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The Place That Time Forgot
I grew up in Bothenhampton in the sixties and seventies, and my memory of the place is just like the photo from 1910. We lived at Bowhayes, which was a cul-de-sac, and at the end of the lane there were some broken old ...Read more
A memory of Bothenhampton by
The Lane Pauline Johnson
I used to walk to Blands School through the lane with my friend Jean Brookes, we would often stop outside the Clark's (Terry) house and climb up the bank where we could see Jean's house across the field. Then we would ...Read more
A memory of Burghfield in 1955 by
The Cooper Family
My family, the Coopers, lived in Spaldwick from 1800-1900 if not before. My great-great-grandfather, Daniel Cooper, was a baker, corn seed merchant and the registrar for births, deaths and marriages in the Spaldwick area. There are ...Read more
A memory of Spaldwick in 1860 by
The Carpenters Of Boxford
I would like to add a memory of Boxford, no, wonderful memories that I have of Boxford 65 years ago. As a child of four, I was evacuated with my grandmother Mary Jane Farthing, nee Carpenter, to Boxford to stay with her ...Read more
A memory of Boxford in 1930 by
The 40/50s
It was the 118 bus Colin. It went from Clapham Common to Mitcham Cricket Green. I also remember well those wonderful Leo's ice lollies. After those awful slabs of lard between 2 wafers that went soggy they were magic - Walls's! My family ...Read more
A memory of Mitcham by
The 1950s
Though I have some recall of the 1940s - eg starting school in 1948 at the age of three and a half and being reluctant to get off a rocking horse on the first day, it was the 1950s that really kicked in - to the accompaniment of songs like ...Read more
A memory of Corwen in 1950 by
St Johns Primary School
I had just finished adding an Article to somebody else's about Living in Penge. Just as I was about to close I spotted an article by a lady who had lived in Samos Road, Anerley, and who had also attended St Johns ...Read more
A memory of Penge by
Son Of Sgt Bruce Krrc
My father was stationed at Chisledon Camp from 1939 to 1942. Living in Littlehampton on the south coast, threatened with invasion, my mother rented the end thatched cottage of the row of cottages which face the railway line ...Read more
A memory of Chiseldon in 1940 by
Shops Etc
William Brothers on the corner of Ealing Road, Garners Bakery at the top of the steps leading down to Station Grove which is where I lived until 1956. We could hear the cheers from the football matches at the Stadium. Radio Rentals, Blands ...Read more
A memory of Wembley by
Shops And Places The High Road And Ealing Road.
I was born and lived in Wembley until 1960. The Railway Hotel was the pub on the corner of Ealing Road and my mother was head housekeeper there for a long time. On the day of the Coronation the pub was ...Read more
A memory of Wembley in 1953 by
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The Roman road from the bridge over the Wye at Chepstow ran through what is now the racecourse, which stands on land formerly belonging to the Clay family of Piercefield House.
On the left is a landing stage or quay where we can just see a 2- ton crane.
The extension, apart from its importance as a landing stage for steamers, also sported a restaurant and a bandstand.
A superb view of the Chain Pier from the west, showing clearly the pier head, which was designed primarily as a landing-stage for cross-channel traffic; it opened in 1823.
In August 1405 a substantial French army in excess of 10,000 men landed here at the request of Owain Glyndwr.
Doubling as a landing stage for steamers, North Pier was the first of Blackpool's three to be built and opened in 1863.
By 1894 Brighton's West Pier had been extensively rebuilt, and a landing stage had been added together with a new pavilion.
He was also a land-agent, who sold plots at Laindon and Langdon Hills for £5 a time.
He was also a land-agent, who sold plots at Laindon and Langdon Hills for £5 a time.
Carrog, or Llansantffraid Glyndyfrdwy, is in the heart of the lands of Owain Glyndwr, the marcher lord.
Though William was himself a farmer, he was also a land surveyor, property developer and investor in canals.
Though William was himself a farmer, he was also a land surveyor, property developer and investor in canals.
They initially consisted of a jetty leading to a landing stage for boats, but they soon became fashionable promenades extending over the sea.
Steamboat trips ran from a landing stage.
Until the area became too built-up, Southbourne was used by pioneer aviators as a landing ground for their flying machines.
Passengers from Falmouth disembarked at the quay here when the tide prevented a landing at Truro.
In 1927 Malcolm Campbell achieved a land speed record of 174.88 mph on Pendine Sands.
Swanage pier is really a landing stage of immense proportions.
It is thought that the Romans used Freckleton Naze as a landing place.
In the early days of private aviation, the company's founder Tom Wilson often serviced the string-and-sealing-wax aircraft flown by the pioneers who used Freshfield beach as a landing strip
Saltwood dates back to at least the year 833, when it is mentioned as a land grant by King Egbert.
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