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Maps

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1885, Alford Ref. HOSM35785
1887, Alford Ref. HOSM34030
1908-1910, Alford Ref. RNC621417
1902-1903, Alford Ref. RNC621419
1897-1909, Arford Ref. RNC626741
1908-1910, Bridge Of Alford Ref. RNC649946
1908-1910, Muir Of Alford Ref. RNC785598
1946, Exford Ref. NPO702410
1898, Exford Ref. RNE702410
1884, Warndon Ref. HOSM37531
1887 - 1905, Hagnaby Ref. HOSM47346
1902-1903, Thurlby Ref. RNC848016
1898, Thurlby Ref. RNE848016
1946, Hagnaby Ref. NPO724690
1946, Thurlby Ref. NPO848016
1902-1903, Hagnaby Ref. RNC724690
1923, Hagnaby Ref. POP724690
1923, Thurlby Ref. POP848016
1899, Hagnaby Ref. RNE724690
1887 - 1905, Thurlby Ref. HOSM61789

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Memories

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Golf

I used to cycle from Alford to Sandilands golf course, clubs on my back, and stop off at this cafe I recall what seemed to me a fairly grumpy man but civil, I remember he told me Davy Jones of the Monkees dropped in once, I also remember the ...Read more

A memory of Huttoft in 1967 by Richard Scoley

Lost Friendship In Time

It was 12May1967 when I first received a beautiful letter from her. She was a high school student and I was student of 1st yr Engineering (Bengal Engineering College, Sibpore, Howrah, West Bengal, India). Her name was Miss ...Read more

A memory of Baslow in 1967 by Sitanshu Mohan Banerjee

The Best Year Of My Life

St, Ives born and bred, my family had lived in a couple of houses upalong before moving to 22 The Digey ( the middle door ) sometime in 1967. I remember having my 6th birthday there.  At the time there was a credit squeeze ...Read more

A memory of St Ives in 1967 by Carolyn Abbott

Down The Woods

I grew up at 23 Alford, and just at the bottom of the street were "the woods". Our gang used to virtually live down the woods, climbing trees, lighting fires, making swings, bird nesting, damning the stream so we could swim ...Read more

A memory of Ouston in 1967 by John Downie

Will It Be Open?

My family moved from Bermondsey, where we shared my grandad's house, to Enfield, where Mum and Dad had managed to buy their own house (for £2,000) in 1960. It was some years before Dad could afford driving lessons and then a car. We ...Read more

A memory of London in 1966 by Carol Fisher

My Childhood In Ireby

I was born in Ireby in 1955. I had two sisters and a brother, Linda Val and Paul. My mum was born in Ireby and her dad John Coates (my grandad) lived around the corner in the cottages in the middle of Ireby. I went ...Read more

A memory of Ireby in 1966 by Sylvia Hutton Nee Newby

Boys Hostel, Run By 'catholic Rescue Society" Osborne Rd, Jesmond

Does anyone know anything about this boys home. I ended up there about 66-67 for about a year. My only parent, my mother had died, and I ended up in this hell hole for ...Read more

A memory of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1966 by Roger Haspeck

Sandon House School

I was a London lad, sent to the boarding school just off the Danbury road, called Sandon House School. I had some wonderful days there (and some bad ones), but that whole area of Sandon, Danbury, Great Baddow, and ...Read more

A memory of Sandon in 1966 by Alan Cook

Nash Court

I too was a member of St Matthew's church choir in Stretford, Manchester. I remember going to Nash yearly for some years in the 1960s. Some of the choir men also went but I think the organiser was the choirmaster Mr Ronald Frost, who was ...Read more

A memory of Nash in 1965 by Stuart Hadden

Growing Up In South Woodford

I lived In Priory Close which faces the shops on South Woodford high road, I left when I married aged 19. My memories are of a wonderful childhood. I used to play out with all the other children who lived in the ...Read more

A memory of South Woodford in 1965 by gelobeney51

Captions

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Caption For Ludlow, Lower Broad Street 1892

