Places

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Maps

703 maps found.

1899, Ale Oak Ref. RNE621378
1947, Ale Oak Ref. NPO621378
1920, Ale Oak Ref. POP621378
1901-1903, Ale Oak Ref. RNC621378
1898, Aley Ref. RNE621410
1899 - 1900, Aley Green Ref. HOSM35781
1903-1904, Alne Ref. RNC624475
1898-1900, Aley Ref. RNC621410
1946, Aley Ref. NPO621410
1919, Aley Ref. POP621410
1908-1911, Leac A Lì Ref. RNC753869
1903, All Saints Ref. HOSM35799
1899-1902, Alne End Ref. RNC624476
1898, Alne Station Ref. RNE624479
1919, Great Alne Ref. POP719568
1946, Aley Green Ref. NPO621411
1947, Alne Hills Ref. NPO624478
1882, All Stretton Ref. HOSM53389
1882, All Stretton Ref. HOSM53483
1920, Aley Green Ref. POP621411

Books

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Memories

180 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.

Snapshots

As a very little boy we moved from Birkenhead in the North West, Merseyside to Luton. It was the 1950s and my Dad had a job in Vauxhall's. His brother Tom was already a General Foreman there and his younger brother John (that's what we all called ...Read more

A memory of Luton by Gerard Fitzpatrick Howkins

Molly Gray's Memories Of Weston Green, Thames Ditton, Surrey.

When we were children during WWII, my brothers Rob and Wilf and myself often visited Weston Green. At Weston Green there were two churches and two ponds called Marneys and Milburns. My ...Read more

A memory of Weston Green by Janet Moore

Architectural Notes

As a former resident of Bath I recall that this building was not particularly liked. In 1959 the hotel was demolished and a block of 33 flats at 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor level with shops at the ground floor was built. The quality of ...Read more

A memory of Bath by Claire Allen

Can You Remember?

How many Christmases can you recall, Can you go right back to when you were small, Can you remember a blanket of Snow, That covered the ground, or don't you know. Can you remember when Teens were once Tots, And Hopscotch ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common by Andrew Cooper

My Boyhood Memories. With My Grandad

I hope that anyone left of my family can read this, as now being 72 , I lost all track of coming to Kent. My home town was Lytham St Annes where my mother lived and dad was in the RAF and met my mother there. My ...Read more

A memory of Faversham by Peter Manuel

Family Of Ewj Moloney, Lancing Solicitor D 1978

I was part of the St James the Less Players, the Parish church drama group, which started my career on the boards. The Downs,The Manor, The Park, The Clump, The Chalkpit..The Woods The Beach..were all ...Read more

A memory of Lancing by Rose Moloney

Dunsmore People And Happenings Remembered

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION In 1995, when the first edition of this history was published, it seemed incredibly optimistic to have had three hundred copies printed for a market which was ...Read more

A memory of Dunsmore by Peter Jewell

Chelmsford, Tindal Street, 1919

This shows the view looking up Tindal Street from the London Road end. In the centre of the photo you can see a sign sticking out. This you can just make out is the Spotted Dog public house which was there until that ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsford by John Crouch

Aveley An Age Away.

I lived in Aveley Villiage from when I was born in 1957 until we moved to the Kennington Estate about 1971.   We had a funny house in Church View which seemed to be back to front compared to some of my friends houses.   Our end of ...Read more

A memory of Aveley by Ann Mc Carthy

My Childhood In Hornchurch

My parents bought our house in Mansfield Gardens in 1934 for £500. It had no garage but nobody in the road had a car anyway. My name was Jenifer Shearring. I went to North Street Primary School, infants and juniors from1950 ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch by jenny

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Captions

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Caption For Ringwood, Southampton Street 1913

Over the centuries a number of inns were established in Ringwood, many brewing a variety of local ales.

Caption For Winchester, St Cross Hospital, The Wayfarer's Dole 1928

By the rules of the foundation, for eight centuries travellers have been given bread and ale on demand—the Wayfarers Dole.

Caption For Hose, The Black Horse, Bolton Lane C1955

The cantilevered pub sign over the front door advertises Home Ales from the Home Brewery in Nottingham, now a cog in Scottish & Newcastle's big wheel, but still producing good real ale.

Caption For Haslington, The Village C1955

Inscribed on timbers around it are the words 'a jug of ale (and) a whispered word can be found within these old walls', and it advertises 'good ale and dry stables'.

Caption For Trowbridge, Silver Street And Town Hall 1900

Home brewed Wiltshire Ales can be obtained at the New Inn, and Ushers Ales are still brewed today in the town.

Caption For Hose, The Black Horse, Bolton Lane C1955

The cantilevered pub sign over the front door advertises Home Ales from the Home Brewery in Nottingham, now a cog in Scottish & Newcastle's big wheel, but still producing good real ale.

Caption For Upper Clatford, The Crook And Shears C1955

Still independent, it has a range of real ales and guest ales and serves food.

Caption For Hitchin, The Coopers Arms 1903

The Cooper's Arms, just after the turn of the 20th century; McMullens advertise their 'fine ales and invigorating stout'.

Caption For Compton, The Coach And Horses C1950

An old coaching inn on the Emsworth to Harting road, which sold Henty and Constable's ales at the time of the photograph.

Caption For Chesterfield, High Street C1960

The Midland Bank occupies the site of Scales' boot and shoe shop and Spencer & Co's grand frontage has fallen victim to an infestation of 'Magnet Ales' signs on behalf of the Wheat Sheaf.

Caption For Holt Fleet, Hotel 1906

Patrons are enjoying the riverside milieu of the Holt Fleet Hotel.

Caption For Almondsbury, Bowl Inn C1955

Scottish Courage's Bristol brewery is said to be the largest in the UK now dedicated to the brewing of real ale.

Caption For Southampton, Above Bar 1900

Signs for Seville Orange Marmalade and Strongs Romsey Ales can be seen to the right of Bargate.

Caption For Chester, Bridge Street, The Ship Inn 1888

In 1888 landlord J Grice was offering his patrons home-brewed ale.

Caption For Penllergaer, Swansea Road C1965

Note the hanging board on the left advertising Vale of Neath Ales and the petrol pumps opposite.

Caption For Westerham, The Village 1925

It is selling Westerham-brewed ales, though its sign is, unfortunately, illegible.

Caption For Fleet, Post Office 1907

taken over the running of the family business from his father James in 1918, but it was very much 'business as usual' for, amongst other things, the store is advertising furniture for sale

Caption For Loughborough, Wards End 1954

Offilers' Ales have long disappeared from the re-named Wheatsheaf.

Caption For Winchester, Church Of St Cross 1919

An interesting view of the church of St Cross from the porter's lodge, where a visitor can be seen receiving the tra- ditional 'Wayfarer's Dole' of bread and ale.

Caption For Stourbridge, Lower High Street C1960

In those days it was Fosters for clothes and the Corner Shop for wines, spirits, Butler’s Ales, and the dreaded Armadillo sherry.

Caption For Stourbridge, Lower High Street C1960

In those days it was Fosters for clothes and the Corner Shop for wines, spirits, Butler's Ales, and the dreaded Armadillo sherry.

Caption For Stone, Bents Brewery 1900

Other than Burton, brewing in Staffordshire received a shot in the arm with the opening in 1992 of the Lichfield Brewery, which produces such delights as Resurrection Ale and Xpired.

Caption For Fontmell Magna, The Crown Inn C1955

The Crown Inn, seen here, offers the locally-brewed Badger Ales.