Maps

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Books

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Memories

222 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.

Greatgrandfather Fredrick Grebbell Served On This Ship

My great grandfather served on this ship, also in the 1800, amongst others until he was invalided out of the service in the late 1800's. I am amazed as I had no knowledge of his history or ...Read more

A memory of Devonport in 1880 by Jean Bennett

Are Made Of This

I was born in Windlesham down Broadley Green, 30th June 1973. I have memories that make me smile from ear to ear, playing in the corn fields, going to the jumble sales up Chertsey Rd Hall, playing man hunt up the rec. Fruit and ...Read more

A memory of Windlesham in 1973 by Anthony Joseph Jackson

Summer Holidays With Granny

I was brought up in Ireland, but we spent a month of the summer every year with our grandparents, who lived in Frindsbury and, later, Wainscott. Going by the Maidstone and District buses into Strood, Chatham, Rochester ...Read more

A memory of Strood in 1960 by Siobhan Elam

Q As

The four Nurses in the front from left to right is; Terri Dunnage (aka me), I am sitting next to Lance Corpral Mavis Sevenoaks, then Shiela (with the glasses). The girl on the right had ginger hair (poor girl was killed in a traffic accident in Ireland).

A memory of Catterick in 1963 by Teresa Eltringham

St Thomas And St James School

My name is Derek Doyle, I lived in 88 Buckingham Rd Edgware from 1967 until about 1973 then we moved to Ireland I had some great times living here and met some good friends, it would be really cool to hear from anybody ...Read more

A memory of Edgware by doyle.derek59

Remembering The Downs Secondary School And Growing Up In Dartford 1963

I have some wonderful memories of Dartford and my old school. I remember walking down East Hill every Saturday morning with my mum and sister to go shopping downtown and always ...Read more

A memory of Dartford by h_nerwal

Model Railway

I was wondering if anyone remembered the model railway that was in Brocklehurst Motors on Whittington Moor on the sight that now has Asda, Iceland and Halfords? My dad used to work on the petrol pumps in the sixties and used to ...Read more

A memory of Chesterfield in 1960 by Lesley Attenborough

Ambassador Cinema

Used to go to Saturday morning pictures. My dad, Jimmy Williams, was a projectionist there, and both my mum and my nan worked there; they had the torch to show you to your seat. Films like Zorro and Old Mother Riley were on. Also ...Read more

A memory of Slough by Alan Williams

Palmerston Road In Kilburn

I was brought up in Kilburn in the 1960's. Our flat was 29a Palmerston Road. Our garden looked onto Grange Park and we just about lived there. My memories of that time were so happy. We went on holiday to ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn

Good Old Days

I often think back to the days of going around on my Raleigh Grifter, all my other friends on their choppers or a Raleigh Burner if you were really rich! We used to cycle up to Webheath Estate and think we were the ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1981 by Wayne Robinson

Captions

123 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.

Caption For Halton, From The River C1955

In the Domesday Book it was spelt as it is today; the name comes from either 'halgh', an ancient word for hill, or from an Icelandic invader named Hella who settled here.

Caption For Teignmouth, Whale Bones 1922

Small fish rejected by Icelanders were brought to Teignmouth in Pike Ward`s boat Elise.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Cornhill C1950

The next building with the central pediment was Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, which became Sainsbury's Supermarket between 1960 and 1987, a shopping precinct and is now Iceland.