Rd. I remember Tosh McGarry and I going to Father Gillan's jumble sale and buying an old fox fur ...Read more

A memory of Newarthill by Peter Laird

Carnival

I lived and went school in Wheaton Aston, and once a year the village carnival was held. It had several floats that were themed and there was a MAYPOLE dance on the village green. It was also the home of the village bus stop. The ...Read more

A memory of Wheaton Aston in 1952 by Roy Downton

Forge Cottage (Blacksmith's Cottage)

My family and I lived in Forge Cottage (known to us as the Blacksmith's Cottage) from about 1962 to 1964, whereafter we emigrated to Canada. I have fond memories of the cottage and its low ceilings, the Aga in ...Read more

A memory of Easthampstead in 1963 by Susan Cann

The Tithe Barn And Harrow Museum

Moat Farm Park? I find this surprising as its claim to fame is surely the preserved buildings of the Tithe Barn and surroundings. The Barn itself is the site of Harrow Museum and hosts various fund raising fairs, ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow in 1985 by John Howard Norfolk

Breaking Through The Channel Tunnel

I cannot remember the date, but my husband's cousin was the first man to break through to France when building the channel tunnel. My husband's family have lived and worked in Folkestone all their lives and were ...Read more

A memory of Folkestone by Frances Fagg

Captions

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Caption For Grimsby, Bull Ring C1965

The bus driver told me after he had seen the photograph that 'it's all under Wilkinson's'.

Caption For Southport, Lord Street 1921

The classical-style building on the left is the Midland Bank, claimed by many to be one of the town's finest build- ings.

Caption For Hitchin, The Church C1965

The church from the southeast.

Caption For St Ives, Tregenna Place 1906

The handsome building on the corner, with its chateau-style turret, is the St Ives Public Library that was opened in 1897.

Caption For York, Northeastern Offices 1907

This is the headquarters of British Rail Eastern Region, situated in Station Road.When this photograph was taken, the building had just been completed.

Caption For Saffron Walden, Youth Hostel C1960

By this time, the building had been leased to the Youth Hostel Association for some years (it has accommodation for up to 60 people).

Caption For Grimsby, Bull Ring C1965

The bus driver told me after he had seen the photograph that 'it's all under Wilkinson's'.

Caption For Aylesbury, Market Place C1955

The war memorial (foreground) arrived in about 1920 after World War I.

Caption For Castle Donington, Market Street C1955

The photograph is dominated by a brick and stone building typical of its turn-of-the-century date, but in this southern sector of the town earlier houses are to be found, including a stone-faced building

Caption For Liverpool, St George's Hall C1881

Started in June 1838 to accommodate the Liverpool Music Festival, which was held every four years and had become a very popular event, St George's Hall is one of the greatest buildings in England.

Caption For St Ives, On The Beach C1900

Small boats and small boys enjoy the sun.

Caption For Mold, Wrexham Road C1955

That Mold has prospered can be seen in the variety expressed in its built fabric.

Caption For Oakham, Castle Entrance 1932

This lane leads from the Market Place to the castle gates.

Caption For Woking, Old Bank 1901

Buildings such as Woking's fine, if somewhat dull, Old Bank had no place in the exciting, post-war redeveloped Woking.

Caption For Horning, The Village C1965

Horning main street runs parallel with the river.

Caption For Crewe, Market Street C1955

Despite the fact that this part of Crewe has seen enormous development and regeneration in recent years, this view is still instantly recognisable.

Caption For High Wycombe, Frogmoor, Looking South C1965

The three-gabled early 17th-century rendered building was for years hidden by scaffolding as it was shamefully demolished bit by bit.

Caption For Rottingdean, Tudor Close House C1955

Tudor Close House was a skilful 1920s conver- sion of much older farm buildings into seven houses.

Caption For Weston Under Penyard, Post Office Corner C1955

The post office that gave this picture its name was based in the building on the left, which was also a village shop.

Caption For Nottingham, Victoria Street 1890

The lower buildings on the right were demolished during the building of the Great Central Railway in the late 1890s.

Caption For Aberdeen, Brick Gable, Market Cross 1892

Before the golden age of granite, brick was often used for gables, even in a building right in the middle of the city.

Caption For Redditch, The Parade C1950

The building on the right was erected in 1922 to house the Redditch Benefit Building Society (founded in 1859).

Caption For Redditch, The Parade C1950

The building on the right was erected in 1922 to house the Redditch Benefit Building Society (founded in 1859).

Caption For Abbots Bromley, The Market Place C1955

There are quite a few old, half-timbered buildings still extant in the village, but perhaps the most interesting is the old market house, which can be seen on the left of the picture.