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St Peters School

I attended St Peters from 1941 to 1951 and was school captain in my final year. The headmaster at the time was Mr.Braddock. Mrs Lewis took the top class. I also remember Mr Coulter { took sports} Mr . Clements { music } . On ...Read more

A memory of Harborne by gordonallen

The Temporary Chapel, Bede College Durham

This photograph of 1929 is of special interest to me because of the long, white building in the top left-hand corner of the image. This was the temporary chapel at the College and served in that capacity from ...Read more

A memory of Durham by keith.i.bulley

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 the ...Read more

A memory of Burslem in 1946 by Edward Penning

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

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

Durham Buildings York Road

My name was cook and we lived in durham building. I remember schooling bakery in plough road next to St Peters church, across the road was len's secondhand shop where my mum used to buy some of our clothes, also there was a ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by hazeljarrett55

Memories Of Gildersome

I'm always interested to read memories of Gildersome. I have just visited in October 2018. Just a short visit but it certainly hasn't changed in some respects. The streets are narrower from what I remember but street lane and ...Read more

A memory of Gildersome by katestengl

The Mystery Bridge Across The Mill Brook In Baguley.

The Mystery Bridge across the Mill Brook in Baguley. I was born in September 1946 and lived in Overdale Road Benchill before moving to Fouracers Road in Baguley about 1951. The Lanes, Farms and ...Read more

A memory of Wythenshawe by christopher.bowden

Wedding Reception August 1969

My parents ran the wine merchants Castle & Co ( became Victoria Wine) and I was married in August 1969 at St Peters Church. We lived just down from the Court House and I had my wedding reception there. Walked along ...Read more

A memory of Berkhamsted by rainbowbedding

My Memories When I Was Young In Stroud 1950s

It was amazing to look back at some of these photos..remembering them well. We as a family lived at 35 stratford road which was then a council house owned by the fire brigade, father worked in the fire station ...Read more

A memory of Stroud by william007roberts

Captions

379 captions found. Showing results 265 to 288.

Caption For Bridge, From The Mill 1903

What a tranquil sight greeted the miller every morning a hundred years ago.

Caption For Marlborough, London Road C1950

On the extreme left is D H Corneby, baker and confectioner.

Caption For Congleton, St Peter's Church 1898

At this time, all but the uppermost section of the east window had clear glass.

Caption For Chertsey, Guildford Street 1954

At right angles to Windsor Street, Guildford Street has seen many changes since the 1950s.

Caption For Lancaster, The Castle Gateway 1896

The building is still there today; it is now a Grant Maintained school.

Caption For Chester, Bridge Street 1895

Bridge Street is one of the main streets of the city of Chester, and still follows the original street plan laid down by the Romans.

Caption For Wadhurst, High Street 1903

Wadhurst is high up in the forest ridge and was noted for its market and iron industry.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Crooked Spire, Parish Church 1936

Not only Chesterfield in Derbyshire has a crooked spire.

Caption For Blaenavon, C1955

On the right is St Peter's, the parish church of Blaenavon, built by the ironmasters Hopkins and Hill in 1805.

Caption For Prestbury, High Street 1896

The tower of St Peter's church can just be seen above the roofs on the right-hand side of the picture.

Caption For Huddersfield, The George Hotel, St George's Square 1957

It was built in 1850 by Joseph Kaye, who was well-known in the town as a merchant, a brewer and the owner of four mills at Folly Hall.

Caption For Bedford, The School Sports Field 1921

The grammar school moved out of its old buildings (now the Town Hall) to a new twenty-acre site set in fields north of St Peter's church in 1891.

Caption For Henfield, Golden Square C1955

Henfield is a main road village midway between Horsham and Brighton.

Caption For Eckington, The Memorial C1965

The Church and War Memorial c1955 Dedicated to St Peter & St Paul, the church here is first mentioned in 1310, though there was almost certainly a place of worship on the site in late Saxon times

Caption For Navenby, The Church C1965

This is another of the Lincolnshire churches built with the local limestone.

Caption For West Wittering, The Village Green 1953

The 11th-century church of St Peter and St Paul is heavily restored.

Caption For Newdigate, The Church 1906

The church of St Peter, with its 14th-century tower made entirely of wood and supported inside by a framework of huge oak timbers, also has a 13th-century chancel and a south aisle added a hundred years

Caption For Ruthin, Clwyd Street C1955

The cars appearing here in St Peter's Square, where a roundabout now guides traffic, were to be followed by many more as car ownership increased from the 1950s.

Caption For Cromer, The Lifeboat 1922

Cromer's lifeboat has a reputation which goes far beyond its sphere of operation on the North Norfolk coast.

Caption For Oundle, St Osyths Lane C1950

This old view of St Osyths Lane includes the beautiful 14th-century spire of St Peter's Church in the distance, beyond the market place.

Caption For Stamford, St Peter's Callis C1955

St Peter's Church was 'pulled down' in 1560, and this building was built in 1863.

Caption For Stonyhurst, The College 1899

The house, which was at one time the largest building in the north of England, was built by Sir Nicolas Sherburn (Shirburn) around 1690.The estate was left to a cousin (named Weld) who gave it to the

Caption For Dunstable, High Street C1955

Forming a boundary with the original Augustinian priory site established by Henry I, the High Street follows the route of the Watling Street ancient trackway.

Caption For Berkhamsted, High Street C1948

The parish church of St Peter, with its solid flintstone tower dominating the high street shops and mid-morning traffic in this picture, was originally built by the Normans alongside the spacious