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Fun On The Ferry
Around about l956/57 we would all go to dances or parties in Southampton and of course, from memory, the last bus home to Hythe/Holbury/Fawley/Calshot was about 10.30p.m. Inevitably we girls missed it so there was a mad ...Read more
A memory of Hythe in 1956 by
Cranford Shops 1980s 2010
Starting from Tesco Express: This used to be a block of about 2 or 3 shops which included a building society and a travel agent. Next to this was Barclays Bank which closed down in the late 1980s/early 1990s. It remained ...Read more
A memory of Cranford
Childrey
Does anyone remember the racing stables in Childrey? We lived there for a short while. I cannot remember the name of the road or much about the place except I believe that someone committed suicide in the bathroom we had, spooky ...Read more
A memory of Childrey in 1960 by
North Shields Test Centre
The building which houses North Shields test cente in Cecil Street was erected in1848 as a chapel for people to worship. It remained this way until 1891 when it changed ownership and became a sauna and plunge baths ...Read more
A memory of North Shields by
Look For Pals
My father Arthur Wright was born at no 2 Waterside Cottages on 6 December 1938. He often reminisces about his childhood and his old pals at North Seaton Colliery. Sadly a few are no longer with us but he would like to hear of ...Read more
A memory of North Seaton by
I Used To Live Here
I was born in this lovely village but moved when I was about 3 years old. My great-grandmother Dorothy Thomas lived in Ty Llwyd, a small cottage on the road facing the sea front. I remember looking out of the window at night ...Read more
A memory of Ferryside by
Westcliff Baths
I learned to swim here in the 1950s. The water was freezing, every day there was a notice showing the supposed water temperature, taken with a warmed thermometer I think! We used to queue up at the beginning of the ...Read more
A memory of Southend-on-Sea in 1955 by
The Happy Days
To Mary Muir, I remember you very well. Those were the days. I started school then in February aged 4 and a half years old. I remember all my teachers. I wonder if these names ring a bell, Miss Todd, Miss Taylor, Miss Cuthbert, ...Read more
A memory of Lumphinnans in 1957 by
Top Of Valence Avenue
I lived at the top of Valence Avenue, which was 1.1/4 miles long. I was nearly into Chadwell Heath, but my address was Dagenham (and proud of it!) . I used to go to Lymington Road School and we went to Valence Swimming Baths ...Read more
A memory of Dagenham in 1943
Going To Meet Dad
My favourite memory of living in Blackhall Colliery was of going to meet my dad from the pit baths, I used to sit on the top steps or swing on the hand rail waiting for him and listen to all the men sing, it was the ...Read more
A memory of Blackhall Colliery in 1972 by
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Situated to the west of Stratton, Bude Castle was built on a promontory by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney in 1850.
It must be assumed that the symbolism of the clock design meant something to the developers of this pedestrianised shopping area, but there is nothing on record to tell us what it might be. The
The mighty yew tree in Twyford churchyard has a 15-ft circumference and is thought to be the oldest clipped yew in the country.
Using granite with Bath stone dressings, the Wesleyan chapel in Restormel Road cost £1,600 when it was built in 1880.
A closer view of the massive entrance to Peak Cavern, said to be the largest cave entrance in Britain.
The photographer who took this picture was positioned at the entrance to Cirencester railway station.
The mighty yew tree in Twyford churchyard has a 15-ft circumference and is thought to be the oldest clipped yew in the country.
The tree-lined walks by the side of the River Derwent known as the Lovers' Walks have been popular with visitors since the town became a tourist honeypot in the 19th century.
The Kings Arms Hotel (right), built in 1750, was a stop for the changing of horses and the collection of post on the London to Bristol route.
On the right Archibald Ramsden's bathing machines offer discreet changing facilities for those ladies wishing to take an invigorating plunge into the North Sea.
Said to be the highest town in Surrey, Haslemere is 500ft up in the hills close to the borders of both Sussex and Hampshire.
In the late 19th century, the writers of tourist guides such as Baedeckers considered the Rows in Watergate Street to be the poor relations of those in other parts of the city.
This small village, set amongst the Clwyddian Range of hills, once boasted seven pubs; the shop we see here is a grocer and butcher.
When the Deanery Tower was built in the latter part of the 15th century by Suffolk's Archdeacon William Pykenham, it was supposed that it would be the gateway to a palace.
The chapel, at the abbey's east end, was completed in 1512 after ten years of building work.
Designed be Borough Surveyor Charles Clegg, the 100ft building was opened amid greate civic pomp in 1882.
Bargate was originally built to guard the main road into Southampton.
Chapel Street is part of the A4 London to Bath road.
The attractive entrance to the town is seen here; we are looking north from Bath.
In the 1930s Sidmouth acquired a reputation as an upmarket holiday resort, not so much for its sea-bathing as for the tranquillity of its setting and the mildness of its climate.
Beyond Hounslow, the Great West Road divided into the two coaching routes leading to Bath and Exeter.
The Southend Corporation Swimming Bath on Western Esplanade was a popular feature of the town. 300ft x 75ft, it boasted a high diving board, platforms, chutes and springboards.
The Roman town of Aquae Sulis, now Bath, grew up at the point where the Fosse Way crossed the river Avon.
The Southend Corporation Swimming Bath on Western Esplanade was a popular feature of the town. 300ft x 75ft, it boasted a high diving board, platforms, chutes and springboards.
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