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The Kidd's Alright
THE KIDD IS ALRIGHT The daylight had faded away and dusk was now dim enough to coax the streetlights to pop on, their vague orange light slowly getting brighter as their bulbs warmed. Meanwhile inside the Hamblett ...Read more
A memory of Moston in 1972 by
Disco Days
I was 6 I think, I and my sister would go to Saturday morning pictures, then, about 11.30, go to Top Rank and would disco dance the Saturdays away. I remember I would either have a cold glass of milk, because the milk machine was lit up, ...Read more
A memory of Watford in 1972 by
The Outdoor Pool
Spending all day at the pool/beach when I was a kid. Would go in the sea, run along to the pool, jump in the shallow end ( cos you were getting a bit cold by this time ) and bliss, it was like being in a sauna. mmmmm Hurrying ...Read more
A memory of Burntisland in 1972 by
Redhill Swimming Baths
I remember the old swimming baths, just round the corner, and have pleasant childhood memories. The building was made of red sandstone and us kids used to grind red dust out of the walls with our 1d coins whilst queueing to get ...Read more
A memory of Redhill in 1972 by
I Lived In One Of These Married Quarters! 1972 1974
I moved into one of these houses in the picture (Iremember which one but not the number) while living here I worked for (I think it was called R.F.G D.Q) parachute makers and then was a driver for ...Read more
A memory of Knaphill in 1972 by
My Last Year In Frome
I was born and raised in Frome, West End and then we moved to Green Lane. We emigrated to Canada, I did not want to leave Frome at all. I still miss home!. The pretty streets and the steep hills. I can remember swimming in the ...Read more
A memory of Frome in 1972 by
Living In Collyhurst
I remember when my mum, dad and myself moved to Collyhurst. My mum was delighted to be back as she and dad where both born in Collyhurst; she lived in Livsey Street and dad in Pilling Street. We moved from Hulme because dad ...Read more
A memory of Collyhurst in 1972 by
Bridgewater Canal
My younger brother Russell and I grew up on Coniston Road in Stretford and one of my earliest memories was of going down to the canal armed with pickle jars that had breathing holes stabbed into the lid (a fork from mums kitchen was ...Read more
A memory of Stretford in 1971 by
What A Scare
It was a cold and wet evening when I had arrived in Peterborough, and having little money on me certainly not enough to pay for some hotel. I had been thumbing lifts from various towns, but as it was teeming it down with rain, I did not ...Read more
A memory of Eye in 1971 by
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
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Once the village smithy, the inn at Godmanstone is said to be the smallest public house in England.
The coastal scenery around Bexhill may not be the most spectacular along the southern coast of England, but it does offer many pleasant walks - beneficial to those who come to the area for
Note the bathing tents on the promenade.
The town eventually got its open-air swimming baths.
The beach below White Cliff has long been one of Seaton's favoured bathing places, recommended in many guidebooks, though a charge of 4d was made during the earlier decades of the last
Slough dates back to the 12th century, when it was a hamlet on the London to Bath road.
This view shows the beach complete with bathing tents.
How quiet Maidenhead High Street seems in this photograph, as the age of the motor car was just dawning.
This area was part of a reconstruction scheme in the 1790s.
This view of the pier, taken seven years after the previous two photographs, shows that Paignton then had interesting shops; advertisements offered Turkish baths, drinking chocolate, a drug store, cleaners
Long before this photograph was taken, Slough was an important staging post on the Bath Road.
Once the village smithy, the inn at Godmanstone is said to be the smallest public house in England.
Charlie's Mast overlooks the boating pool, which seems to be the only form of children's entertainment left on the beach area.
The village of Wargrave has an Edwardian feel to it, but its origins date back many centuries.
This photograph gives an excellent view over Shanklin sea front and pier, with the sands filled with bathers, boats, tents and bathing machines.
As of yore, the bathing towels are drying (left).
Heavy surf on the beach at Porthtowan is not the place for smaller children, so this artificial pool was made among the rocks as a place for safe bathing.
Smith produced the first geological map showing England's rock structure, and he is considered to be the father of modern geology.
Just inland of the sand dunes is a golf course - it was established in 1885, and may be the oldest in Wales.
Looking west from the choir towards the nave.
The Fishpond has been a central feature of Matlock Bath since the village became an important resort and spa in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
This is a petrifying well, similar to the one at Matlock Bath in Derbyshire, where the limestone content of the spring water solidifies objects which fall into it.
Babbacombe's beaches were popular with early visitors to the resort, such as Oscar Wilde and Edward VII.
Babbacombe's beaches were popular with early visitors to the resort, such as Oscar Wilde and Edward VII.
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