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The Greengrocers In Sale Moor

Does anybody remember the name of the greengrocers in the centre of Sale Moor,I worked there for a short time .They supplied you with one of those bikes which had a basket on the front which didn't turn and on the first day ...Read more

A memory of Sale in 1964 by Mike Keaveney

The Gift Shop

The gift shop was a toy shop in the Boston Road. Dinky toys hornby trains etc. Two ladies ran it. There were also soveniers sold. The last thing I bought there was a LONE STAR LOCOS tank engine 0-6-0. The scale was 000 about ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell in 1959 by Nick Beard

The George Hotel

Fond memories of the George, Saturday night meeting place when we would frequent the Palm Court Lounge with mirrored walls and a Grand piano at the end of the room with a man named 'Tinkler' ... believe it or not!!!! playing tunes ...Read more

A memory of Walsall in 1961 by Ray Neale

The Dumps And Royal Hill

I just read the coment by Jackie Payne, I would love to see the photo of her mum outside her shop. I often went in this shop when little with my mum and she talks of all the things I used to do, even playing on the dump, ...Read more

A memory of Greenwich by Shirley Marshall

The Den

My goodness, such a long time ago. I lived in Aberdour from birth till I was 6 years old...way back in the early 50s. I remember, mostly through photographs, the present Queen's coronation; there was a fancy dress competition and I was ...Read more

A memory of New Aberdour in 1953 by Ishbel Byrne

The Crossway

I remember our lovely old co-op with it's bank, cafe and range of good quality food and other goods. Kiddies Corner was a magical shop for youngsters to indulge their pocket money - I used to buy toy soldiers and model aircraft kits ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell by Patrick Cooper

The Church My Parents Were Married In

My parents married in this church in 1951, mum had been brought up in the village from birth by her parents (David and Gwen Bowen) and after marrying my dad, moved up to Sheffield. It was a quaint village from ...Read more

A memory of Ferryside in 1973 by Emma Bennett

The Bull Hotel

yes remember the bull demolished i and built Macfisheries supermarket in its place left my job with my mate Dave Palmer, we were both employed by Billy Horsborough who was the manager for better buying supermarket and the green grocer ...Read more

A memory of Tonbridge by mercia2005

The Brook In Bull Lane

I remember a narrow brook in Bull Lane running along the bottom of the houses left hand side walking from the high street. My schoolfriend and I used to jump over it and try to push each other in. I sometimes think this is something I ...Read more

A memory of Rayleigh by lamolossi

The Brook In Bull Lane

I remember a narrow brook in Bull Lane running along the bottom of the houses left hand side walking from the high street. My schoolfriend and I used to jump over it and try to push each other in. I sometimes think this is ...Read more

A memory of Rayleigh by lamolossi

Captions

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Caption For Croydon, North End 1896

The brand-new tower of the Town Hall can be seen above the far shops in North End, which today is a pedestrianised road.

Caption For St Austell, Fore Street 1912

Two prams represent the only traffic in St Austell's attractive shopping street in this scene, which is dominated by the richly carved tower of Holy Trinity church.

Caption For Sevenoaks, High Street C1960

the mock-timbered frontage of the Holmsdale pub, with its coat of arms suspended beneath the Watney's Red Barrel advertising emblem, adjoins the similarly sham premises of Freeman, Hardy and Willis's shoe

Caption For West Harptree, The Square C1955

The Crown Inn (left) survives, along with the village shop on the right and the adjacent little shop, now a beauty salon.

Caption For Salisbury, The Poultry Cross And Silver Street 1928

This view of the Poultry Cross and Silver Street clearly shows a sign over Olivers' shoe shop - the only shop in this street which is still there today.

Caption For Bournemouth, The Square C1955

Chain and department stores arrived early in Bournemouth, though a large number of family-owned shops survived until the end of the 20th century.

Caption For York, Low Petergate C1960

The pawnbroker has gone; instead there is a modern shopping block housing the furniture shop of Stevens and Goodall.

Caption For Odiham, High Street 2004

The former ironmonger's shop became a building society office and is now an estate agent's.

Caption For Banstead, High Street C1955

Collinson`s shop on the left is now Oscar`s hairdresser`s, with a Scope charity shop next door.

Caption For Clitheroe, Castle Street 1921

Castle Street is Clitheroe's main shopping street.

Caption For Chalfont St Peter, Market Place C1955

Up the hill towards one of Chalfont St Peter's commons, Gold Hill, Tudor-style shops and flats were built on the north side of the road in 1922, called Market Place and decked out with fake

Caption For Camberwell, The Town C1950

A break in the traffic gives a clear view of the shops on the south side of Denmark Hill.

Caption For Chelmsford, High Street 1919

Of interest here are the two (separate) shops on the right-hand side: Wenley Ltd, and Bolingbroke & Sons.

Caption For Loftus, Zetland Road C1960

This attractive view taken during one summer around 1960 shows that many of the shops followed the fashion of the day in using sun blinds over their shop fronts.

Caption For Hailsham, High Street 1902

Beyond Parkers, all has gone, replaced by a modern shopping centre, while to the right the tree has gone, and all the houses are now shops.

Caption For Harrow, Station Road C1960

Timber gables and full-height faceted bay windows create an imposing range of shops and flats of the early 20th century.

Caption For Hartley Wintney, High Street C1965

It retains a distinctly rural character, yet also has the attributes of a small town with shops on either sideof the road.

Caption For Witham, Newland Street C1955

Awnings protect the shop fronts on this sunny day.

Caption For Galleywood, The Parade C1965

This development is known as Galleywood Village Shops.

Caption For Frimley Green, 1906

The shop and the house next door have been replaced by a modern parade of shops.

Caption For Kettering, Bakehouse Hill C1955

The Odeon was to be demolished in 1974, when shops would be built on the site.

Caption For Preston, Fishergate 1903

The tower with its clock belongs to the Preston Baptist Church; the Town Hall spire can be seen further up Fishergate.There is an interesting diversity of shops, from a plumber's to the Cocoa

Caption For Wilton, West Street C1950

By 1955 the horse and cart have made way for the car, the street lamps have appeared, but the shops and everything else have changed very little in West Street.

Caption For Bluntisham, Village Square C1965

This scene, with Lieutenant Colonel Tebbutt's 19th-century barograph under the shelter in front of the village shop has hardly changed.