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Generations of my family lived in Cowden, going right back to 1700s. My parents were married in the church, which lies behind the wall you can just see at the front of this photo. I was also baptised here in 1958. The main ...Read more

A memory of Cowden in 1900 by Helen Cadden

Picture of Holmwood Cottage on the right, with what was then the coach house, now Coachman's Cottage, on the left. Holmwood Cottage was originally part of the Holmwood Park estate.

A memory of Holmwood Corner in 1900

My great grandparents were born and raised in Thornley Village, Tow Law. Geo E Lowson & Margaret Hunter. Their son, Thomas Lowson was killed in WWI & his name is inscribed on the war memorial. My mom is Margaret Britton. I ...Read more

A memory of Thornley in 1900 by Deborah Kenney

Hi, My father was born in Gwespyr/Llanasa in 1900, his name was Arthur Joseph Smith.  He and his brother William are listed on the village war memorial. Both having served in WW1, my father being 18 in June of 1918.  His father, my ...Read more

A memory of Gwespyr in 1900 by Anthony P. Smith

My grandfather was Stanley Gardener and lived with his wife Rose at the Blacksmiths House, 11 Worthing Road. My mother, Joyce was born here, as were her sisters Marjorie and Peggy. The forge gradually turned into a garage, ...Read more

A memory of Southwater in 1900 by Barbara Lucas

Are there any photographs of John Street, Oldham? The house we are interested in was number 19, where the Curley family lived.

A memory of Oldham in 1900

My mother was born in this house in 1904. I know her family lived here in 1901 but I'm not sure if they were there in 1907 when this photograph was taken. I think they lived in the left side of the house - which now seems to have been demolished.

A memory of Castle Combe in 1900 by Linda Mortimer

My grandmother Alice Weaver lived in an old tumbldown cottage at Creeks Mill. She was a widow, and married my grandad George Wylde around 1900. My dad was born in 1903. They moved to Top House on the Highwood. The Creeks Mill house was ...Read more

A memory of Hanley Swan in 1900 by Joy Langford/ Nee Wylde

The 1901 census shows my grandmother Emma Mainwaring, then aged 14, working as a domestic servant at Kenwicks Park. Thinking that Kenwicks Park was the name of a large country house I started to search for it only to find that ...Read more

A memory of Kenwick Park in 1900 by Alan Challinor

My Grandmother was born in The Round House, Chalford in 1901.

A memory of Chalford in 1900 by Joanna Smart