The Bell Inn with its 'good stabling' is obviously for visitors to the town (those who cannot afford to stay at the Feathers or the Angel), while the Wheatsheaf probably serves an even poorer

Caption For Chigwell, Grange Farm Camp Holiday Centre C1960

offered on the market as building land in 1935, but it was purchased in 1938 by the London Parochial Charities as a campsite for the children of families living in the East End of London who could not afford

Caption For Eastbourne, From The Wish Tower 1899

The coastline bulging out around the Wish Tower affords a vantage point for views north-east along the beach; this view shows the horse-drawn bathing machines on their large wheels plying their trade

Caption For Alford, The Church C1950

Alford is a most attractive small market town on the eastern edge of The Wolds, noted for its thatched Manor House in West Street, a 16th-century hall house with crosswings, all encased in brick in 1661

Caption For Cuckfield, Church Cottages C1950

The vicar could not afford to keep the cottages, and the Church Commissioners sanctioned their sale to the then tenants, much to the annoyance of a local entrepreneur, who wanted to demolish

Caption For Thurlestone, Cottages 1890

They would not have been able to afford the fees, for one thing: they were 10s 6d entrance, and a guinea a year subscription.

Caption For Llandudno, Happy Valley 1913

It afforded views over the bay and mountains, and its grassy slopes encouraged people to sit and enjoy.

Caption For Cromer, Jetty Street 1925

This was possibly not just for nostalgia's sake, but also because of the number of houses here with jettied bay windows, which afford commanding views of the sea from their upper rooms.

Caption For Westgate On Sea, Sea Road 1897

Note their gables and dormers, and their first floor balconies affording that envied view to the sea.These family homes are now all hotels of one sort or another.

Caption For Newcastle, High Street 1951

By the beginning of the 17th century those Englishmen who could afford it had taken up the craze for smoking tobacco in pipes made of clay.

Caption For Dinas Powys, Highwalls Avenue C1955

This view up Parish Road affords a glimpse of what was a centre of communication for the village.

Caption For Runcorn, Greenway Road From The Memorial C1955

Those people who could afford it were, already in the 1800s, establishing their homes beyond the old town of Runcorn on the higher ground around Runcorn Hill.

Caption For Cardiff, Roath Park Lake 1902

Balconies afford superb views across the lake for some of Cardiff's wealthiest inhabitants.

Caption For Newnham, River Severn From The Church C1955

Mothers and daughters take advantage of the excellent views of the Severn afforded them from the churchyard of St Peter's.

Caption For Kingston Upon Thames, On The River C1950

The 1950s saw an increase in day trips, as people who might not have had the money available for holidays could afford the odd day out on the Thames.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Promenade 1932

Magnificent sea views are afforded from the Promenade, down the north coast in the direction of Hartlepool and beyond, hence the name of these gardens.

Caption For Romford, Victoria Road C1950

In the centre is a motorbike and sidecar, a popular and affordable form of transport.

Caption For Borth, Upper Borth 1906

Some of these houses were owned by sea captains, who could afford to build a substantial two-story house.

Caption For Wenvoe, The Castle 1899

Designed by Robert Adam, Wenvoe was built in 1775 by the wealthy Yorkshireman Peter Birt. 11 years after this photograph was taken, it was destroyed by a fire so devastating that the owners could not afford

Caption For Penarth, The Pier 1896

The Windsor Gardens, above the esplanade, afford pleasant walks and views.

Caption For Burgh Le Marsh, The Windmill C1965

Built in 1813 by Oxley of Alford, it is a five-sailer owned by the County Council and often open to the public.

Caption For Morland, Lowergate C1955

Though cars were more affordable by the 1950s, engines, being thirstier by today's standards, needed more frequent refueling.

Caption For Penrith, Devonshire Street C1955

The baronial revivalist Gothic building on the left afforded smart premises for the Liverpool Bank.

Caption For Penruddock, The Village C1955

The slightly raised location affords fine views of the Lake District hills to the west and south.