Places

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Maps

11 maps found.

1908-1911, Ardmore Ref. RNC626559
1911-1912, Ardmore Ref. RNC626560
1911-1912, Dounie Ref. RNC692329
1921, Radmore Wood Ref. POP812747
1902, Radmore Wood Ref. RNC812747
1923, Radmore Green Ref. POP812746
1946, Radmore Wood Ref. NPO812747
1947, Radmore Green Ref. NPO812746
1897, Radmore Green Ref. RNE812746
1898, Radmore Wood Ref. RNE812747
1902-1903, Radmore Green Ref. RNC812746

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Memories

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Round The Rec

Hi there I remember the day that this engine arrived in the rec. It was a source of great entertainment for us youngsters particulary, as originally everything was accessible. I remember climbing up on the footplate and seeing a ...Read more

A memory of Daventry in 1965 by Dave Cairns

More Memories From A Boy Growing Up In Burghfield

Back in Burghfield around 1962, I clearly remember one day during the School Summer Holiday seeing a Huge Red and Green Steamroller coming towards me with a whole host of Road Tar making ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common by Andrew Cooper

Summers Holidays Were Invented For Fishing

I remember as a small kid growing up in England I couldn't wait for the summer holidays to arrive.  As the days drew closer I could hardly sleep at night knowing that any day now we would be packing our ...Read more

A memory of Pickmere in 1972 by Darren Crumbleholme

The Ormerod Family.

Ormerod House passed out of the Ormerod family when the male line died out and the three daughters of the last Ormerod married. Their husbands were John Hargreaves, a local coal mine owner, the Rev William Thursby who became vicar ...Read more

A memory of Burnley in 1900 by Claire Allen

Waterworks Cottages Purley

I spent my childhood living in one of these cottages on the waterworks gated property in Purley. I walked to school under the railway bridge that crossed the road to the left as I walked out the gate. We called them "The ...Read more

A memory of Purley by Mary Porter

A Long Way From St Pauls Road

Hi, my name is Susan Thompson, formerly Hawkins and I'm 54, I was born in the above address and lived there for 18 years although my parents lived there for over 40 years. I went to Brook St. school finally ...Read more

A memory of Northumberland Heath in 1967 by Susan Thompson

Pandora’s Box

I’ve just found this website, I had already spoken to Thomsons after finding out about case and seeing it in the daily record. I had a terrible abusive childhood and I was sent to Fornethy several times from 1971 - ...Read more

A memory of Fornethy Residential School by Sandra Arnott

Edenhurst Preparatory School

Does anybody remember Edenhurst Preparatory School in Crowther Road? It was a private infants and primary school and I, Paul Evans, was there from the age of about 5 to 8 years. This was back in the early 1950s. ...Read more

A memory of Tettenhall by paulevbel2

Sarc Florence Road And More

Woolston seems to have played quite a big part in the history of our family, so it's appropriate I guess that as an adult I have ended up living here with my Husband!! It started as far back as my great great great ...Read more

A memory of Woolston by Tracy Thurman

Sidcup School

Hi I went to Sidcup sec. mon. school 1961- 1966.My name was Ken Douch a great name, nobody could say it, nobody could spell it. I started in Mr Cocksey class 1b then Mr (peg leg) Jones 2b. As the school was on two sites we then went ...Read more

A memory of Sidcup by Ken Martin

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Captions

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Caption For Glasson Dock, The Docks C1955

After the turn of the 19th century, Glasson Dock was used more and more by pleasure craft.

Caption For St Ives, Porthmeor Beach 1922

There are more bathing tents; by now the St Ives' beaches were being managed as tourist attractions.

Caption For The Broads, The River, Wayford Bridge C1935

The river near the new bridge now has rows of wooden houseboats moored along the right bank, where Wayford Farm has been developed into the Wayford Bridge Hotel.

Caption For Lavernock, The Caravan Site C1955

The caravan site used only to be licensed for the summer months, so it was then mainly for mobile caravans, as we see in this photo.

Caption For Ulverston, Church Walk 1895

Today, there are more houses along the street and fewer trees, and the iron railings on the left have gone.

Caption For Coltishall, The Lock 1902

This pretty river between Coltishall and Aylsham has three locks and seven bridges, creating quite a bit of work for the boat crews.

Caption For Fowey, The Hotel From The Rocks 1891

This grand hotel is well-sited: it overlooks the interesting harbour of Fowey, where there is always some activity to watch, and there are more distant views out to the English Channel.

Caption For Reading, On The River Thames 1904

An interesting view from the south bank of the Thames looking east, before Christchurch Meadows on the left were made into a riverside park, and, more significantly, before Reading Bridge was built

Caption For Barry Island, Sands 1910

As the season got under way, more and more attractions appeared.

Caption For Ellesmere Port, Dock Street C1955

The Ellesmere Canal was busy, and more and more workers were needed to handle the goods and repair the barges; thus the port grew.

Caption For Greenock, Princes Pier 1904

Owned by the Glasgow & South Western Railway, the pier was rebuilt and extended between 1892 and 1894, and more than £20,000 was spent by the company on alterations to the pier railway station.

Caption For Greenock, Princes Pier 1904

Owned by the Glasgow & South Western Railway, the pier was rebuilt and extended during 1892-94 and more than £20,000 was spent by the company on alterations to the pier railway station.

Caption For St Osyth, The Ship C1910

St Osyth (generally pronounced 'Toosey') recognised the benefits of tourism early on, as witnessed by the rack of picture-postcards for sale on the left.

Caption For Horning, On The Broad 1934

This typical Broad scene shows sailing and fishing going on, with a wind-pump in the background.

Caption For Greystoke, The Church 1893

Chantries were added to the original structure by the 14th Baron Greystoke, who built the first Greystoke Castle.These had painted oak screens, which were removed during the Reformation, giving the

Caption For Nutfield, The Village C1955

That useful commodity fuller's earth, a non-plastic clay that has been used for centuries to clean woven woollen cloth, and more recently in the refinement of lubricating oil, was dug

Caption For Aberdeen, St Nicholas's Street And Queen's Corner C1899

Here we see another tramcar and more granite setts.

Caption For Wendover, Pound Street 1901

This view is from by the station approach and is little changed, although the pavements and road are more formalised.

Caption For Herne Bay, The Parade And Clock Tower 1889

The picture was taken from the pier, which was built in 1873 to replace the earlier and more ambitious pier designed by Telford.

Caption For Herne Bay, From The Pier 1897

The picture was taken from the pier, which was built in 1873 to replace the earlier and more ambitious pier designed by Telford.

Caption For Cambridge, Trinity Street 1914

As more and more injured men came back from the front, a larger hut hospital was built on the playing fields of King's and Clare Colleges, with 'open-air' wards such as this one housing the patients

Caption For Chirbury, The Village C1950

It is to be hoped that these will continue to keep the church standing for another 700 years and more.

Caption For St Annes, The Parish Church 1914

As with Lytham, it was foreseen that with more residents and more visitors larger church buildings must be available.

Caption For Cookley, The Square C1950

The trees have gone, sad to say, and the road is framed with yellow lines telling us where we can (and more often cannot) park.