Memories

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Brixham

Coming to Brixham from just outside of London as an 11 year-old was a real culture shock. New smells (fish!) new sounds (seagulls) and new faces (the inhabitants of the south west certainly have distinct facial features...to say nothing of the ...Read more

A memory of Brixham in 1880 by Stephen Jeffery

Plymouth College

Whilst this is the best known photograph of Ford Park Cemetery in the late nineteenth century it is also one of the best of Plymouth College (seen in the top right), because it was taken at a time when the school still owned all the ...Read more

A memory of Plymouth in 1880 by Chas Tope

Leinster House, Spencer Park

My great-grandfather's house, Leinster House, No. 1 Spencer Park was built in about 1880 and stood on a large corner plot at the top of St. John's Hill. It was demolished in 1964 and a block of flats were built soon ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth in 1880

Sketch Of This Church In 1881

In a sketch I have dated October 1881 there is a cord hanging down from the bell down the outside wall with a hand pull. The name on the sketch it is Wasldale church. Possibly by Beatrix Potter or E Rawnsley.

A memory of Wasdale Head in 1880 by Nigel Bennett

Escape To The Country

I travelled to Chipping Norton to start a new life.  When I stepped off the coach on the high street and looked across the road I saw a very grand looking building and a sign saying The White Hart Hotel.  My next thought ...Read more

A memory of Chipping Norton in 1880 by Jane Mac Callum

Happy Childhood Memories

I moved with my family to 1 Fountain Cottages, High Ham when I was 2 years old. I have wonderful memories of playing and exploring the village in the hot summers and harsh winters. I remember the only visits we had to the ...Read more

A memory of High Ham in 1880 by Sandra Temple

Clemo's Bus

Hello from London, Canada... I am the descendent of John and Grace Clemo who owned a horse-drawn bus line between Camborne, Redruth, Truro and Penzance. I have a photo of a "square" where one of the Clemo Buses is parked. I always thought ...Read more

A memory of Truro in 1880 by Alison Ferguson

Canterbury, St Stephen's Church Interior C1888

There are several dating features on both this print and subsequent ones and inspection of the church today that suggest that the photograph is probably correctly dated at 1888.  The pews shown were ...Read more

A memory of Canterbury in 1880 by Marten Rogers