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Happy Memories

I was born in 1943 at number 9 Dukes Crescent, Edlington. In 1953 my family moved to 33 Clark Avenue, Hill Top. This was the year I was 11 yrs old and I went to Hill Top School for girls. Most of my mother's siblings also ...Read more

A memory of New Edlington in 1953 by Patricia Ann Flanaghan Nee Ellis

Wimbledon

I was born in - 1940 All Saints Road, opposite the church. We moved to Pitt Cresent in 1941 with my gran, in 1942 we moved into South Wimbledon to Balfour Road and use to sleep on the underground station due to the war. In 1944 we ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon by John Siggery

Curly Paice

Curly (Bill) Paice was a name in Yateley and the reason I write this is because I saw the Nash name and I know (Bill) my step dad knew Bill and Doreen and from my recollection were good friends. You may have known Bill passed in 2004 ...Read more

A memory of Yateley by Abby Allen

Asylum Road Arlesey

Alma Allen was born at home in Asylum Road, Arlesey, now called Hospital Road. They later moved in with Herbert's dad, Big Jim, who lived in the Gothic Farm House that was at the bottom of the yet to be built Lynton ...Read more

A memory of Arlesey in 1930 by Clive Lombari

The Wells Family

My great grandparents lived on Sibsey Road, Toynton St. Peters according to 1871 census. Their names were Reynolds and Charlotte Wells. Reynolds was born about 1813 at Sibsey and Charlotte (maiden name unknown) was born ...Read more

A memory of Toynton St Peter in 1870 by Keith Ward

Vimy Lines, June 1954 Royal Signals

The 1st week of June - Richmond House - Vimy lines. 20 Troop, D.I Sgt Major Geough, Cpl Joness, l/cpl Peter Tiltman, Sgt Geough, 20 Troop won drill for 3rd time - so he keeps the cup. Over my dead body if ...Read more

A memory of Catterick in 1954 by Ken Moore

Burslem Baths And The Wright's Pie Shop After (Top Of Nile St)

My memories start around 1946 and go on 'forever' - but the years I want to mention here are those of my Cobridge schooldays and the Burslem connection to those schooldays. I lived on ...Read more

A memory of Burslem in 1946 by Edward Penning

The Bungalow, Widmer End

I am writing in the hope that someone can shed some light on my maternal grandmother, Ethel Mary Wright. Ethel was admitted to St Peter's Home, Kilburn in January 1926. The admissions register when being admitted to St ...Read more

A memory of Widmer End by malcp

Growing Up In Mansfield In The Fifties

Actually Shane Fenton/ Alvin Stardust original name was Bernard Jury(Hope I spelt that right). My brother went to school with him at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Mansfield. Sadly now a ...Read more

A memory of Mansfield Woodhouse by dallison44

Grays Thurrock Essex England Uk 1935 1953

My memories of Grays go back to the 1940's and 1950's the war years and before the London over-spill estates Of Belhurst Park and Basildon arrived. I was born and lived at 106 Bridge Road with my parents ...Read more

A memory of Grays in 1940 by Albert Wm Gosnall

Captions

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Caption For Northleach, Market Square C1955

It suffered traffic problems until the recent construction of its bypass.

Caption For Grantham, Bee Hive Inn 1893

Back to the east of St Peter's Hill, the photographer looks north along Castlegate, with the Beehive Inn on the left; the leaves hide a beehive set in the tree, which is still there.

Caption For Wallingford, Church And Bridge 1899

Back on the river, this view looks north-east from the Crowmarsh Gifford bank to Bridge House, with the remarkable spire of St Peter's Church beyond.

Caption For Colchester, North Hill 1891

The church on the right is St Peter's - the town church.The tower was completed in 1758.

Caption For Ardingly, The Village C1950

Ardingly is a village overlooking the Ouse valley, north of Haywards Heath.The 14th-century church of St Peter has an impressive tower.

Caption For Addingham, The Church C1955

This scene of the parish church of St Peter at Addingham, standing in its walled churchyard on the village green and reached by a stone bridge over the beck, has not changed substantially since this photograph

Caption For Lincoln, High Street 1923

This view shows the ornate cast-iron balcony of the Saracen's Head Hotel, now shops, and the tower of St Peter at Arches beyond Stone Bow, built in 1720, demolished in 1933 and largely rebuilt in Lamb

Caption For Doddington, Church 1906

The stone walls of St Peter's Church, to the north of the forecourt to Doddington Hall, are a marked contrast to the mellow red brick of the Hall, which might be by Robert Smythson, the architect of Hardwick

Caption For Wimborne, The Square C1965

Five centuries ago, St Peter's Church and elm trees occupied what is now The Square.

Caption For Heswall, School Hill C1955

The original village, however, was at the bottom of the hill, centred on the church of St Peter, with the estuary of the Dee beyond.

Caption For Birmingham, Aston Hall Park And Church 1896

The parish church of St Peter and St Paul is the only church within city limits to be mentioned in the Domesday Book.The west tower and the spire date from the 15th century, though the latter was

Caption For Doddington, Church 1906

The stone walls of St Peter's Church, to the north of the forecourt to Doddington Hall, are a marked contrast to the mellow red brick of the Hall, which might be by Robert Smythson, the architect of Hardwick

Caption For Ormskirk, Church Street 1894

Ormskirk's parish church, dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, dates from about 1276. It is unusual in that it has a separate bell tower.

Caption For Bolton By Bowland, The Church 1921

The church of St Peter and St Paul dates from the 13th century, but the magnificent tower was rebuilt in 1852. Inside is a memorial to a local knight, Sir Ralph Pudsay, who had twenty-five children.

Caption For Hever, The Village 1906

Hever is intimately associated with Anne Boleyn, who spent her childhood here in the company of her father Sir Thomas Bullen, the Earl of Wiltshire, whose tomb is at the little church of St Peter.

Caption For Horbury, Cluntergate C1955

Cluntergate is one of the main roads leading out from the centre of Horbury, whose main claim to fame is that it was the birthplace of the famous 18th-century architect always, but erroneously, known as

Caption For Lincoln, The Cathedral And Stonebow 1890

The bridge crosses the canalised Witham, and in the distance is Stone Bow arch. The obelisk on the bridge and most of the buildings have since been replaced.

Caption For Leeds, Parish Church 1891

There are no medieval churches in Leeds.The church of St John the Evangelist was consecrated in 1634 and retains its oaken interior and a great screen which is considered to be one of the finest of

Caption For Sheffield, Parish Church 1893

The original parish church of St Peter & St Paul was built in the 12th century and rebuilt two or three hundred years later.

Caption For Accrington, St John's Church C1945

The interior view of St John's Church shows the east window depicting Christ holding the orb, flanked by St Peter and St Mary. It is a memorial to the Rev George Garbett, vicar of St James'.

Caption For Peel, The Bay 1895

In the centre foreground of the picture stands St Peter's church, intact at this time, built out of locally quarried Triassic red sandstone and identified by its unusual helm-roof tower.

Caption For Leeds, Parish Church 1891

The church of St John the Evangelist was consecrated in 1634 and retains its oaken interior and a great screen which is considered to be one of the finest of its type in England.

Caption For Bedford, Bunyan's Statue And St Peter's Church 1921

In this splendidly evocative view from the High Street/St Peter's Street/Dame Alice Street junction, the photographer looks north along the Broadway towards the leafy De Parys Avenue, past the policeman

Caption For Sudbury, Market Hill 1900

The grandeur of both St Peter's and Market Hill are shown to best advantage in the days before car parking.