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Memories

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Found Memories Of Early Days At Yealmpton

Now living in Australia and having revisited Yealmpton in recent times, the changes are amazing. Where there used to be fields in which I played with mates, sadly houses now stand. The old bridge, church, ...Read more

A memory of Yealmpton in 1950 by Anthony Thorne

Shandon Rhu School

I came across this by chance - I was at school with you, Fraser. I remember coming to an amazing birthday party at your house where your mum had put on an incredible spread, including a plate of Kit Kats which seemed like such a ...Read more

A memory of Shandon by Jayne Burnett

Happy Days

When I was about 4 or 5 I moved from Water Eaton to Fenny. We lived with my gran, Mrs Gibson, in Church Street. We - my two brothers and myself, used to go to the Salvation Army Sunday School, we were only few doors away, and felt ...Read more

A memory of Fenny Stratford in 1951 by Margaret Hogg

Burrow Hill School

I was there for two terms in 1954. I remember headmaster Mr Rees and his wife, and teachers Mr Bellis, Mr Jarman, Mr Horwell, Mr. Stevenson, Mr Allen and housemothers Miss Rempy and Miss Harwood. The houses were Orchard, ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green by Maurice Coffey

Hawkes Lane Hill Top

Circa date: 'The British Oak' Public House. My Uncle Neville and Aunty Joan kept this Pub for some time when I was a young child. Uncle Neville died whilst licensee and Aunty took over. It was a family pub, always seemed to ...Read more

A memory of West Bromwich in 1965 by Yvonne Powell

Growing Up In Lower Belvedere

My first real memory of Belvedere was that of starting school at St Augustines Primary around 1954. I can recall a wind up gramaphone which the teacher would frantically wind up to keep the music playing, even a funny ...Read more

A memory of Belvedere in 1950 by Ken Mulley

East Ham In The 1960s

In February 1963, when I was six and a half, my parents bought their first house, in Thorpe Road, East Ham. It was and had been a very cold winter, and when we moved in we had difficulty opening the back door, as there was so ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1963 by Jackie Craig

Holidays At Sandilands

My late father used to rent an apartment in a large house opposite the 'pullover' where we would stay for some 2-3 weeks each summer from about 1949-1955. I remember that the lady who owned the house had a large black ...Read more

A memory of Sandilands in 1950 by Elizabeth Hodgson

Kings Builders

I started school in Smallfield in 1934. In those days there were bucket lavatories. The sewer was laid in 1938 and then most of Smallfield was able to do away with the buckets. There were 3 teachers, Miss Kempshall who came from ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield in 1945 by Dennis Stenning

The Old Ride

I first saw Frankleigh House through the trees in the distance as I was driven there for my first day at The Old Ride Preparatory School for Boys. The school and its predecessor had been based there for many years. As a seven ...Read more

A memory of Bradford-On-Avon in 1974 by Ian Frost

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Captions

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Caption For Holloway, Lea Hurst 1892

This 17th-century gabled house with mullioned windows was greatly enlarged by her father in 1825, and she returned home here after the war in 1856.

Caption For Kingsteignton, The Village 1906

It is now a private house, and is reputed to be haunted.

Caption For Plymouth, View From The Hoe C1876

The large block of houses on the point at centre left still stands and is now mostly hotels.

Caption For Eastbourne, Marine Parade 1925

Most of the Victorian terrace houses beyond survive; this section of the promenade ends at The Redoubt, another Napoleonic fort.

Caption For Dartford, Crown And Anchor Inn C1955

This restored medieval house, on the corner of Bullace Lane, is claimed to have been the home of the Kentish rebel Wat Tyler.

Caption For Bath, Pulteney Hotel 1914

The houses on the north corner of Laura Place became an hotel in 1866 and acquired the ornate iron and glass porch early this century.

Caption For Stourport On Severn, River Severn C1965

The land has been built upon with an estate of new houses. Also in this area is the Sandy Lane Industrial Estate, near Hartlebury Common.

Caption For Chigwell, Interior Of Ye Olde Kings Head C1955

In April 1941 the house suffered some damage during an air raid, but it was in good enough repair to provide Winston Churchill, then the local MP, and his wife with luncheon whilst touring the district

Caption For Mardy, The Village C1965

Since this picture was taken, the 'village' has undergone further housing developments which mean that it has become a suburb of Abergavenny.

Caption For Alton, All Saints Church C1955

Next door has appeared the Conservative Club, which was built on part of the garden of Ackender House (far right). All Saints' Cottage is on the left.

Caption For Burford, Cotswold Gateway C1955

The building was once used as a boarding house for the local school.

Caption For Crayke, The Green And Church C1960

Nearby is Crayke Castle, one of the most romantic houses in Yorkshire, which was also largely built in the 15th century.

Caption For Drayton, Village And War Memorial C1955

Behind stands Church House, once a meeting-place for monks from nearby Muchelney Abbey.

Caption For Ilchester, The Cross Roads C1965

Ilchester's triangular 'village green' is faced by Georgian houses and the Town Hall. The Ham stone market cross, now restored, was erected in 1795.

Caption For Stonehouse, The Green C1955

The pump and war memorial remain unchanged, although the Victorian double- gabled house beyond has lost its original porch, and the windows of the Globe Inn have been altered.

Caption For Old Warden, Shuttleworth College C1955

The latter is dedicated to the life of the eldest son of the family who was killed in World War II, and supports the Shuttleworth Collection of road transport and aircraft housed at Old Warden Aerodrome

Caption For Clifton Hampden, Village And Church 1890

Clifton Hampden includes an assortment of picturesque cottages and striking period houses.

Caption For Hemingford Grey, Church Lane C1960

This view of River House (left), former home to local artist Dendy Sadler, has hardly changed - there is now a flagpole on the front and less greenery.

Caption For Draughton, The Village C1955

On the far left is the old School House (1851), and to the left of Fern Cottage, centre, is St Augustine's Church, built in 1857. A delivery van is parked outside Yellow Cottage.

Caption For Chelmsford, Moulsham Street 1919

The cluster of half-timbered houses dated from the late 15th century. Known as The Friars, they marked the position of the Dominican priory's gatehouse.

Caption For Mardy, The Village C1965

Since this picture was taken, the 'village' has undergone further housing developments which mean that it has become a suburb of Abergavenny.

Caption For Hawkshead, Flag Street 1892

The overhanging first-floor jetties of the whitewashed houses add to the medieval charm of the village, which is a favourite of the many visitors to the Lake District.

Caption For Patrixbourne, Village 1903

The Tudor-style houses in the village are, however, imitations constructed around the middle of the 19th century.

Caption For Broadway, The Village 1899

A number of the old houses here were originally inns, for Broadway lay on the London to Worcester coaching route.