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Cissie's memories: I came to Barry in 1900.  Holton Road was muddy and planks of wood were put down to enter the shops. We had a shop in 26 Holton Road, and later at the bottom of the block on spare ground Johnson's opened a portable ...Read more

A memory of Barry in 1900

On the 24th May 1900, which was observed as a general holiday in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday and as a celebration of the relief of Mafeking, Cissie as a young child, was taken down to Barry Island, accompanied by her ...Read more

A memory of Barry in 1900

My great grandfather - Charles Dale was living at Moreton Old Hall when this photograph was taken. His family, the Dales, had become tenant farmers for Moreton Old Hall in the 1860s and the Hall was the farmhouse that was ...Read more

A memory of Congleton in 1900 by Lyn Smith

This is a photo of Henry Kitchen, my mother's grandfather, who was also one of Stanhope Forbes' favourite models.  He was painted sitting in the rowing boat in Forbes' painting 'The Lighthouse', which now hangs in Manchester Art ...Read more

A memory of Newlyn in 1900 by Kath Shannon

From his seat, by the fire, my grandad could see the great mound of the spoil heap of Stanley Burns Pit. It was the site of a horrific explosion, on 16th February 1909, in which 168 men and boys lost their lives. He would ...Read more

A memory of Stanley in 1900 by e5484.suddes

My maternal grandfather was born in Stockton on Tees in 1892.  His father died, and his mother remarried resulting in him being farmed out to live with two maiden aunts who lived in "Tarset".  My brother and I have tried in vain to ...Read more

A memory of Tarset Burn in 1900 by Gail Nunn

My Uncle Charles and my father James Scott  were born at Nether Hall in the early 1900's. The family was in service to Sir Henry Longman. The main family residence was Shendish House in Apsley,Hertfordshire where my grandfather,William ...Read more

A memory of Hathersage in 1900 by Barbara Gill

I have recently discovered that my Great Grandfather John Main originally from Devon (a shoe maker) and then in Brixton, London as a Dairy Manager owned the Bell Hotel in Hare Street around 1905. My ...Read more

A memory of Buntingford in 1900 by Judith Irwin

Well no personal memory for me - but my family go back to the mid to late 18C and was landlord of the punch bowl, and oyster dredgermen to the 1960s. We have a massive collection of photos from this area at www.familyunited.co.uk.

A memory of Paglesham Churchend in 1900 by Clive King

Fedsden a large white house just outlying the nearby hamlet of Roydon. Was it to become the nursing Hospital of the 1940's or a School in the 1950's? Is this the same place that Ralph Fowler was born? Any idea as to the current title and ...Read more

A memory of Roydon in 1900 by Rob Holliday