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1970's Poolsbrook

I lived in Poolsbrook from 1964-1981. We lived on Staveley Road after moving out of the doctors surgery up stairs I think, don't remember that bit to young. Poolsbrook had a good community in the 70's great school and play areas. My ...Read more

A memory of Poolsbrook

4th June 1961 Jfk Passes Through

It was 4th June 1961 and John F Kennedy was due to pass by Brentford on the Great West Road. The M4 had not yet been built. I went with my friend Graham around 7pm and joined the many people sitting on Macleans wall ...Read more

A memory of Brentford by Nick Beard

Visiting My Inlaws

In 1953 I used to visit my in-laws who lived at 19 Rumbold Road, Fulham. I remember when we walked along Kings Road towards the football ground there was an antique shop that had an unusual armchair in the window. It was carved in ...Read more

A memory of Chelsea by Vera Otto

May And Baker (Dagenham East)

The May and Baker factory, close to the railway station at Dagenham East was once one of the largest factories in the area. The company was best known for developing the drug quinine to combat malaria, often simply referred ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham by alandvi.187

Gt40

Frank Williams had a garage under the Bowling alley and his cars won Le Mons after being built there.

A memory of Cippenham

1960s In The Parakeet

Spent a lot of my teen age life in the parakeet when Doug and Pam barker owned it. I have very fond memories of my time there. There are so many. I am Dave Kaye known as Danny then. The loss of Doug at the age of about 42 I ...Read more

A memory of Cliftonville by davegkaye

Port Sunlight For A Raf Kid

I was born in 1958. My father was in the RAF. His mother, my grandmother lived at 6 Jubilee Crescent Port Sunlight. Whenever we moved from one RAF camp to another we would stay at my Nanas for a couple of weeks, while ...Read more

A memory of Port Sunlight by kevin.whelan

Childhood

My maternal grandparents lived at The Beeches, 16 Clarendon Road and my parents and I lived with them for my first three years and then returned regularly for holidays for several years. I remember Worthington Park and always having to sit on ...Read more

A memory of Sale by Elizabeth Hardcastle

Wish I Could Remember More.

I too remember the bowling alley, and the Odeon cinema, the bus station, and the drip teacakes, and cups of hot tea,

A memory of Halifax by Lynda Josefski

Park, Fields And The Ivy House

I was born in 1947 - youngest of five (4 girls and a boy) lived on Seaforth Avenue. Motspur Park was a great place to grow up, we had such a wonderful childhood. As well as "The Park" at the end of Marina Avenue - ...Read more

A memory of Motspur Park

Captions

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Caption For Seaton Carew, Front Street C1965

The Silver Dollar Snack Bar (left), now called the Talk of the Town, still offers bingo, but has added a bowling alley.

Caption For Cardiff, Roath Park 1896

In the distance the encroaching modern era is further evident by the tennis courts and bowling green - both installed around the time of the First World War.

Caption For Lincoln, Pottergate And Cathedral 1890

This monastic cell of St Mary's Abbey in York, of which the chancel remains, is now in a municipal park and is surrounded by a bowling green and fenced football pitch.

Caption For Newquay, Trenance Gardens 1928

Here visitors could play bowls or tennis, or simply relax and enjoy the sea breezes.

Caption For Bramshott, The Village 1901

Inside are a medieval font, an 18th-century candelabra and a case containing pottery bowls found in the mortar of the tower.

Caption For Merthyr Tydfil, Recreation Ground C1955

Three tennis courts and a bowling green were added to the Thomastown Park in the inter- war years.

Caption For Stilton, High Street C1955

It is hard to believe that there is an annual cheese-rolling charity race with local teams, many in fancy dress, bowling a 'cheese' (usually a log cut and painted to represent a Stilton cheese) along this

Caption For Glemsford, Hunts Hill C1960

The telephone box on the right has gone, and the bowls green has been created behind the bungalows.

Caption For Sudbury, Market 1904

Agricultural machinery and fruit and vegetables are set out for sale in front of Frederick Bowles's milliner's and draper's.

Caption For Boldre, St John The Baptist Church C1960

The Poet Laureate Robert Southey married Caroline Bowles here, while the naturalist William Gilpin lies buried in the churchyard.

Caption For Eccles, Broadway Cinema C1955

photographed at a time when such places had fewer things to compete with for people's time and money; private car ownership was still beyond most people, television was in its infancy, and bingo halls, bowling

Caption For Exmouth, The Seafront 1918

This is one of Exmouth's two bowling greens - the other is at the back of the town at Phear Park.

Caption For Lincoln, Pottergate And Cathedral 1890

This monastic cell of St Mary’s Abbey in York, of which the chancel remains, is now in a municipal park and is surrounded by a bowling green and fenced football pitch.

Caption For Knowle, Warwick Road C1965

It was a popular meeting place, with a bowling green and a quoits club.

Caption For Stourbridge, Market Street C1965

Notice the sign for the car park for the Bell Hotel (left) - the car park sits on what was once advertised as 'the finest and best kept bowling green in the Midlands'.

Caption For Southend On Sea, The Pier C1962

Ten-Pin Bowling is played in the new pavilion.

Caption For Margate, Clifton Baths Promenade 1897

In the centre is the white façade of the Cliftonville Hotel, where now stand Thorley's public house and a bowling alley.

Caption For Southend On Sea, The Pier C1955

Ten-Pin Bowling is played in the new pavilion.

Caption For Stevenage, High Street And Green 1899

A picturesque collection of cottages and shops line the spacious main street of this Georgian coaching town, as we look towards the triangular Bowling Green, while the photographer's activities attract

Caption For Arundel, The Black Rabbit 1898

It served riverside traffic - initially boatmen, and later excursionists from Arundel to Littlehampton; they came in large numbers to view Arundel Castle and to enjoy dancing, bowls, croquet and the tea

Caption For St Audries, School 1903

St Audries occupies a natural bowl looking out over the sea above the cliffs of St Audries Bay.

Caption For Rochdale, Entrance To Broadfield Park C1955

The park`s first bowling green was opened on 1 July 1908 and the second in 1927.

Caption For Ashford, Station Road C1950

Up the road on the right beyond the pub now stand Crouch's garage, the Royal Mail Sorting Office, Kent House and the Ashford bowling alley.

Caption For Glen Wyllin, Viaduct 1895

The glen was purchased by the IOMR in the 1930s, who added a boating lake, bowling greens and children's play area.