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My Birth Place
I was born in Coundon in 1949, back then my parents and grandparents lived in William Street which does not exist anymore. My dad and grandad were both called George Gowton; my mother's name was Irene and my Grandma's name ...Read more
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Davenham School, Leftwich.
This was my first school, about 1953 I think. I lived on Leftwich Green, Dobells Road and either walked to school or got on the bus - never would be contemplated for a 5 yr old today. I was in love with Elspeth Bell and ...Read more
A memory of Davenham in 1953 by
Pitts Cottage
I should have said it was "Over the Way" that was the boarding house opposite Pitts Cottage that belonged to the same people. "The Old Way" was a tea house at the Croydon Road end of the High Street - there was a "co-op" grocery store opposite.
A memory of Westerham in 1963 by
Fond Memories
My grandfather, Reginald Dean, of 130 Bridge Road, Oulton Broad, used to moor his boat- the Eel- in the Staithe. I used to walk there ever day with him to pump it out and make a brew in the summer holidays. his pipe kept the mossies at bay. Great times.
A memory of Broads, The in 1956 by
Court Hall
As my parents were abroad I was placed here during school holidays for two years. Mr and Mrs Riedel. Have so many photos and memories of all the children were there also. Rosalind, Irene, Marie Elizabeth, Peter Eder, Paul and so ...Read more
A memory of North Molton in 1957 by
The Crescent Tottenham
I lived at number 59 The Crescent for 10 years from when I was born until 1970 when we moved due to the road being demolished for the new estate that is there today. Our family name was Dobson and there was my Mum Joyce, ...Read more
A memory of Tottenham in 1970 by
The Baker Family At Wroughton
My mother's family were all from Wroughton. They lived at 51 High Street since the 19th Century. When I was a child in the 60s/70s we visited often. My great grandparents, Francis William and Fanny Baker, are buried ...Read more
A memory of Chiseldon in 1969 by
Raglan Street
I was born 1943 and lived with my mother and sister, Joan, in Raglan St., Lower Broughton. My mother was Barbara Joels who had lost her husband (our dad) in Casino, during the war. I remember attending St, Andrews Mixed Infants ...Read more
A memory of Salford in 1940 by
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 ...Read more
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Mr Atlee Garfield Road
Mr Atlee, or as he was when I knew him, Old Mr Atlee, lived on the corner of Cowper and Garfield Roads. Garfield Road was a long road starting at the balloon factory, passing the primary school and the Rec and ending at ...Read more
A memory of Wimbledon in 1953 by
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The long, broad street winds through this attractive market town, that sits in the valley of the River Culm alongside the busy M5 motorway.
This ornate fountain was erected in 1912 and cost £180; it was the subject of much public debate.
Broad Eye Mill was originally a seven-storey tower mill built of sandstone blocks on the site of a pre-Norman castle; it is sometimes referred to as Castle Hill Mill.
One of the most beautiful of the many lovely Broads churches is St Helens at Ranworth, a short walk from the staithe.
Its slim spire, set against a backdrop of trees, rises above the broad plain of the River Eden, and is visible for several miles away.
A motor dinghy carries a boatload of adults and children past the pumping mill at Martham Staithe.
Warminster, on the A36 at the head of the Wylye valley, was an important market town and communication centre.
In this view of the square, coaches are parked in the broad open expanse.
Redcar dates from 1842, since when it has progressed at quite an extraordinary rate, and it certainly owes much to its magnificent sweep of sands.
Here we see that the tide has surged up the River Fowey and has filled the broad, tree-lined River Lerryn.
On the edge of Romney Marsh, this village, with its broad street, was once a flourishing seaport and shipbuilding centre; it was captured by the Danes with a fleet of 250 ships in the 9th century.
In the foreground a man rows his dinghy, and on the bank another prepares to board his boat, assisted by another man steadying it.
Holt, between Fakenham and Cromer, boasts a wealth of fine Georgian houses, which huddle haphazardly around its broad market place.
The massive force of the great flood swept away the lock gates and undermined the foundations.
Here the broad thoroughfare is thronged with carts, cabs and omnibuses.
Filey is a popular coastal resort, and its broad bay runs down from the prominent coastal feature of Filey Brig jutting out into the North Sea.
The neo-Georgian shops and offices, designed by chief architect Louis de Soissons, stand on broad boulevards, with spacious pavements, but the ubiquitous car is already beginning to impose its own demands
At this road junction is the Cuckfield branch of J W Upton (the Haywards Heath furniture store), next to Lloyds Bank (right).
The Bristol & Portishead Pier & Railway was a single broad-gauge line, which opened in April 1867, and connected with the Bristol & Exeter Railway at Bedminster.
Walberswick stands at the mouth of the River Blyth just across from the moorings of Southwold, and was once, like so many of these quiet Suffolk coast villages, a thriving port.
Crowds stroll along the pier, beside the original Pier Pavilion, which is advertising the popular French conductor Jules Rivieres and his grand orchestra.
This tiny settlement is set in a remote area of the Broads, where willows and reed beds thrust out into the waters narrowing the passage.
Although the Broad is well wooded, this is a typical quiet creek, fringed with reed, fen sedge, and a multitude of plants which attract birds, butterflies and insects.
This broad road leading into the heart of the town is bounded by 17th- and 18th-century buildings.
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