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Hot Summer Days
The group of three boys on their bicyles reminds me of hot summer days riding back from the Forest school to my home in Wokingham. We would often stop here - outside the hardware shop (Husseys?) and have a last chat before going ...Read more
A memory of Wokingham in 1959 by
Old School Friends
I attended the local Pelham County Secondary Boys School which was close by. A number of my friends who attended came from outlying districts such as Carshalton, Chessington, Tolworth and Walton on Thames, travelling by Southern ...Read more
A memory of Wimbledon by
'the Dorothy'.
This view shows my father's cafe/bakery 'The Dorothy' and other relatives shops were the tea gardens and chocolate shop.
A memory of Swanage by
Jr Robinson And Maison Drayton
The farthest shop on the left was owned by my grandparents and I lived there until I was 3 with my parents, Ivan and Betty Robinson. They sold prams and baby goods. My mother Evelyn Betty McTurk did ...Read more
A memory of Drayton in 1954 by
Teenage Memories
Cove was a special place, a place where I was born, at 11 Sydney Smith Close...now stands Beverly Crec.... My grandad Matthew Smith lived at 39 Holly Rd, and worked on the railway as a plate layer. Growing up we lived in Hazel ...Read more
A memory of Cove in 1958 by
My Family In Woolston
My Grandparents lived in Oakbank Road, My Aunt lived in Laurel Road. I can remember going to work with my Nan in the evenings. She used to be a cleaner for Knaptons Bookies and Malizias Bookies (Bridge Road). My Aunt worked ...Read more
A memory of Woolston in 1959 by
Growing Up In Motspur Park
I lived in Motspur Park from 1968 till 1989, everyone I knew friendly place, the local pub was clean and friendly, used to go courting there with my late husband. Been back a few times and have noticed a dramatic ...Read more
A memory of Motspur Park in 1984 by
When I Was A Child
My father was born in Great Bedwyn, his name Arthur Maurice Hatter. When I was young in 1952 we were invited to stay with a member of his family in 47 High Street, I remember they had a wonderful garden, layered with full ...Read more
A memory of Great Bedwyn in 1952 by
Captions
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Both clocks have been taken away from this busy shopping street, but Milletts Army and Navy Store (right) is still there.
In this view the Freeman Hardy & Willis shop stands on the site of the Old Talbot, and two shops along is where the Golden Lion was situated.
Chalkley's (right), the drapers, had a handsome shop sign in large silver letters on a shiny black background.
The shop beyond, advertising Vitbe bread, has now been replaced by a Quick Save store.
Again we see the village centre, with another of the special seaside shops that sold everything needed for a seaside holiday.
The shop displaying local views (postcards) and Royal Worcester china (the obvious souvenir) is perfectly placed to catch tourists flocking to the cathedral, the main entrance of which is in College Yard
The new housing developments of both pre- and post-war Britain most often came with a small parade of shops to serve the new residents.
Beyond the corner is a shop advertisement for Lyons Cakes.
The post office that gave this picture its name was based in the building on the left, which was also a village shop.
We are again looking south by Ernest Tyrrell's butchers shop, with Flinns the cleaners next door at No 42, and beyond the next shop is the entrance to King's Garages.
According to a directory of 1899, it then consisted of a post office, a blacksmith, a grocery shop, a bakery-cum-beer shop, and a few farms.
The Arndale House shops opened in September 1961.
The parade of shops at the junction of Reigate Road and Brighton Road has an unfamiliar appearance without traffic lights and the extensive Shell Garage.
It has been claimed, probably erroneously, that it is the original of 'the Old Curiosity Shop' made immortal by Dickens as the home of 'Little Nell'.
The shop in the right foreground is now Mark Doel's butcher's shop; the modern library is a few doors further down towards the Angel, whose sign can be seen in the distance.
The WI Hall and George Roger's garage next door are now gift shops.
She plied her trade on the river until 1962, when she moved to Salcombe and became a tea shop.
The shops - Constables, Barkers, Kayes, 'Reliable Fruiterers' and Wallaces - have today been replaced by, amongst others, the ubiquitous Chinese takeaway food outlet and charity shops.
A baby girl waits in her pram for her mother to come out of the first shop on the right.
The shop on the right is no longer a shop, now just a house.
Prominent on this main road was Rushton's poultry shop on the left.
The side wall of this corner shop in Hartlepool is being used for the once familiar bill boards advertising Hovis bread, Swan Vesta matches and (a more modern product) Danish Lurpak butter.
Notice that although this is just a small store for the immediate suburbs, this shop also supplied petrol: there are four pumps on the left supplying different types of Esso petrol - Esso
This street of small distinctive shops and handsome 18th-century terraced buildings is the commercial hub of the town.
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Social Life At The Pool!
I was five years old when this photograph was taken and would have occasionally been taken to the pool by my mother. My older sister would have come too. As we got older it was a great place to hang out as teenagers and ...Read more
A memory of Brentwood by