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Dewsbury Swimming Baths
I remember having swimming lessons with school at the old Dewsbury baths. I know it later became a squash club because I had my wedding reception there! I live in Brighouse now but don't get over to Dewsbury very much, so I don't know if the building is still there.
A memory of Dewsbury in 1973 by
1973
Hi, I lived in lots of places when I was young including Pewsey, Marlborough where I was born, Hook near Wootton Bassett, and Wootton Rivers. My memories of Milton were living at No3 The Crossroads opposite the garage, until 1973 when I ...Read more
A memory of Milton Lilbourne in 1973 by
Happy Memories
I came from a family that lived in Eltham, South East London, and we spent many a happy year at Jaywick. We did not have much money and my aunt used to treat us every year to a holiday. Me, my mum, my cousin Debbie and my aunt would ...Read more
A memory of Jaywick in 1973 by
Oh But It Was Cold!
Yes, I can remember some happy sunny afternoons on the lookout for boys around the mid 1970s, we used to pool hop between the new indoor and the old outdoor, A less happy memory was doing my 50m Preliminary 2 with Heathlands ...Read more
A memory of Colchester in 1973 by
There Was Always The Ghost Stories...
In 1973 having just left school that summer, I started my State Registered Nurse training with tutor Miss Wilmot at this Southernhay Hospital. Being a 'young lady' from Bristol my new colleagues and I were expected ...Read more
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Visiting Maescynon
My grandparents lived in Maescynon for many, many years. I have fond memories of going up the farm for fresh eggs. Walking with my Nana to help her at the co-op and then stopping at Mrs Bray's for sweets. My grandfather's garden ...Read more
A memory of Hirwaun in 1972 by
Going To Meet Dad
My favourite memory of living in Blackhall Colliery was of going to meet my dad from the pit baths, I used to sit on the top steps or swing on the hand rail waiting for him and listen to all the men sing, it was the best ...Read more
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Living At The White Hall Billesdon C 1972 1979
We moved to the White Hall when I was 2, almost 3, and my sister was 5 weeks old! It was a wonderful house to grow up in - lots and lots of space, inside and out, and were were fortunate enough to have ...Read more
A memory of Billesdon in 1972 by
St. George's Presbyterian Church
St. George's Presbyterian Church stands in the forefront of this photograph between what was the Co-operative shop and Tommy Jones the fishmongers shop. How long the Presbyterian Church has stood on this site I ...Read more
A memory of Little Sutton in 1972 by
Cambridge Terrace Shops
Bush Hill Park had so many interesting characters back in the 70's when I was young. I loved going to the shops in Cambridge Terrace, just off Dehli Road. My favourite one was Stewart's, the sweet shop, owned by Harry ...Read more
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By the late 1920s, not a bathing machine graces the water's edge in this view of the crowded Margate Sands, looking towards the Harbour with the Pierhead Lighthouse.
Bathing machines are lined up near the sea wall.
The high Street used to be the main Norwich to London road.
The suspension bridge across to a house on the Island is still a feature of Newquay's Towan Beach.
The well stands in a tranquil spot on Gallows Hill overlooking the valley.
Slough dates back to the 12th century, when it was a hamlet on the London to Bath road.
A fine study of the Ladies' Bathing Place, which seems a popular venue for both the women and menfolk of Portrush.
The Lewes Road used to be the main route out of town, but this is now along the east bank of the Ouse towards Lewes.
In Victorian times, the preservation of modesty was paramount, so tents and bathing machines were very much the order of the day to allow bathers to change.
There is a small Garden of Remembrance here, together with one of the town's wells.
This view of the donkeys and their handlers, the 'donkey boys', also includes, on the right, the portable darkroom used by Frith's photographer.
The remains of a Roman hypercaust, the heating system for a Roman bath, were discovered in Bridge Street in 1863 and subsequently relocated to the gardens by the Water Tower.
This splendid view shows part of the fishing fleet and a spritsail sailing barge beached in the shallow waters at low tide.
By the last year of Victoria's reign Bournemouth had become an established seaside resort.
Lepe remains an attractive hamlet offering safe bathing in the waters of the Solent.
It was intended to link New Radnor with Old Radnor, two miles distant, to form a major city to be the capital of Radnorshire.
This superb picture shows the magnificent sweep of Nayland Crescent at the western end of town, close to the Royal Sea-Bathing Hospital and the infamous Nayland Rocks.
The Pier 1897 Bathing was permitted from Swanage pier on weekdays from 6-8am and on Sundays from 7-9am.
This view of Coney Beach shows ladies wearing long dresses, the men wearing suits and the children fully dressed - there is not a bathing costume in sight.
This picture taken ten years later shows a holiday crowd thronging the sandy beach.
This view of the Heights of Abraham above Matlock Bath shows the Prospect, or Victoria, Tower.
The well stands in a tranquil spot on Gallows Hill overlooking the valley.
The well stands in a tranquil spot on Gallows Hill overlooking the valley.
This used to be the most genteel of the Yorkshire seaside resorts, a view that is exemplified by the promenading of the nouveau riche in this 1920s photograph.
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