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Young Rascals And The Market Square

I have lived most of my life in Australia, Hong Kong and more recently Japan. However memories of Dear Old Consett will live on eternally. I was born in Medomsley Road in December 1945 and later moved to West ...Read more

A memory of Consett in 1955 by Ian Sharkey Bell

Wor Jackie And Other Memories

David Kemp’s item about Fenham brought back some great memories for me. In the 1940s and early 50s, I lived in Robsheugh Place, round the corner from Ovington Grove. Now I live by the beach in Western Australia, where ...Read more

A memory of Fenham in 1940

Wood End School

My parents had a ground floor flat in Wood End Lane, and my father worked in a reserved occupation at AEC in Southall. In late 1940, my mother was pregnant with me, and she went to stay with her brother in Durham, wher I was born. I was ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by williamfairney

Whitethorn Morris Dance At The 2007 Chippenham Folk Festival

It rained. It truly rained absolutely all day. Although Whitethorn Morris were booked for three dance spots in the street plus an Arena show there was no chance whatever for either the ...Read more

A memory of Chippenham in 2007 by John Howard Norfolk

Wealdstone High Street 1962

Wealdstone High Street was usually a vibrant place and this photo, taken early on a Sunday morning, with no cars and few people, shows how times change! The shops on the left show Len Evans fruiterer shop, then John ...Read more

A memory of Wealdstone in 1962

Waverley Cinema, New Milton

The Waverley Cinema was located on Station Road at the junction of Barton Court Road - it was a 'flea-pit' - however, it was local and within a short walk. Every Saturday morning, they would show the children's program, ...Read more

A memory of New Milton in 1950 by Edward Williams

Waterworks Cottages Purley

I spent my childhood living in one of these cottages on the waterworks gated property in Purley. I walked to school under the railway bridge that crossed the road to the left as I walked out the gate. We called them "The ...Read more

A memory of Purley by Mary Porter

Village Life

My first visit to the village of Llanferres was in the mid 1970s visiting relatives. Walking to 'Fairy Glen' and surrounding fields, hills, woods and farmland, I was in heaven and still am after 30+ years living in the beautiful little ...Read more

A memory of Llanferres in 1950 by Ian Robinson

Up The Hammers

My grandfather, John Williams, lived in a victorian terraced house in Seymour Road with his parents and four brothers. The house was knocked down and replaced with the large block of flats you can see in the distance to the centre of the ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1940 by Julian Hight

Unrequited Love At Church Farm Honingham.

Samantha was about seventeen when I first met her, she lived at the large house next to the old Church Farm. I remember it was a hot sunny day and I was heaving straw onto the ground from the cart, wheat ...Read more

A memory of Honingham in 1981 by Tom Venour

Captions

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Caption For Falmouth, Flushing From Green Bank 1893

Today's residents are more likely to skipper an expensive pleasure vessel.

Caption For Berwick, Drusilla's Park, The Miniature Railway C1955

The miniature railway was one of the major attractions of Drusilla's and still is, though the engines are somehow less utilitarian and more convincingly based on steam locomotives - the best one

Caption For Bromley, Palace Park 1899

The grounds became a park in the Victorian era, and more recently the 18th- century Old Palace has been enlarged to become part of the civic centre.

Caption For Trumpington, Anstey Way C1960

At first glance, this row of modern shops, named after the local Anstey Hall, has not changed since 1960; but closer inspection reveals new tenants in the shops, larger trees and flower beds, and more

Caption For Cosby, The Brook C1965

A post office, a shop and a hairdresser's still serve a larger and more varied community.

Caption For Capel Curig, Tan Y Bwlch Hotel 1891

Improved transport opened much of North Wales to the leisured classes, who were able to visit its grand and picturesque scenery, even in wilder and more remote locations.

Caption For Hove, The Promenade 1921

Although Brighton and Hove have now been amalgamated into a city, in the past Hove was a much quieter and more conservative town than its neighbour.

Caption For St Mary Bourne, Post Office Stores C1955

Though smarter and more affluent today, much of St Mary Bourne is as it was when this photograph was taken.

Caption For Milton Abbas, The Village C1955

Recent residents may have had cause to be grateful to Lord Dorchester for his patriarchal act.

Caption For Chatham, Riverside C1965

Ships of 300 to 4,000 tons lay at the fore and aft buoys in the river, while others tied up at wharves.

Caption For Wonersh, The Village C1955

South-east of Shalford, Wonersh has an old core with some fine timber-framed houses, including the 16th-century Grantley Arms pub; there are more old houses along the winding The Street, which starts

Caption For Angmering On Sea, Beach C1955

This almost deserted beach at the village of Angmering-on-Sea dramatically contrasts with the crowds at the larger and more popular resorts.

Caption For Boston, The River 1893

It took a number of years to carry out the process of dividing up the land, laying out roads, digging drains, planting thorn hedges, improving the land, and harvesting the crops from more and more

Caption For Macclesfield, Chestergate 1898

Along with Mill Street and Jordangate, Chestergate was one of the first streets to be properly paved, and, more importantly, to be provided with surface drainage.

Caption For Wetherby, High Street 1909

The Angel Hotel on the left was one of three to cater for the motorist; the others were the George and Dragon and the Brunswick.

Caption For Rochford, North Street C1955

Here are more Essex weatherboard cottages with tiled roofs.

Caption For Sidford, Old Cottages, School Street C1955

Today's residents are more likely to commute to Sidmouth or Exeter.

Caption For Egremont, From The Sands 1895

Apart from the clothes that these three youngsters are wearing on the beach, little has changed here.

Caption For Ashburton, West Street 1904

In grander and more prosperous days Ashburton was one of the region's strategic stannary towns.

Caption For Rake, The Village 1901

There are more houses among the trees on the hillside.

Caption For Ferryside, View Of Llanstephan C1965

On this side of the river, and pulled well clear, is evidence of boating and fishing activity.

Caption For Bradford On Avon, Town Hall 1914

Its ornate style contrasts with the plainer stone houses that are more characteristic of the town.

Caption For Clapham, The Long Pond C1955

In the distance are the houses of Clapham Common South Side, some of which survive from the 18th century and more from the 19th.

Caption For Benson, The Lock C1955

For centuries the Thames has played a part in Benson's history.