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History Of Netherthong
I am currently researching and writing a history of Netherthong and I have well over 200 photos and other ephemera. I have started numerous chapters relating to such subjects as schools, parish council, churches, sport, ...Read more
A memory of Netherthong in 2010 by
Holland On Sea 1993
Holland is a bustling Essex coastal town `resplendent`-a bride in her wedding day gown, tree lined avenues, with neat little plots, well kept gardens and a place for the tots, a school, four churches, library and hall, a ...Read more
A memory of Clacton-On-Sea in 1993 by
Peache Road
I lived on Peache Road from 1965 to 1978, having been born in Wendover hospital and my memory of the 'pig sty' was that it was actually a slaughter house/abattoir. I am really testing my recall now but I think that ...Read more
A memory of Downend in 1970
A Long Way From St Pauls Road
Hi, my name is Susan Thompson, formerly Hawkins and I'm 54, I was born in the above address and lived there for 18 years although my parents lived there for over 40 years. I went to Brook St. school finally ...Read more
A memory of Northumberland Heath in 1967 by
On The Corner Of August Lane And Ride Lane
When I was a child, my family stayed in the house then called "Fresh Field" on the corner of August Lane and Ride Lane (we were in the UK on 6 months home leave from the Far East where I grew up). My ...Read more
A memory of Farley Green in 1967
The Adelphie Pub
My friend Raymond Slinn was the last bar man to work in the Adelphie Hotel and he was telling me about it when I stayed with him in his home in Tenerife where he is retired. Apparently when the Adelphie was pulled down grown men cried ...Read more
A memory of Crewe in 1965 by
Early Memories Of Brook Street
I lived in Brook Street with my family between about 1958 and 1967. We lived at the bottom of the road nearest the High Street and opposite a large pond, which was a source of great entertainmanet to me and my ...Read more
A memory of Manningtree in 1963
River Roding
The bottom of Silver Street on the other side of the bridge ended at the river with some railings over a drainage outlet. This was a good place for children to get into the river from the middle of the village and paddle upstream under ...Read more
A memory of Abridge in 1962
Fishing Under The Arches
I was born Marilynne Thompson at 17, The Lynch, Polesworth in January 1952. My mam and dad, Peg and Geoff Thompson both worked at Ensor's brickyard. When I was about two or three years old we moved to a cottage belonging ...Read more
A memory of Polesworth in 1961 by
Where I Lived In 1960
We moved into the flat above Snodland station on 9th January 1960 (my 8th birthday) and the extreme left upstairs window was the view from our lounge (or, rather - sitting room). I attended Brook Street CoE Primary school from ...Read more
A memory of Snodland in 1960 by
Captions
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These are the premises of the bank run as Cunliffe Brooks & Co, one of Manchester's private banks.
We now turn left from the High Street into Sheaf Street and look back down the hill to Brook Street.
This street was once called Heol-y-Nant (Brook Street) from the brook which ran through Blaenavon.
The old coaching inn, half way down Brook Street on the left, had the unusual name of the Farmer's Man.
This street was once called Heol-y-Nant (Brook Street) from the brook which ran through Blaenavon.
One of the many streams that cascade off the moor - this is the beginning of Mill Ghyll, which flows down Wells Road and then underneath Brook Street.
We are looking from the Cross Street / Corporation Street corner.
The fountain in Brook Street (left) was installed in 1861 by Henry Smith of Bardfield Hall.
Brook Street c1955 Bensington is Benson's proper name; it was once an ancient British city.
'Slaid' means 'flat marshy ground', 'burn' is the Old English word for brook, so the name means 'flat marshy ground by the brook', which describes the area well.
We can see the horse carriage gently manoeuvring out of Brook Street, only pausing for a few solitary cars.
This view along the main street towards the Market Square displays an air of rural pragmatism, with several of the shops displaying their wares for inspection outside.
Further south, the High Street becomes Brook Street as it heads towards the unromantically named Hog Dyke.
The Daventry Civic Society was formed to preserve this historic street from demolition.
The fountain in Brook Street (left) was installed in 1861 by Henry Smith of Bardfield Hall.
Even Brierley`s boatyard on the corner of the Hen Brook (right) is back in business.
Slaid means 'flat marshy ground', burn is the Old English word for brook, so the name means 'flat marshy ground by the brook', which describes the area well.
This view looks up Olde Barn Passage past Brookes Court.
The Horse and Gate pub (left) has been redeveloped into shops, the Lion Hotel (right) is now flats, and parking is only allowed on the left-hand side of the street.
A feature of several East Devon villages is a brook running alongside a main street.
Originally, the fire station was at the southern end of Mill Street, next to the Salvation Army Hall.
In this photograph, taken a few years after 56473 (pages 30-31), horse carriages still await their fares in the centre of Brook Street.
This view shows Brook Street with its cantilever railway bridge, removed after the line closed between Ilkley and Morecambe.
Running above the course of the Flete brook, this broad street, now one of Torquay's premiere shopping malls, was constructed in 1865 to replace the narrow lane of slums and fishermen's cottages that originally
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