Places
23 places found.
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- Hyde, Greater Manchester
- Hyde, Gloucestershire (near Nailsworth)
- Hyde, Hampshire (near Fordingbridge)
- West Hyde, Hertfordshire
- Hyde, Hereford & Worcester
- Hyde, Gloucestershire (near Hailes)
- Hyde, Hampshire (near Winchester)
- Hyde, Dorset (near Bridport)
- East Hyde, Bedfordshire
- Cromer-Hyde, Hertfordshire
- Hyde Heath, Buckinghamshire
- Hyde Lea, Staffordshire
- Nast Hyde, Hertfordshire
- Hyde Chase, Essex
- Hyde Park, Yorkshire
- Upper Hyde, Isle of Wight
- Hatfield Hyde, Hertfordshire
- The Hyde, Greater London
- North Hyde, Greater London
- Hyde End, Berkshire (near Thatcham)
- Fairfield, Greater Manchester (near Hyde)
- The Hyde, Hereford & Worcester
- Castle Hill, Greater Manchester (near Hyde)
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Maps
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Memories
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More Memories Of Bredbury
I was born at 83 Kingsway in August 1952 at my grandparents' home. My mother was Joan Carter (nee Harrison) who was born in Bennett Street, Ardwick, Manchester and my father was Brian Carter who was born in Rotherfield ...Read more
A memory of Bredbury by
Happy Days
I went to Wescott Road school in 1950 then St Crispins 1956. I can recall quite a few shops. Herrings furniture where you could buy on HP with no checks, as Mr Herring assessed whether or not you looked trustworthy. NSS newsagents. Next ...Read more
A memory of Wokingham by
Hubert Terrace
I often wondered who Hubert was. Other road names around were obvious. Bank Street was on a bank; School street had a school at the end of it. But Hubert Terrace? One side of my street was brick and the other was stone; something ...Read more
A memory of Bensham in 1964 by
Dunstaffnage The War Years 1942 45
In 1942 aged 5 due to my father being a shipwright in the Portsmouth Dockyard he was transferred to a satellite dockyard at Dunstaffnage where we stayed as a family until the war finished and we then moved back to ...Read more
A memory of Oban in 1942 by
Nelson Speedway And Shop Close By
When I was a young lad I used to go to Nelson Speedway. My memories are very vague now but I do remember the smell of the bikes, and ducking down hiding from the gravel spit out whilst the bikes went around the ...Read more
A memory of Barrowford by
Hyde So Many Fond Memories.
Nightingales on the corner opposite the post office. What a wonderful smell when you walked in. The cafe (Booth's?) just up from CABLE shoes where I started work at age 14, best chips and gravy ever! Ibbotson's bakery ...Read more
A memory of Hyde by
Wix Road, Dagenham, Essex
Lived in 2 Wix Road, Becontree, Dagenham until I was 23 from 1951 to 1974. My mum still lives there. Did anyone else out there live nearby? I have fond memories. People were lovely. No complications. Summers were summers ...Read more
A memory of Dagenham in 1956 by
Staying With My Grandparents
I have such fond memories of staying with my grandparents at Bedonwell Road during the 1960s. I remember walking with my Nana to Long Lane and being allowed to choose sweets from the shop and then getting the bus ...Read more
A memory of Bexleyheath in 1965 by
Buckhurst Hill Primary School
I was at Buckhurst Hill primary school between 1970 to 1975. Mr Carr was the headmaster in the beginning and later Mr Willy took over. The first teacher I had was a MrsPayne, than a Mrs Nelson-Ward, then a Mrs ...Read more
A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1974 by
The Old Days In Solford
I started life in Berrie Street off Ellor Street in Salford, the houses then were all terraced with back entries at the back of Saint Paul's chuch. The first school I remember going to was John Street then the following: ...Read more
A memory of Salford in 1860 by
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The curious slatted areas on the gable and below the eaves were to allow the drying of hides stored in the attic.
Old St Peter's 12th-century church hides behind the inn.
This idyllic scene hides a darker truth: Devon fell prey to an agricultural depression in the 1880s, and grain prices fell, causing thousands of acres of hitherto cultivated land to revert to grazing.
If we remember that Bedfordshire was solidly on the side of the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War, it is surprising to find a number of references to King Charles's ability to hide himself
The house had priest holes where Catholics could hide in times of persecution, and it was to Holbeche that the Gunpowder Plotters fled, only to be captured and killed.
There were four mills hereabouts that at one time or another were involved in the making of paper, tanning hides and grinding corn.
The central trees hide Wargrave Manor with its parkland; further along the bank there are now a number of larger Edwardian and later houses.
The corner of the imposing Town Hall is on the left, partly hiding the venerable slate-hung King's Arms at the point where Fore Street narrows further.
The gap after the first house on the right hides the site where the Co-operative shop and the post office were. The shop has closed, and the post office is now run from a private house.
The breakwater timbers have a worn look about them, but they still served their purpose, and formed little pools for baby crabs to hide in. Children enjoyed catching them until a big one appeared!
They were originally covered with horse or ox hide, but since the late 19th century cheaper canvas or calico has been used, which needs only a single coat of pitch to make them waterproof.
The modern shop fronts in the town hide many old medieval houses.
To the right of the trees is Hender's Tannery, well known for the quality of its hides, and working until 1963. The building was demolished in 1984.
The barge hides the main entrance lock into the canal, which was promoted in 1794 and completed in 1810.
Most of the south-western section was, and still is, known as Tenterbanks, from the racks used there for drying cloth and stretching cattle hides; there is mention of 'le teynter on the walls'
It may appear a quiet place to the casual observer, but Loughborough hides a fascinating story just under that placid surface.
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