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Starting School

This is my first school, Dunston Hill Infant & Junior School, I started school the year the photo was taken, I fell off a small wall first day, I remember it vividly. Favourite teacher in the junior school was a Ms ...Read more

A memory of Dunston in 1955 by Victor Johnson

My Beloved Bonk

I have loads of memories of village life as a kid. I was born in 1961 and still live on the Bonk. I will probably die here as well. There were many old characters back then. Iron Bates the vegetable cart man (did some boxing ...Read more

A memory of Cheslyn Hay in 1969 by Philip Burgess

Walk About

Now living in Australia - Arriving back to visit relatives, a previous life time of my walk about ways seems so dream-like. Living at The Greig Farm above the Wier Farm (The Wier which had been in my family forever) was the best ...Read more

A memory of Ewyas Harold in 1965 by Sally Bell

Evacuee

I was evacuated from London to Oxford with Burlington School on 1st September 1939. At first we had our lessons in the old Milham Ford School premises but after a few weeks transferred to the new school in Marston where we shared the ...Read more

A memory of Oxford in 1940 by Sheila Kent

Wednesbury As A Lad

I have too many memories to many to go into - apprentice Elec; at Patent Shaft steelworks, left Wednesbury aged 20 for 2 years RAF National Service, lived in south Yorkshire since 1954 - think about standing with fire watchers ...Read more

A memory of Wednesbury by George Johnson

My Youger Days

Hello, I lived on Hadleigh Road & I went to Boxford school from age 7 until 11 plus, Mr Sore was Headmaster who lived in the village in Riverside house. The village hall opposite the school was where I would go to have my lunch ...Read more

A memory of Boxford in 1956 by Audrey Pamplin

1962/63 Best Time Of My Childhood

I can't believe this, amazing even if the names are coincidence, I was at Warnham Court 1962-63, I can remember lots of names: Roy Riggs, with his 'German' dictionary. June Palmer. John Thorp, we ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1962 by Victor Chytry

Tales Of College Green

This shows College Green and its grand posh upmarket shops, at a time in the past when parking wasn't a problem. Many famous people lived round the Green over the years including Mary Robinson; actress and mistress of the ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Victorian Horse Drawn Omnibus On The Park Street

This shows an early Victorian horse-drawn omnibus on the Park Street, Clifton, City Centre Bristol Zoo route. The fleet commenced with various horse trailers, totalling 109 with 678 horses. These were ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1900 by Paul Townsend

Mendleson Wrote His Spring Song In The House.

With Denmark Hill and about level with the Old Henly's garage behind you was a house within the ruins with a metal sign. It stated that during his stay here, Mendleson wrote his 'Spring Song' here. ...Read more

A memory of Camberwell by Terry Chappell Seal

Captions

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Caption For Lincoln, Broadgate C1950

The Drill Hall (left), which was then the HQ of the 4th Battalion Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, has recently had a complete restoration; it reopened on 20 March 2004 to resume its place in the entertainment

Caption For Lincoln, Broadgate C1950

The Drill Hall (left), which was then the HQ of the 4th Battalion Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, has recently had a complete restoration; it reopened on 20 March 2004 to resume its place in the entertainment

Caption For Burwash, The Village 1889

Kipling's literary work 'Puck of Pook's Hill' (1906) is set in the area.

Caption For Belfast, Antrim Road 1897

Castleton Terrace, near the camera, is still there; it is typical of the handsome rows lining the road to enjoy views of the Cave Hill and the Lough.

Caption For Bush Hill, Elmscott Gardens C1955

Look carefully at the unified appearance of this cul-de-sac as it backs onto Bush Hill Golf course.

Caption For Harrow On The Hill, High Street C1965

A Saxon hill village, known as Gumeninga Hergae, or the shrine of Guma's people, in 767, it has now become well and truly subsumed into suburbia, and into Betjeman folklore through his poem of the same

Caption For Accrington, The Haworth Art Gallery C1945

Hollins Hill was built in 1909 by William Haworth, as a home for himself and his sister Anne.

Caption For Berkhamsted, High Street C1965

In 1580 Elizabeth had leased Carey the Manor of Berkhamsted, which included the ruined castle and the deer park, at the nominal rent of one red rose.

Caption For Market Bosworth, The Square C1960

Today the square has regrettably taken on a more regimented appearance, with a regularised car park behind concrete bollards, but it is, in its essentials, little changed.

Caption For Basildon, Town Square C1965

In 1956 Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone opened a Methodist church in Langdon Hills, and in the following year the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester visited Kingswood Junior School, officially opened

Caption For Belfast, Castle And Lough 1897

The most famous was that which stopped very small children working down the coal mines - the statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus in London marks a nation's gratitude.

Caption For Milton Keynes, Caldecotte Lake 2005

After all those THE ICTHYOSAURUS ZZZ05095 (The Parks Trust, Milton Keynes) Milton Keynes's first known resident, living 150 million years ago.

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, Marlowes 2005

The town now forms part of the Borough of Dacorum, a name of Danish origin.

Caption For Dorking, Cottage Hospital 1906

Henry Talbot created Chart Park in 1746.

Caption For Dorking, Deepdene House 1891

Henry Talbot created Chart Park in 1746.

Caption For Launceston, Southgate Street 1906

This illustrious town, often called the gateway to Cornwall, crowns the dark hill that rises from the valley of the tiny River Kensey.

Caption For Wanborough, The Cottage Shop C1965

These cottages stand at the top of Pack Hill, near its junction with Church Road and Mayfield, in Upper Wanborough.

Caption For Crummock Water, From Loweswater 1889

The hills around were less wild and rugged, and its many inlets and headlands brought it a distinct individuality.

Caption For Crummock Water, From Loweswater 1889

The lower slopes of Grasmoor are prominent on the left, and the skyline is filled by Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks and High Crag.

Caption For Crummock Water, From Loweswater 1889

A picnic party in a meadow in the hamlet of Loweswater are enjoying the splendid view north up Crummock Water.The lower slopes of Grasmoor are prominent on the left, and the skyline is filled by

Caption For Quernmore, The Crossroads C1955

Quernmore Park Hall lies just over a mile north of the village.

Caption For Leysdown On Sea, Station Road C1960

More than 40 years later, many visitors continue to pour in to stay at a resident caravan park offering karaoke and clubland singers on the entertainment bill.

Caption For Wonersh, The Grantley Arms 1894

The name of the 16th-century half-timbered Grantley Arms in the centre of the village reflects the former dominance of the family whose seat was at nearby Wonersh Park.