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A Message From Someone I Don't Know, And My Reply....

Although I want to come back and add more odds and ends (and I will do), I had a message from someone I don't know, and in my reply rambled a little. It might be of interest..... The message was: ...Read more

A memory of Maesteg in 1965 by Nick Davies

Living In Rhymney

My name is Terry Furlong I lived in Rhymney from 1949 to 1956 I lived in Heol- twin I attended the Top School and the Annexe . I loved both my schools and the other pupils there. I still go down a couple of times a year to see my ...Read more

A memory of Rhymney by t.furlong

Living At Manor Farm

My family and I lived at Manor Farm from the early 1970s into the 1980s. My father worked on the White family farm and the farmhouse came with the job. Although I felt isolated at times, it was a magical place to grow up, ...Read more

A memory of Teversham in 1974 by Catherine Mason

1960s Live Music In Coalville

Hello! I was born in 1950 and lived in Coalville, until I was 19 years old. I went to Belvoir Road C. P. School and King Edward 7th Grammar School. The thing I remember most about growing up in Coalville, as a ...Read more

A memory of Coalville

Fulham Girl

I lived in Burlington Road, at No.1 - it was called Jubilee Terrace, and was built to commemorate one of Queen Victoria's Jubilees. There was a pottery at the New Kings Rd end of Burlington Road which was built way back in the reign of ...Read more

A memory of Fulham in 1955 by Caroline Schurmer/Brewster

Growing Up In Sutton

We lived at no 6 Greenfields, Sutton. My nan lived at four with my grandad Tom - in fact it was my family which helped forge Sutton village. I remember many families; Mr and Mrs Harland who ran the village shop, ...Read more

A memory of Sutton by Giles Mceachern

Eastgate

To the right-hand side of the flats was another parade of shops called Eastgate. Here there was Mrs North, the fishmonger, and Apps, the papershop, as well as a hairdresser and greengrocer and petshop where l had my first Saturday job. Eastgate ...Read more

A memory of Nork in 1965 by Patricia White

Mixed Memories Of This Famous Hospital

About the time I was born in 1939, I had two aunts who were nurses in Claybury Hospital. Several years later, in the early 50s, I used to help the milkman from Drapers Farm and one of our biggest ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1963 by Michael Prudence

Radlett Prep

I attended Radlett Prep between 1958 and 1965. It was located in a converted three floored Edwardian house on the corner of Hillside Avenue and Aldenham Grove, and has since been converted back to a private residence. Aldenham Grove was ...Read more

A memory of Radlett by Hamish Adam

1960s

I lived in Connaught Avenue, and went to Grove Road school (up to 1963). I had 3 local friends. One lived on Hounslow Heath in a prefab (now Frampton Road). We weren't allowed to go to the fairs there. I did see grass snakes though! Near ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow in 1963 by Diane Wylie

Captions

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Caption For Keighley, Quebec Street C1890

This was once part of a quiet residential area, with orchards and gardens.

Caption For Ingoldmells, Moores Holiday Estate Camp C1955

Ingoldmells has had millions of pounds spent on its redevelopment, and more is promised for the future.

Caption For Colchester, High Street 1891

These views show the town from the 1890s to the 1960s; they record both the many changes that have taken place and also, paradoxically, how much of the old town survives.

Caption For Low Row, The Punch Bowl Hotel 1924

The Old Gang Mine, one of the oldest workings, is a few miles from here, and would have brought the miners to the warmth of the Punch Bowl Inn, which was built in 1638.

Caption For Godalming, High Street 1924

At number 68, on the extreme left, Grimmond's Bakery and teashop is now visible, but Luxford's has become Eastman's the butchers, losing the lovely stained glass decoration from its plain frontage.

Caption For Crickhowell, High Street 1898

Farther along are more barrels and boxes.

Caption For Longleat, The House 1907

Ancestral home of the Marquesses of Bath, and sometimes described as the first true Renaissance house in England, Longleat was built by Sir John Thynne between 1547 and 1580.

Caption For Basildon, Allders Liquidaton, The Eastgate Centre 2005

Since 1958 when the first shops began opening, Basildon town centre has been the home for a whole host of differing consumer needs.

Caption For Wimborne, The Minster, The Chained Library 1899

The library was founded after the Rev William Stone left his books to the Minster in 1686 and more were added in 1695.

Caption For Basildon, Pipps Hill Retail Park 2005

Since 1958 when the first shops began opening, Basildon town centre has been the home for a whole host of differing consumer needs.

Caption For Laindon, St Nicholas's Church C1955

The timber is about 700 years old, and the bell turret rests on an arched frame of timber.

Caption For Margate, Marine Sands C1950

Communal action and a progressive Town Council aided development with the building of promenades, bandstands, concert halls and the provision of a good water supply and drainage.

Caption For Chelford, Astle Hall 1896

CHELFORD is better known as a village that is passed through rather than a destination in itself for it stands on an important crossroads, where the route between Manchester and the Midlands crosses

Caption For Minehead, North Hill C1939

park as something that would attract more visitors.

Caption For Twickenham, York House From The Bridge C1955

In 1635 the town archery butts stood at the eastern entrance to Twickenham in Richmond Road - a reminder of the need for a standing army in a constant state of readiness for war abroad.

Caption For Sandhurst, R.M.C, The Royal Memorial Chapel 1901

This amazing independent brick building is staggering by its sheer size, scale and style.

Caption For St Neots, High Street C1955

The town, while remaining essentially small and with only a minimal growth in population, continued to spread eastwards.

Caption For Glasgow, Remains Of The Flint Mill On The River Kelvin 2005

The textile mills, forges and foundries, and the vast array of factories of all kinds that sprang up in the 1830s, attracted many people from the surrounding countryside, who exchanged the traditional

Caption For High Wycombe, Queen Victoria Road Looking South C1955

This was the harbinger of more to come, for highway considerations dominated town planning after the Second World War.

Caption For Chelmsford, Roman Centurion 2005

And fair enough - the road signs to Chelmsford do not shout 'Historic Cathedral City' - they say things like 'County town since 1250', or 'The birthplace of radio'.

Caption For Carlisle, The Millennium Bridge 2005

The modern city attracts a very different version: 'every day, in every way, it seems to become better, cleaner, prettier, with more attractions, more facilities, more life … It even seems to grow