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Watching Parkside Grow

When my brother and I were old enough to go to Linmear Middle School,(Kings Houghton now), we would walk via a huge field next to Sundon Road, this was sold and Parkside estate began to grow. One of my old school friends ...Read more

A memory of Houghton Regis in 1972 by Sally Loveday

Memories Of The Arched Window By Rennie

Now this takes me way back to my cycling days, myself and two friends who were Tony Robinson (Rusty) and Roy Peachey (Ladder) spent one night at Crickhowell Youth Hostel. It was 8th April 1971 to be exact, ...Read more

A memory of Crickhowell in 1971 by Steve Reynolds

Hilden Manor

In 1971 I was a lad of 15 and had made friends with some people living behind the Hilden Manor. The owner wanted needed help to dig out a large pond in his back garden, so I volunteered with his two sons to hand dig this pond in the ...Read more

A memory of Hildenborough in 1971 by Stuart Nolan

Glorious Days In Saltfleet

Following on from my cousin Mick Packwood's memories of Saltfleet in the 1970s, I would like to add mine. Life there was pretty simple as I guess most places were during that period. Fishing was the main pastime during ...Read more

A memory of Saltfleet in 1971 by Nigel Stokes

Greatworth Sports And Social Club

Hi,I was at faf greatworth in 1971/2 , being the only raf police officer active, except sgt woods, ( tea ,coffie treasurer ) . The singlys accomadation was unheard of any where, pikey cpl cook, ...Read more

A memory of Sulgrave in 1971 by Phillip Geraghty

Wrestling And The Fire.

My earliest memories of the old Hove Town Hall are of a massively impressive red brick building opposite which was a 'Gamleys' toy shop to which I'd be taken by my mother whenever we had enough money! There used to be professional ...Read more

A memory of Hove in 1971

My Childhood In Houghton Regis.

My name is Daniel (Danny) Cronin, the youngest of 5 and the only boy of Harry 'H' and Ann Cronin. My life began on the 27th of November 1970. My first place of residence was Recreation Road where I have broken ...Read more

A memory of Houghton Regis in 1970 by Daniel Cronin

The Good Old Days....

I started at the school in 1970, I still think it was the best school ever, we had a swimming pool which I thought was so cool, it was never heated though! But I got my width, length and 7 lengths certificate in ...Read more

A memory of Farnham Common in 1970 by Sue Bojczuk

Happy Days!

I used to live at Spring Villa on the main road in Birch Vale in the 1970s and what fond memories I have from Birch Vale! My three older brothers and I used to walk up behind the house through some farming land and across to the quarry ...Read more

A memory of Birch Vale in 1970

Changing Times

I was a Chiddingfold child. My father was from Milford (Cozens) and his mother and father owned the little newsagents/grocery shop on Manor Road. My mum was from Shackleford (Reffold) and I didn't move far away - Godalming, and ...Read more

A memory of Chiddingfold in 1970 by Nicola Cozens

Captions

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Caption For Hemingford Grey, High Street C1955

The early 18th-century Cock Inn may have been built as a public house - its brick has been colour-washed white.

Caption For St Austell, 1890

This photograph looks from the west towards St Austell in its rural setting.

Caption For Whitby, The New Pier Extensions 1913

There was great rejoicing when the new stone and iron extensions were finally erected in 1912, having first been suggested by William Scoresby the elder (1760- 1829) a hundred years before

Caption For Preston, Fishergate C1955

The Institute for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge has stood up well to the passing of time.

Caption For Billingham, The Town Centre C1970

This view was taken further down the shopping precinct.

Caption For Somerleyton, The Broads C1960

This tranquil scene, with pleasure craft moored along the towpath, contrasts with the activity here in the Victorian period.

Caption For Batley, Market Place And Branch Road C1955

Batley was the north's shoddy town: its prosperity came from the process of breaking down and reweaving woollen cloth from waste rags.

Caption For Bluntisham, The Chapel C1945

The Baptists have been recorded in Bluntisham since the mid 17th century; a Meeting House was built on this site in 1787, and rebuilt in 1874.

Caption For Barton Mills, The Bull Inn C1965

This was a coaching inn on the London to Norwich turnpike, now the A11, since at least the mid 18th-century.

Caption For Burton Bradstock, Cliffs 1922

Bright yellow bands of geological strata known as the Bridport Sands make Burton Cliff one of the most distinctive landforms of the Dorset coast.

Caption For Clayton West, Long Lane C1955

Clayton West was typical of many South Yorkshire coalfield villages in the 1950s, when this photograph was taken.

Caption For Abercairny, House 1899

Built between 1804 and 1844 by Richard Crichton and the Dickson brothers for Charles and James Moray, Abercairny was a break with what had become a traditional approach to the design of country houses.

Caption For Mousehole, 1927

Putting ashore the catch is a perennial attraction for bystanders on any jetty.

Caption For Studland, Ferry C1960

The lifeline between Poole and Purbeck, crossing between Sandbanks (right) and Shell Bay (left), is the Floating Bridge.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Victoria Pier And Duchess Of Devonshire 1912

The paddle-steamer is not approaching the Cobb wall on a busy day.

Caption For Edgware, St Margarets Parish Church 1954

The trees have grown, and the street signs have changed, but the church, with its substantial 15th-century ragstone west tower and mid 18th-century brick-faced body, remains substantially unaltered behind

Caption For Upwell, Town Street 1923

The photograph is taken from the Norfolk bank of the Wellstream that flows into Wisbech.

Caption For Upwell, Town Street 1923

The photograph is taken from the Norfolk bank of the Wellstream that flows into Wisbech.

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Caption For Batley, Market Place And Branch Road C1955

Batley's prosperity came from the process of breaking down and reweaving woollen cloth from waste rags.

Caption For Over, The Mill C1965

A brick tower mill, this was photographed at about the time it was purchased by a mill enthusiast for preservation.

Caption For Bangor, Main Street 1897

Here we see another view of the main street.

Caption For South Wigston, Countesthorpe Road C1960

Bootscrapers, timber-sashed windows and moulded brick arched heads to the ground floor windows and doors provide a quality so often lacking in modern housing.

Caption For Amersham, High Street C1955

From further west this view gives a good idea of the Georgian and later brick frontages added to the mainly 17th century timber-framed cottages lining the High Street and giving the town its distinctive

Caption For Great Meols, Railway Inn C1965

This pub should technically be called The New Railway Inn, because it stands on the site of a former inn of the same name.