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Growing Up In Queensbury
I was born in Wellington Street on the 16th. of June 1955. My mother was Kate Holland, formerly Henderson. and my father was George E Holland. Sadly he passed away in 1939. So I dont remember very much about him. I had a ...Read more
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St Nicholas (Later Box Hill) School & Remembering The Misses Garrard
I attended St Nicholas school (later Box Hill School) between approx 1957 and 1962. The school was co-educational and catered to children aged from about age 4 to 18. My brother was 4 and I was 7 when we started at the ...Read more
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Air Force Brat
My father was stationed in Lakenheath, England in 1963. My mother and 2 brothers followed 3 months later - I was 12 at the time. Coming from Texas, November in England was a shock, and it was the coldest winter they'd had in 60 years. ...Read more
A memory of Newmarket
Memories Remembered
Memories Remembered After reading Brian Keighley’s story of his memories in Lifton, my memories came flooding back and has prompted me to recall a few of my own. I was born in Lifton 18 months after my sister Jean in 1927 at ...Read more
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Great Memories
I was at Angus house garden city woodford Essex. in the 60s I used love going on holidays to yarmouth we used put our mattresses in the back of a van and go to the church hall it was great every day uncle that was mr and mrs ...Read more
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St Joseph's Convent School
I note that a couple of people have mentioned St Joseph's Convent School. Having attended that school from 1960 to 1966, I can confirm that the location was opposite Hoadley's and the building did indeed curve alongside ...Read more
A memory of Burgess Hill
Clements Hall
I must have been about six when I stayed at Clements Hall with my brothers Edwin and Terry in the 1950s. Christine story brought back memories. I also remember the geese, the matron often made me sit on the step to shell the peas. ...Read more
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Sutton High School For Boys Closed In 1962
Does any one remember or, like me, go to this school that had the same purple-mauve school uniform colour as the twinned girls' school just along the road? The alumni blog (with photos of teachers like ...Read more
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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
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Growing Up In Mitcham
I was born Leslie Dennis Crutch in Grove Road 1948. My brother Ken was born 9 months after dad (Ronald Kenneth) had gone to Normandy as part of the landings - I was born 9 months after he was demobbed (funny that) to mum Winifred ...Read more
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The Yelde Hall had been recently renovated (in 1963).
There had been a house (probably half-timbered) at Bank Hall in the Middle Ages, but in about 1780 it was decided to improve the building, and the structure seen in the picture was the result.
The magnificent topiary gardens of Levens Hall, near Kendal, were laid out by the King's gardener Beaumont, who trained at Versailles, in 1692.
This £40,000 concert and dancing hall opened in 1903; the plans were by R J Beale and the noted theatre designer Frank Matcham.
Because Samlesbury Hall was so near, the area was popular with walkers and day trippers in the post-war years.
This photograph, taken shortly after the war, shows the Moot Hall in a rather sorry state of repair.
Because Samlesbury Hall was so near, the area was popular with walkers and day trippers in the post-war years.
The Guildhall was built in 1574 as a market hall; it was rebuilt in 1814, except for the splendid timber arches on which it rests, and which serve as shelter for the stall-holders and their customers.
John Hall was Pilling and Preesall postman for forty-five years and one of the original members of Pilling Brass Band.
The paintings that formed the basis of Britain’s national collection were purchased for £57,000 in 1824 from J Angerstein.The exhibition halls created on the north side of Trafalgar Square to display
The paintings that formed the basis of Britain's national collection were purchased for £57,000 in 1824 from J Angerstein.The exhibition halls created on the north side of Trafalgar Square to display
It has since been replaced by a new Kingsway Leisure Centre which has, besides a swimming pool, a large sports hall where world championship boxing and premier league snooker matches
On the right is the glass front and the lantern of Hill's Public Hall, now Mackay's.
Buildings opposite the signal box have all gone, but some shops and the Post Office with its domed cupola still remain.
Here the River Mole cuts into the steep slope of Box Hill near the Burford Bridge Hotel.
Further down Tanner's Hill, the lane becomes Old School Lane; this view looks north past these pairs of tile-hung former estate cottages, which are all now in private hands and extended by a bay at
This view of the High Street has changed out of all recognition - though the 15th-century White Horse, a famous coaching inn in the centre of the picture, still stands, and the view is still terminated
Box Hill School has become one of the dominant features of the village; it was erected by Edward Gardener in 1870, and was then named Dalewood.
In the distance, the telegraph pole and phone box have been removed.
The George Inn is on the left, and next door but one is Boxall's, a taxi firm still in business in Hitchin, though now from different premises.
This hotel nestles at the foot of Box Hill, alongside the rushing traffic of the main London to Dorking road.
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