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Maps

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1902, Blackbow Hill Ref. RNC642271
1899, Blackbow Hill Ref. RNE642271
1947, Blackbow Hill Ref. NPO642271
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Memories

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Ledsham Court, St Leonards, Sussex ...Great Memories! By John Franks, (Ex Rascal Boarder).

Well, I would like to bring a little history of our wonderful school in St Leonards back to life with the real colour and warmth of the time when I was there in the early ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon by John Franks

More Memories From A Boy Growing Up In Burghfield

Back in Burghfield around 1962, I clearly remember one day during the School Summer Holiday seeing a Huge Red and Green Steamroller coming towards me with a whole host of Road Tar making ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common by Andrew Cooper

The Oriel, Racecourse And The Later 60 S

The racecourse was pretty much my home all my life, Kempton Avenue. I was born in Ealing in 53 of Welsh family, and from 1955- 1971 grew up in Northolt. I went to West End infants (opposite the Target), where 40 of us shared ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by Nick Parr,

Those Were The Days

I moved to Ireland Wood from Portsmouth when I was 4 years old with my Mum and dad who was in the navy. We lived at 42 Raynel Way. The house was built by the Council. Most of the houses like ours were made of prefabricated concrete ...Read more

A memory of Cookridge by Robert Morris

Newarthill 1950/60s Tosh And I

Every now and then I reminisce and take a trip down memory lane, of my childhood days growing up in Newarthill on Burnside Rd. I remember Tosh McGarry and I going to Father Gillan's jumble sale and buying an old fox fur ...Read more

A memory of Newarthill by Peter Laird

Machine Gunned On Churston Drive By A Young German Pilot

My Aunt Joyce (born 1931) used to live on Churston Drive. She told me this morning about how she was walking to school with a friend one morning during the war when a German plane machine-gunned ...Read more

A memory of Morden by David Stephenson

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

Many Memories

I went to the school here. Mrs Foster was my Teacher and Mr Pritchard was the Head Master. We would cross the road to the village hall for Dinner. I vaguely remember having music lessons in the hall too (We all had recorder lessons). We ...Read more

A memory of Standon by Fiona Douthwaite

My Early Years In Longton 1870s To 1940s

I was born in Longton in 1933 at 151 High Street Post Office, Longton. All my childhood was spent there with my grandmother, Sarah Wright and my great aunt Matilda Ward (my grandmother's sister). Between them ...Read more

A memory of Longton by Barbara Johnson

Remembering Gomshall

On Sunday last I was informed by a dear friend, that the Black Horse / Lavender Goose is no more. Sold apparently for development project. How sad that a building with such history is now nothing more than rubble. Another important ...Read more

A memory of Gomshall by susan.hibbert53

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Captions

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Caption For Horsforth, The Green C1965

Instead of horses and carts, cars now clog the pavement outside the Black Bull.

Caption For Horsforth, The Green C1965

Instead of horses and carts, cars now clog the pavement outside the Black Bull.

Caption For Horsforth, The Green C1965

Instead of horses and carts, cars now clog the pavement outside the Black Bull.

Caption For Willenhall, Stafford Street C1965

Willenhall has changed less than many Black Country towns, despite the impression created by this picture.

Caption For Willenhall, Stafford Street C1965

Willenhall has changed less than many Black Country towns, despite the impression created by this picture.

Caption For Malpas, The Cross 1898

Notice how the children stand unconcernedly in the middle of the road in this charming photograph!

Caption For Smallhythe, The Village 1900

Here we can see the red brick church of Flemish design, and beyond it the attractive black and white timbered Priests House.

Caption For Loughborough, All Saints Parish Church C1950

Close by is Loughborough's Manor House, now a hotel and restaurant.

Caption For Warwick, Guy's Cliffe House 1922

Nearby on the summit of Blacklow Hill is a monument to Piers Gaveston, the favourite of Edward II.

Caption For Caernarfon, Castle From The Ferry C1890

Here we can see clearly the banded masonry along the south front, which was designed to impress, and the Eagle Tower, the Queen's Tower, the Chamberlain's Tower, and the Black Tower.

Caption For Uttoxeter, Cattle Market C1965

Since the outbreak it now only sells on Wednesdays.

Caption For Grangetown, Broadway C1955

How amazing to see such a lack of road traffic by comparison with today!

Caption For Morpeth, Chantry Place, Bridge Street C1965

On the right is the Black Bull Hotel, noted for its two-storey bow window which projects into the street.

Caption For Windermere, 1887

This is the original hand-rowed ferry service across the narrowest part of the Windermere at Bowness Nab.

Caption For Windermere, 1887

This is the original hand-rowed ferry service across the narrowest part of the Windermere at Bowness Nab.