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Aspull Born And Bred
I was born in Bolton Road, Aspull. I started at St Elizabeth's School when I was four and a half. Didn't have far to travel - just cross the road (no cars then) and walk 10 yards and I was there. First day was with my gas-mask ...Read more
A memory of Aspull
When We Were Kids
When we were kids in Fishcross we used to go fishing most weekends, play in the woods, go to the Dam, climb and fish the Ochill Hills, Tooks Pond for eggs, go to the pictures etc. I knocked about with Charlie and John Bradley, ...Read more
A memory of Fishcross in 1948 by
Pastures Avenue, Nottingham
I remember Clifton in a different light. We lived at 17 Pastures Avenue during 1966/7, my brother or one of them, he's the youngest, was born there. I met my half sisters and brothers there. I have always liked ...Read more
A memory of Newark-on-Trent in 1967 by
School Days
Before becoming the home of George Harrison of the Beatles, Friar Park was run as a school by sisters of the St. John Bosco order. This was my first school and I remember having to walk all the way to the main door along the ...Read more
A memory of Henley-on-Thames in 1960 by
Happy Times
As children we were very priviliged to be part of the village community. We spent many carefree hours playing and making camps in the woods and fields, sometimes we would venture further but had to keep a watchful eye for the ...Read more
A memory of Turners Hill in 1965 by
The Bell Inn
I moved to Outwood 10 years ago to work at the Bell Inn. With its own unique charm I was taken with it from the moment I entered. Originally run by a Mr. John Lane the pub was sold a few years later to a private investor and was sold ...Read more
A memory of Outwood in 2008 by
My Apprentice Days With Northmet Electricity (Eeb)
I was born in Elmgrove Crescent Harrow in 1933 and lived in Pinner Road North Harrow, moving to Wealdstone in 1934. I started at Bridge Scool in 1938 and followed on to Belmont Sec. Modern School ...Read more
A memory of Kenton in 1948 by
Family Holidays
We had many happy family holidays at Polzeath. We always stayed in a bungalow above Tristram Cliff and could walk down across the fields to the beach. In the early days cars were not confined to the area at the top of the beach and ...Read more
A memory of Polzeath in 1960 by
The Convent
My father died the year after I was born and his employer Burton's, provided for myself and my three brothers to attend private schools, which is how I came from London to the Convent at the age of 4. I followed my brother Colin who ...Read more
A memory of Bridport in 1947 by
"Kiss Me, Hardy"
I've only been onboard the Victory once. It was enough to profoundly strike my imagination. I stood where Nelson fell ! It brings tears to my eyes to think of it now as I write. She is an incredible vessel. You can almost hear the ...Read more
A memory of Portsmouth in 1955 by
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On the banks of the Little Stour, whose waters flow peacefully under the bridge on the left, the small general stores and post office on the right served this little hidden village with its 18th- and 19th-century
This closer picture provides a clearer view of the power station operations.
The High Street (the A6 Leicester/Derby road) becomes Leicester Road as it runs south.
The red sandstone cliffs of East Devon break into the green and pastoral valley of the River Sid; Sidmouth lines the slopes of the gap.
The parish church of St Margaret is built from local brown cobbles.
The tower was rebuilt in flint faced with brick in about 1390, at the time when the city took it over from the Cathedral Priory.
None of its brick buildings is outstanding yet the total effect is one of pleasing harmony.
The village name used to be spelt as two separate words - North Chapel.
This Thames-side town was once famed for its abbey, now almost entirely vanished; its stone was used for the building of Hampton Court.
This is the manorial core of Saling: the church and the hall.
In the foreground stands the arch of the Conservative Club, with the solid brick-built Cambridge Hotel next door.The honey-pot style telegraph poles carry lines to the surrounding buildings.
Chilton Foliat is at the eastern extremity of the county, on the river Kennet.
Here we see a typical Broadland brick tower drainage mill.
The Gorleston Pavilion (left), always a popular venue with its dance hall and theatre, is hosting the summer show— The Revumorists.
The village stands on the east side of the Towy where the river breaks out to sea through a widespread expanse of sandbanks at low tide.
On the left of the cobbled High Street, notably devoid of any traffic, is Edward's Drug Store, which later passed to Boots.
The 17th-century Old Market House at Winster was the first property to be acquired by the National Trust in the Peak District, in 1906.
The old rectory, of warm red brick, with its tall chimneys and light-gathering broad bay windows has creeper running rampant all over it.
Remnants of the Earl of Leicester's castle which was destroyed in the early 13th century can still be seen in this rather dismal but interesting village.
Cobbles, brick, timber and tile - an enchanting corner of Bletchingley over one hundred years ago.
The church, up a lane on the north side of the village, is a haven from the busy A38 which passes through between Saltash and Liskeard.
The viaduct was originally erected for the Scarborough and Whitby Railway.
Rye House 1904 The front aspect of the mid-15th-century red brick gatehouse of Rye House, the scene of the ill-fated 1683 Whig conspiracy to ambush Charles II as he returned to London from Newmarket
Laid down at Sheerness in 1895, engined by Clydebank, and completed in 1897, 'Pelorus' was the lead ship for a class on the Cape Station before transferring to the East Indies.
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