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Woolworths
Woolworths for a small boy had a certain fascination, well for me it did. Firstly I remember being bought a tin plate trolley bus by my mum. It was Empire made. There were the arms on the roof just like the real one we had come on from ...Read more
A memory of West Ealing by
Woodhouse Eves
My name is Jacqueline Billingsley. I was sent here in the 1950's from hospital due to kidney problems. I remember the Matron who would take her small dog for walks every morning in the woods. Being very fond of dogs even at a ...Read more
A memory of Woodhouse Eaves by
Wonderful Childhood In Arlesey House 19401946
I was born in Arlesey in 1940 in the large house next to St Peter's church, it was a lovely old place. My mother took my brother Ted and sister Marion to Arlesey when things started to get bad in ...Read more
A memory of Arlesey in 1940 by
Will It Be Open?
My family moved from Bermondsey, where we shared my grandad's house, to Enfield, where Mum and Dad had managed to buy their own house (for £2,000) in 1960. It was some years before Dad could afford driving lessons and then a car. We ...Read more
A memory of London in 1966 by
Where I Was Originally Born
My mother was born at 8 Queens Grove Road in 1921 and lived there for a further 58 years before she moved to Highams Park. I was born in Chingford in 1947 and lived at that address until I got married at 20. One of my ...Read more
A memory of North Acton by
Where I Came From. By Christine Harris (Formerly Hudson)
I was born at 42 Stanley Avenue Portslade, on 21st July 1944. We moved to Shoreham after the war and Dad ran a small transport cafe, which, last time I visited it was a bookmakers called ...Read more
A memory of Shoreham-By-Sea by
Warm Childhood And Teenage Years
My mum visited Southend-on-Sea during her childhood years. She was born in 1917. Her family made a day trip there once per year, on public transport. They could only afford one visit per year because they ...Read more
A memory of Southend-on-Sea
Wandsworth Tec: School. Garrett Lane
I was born in Battersea in 1936. Educated at Latchmere School during the blitz (1940/41). I progressed to Surrey Lane School (now William Blake) After 2 years there a lovely teacher, Miss Oliver, must have seen ...Read more
A memory of Wandsworth by
Walker Folk
I lived at 40 Church Street at the bottom of Hexham Avenue from the 1950s, in my mind's eye I can still see me ma black leading the big black fire range, she made the most wonderful bread in its big cast iron oven. In the yard we shared ...Read more
A memory of Byker in 1950
West Byfleet In The 50's
I LIVED IN Scotland Bridge Road, New Haw, just down the road from West Byfleet. I attended WB primary school and then briefly the secondary school before I went to Woking Grammar. These were very happy days. I worked from ...Read more
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Spilsby got its market charter in 1302, a little later than Alford, and its centrepiece is the rectangular market place.
offered on the market as building land in 1935, but it was purchased in 1938 by the London Parochial Charities as a campsite for the children of families living in the East End of London who could not afford
The coastline bulging out around the Wish Tower affords a vantage point for views north-east along the beach; this view shows the horse-drawn bathing machines on their large wheels plying their trade
They would not have been able to afford the fees, for one thing: they were 10s 6d entrance, and a guinea a year subscription.
It afforded views over the bay and mountains, and its grassy slopes encouraged people to sit and enjoy.
Alford is a most attractive small market town on the eastern edge of The Wolds, noted for its thatched Manor House in West Street, a 16th-century hall house with crosswings, all encased in brick in 1661
The vicar could not afford to keep the cottages, and the Church Commissioners sanctioned their sale to the then tenants, much to the annoyance of a local entrepreneur, who wanted to demolish
This was possibly not just for nostalgia's sake, but also because of the number of houses here with jettied bay windows, which afford commanding views of the sea from their upper rooms.
This view up Parish Road affords a glimpse of what was a centre of communication for the village.
Those people who could afford it were, already in the 1800s, establishing their homes beyond the old town of Runcorn on the higher ground around Runcorn Hill.
Balconies afford superb views across the lake for some of Cardiff's wealthiest inhabitants.
Mothers and daughters take advantage of the excellent views of the Severn afforded them from the churchyard of St Peter's.
Note their gables and dormers, and their first floor balconies affording that envied view to the sea.These family homes are now all hotels of one sort or another.
By the beginning of the 17th century those Englishmen who could afford it had taken up the craze for smoking tobacco in pipes made of clay.
The 1950s saw an increase in day trips, as people who might not have had the money available for holidays could afford the odd day out on the Thames.
Though cars were more affordable by the 1950s, engines, being thirstier by today's standards, needed more frequent refueling.
The baronial revivalist Gothic building on the left afforded smart premises for the Liverpool Bank.
The slightly raised location affords fine views of the Lake District hills to the west and south.
This busy conduit linking St John's and High Street affords a perfect view of the tower.
Magnificent sea views are afforded from the Promenade, down the north coast in the direction of Hartlepool and beyond, hence the name of these gardens.
In the centre is a motorbike and sidecar, a popular and affordable form of transport.
Some of these houses were owned by sea captains, who could afford to build a substantial two-story house.
Designed by Robert Adam, Wenvoe was built in 1775 by the wealthy Yorkshireman Peter Birt. 11 years after this photograph was taken, it was destroyed by a fire so devastating that the owners could not afford
The Windsor Gardens, above the esplanade, afford pleasant walks and views.
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