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Tulse Hill Garden Which Bordered Brockwell Park

Where the present Tulse Hill Tesco Shop and Esso Petrol station stands today, was the home of my grandfather Alfred John Thomas from the 1920's to the 1950's. Through the 1960's & 70's his daughter ...Read more

A memory of Brixton by Gemma Gemma

Broken Nose

i remember having my broken nose attended to in the chemist by the park after my sister pushed me too high on the swing. That was 1960. My auntie worked at Bowyers and my mother was a cinema attendant. We lived near the old bus ...Read more

A memory of Trowbridge by Freda Garcia Vilar

Long Time Ago.

Born in Hardwick Hall Sedgefield During the war '42. Brought up in old West before Owton Manor est etc. Remember walking the streets during war with Mum after air raid sirens etc. and standing in queues with our ration coupons for ...Read more

A memory of Hartlepool by kiwa170642

Burgh Heath

My grandparents always considered that Burgh Heath was the best village to live in. At one time, it had two swimming pools, two tea rooms and pubs for locals to meet. One pub had a projection room and offered children a free Saturday ...Read more

A memory of Burgh Heath

The Old Thatch

Ah, The Old Thatch. I remember it well, for this is where I grew up from the early 1940s until 1956. By today's standards it was grim: no heating, no running water, no flush loo - nothing. Yet it was a wonderful place in which ...Read more

A memory of Nether Wallop in 1940 by Brian Rivas

Bagpuss

A section of this photograph was used by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate for one of the opening sequences in the programme Bagpuss. This was confirmed in 1978 when a Horrabridge resident wrote to the Bagpuss programme and received a ...Read more

A memory of Horrabridge by Sharon Riggs

The Hersham Flood – September 1968

During the 60s I lived in Surbiton and worked in Hersham. As I was getting ready to leave for work one morning in 1968, a radio broadcast warned of severe flooding along the Mole valley following heavy rains, and ...Read more

A memory of Hersham by Tony Newman

After The War

I do not know the exact year that Doncaster had its first Royal visit after the Second World War had ended but all the school children in the parish were required to put on their best bibs and tuckers for school ...Read more

A memory of Intake in 1946 by Frank Mowforth

Station Lane

The first smallholding on the right hand side was where my relatives lived - Richard and Nellie Wiles. The house is still very much the same, but with some extensions to the house itself. The outbuildings are exactly the same. ...Read more

A memory of Holme in 1930 by Peter Wiles

Captions

1,403 captions found. Showing results 217 to 240.

Caption For Offord Cluny, The Village 1906

On the other side of the road, at the junction to Station Road, a farmer`s trap waits for the Swan public house to open.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Cobb 1900

The picture, at low tide, looks northwards to Ozone Terrace, the Lifeboat Station (centre), the Coastguard Station and the Bonded Store, and along to the end of Cobb hamlet at Cobb Cliff (centre

Caption For Liss, Station Road 1901

Every building in this photograph was built in the latter part of the reign of Queen Victoria, as the railway station of 1858/9 brought about the establishment of the village of Liss, sometimes called

Caption For Cheam, High Street 1927

Two cars enter the Ewell Road from the main village crossroads watched by a policeman on point duty at the foot of Station Road (later renamed Station Way).

Caption For Ilkley, The Grove 1911

The road to the right leads to the railway station, but directly along the leafy street is The Spa, a particularly popular hydro.

Caption For Thirsk, Market Day C1955

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Thirsk was one of the posting stations serving the Great North Road; The Fleece was the main coaching inn.

Caption For Kettering, Station Road 1922

Large late Victorian houses lined Station Road, the adjacent Queensberry Road and the Headlands, built for businessmen who 'commuted' to London.

Caption For Edinburgh, Waverley Bridge From Princes Street Gardens 1883

The station was originally called North Bridge, but it was renamed in April 1866.

Caption For Faversham, Preston Street C1955

Preston Street links the station with the market town centre. A policeman stands on point duty; once again, one is struck by the lack of heavy traffic.

Caption For Barmouth, High Street 1908

This view shows a classic stationer's shop during the Edwardian era. The display of stock cascades over the frontage - there are local prints.

Caption For Bisham, The Abbey 1893

One of Maidenhead’s best-known landmarks is the Clock Tower, near the station, at the south end of King Street. It commemorates Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

Caption For Cliveden, The House 1893

One of Maidenhead's best-known landmarks is the Clock Tower, near the station, at the south end of King Street. It commemorates Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

Caption For Hest Bank, Station Road C1955

Station Road led down to the railway station, now long gone.

Caption For Garelochhead, From The South West 1901

The Glasgow-bound train standing in the station is almost lost against the high ground overlooking the head of Glen Fruin, where Beinn Chaorach rises to over 2,300 ft.

Caption For Wolferton, The Village C1955

Apart from the proximity of the railway station which saw the arrival of Royal visitors on their way to Sandringham, Wolferton was and is now a quiet little village.

Caption For Kettering, Station Road 1922

Large late Victorian houses lined Station Road, the adjacent Queensberry Road and the Headlands, built for businessmen who 'commuted' to London.

Caption For Thirsk, Market Day C1955

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Thirsk was one of the posting stations serving the Great North Road; The Fleece was the main coaching inn.

Caption For Oxted, The Hoskins Arms Hotel C1955

The original village, cut off by the by-pass, is to the west; while this photograph, taken from the junction with Easthill Road, shows the corner of Station Road West.

Caption For Ilkley, The Grove 1911

The road to the right leads to the railway station, but directly along the leafy street is The Spa, a particularly popular hydro.

Caption For Swallownest, Worksop Road C1955

This view shows the Swallownest Inn (centre) next to the petrol station with its old fashioned Esso petrol pumps.

Caption For York, The Railway Station 1909

The magnificent sweeping curve of the station at York, the railway city of the north. During excavations beneath the platforms, human remains from the Roman period were found.

Caption For Scarborough, The Beach C1960

The dominant building is the new lifeboat station. Launching from here is a relatively simple matter. When it was across the road, horses had to drag the boat out to meet the tide.

Caption For Plymouth, Royal Marine Barracks, Stonehouse 1890

As a naval port, Plymouth has always had a large contingent of military personnel stationed around its various districts.

Caption For Chester, Queens Park Bridge 1923

On the far bank is one of the stages for excursion steamers, and a station for the hire of rowing boats.