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Stepping Back In Time
It started when my mother was dying, when we asked her about the family history, and she gave us names and dates. Her family came from France in late 1500. They were Hugenots and they were Puritans, and were chased out of ...Read more
A memory of Cinderford in 1995 by
Leaving A Mark On The Landscape
It was 1966 myself and 2 colleagues were bouncing across the downs in a Landrover when I first saw Imber. What a beautiful little village nestled in the bottom of the valley. It's red brick manor house next to the church ...Read more
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Juvenile Wrecking Crew.
I think it mite have been one Sunday in 1954 (cos the plant was nearly deserted) when me, my older bro Roy and 2 or 3 other kids from Hart Lane wound up in the new car parking area of General Motors Vauxhall. As all the cars ...Read more
A memory of Luton
Vale Of Health Hotel
My great grandfather Henry Braun owned the Vale of Health Hotel (shown in the right of this photo) overlooking the lake, from 1877 until the early 1900's. The hotel was used as an Anglo German club called the Athenaeum and by ...Read more
A memory of Hampstead in 1880 by
Annunciation Infants And St Martins Junior School Burnt Oak 1977 1983
I was born in 1973 and lived in Burnt Oak for 6 lovely years from aged 4 to 10 when we relocated to South London. I attended the Annunciation Primary School and St Martins School ...Read more
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Beanz Dreamz...
Our family moved to Friars Road in the summer of 66, from a damp house in Boothen Green, which looked over toward the Michelin Factory. I was 5 years old. My father Graham was a former art student at Burslem College of Art under the ...Read more
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Personal Memories Of A Child
I was born in 1942 and by the time I was five years old I has a brother and two sisters. My mum and dad used to send me up to Longriggend for weekends and holidays, probably because my mum was so busy with the ...Read more
A memory of Longriggend in 1940 by
My Memories Of Selly Oak And Bournbrook
I was born Anne Shirley Crofts back of 622 Bristol Road (opposite where Aldi is now) in July 1944, brother Ronnie was born 1940, sister Vivienne was born 1942, and Alan was born 1947, between Riverton Road ...Read more
A memory of Selly Oak in 1954 by
Woodlands Holiday Camp Swimming Pool
I was brought up in Kemsing at the foot of the Downs and we children would walk up to Woodlands Holiday Camp to swim for a shilling or so. On a fine weekend you could take your swimming things and some ...Read more
A memory of Sevenoaks in 1960 by
Glen Faba
Oh what lovely memories come flooding back, my mum and I would walk the winding river towpath from Glen Faba, where we lived, to Dobbs Weir, fish and minnow watching as we went along our way. In the summer my mum would get a hire row ...Read more
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In 1870 the port handled 105,000 tons, and by 1900 it was dealing with over 170,000 tons a year.
In 1870 it handled 105,000 tons, and by 1900 it was dealing with over 170,000 tons a year.
In 1870 it handled 105,000 tons, and by 1900 it was dealing with over 170,000 tons a year.
Demolition of the Grammar School began in June 1998, and by the following January plans were approved for the building of these modern homes.
In 1870 it handled 105,000 tons, and by 1900 it was dealing with over 170,000 tons a year.
The Leas was connected to Lower Leas by a zigzag path, and by a water- balanced cliff lift which was opened in 1885.
The choir, the chapter house and the Beauchamp Chapel escaped destruction, and by 1704 a new nave and a Gothic tower had been built.
Many large hotels were built at this time and by 1900 all available land had been used for building.
There is no better way to start our visit to Gloucester than by the river, which leads into and by-passes the city quite dramatically.
Many large hotels were built at this time and by 1900 all available land had been used for building.
The withdrawal of container traffic spelt the end for Manchester, and by the early 1980s the docks had been flattened in readiness for redevelopment, both for residential and leisure purposes.
Following the end of the Second World War, a large number of returning servicemen and women opted for a university education, and by 1947 Sheffield university's student population had more than doubled
By 1903, the population stood at around 16,800 and, by 1920, would grow by another 1,000 or so.
Winchester Cathedral was built on marshy ground, and by 1905 serious subsidence had occurred.
The building of the new town began in 1840, and by 1867 it was a bustling resort.
He had previously made his fortune as a cotton mill owner and by investing in the railways.
It was established in 1696 and by 1890 had amassed accumulated funds of over two million pounds.To its right is the railway bridge from Holborn Viaduct Station.
The War Office purchased over 1600 acres of land here in 1863, and by 1903 camps had been construct- ed for troops returning from the Boer War.
Times change, however, and by the 1960s the town was almost ringed with derelict pits, spoil heaps, and scars from the ravages of open cast workings.
The War Office purchased over 1600 acres of land here in 1863, and by 1903 camps had been constructed for troops returning from the Boer War.
The number of tradesmen has slowly declined, and by 1977 only two general stores and a newsagent survived.
This, the most westerly town in England, has been raided down the centuries by Spanish ships and by pirates.
The industry started in Honiton around the time of Queen Elizabeth I, and by the 1700s there were an amazing 4.695 people in the area engaged in the trade.
The two are linked by numerous steep, narrow lanes and by a cliff railway, a sign to which has been painted on the top of the building on the left.
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