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The Village Was Home

I was born in 1950 at Orsett Hospital, a few minutes before my twin sister and on my mothers birthday no less. We lived at 28 St James Avenue East until 1968. The house was in fact that of my maternal grand parents and my ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by Chris Doggett

Selly Oak In The 50s. By Mick Carson.

I'd like to reply to Shirley who recalled all those wonderful times around George Road and Dale Road Selly Oak in the 50s. I lived at 72 North Road. The Carpenters family you mentioned were my relatives. I ...Read more

A memory of Selly Oak by Mick Carson

A Somerton Childhood

I have always lived in Somerton. As a child I lived in New Street in and as an adult I now live at the other end of Somerton. I have fond childhood memories of attending Mrs Potts' playgroup, the Infant school in Etsome Terrace ...Read more

A memory of Somerton by Mary Hayter

Walking To School

During a visit to Andersons Optician in Houghton-le-Spring, I was fascinated to see a full wall mural of this photograph. As I waited at the desk, I realised that the two little girls walking past the bank looked like my ...Read more

A memory of Houghton-Le-Spring

Lancing In The Fifties And Sixties

My family moved to Lancing when I was six months old, living first in Orchard Avenue and then Tower Road, which had a bad reputation - totally undeserved! I liked the fact that there were always children to play ...Read more

A memory of Lancing by Avril Boyd

Memories Of Marks Gate

I lived on Marks Gate from 1954-1972 when I got married. We lived in a two bedroomed flat in Arneways Avenue. I went to the Oaks school in Collier Row, John Preston school on Marks Gate and The Warren school, Chadwell ...Read more

A memory of Marks Gate by peterphelps06

How Burghfield Common Has Change.

I have lived all my 60+ years in Burghfield Common and I have seen it totally transformed. I was born and brought up in Three Firs Way, and lived here until 1987 when I got married and moved to Hunters Hill. ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common by Ian Turner

The Triangle

When I was about 7 or 8 I used to stand outside Wally Kilmister's shop to see the Queen as she arrived for the Cup Final in May. Yes, Wally Kilmister's was a treasure trove - bought football boots, a football and all sorts of things ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by Ian Waddell

60 Years On And I Still Love It!

My Auntie May Howard and her husband Frank, from St. Helens, had a wooden holiday bungalow she called Homestead in Dee Avenue Talacre - it was definitely 1961 onwards and possibly just before that and the community ...Read more

A memory of Talacre by joan.bohan

The Hostels 1956 65

I lived in the hostels from 1956 to 1965, firstly in 5 Ty Draw Square (around the back of the nursery school), and later in 17 Heol-y-Ynys, right next to the square (where we played football, cricket and kick the tin). As well as ...Read more

A memory of Abergarw by byronjones8

Captions

3,478 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.

Caption For Winchester, High Street C1955

The pavements have been removed and the post box in front of the Butter Cross has moved into Little Minster Street, next to the Vickers shop (right) that is now O2.

Caption For Teddington, Broad Street C1955

New housing and shopping facilities near the station were soon erected.

Caption For Sproughton, The Stores C1965

Lower House (right) and the former shop date from 1520-50.

Caption For Heswall, School Hill C1955

Notice the shop in the building on the right – this was known to local children as Dolly's Shop, and it served as an unofficial tuck shop for the local children from the school that was between it

Caption For Ellesmere Port, Whitby Road C1955

The row of shops is still there, but Mellor's baker's shop (centre) is now a locksmiths; the shops with awnings outside are now a florist's and the offices of the TGWU.

Caption For Aldershot, Union Street C1965

This premises is now a fashion shop.

Caption For Cheltenham, High Street 1906

A tram takes Edwardians to Charlton Kings along a High Street decorated with some lovely examples of shop advertising signs.

Caption For York, The Shambles 1909

The shelves at the front of the shops and the hooks overhead indicate that these were butchers' shops.

Caption For Kidsgrove, The Shopping Centre C1970

This was in the days when supermarkets complemented high street shopping.

Caption For Weybridge, Baker Street C1965

The buildings remain much as they were earlier; only the shop fronts have changed.

Caption For Preston, Fishergate C1960

Stylo Shoe Shop, John Collier ('the window to watch'), Richard Shops and Stead & Simpson are among the many varied shops facing the Market.

Caption For Chandler's Ford, Bournemouth Road C1965

This view shows the same buildings as C490092 from the other end, showing clearly the Westminster Bank before its amalgamation with the National Provincial to become NatWest.

Caption For Swindon, Regent Circus And Commercial Road 1961

The old terrace of shops to the left include J N Read & Son, butchers.

Caption For Galleywood, The White Bear C1965

Fifteen years earlier, this scene would have looked very different: the houses and shops on the right were still open farmland.

Caption For Chertsey, Guildford Street 1954

The 18th-century King's Head Hotel survives, and so do the shops to the right, a 1930s parade, and a few shops beyond the hotel, but there has been much injudicious rebuilding from the 1960s onwards

Caption For Churt, The Village C1965

We are a little further north than view C105008; we can see the BP petrol pumps of Overton's Garage with the parade of shops beyond the Crossways.

Caption For Cheam, The Broadway C1955

The corner site (right), with Price's confectionery and newsagent's shop beneath the flats above, has now been developed.

Caption For Liverpool, Ranelagh Street C1950

Named after the 17th-century London pleasure gardens, Ranelagh Street provides an important link between Lime Street and the now pedestrianised shopping centre to the north of Hanover Street.

Caption For Guisborough, Bow Street C1965

Mr Pallister's butcher's shop flanks the entry to Bow Street.

Caption For Morden, Abbotsbury Road C1955

The variety of shops in Morden was to alter after the underground railway station opened in 1926 and large-scale retail development began.

Caption For Bulphan, The School C1955

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.

Caption For York, Hemmens's Shop 1909

Arthur Hemmens's tiny shop clearly has a minimal space available for display.

Caption For Glasgow, Sauchiehall Street 1897

Most of the buildings shown here have gone, and there is a large indoor shopping complex and car parking facilities where the clock tower appears.

Caption For Talgarth, The Square And Tower Shop 1938

Here we have a close view of Mr Evans' builder's and ironmonger's shop built on to the old tower, which was constructed in the 14th century.