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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

Burtons Corner.

A foundation stone laid by Arnold James Burton in 1933 is to be found on the extreme right of this shop, just off the picture.  I'm sure this foundation stone used to be at the other end of the building.  The possible reason for its move is ...Read more

A memory of Crewe

Critchlows Corner

The building in view was a Post Office and General Stores, the area was known as "Critchlows Corner" after the name of the family that owned the shop. The post office was the only one in the area. At the age of 10 I would cycle to the ...Read more

A memory of Blurton in 1963 by David Moore

Wilsons Bakery Griffith Wilson

My parents are Angela (nee Goulden) and Bryan Wilson (now sadly deceased), both from Bramhall. My paternal Grandfather owned the bakery in the village "Wilsons" which was taken over after my grandfather's retirement by ...Read more

A memory of Bramhall in 1955 by Helen Young

An Evacuee

I remember a sunny day in 1940 a 10 year old London kid alone nervous scared alone except for a bunch of other kids, We had been scurried away from war torn London having gone through the Battle of Britain German airraids. The British ...Read more

A memory of Daventry by David Alchin

Railway Info.

The building on the left is a carriage shed, used for holding spare passenger vehicles under cover. It is from the North Devon Railway in the 1850s and still appears to have broad gauge track (7ft gauge - not removed until 1877) laid ...Read more

A memory of Barnstaple in 1870

Building History.

The photograph shows a shop and house which my grandmother ran between 1931 and 1952. It was then run by my uncle until it was sold as a house in 1979. My grandmother's name was Colville and she ran the shop as a general stores. ...Read more

A memory of Linton by Claire Allen

Change Of Use.

The building on the left became an amusement arcade in the early 1950s and then a dental surgery. Later it was demolished and replaced by a new building of flats and a new HQ related to Cowes week which was opened by Prince Philip in 2005.

A memory of Cowes

Grandmother's Flat Above The Shops

My family's house, just off the Kingston Bypass (now known as the A3) in Tolworth, was damaged as the result of enemy action in September 1940 and my parents and I stayed for a while with my grandmother in Surbiton. ...Read more

A memory of Surbiton in 1940 by Noreen Ayton

Graham & Fishers

The building nearest the camera on the right is (was) Graham and Fishers - founded by my great-grandfather Tom. His sons Alg (my grandfather) and Spencer worked in the business all their lives, and my father Douglas worked there until ...Read more

A memory of Chatteris in 1954 by Ian Graham

Captions

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Caption For Leeds, University, Cloth Workers Court C1960

The university launched an appeal in 1925 for £500,000 to build a new medical school, departmental buildings, library and student union.

Caption For Grimsby, Old Market Place 1964

The car park has gone, and many of the buildings have also disappeared.

Caption For Grimsby, Old Market Place 1964

The car park has gone, and many of the buildings have also disappeared.

Caption For Abingdon, The Grammar School 1893

One of the earliest buildings in the Albert Park estate was the Grammar School, fronting the Cresent east of the park.

Caption For Palmers Green, Broomfield House, Broomfield Lane C1965

The London Borough of Enfield will not be remembered for its sympathetic approach to the conservation of its historic buildings.

Caption For Colchester, Scheregate

Although many build- ings in St John Street and Vineyard Street have been lost, this wonderful group of jet- tied buildings survives, clustering up to Schere Gate, possibly a medi- eval

Caption For Burnham, High Street C1955

In 1955 the long winding High Street survived more or less intact.

Caption For Norwich, Rampant Horse Street 1929

The columned and domed building in the distance on the right remains as part of Marks and Spencer.

Caption For Norwich, Rampant Horse Street 1929

The columned and domed building in the distance on the right remains as part of Marks and Spencer.

Caption For Harrow On The Hill, Harrow School And Chapel C1965

Sixty years and two world wars on from the photograph of 1906, the late 18th-century house on Church Hill has been demolished and replaced by the War Memorial Building, designed by Sir Herbert Baker in

Caption For Winchcombe, Gloucester Street C1955

Mingled among the Cotswold stone buildings of Winchcombe are a number of black and white timbered buildings, suggesting the architectural influence of the Vale of Evesham rather than of Cotswold pure and

Caption For Grantham, High Street 1904

Sad to say, this is an archive view, for since 1904 all the dignified Georgian and early Victorian buildings on the right have been replaced as far as the middle distance building with a corniced parapet

Caption For Nottingham, Queen Street C1950

A view of two late-Victorian buildings facing each other across Queen Street.

Caption For Coalbrookdale, Dale Road 1896

As it was never a very prosperous area, there are few early buildings of interest in and around Ironbridge and Coalbrookdale.

Caption For Cirencester, The Barracks 1898

Also known locally as the Armoury, this castellated building stands at the entrance to Cirencester Park and was built in 1856.

Caption For Hinckley, Castle Street C1965

As in many other towns and cities, red brick is the dominant building material; it is used extensively for all types of buildings.

Caption For Aldershot, Talavera Barracks 1918

One of the earliest permanent buildings in military Aldershot, dating from the 1850s, these buildings served as home to countless soldiers for a century, before being swept away in the frenzy of post-war

Caption For Southend On Sea, Southchurch Hall, The Lake C1950

The lake is part of the moat surrounding the timber-framed manor house, once the home of the de Southchurch family.

Caption For Accrington, Oak Hill, Formerly The Museum 2004

There was increasing concern over the state of the Mansion, which, despite being a listed building, was allowed to fall into dangerous disrepair.

Caption For Bridgend, The Bus Station C1965

The building with the Woolwich advertisement was once the ticket office, with a newsagent in the arcade behind.

Caption For Measham, The School C1965

In the mid to late 1950s, this pattern of school building was springing up everywhere.

Caption For Marlborough, Polly Tea Rooms C1955

This Georgian building, photographed before it was partly destroyed by fire in 1966, houses the Polly Tea Rooms, which were established in 1928.

Caption For Bromsgrove, High Street C1965

This lovely building is at the southern end of the High Street, in the former market place where the High Street meets Worcester Road and St John`s Street.

Caption For Wantage, Market Place C1965

The blue and red brick buildings on the extreme right of the photograph serve as perfect examples of the regional building style of the 18th century.