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Silvery Ouse
I was a summer season driver of these boats during my college holidays in the early 1960s. We operated four boats, Silver Foam, Silver Stream, Silver Crest and my own boat, Silver Dawn, which I believe came from the Norfolk Broads. The ...Read more
A memory of Bedford in 1960 by
Pencoed
I lived at the Britannia Hotel with my mother and father, two sisters and a brother. I went to Pencoed School, married at Pencoed Church. I was one of the first members of the youth club run in the room at the back of Saleum Chapel, what ...Read more
A memory of Llanharan in 1945 by
My Fathers School Photo 1919
I have the photo of my fathers time at Fluer De Lis school in 1919 just before he and the family immigrated to Australia. Pop worked at Britania Colliery which I also have a photo of the workman's committee 1919 with all the names of the men
A memory of Fleur-de-lis in 1910 by
Memories Of My Love Of Portsmouth.
Born in Oxford, I moved to Portsmouth in 1952. My Father was in the army department constabulary, now the MOD Police, and we lived at 9, then 8, then 13 York Terrace, Hilsea in married quarters, my Father was based ...Read more
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Growing Up As A Boy In Stubbins
I was born at 12 Ashwood Avenue on Peel Brow estate Ramsbottom in 1952. My father after being demobbed from the eighth army in 1945 had always and continued to work in cotton mills. In 1960 ...Read more
A memory of Stubbins by
Britannia Road
Lived in Morley from 1956 to 1962 in Britannia Terrace. We lived next door to Norrie Ward and his wife who kept a grocers shop. I often wonder what happened to all the crowd of us teen and twenties who went to Crosshall Chapel? Lucy ...Read more
A memory of Morley in 1957 by
Growing Up In Weaverham 1951 1963
I lived at 3 Briar Lane from birth in 1951 until we moved to Derby in 1962. I went to Forest Street primary and remember some of the teachers, Palin, Woodward and the evil head teacher Mr. Ackerley who delighted in ...Read more
A memory of Weaverham by
Happy Days!
In about 1960 this spot was a hang out for the local teenagers - myself being one! Out of the pic and to the left was a youth centre run by the church (the local vicar lived next door to that) and after doing whatever we did there ...Read more
A memory of Cleadon by
Garden City
I lived in Britannia House, Garden City from 1962/3-1970. This was one of the Dr Barnado homes inside the Garden City. I went to Roding Lane Infants then Junior school. I then went to St Barnabas Secondary School. I still look ...Read more
A memory of Woodford Bridge by
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Britannia Pier was constructed in the mid 19th century, and is 810ft long.
Britannia Pier was constructed in the mid 19th century.
Bacup is the home of the famous Britannia Coconut Dancers.The whole area was also famous for the manufacture of slippers.
The white statue atop the ridge is of Britannia; tradition says that when she hears St Mary's clock strike thirteen, she will come down from the roof and walk up the hill to church.
The white statue atop the ridge is of Britannia; tradition says that when she hears St Mary's clock strike thirteen, she will come down from the roof and walk up the hill to church.
Mrs Maria Heathcote, 1768, is resting in peace in the south transept; she is represented as Britannia seated, one hand holding an anchor, the other a medallion with her portrait.
The figure is of Britannia, with emblems representing sacrifice and victory below her.
I believe that the figure on the top is Minerva, goddess of the sea and keeper of wisdom, although some say she is Britannia.
Seafront terraces and development grew apace from the 1840s, and soon the Wellington Pier (1854) and Britannia Pier (1858) were stretching their airy promenades out to sea; a tradition of entertainment
Clearly there is some kind of insinuation that Luton is not cool, it's not with the latest trends in 'Cool Britannia.'
It never fully recovered; although it remained a prosperous town, Londinium, the more natural focus for the province, rapidly outstripped it as the premier settlement of Britannia.
over the following three or four years, including the tall Phoenix Mill at Rashcliffe which had been empty for some time, Engine Bridge Mill at Folly Hall, the mills of Colne Road, including Britannia
