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Summer Of '63
Hello. Although I spent all of my early life - that is up to the age of 21 - in Penge, South London, I also spent some time(s) in Ash (Kent) during August to December, 1963. I have already written about my early life in ...Read more
A memory of Ash by
Ravenscroft School From 1951 1958
I attended this school from 1951 -1958 and Mr Henry Francis Bailey ( with his wife Mary ) was always the head. At least till the time I left in 1958. They had one son Christopher who I believe wanted to become a ...Read more
A memory of Beckington by
"Digger" Hunwick Growing Up At No 7, Hall Road.
Born under a table in the front room of No.7 Hall Road on 16/7/1944 while an air raid warning sounded to herald the German V1s presence above. I attended Aveley Infants and Primary schools between 1949 and ...Read more
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1951 1979 Life In Aldbrough St John
Reading Carol's memories brings to mind a lot of happy times in the village, especially the bus shelter and phone box. We managed to make up a lot of our own entertainment, especially the 'village youth ...Read more
A memory of Aldbrough St John in 1972 by
1960s
Yes I remember the Chocolate Box sweet shop. I went to the Infants School and my mum worked at the wood yard part time. My grandparents lived at 1 Tottenham Road and I used to go there after school. Sometimes I enviously watched the tap ...Read more
A memory of Farncombe in 1960 by
1969 I Lived In Sizewell And Grew Up There
I lived in Coastguard Cottages and used to play in the village with Tim Carl Pryior. Jack Fryer, Noal Cattermole, Willie Free, Paul harrison were the local fishermen, we used to wait for them to arrive on ...Read more
A memory of Sizewell in 1969
1970 1980
Loved the youth club on Pant Street . Also the gym with boxing, weights, football, judo etc. The snooker hall was great and the famous cafe Aserattis Gattis with the pinball, wurlittzer, bottles of coke and the steamed pies. And the annual Balfour Barry trips. What a life.
A memory of Aberbargoed in 1970 by
3, 5 Minuet Rounds (Barrie Storey)
My memory of Sir Freds, was in the 50s with Boss Green as head master, Gunner Meadows, Messers, Rodgerson, Birket, Conniff, Dier, Firth, and Franky Lane among others. I remember that playground fights, where taken to ...Read more
A memory of Retford by
42 High St. Northwood
Left Potter St School at 14 years of age. Two years later, without any particular aptitude or skills, I found my way to Marabelle Fabrics. Styled as a wharehouseman, I cycled from Field-End road everyday except Sundays. ...Read more
A memory of Northwood in 1948 by
75 Crwys Crescent
My name is Paul Griffiths and I lived at the above address from 1942 until 1951 when my parents moved to Braintree, Essex. Some of the fondest memories of my childhood were spent at Upper Boat and we lived at the last house in ...Read more
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The Yelde Hall had been recently renovated (in 1963).
There had been a house (probably half-timbered) at Bank Hall in the Middle Ages, but in about 1780 it was decided to improve the building, and the structure seen in the picture was the result.
The magnificent topiary gardens of Levens Hall, near Kendal, were laid out by the King's gardener Beaumont, who trained at Versailles, in 1692.
This £40,000 concert and dancing hall opened in 1903; the plans were by R J Beale and the noted theatre designer Frank Matcham.
Because Samlesbury Hall was so near, the area was popular with walkers and day trippers in the post-war years.
This photograph, taken shortly after the war, shows the Moot Hall in a rather sorry state of repair.
Because Samlesbury Hall was so near, the area was popular with walkers and day trippers in the post-war years.
The Guildhall was built in 1574 as a market hall; it was rebuilt in 1814, except for the splendid timber arches on which it rests, and which serve as shelter for the stall-holders and their customers.
John Hall was Pilling and Preesall postman for forty-five years and one of the original members of Pilling Brass Band.
The paintings that formed the basis of Britain’s national collection were purchased for £57,000 in 1824 from J Angerstein.The exhibition halls created on the north side of Trafalgar Square to display
The paintings that formed the basis of Britain's national collection were purchased for £57,000 in 1824 from J Angerstein.The exhibition halls created on the north side of Trafalgar Square to display
It has since been replaced by a new Kingsway Leisure Centre which has, besides a swimming pool, a large sports hall where world championship boxing and premier league snooker matches
On the right is the glass front and the lantern of Hill's Public Hall, now Mackay's.
Buildings opposite the signal box have all gone, but some shops and the Post Office with its domed cupola still remain.
Here the River Mole cuts into the steep slope of Box Hill near the Burford Bridge Hotel.
Further down Tanner's Hill, the lane becomes Old School Lane; this view looks north past these pairs of tile-hung former estate cottages, which are all now in private hands and extended by a bay at
This view of the High Street has changed out of all recognition - though the 15th-century White Horse, a famous coaching inn in the centre of the picture, still stands, and the view is still terminated
Box Hill School has become one of the dominant features of the village; it was erected by Edward Gardener in 1870, and was then named Dalewood.
In the distance, the telegraph pole and phone box have been removed.
The George Inn is on the left, and next door but one is Boxall's, a taxi firm still in business in Hitchin, though now from different premises.
This hotel nestles at the foot of Box Hill, alongside the rushing traffic of the main London to Dorking road.
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