Maps

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Memories

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Buses

I had forgotten that the buses used to use the area in front of the abbey as a terminus. I lived in Selby from my birth in 1954 until 1972. I frequently caught a bus from the corner of Buller Street & Flaxley Road to school on Abbotts Road. ...Read more

A memory of Selby by Pete Jones

A Naval Hideaway

What a great little place to be when in the RN. I was serving on the Boom Defence Boats in 1954/5. These boats were coal burning, and I was a stoker, so it was pretty hard work!  We spent most of our time in Pembroke Dock, but ...Read more

A memory of Turnchapel in 1954 by Julian Best

Ww2 Pontllanfraith

My paternal grandfather, Joseph Cook, lived at No 24 Newbridge Road, Pontllanfraith and to avoid the bombing where we lived in South London, we stayed in his house. I was too young for school, but my brothers, Joe and Pat ...Read more

A memory of Pontllanfraith in 1944 by Ken Cook

Flimby

I cannot remember a time where Flimby did not feature in my life. My father was born on Ryehill Road, and my grandfather was born and bred in Flimby. It once was a pit village and my grandfather John Watters was an engineer, his father was ...Read more

A memory of Flimby by Sharon Swallow

The Real Winters Of The 1940s

I recall, with the occasional shudder, the freezing cold winters of the 1940s. I spent Saturday evenings earning a couple of shillings (that's 10p to you youngsters!!) working from 4.30pm to 6.00pm selling ...Read more

A memory of Motspur Park in 1948 by Neil Mac Gregor

Kingsbury Road Prefabs

We lived in the prefabs in Kingsbury Road from 1955 until 1961, when we moved to Maple Grove off Church Lane. I remember taking our pets to the PDSA van in the swimming pool car park, which was a 300 yard walk for us. As ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1958 by Peter Brown

Torrisholme In The 1960s And 1970s

My name is Susan Railton (nee Price) and I grew up in Torrisholme in the 1960s and 1970s. It was always a place where everyone knew and cared about each other. I lived on Hyde Road and could see The Square ...Read more

A memory of Torrisholme in 1968 by Susan Railton

My Time In Harlow Wood &Nbsp;

I was in Harlow Wood Hospital on and off for about 3years, first in Ward 1 which was a boys' and men's ward, it was also called Portland Ward, and Sister Langton was in charge. I was about 10 and when I first went in I ...Read more

A memory of Mansfield in 1953 by John Hutley

Childhood Memories

I have very happy memories of a childhood spent in Mynydd Isa. I was only there for 4 years ('72 - '76) but I crammed a lot of adventures into that time! My friend Audra and I used to go cycling down Rose Lane and look a the ...Read more

A memory of Mynydd Isa in 1973 by Jayne Storer

The Passing Of A Grand Old Theatre

The old Grand Theatre at Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne was one of well over 65 theatres and cinemas in the city in the heyday of entertainment. Kenneth More in repertory, Winifred Atwell playing her ...Read more

A memory of Newcastle upon Tyne by David Hinge

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Captions

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Caption For Nutley, Hotel 1928

We are on the Eastbourne to London main road. Outside the stables of the Shelley Arms Hotel, a large 18th century coaching inn, produce stalls display items for sale.

Caption For Almondsbury, C1955

As can be seen here, roads in the mid 1950s were a lot quieter than they are today. In 1955 UK car production reached a new record of nearly 900,000 cars and home sales were counted at over 500,000.

Caption For Bowdon, Park Road 1897

John was still there in 1906; his is the only address on the road that appears in the commercial section of that year's Kelly's Directory.

Caption For Hertford, Fore Street 1922

A view from the Shire Hall along what was to become a heavily congested street, until the building of the new relief road, with a string of Georgian and early Victorian shopfronts overshadowed by the

Caption For Fremington, The Village C1955

Off the main road, Fremington has changed little. The man standing in the doorway would undoubtedly recognise the scene today, even if the shop has closed and is now Penny Cottage.

Caption For Abergavenny, View From The Blorenge C1965

The view from the 1833ft summit of the Blorenge is one of the most spectacular in Wales; but the road that crosses the mountain from Blaenavon to Govilon and Llanfoist is fairly narrow and steeply

Caption For Capel Curig, Bridge C1870

The lake of Dyffryn Mymbyr lies in a broad, windswept upland valley. It is almost divided into twin lakes by a central delta.

Caption For Wetherby, North Street 1909

Once an important coaching town on the Great North Road, Wetherby went into decline for a number of years as long-distance stagecoach travel lost out to the railways.

Caption For Ilkley, Hollybrook Guest House C1955

Situated on the corner of Queen's Road and Westwood Drive, this guest house was also a victim of changing times.

Caption For Whitewell, 1921

Being so near the old Roman road from Manchester to York, and being so well-placed on many routes, it has always had a reputation for putting up visitors and travellers.

Caption For Chandler's Ford, Sherborne House School C1955

There are extensions to the original house in Lakewood Road with facilities for sport and music.

Caption For Bozeat, High Street C1955

Road improvements in the 1960s swept away these stone houses to make way for the greater convenience of the motorist. The mature cyclist is about to free-wheel into the High Street off to the right.

Caption For Irchester, High Street C1955

These stone cottages were demolished in the 1950s and the site is now the access road to St Katherine's Way. Behind is the spire of the medieval parish church.

Caption For Skegness, Official Opening Of The Clock Tower 1899

A vital landmark building in trying to relate these early views to present-day Skegness is the Jubilee Clock Tower, erected at the junction of Lumley Road with the then seafront's Grand Parade and South

Caption For Gainsborough, Bridge Street C1955

On the left is now either cleared or a car park, and the road is much wider. Here the river Trent is the boundary between Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.

Caption For Saltfleet, Main Road C1965

This is the A1031 coastal road to Grimsby, with the sea to the right.

Caption For Clifford, Village 1897

This village is just one mile from Boston Spa and even less from the Great North Road.

Caption For Bakewell, Old Packhorse Bridge C1955

Often, lead would be the main load.

Caption For Strete, The Village 1925

Strete's main road is seldom now as peaceful and car-free as it was in the 1920s.

Caption For Nutley, Hotel 1928

We are on the Eastbourne to London main road.

Caption For Cardiff, Kingsway C1960

This is the main automotive route north from the city centre yet pedestrians appear happy to saunter UP the road rather than across it!

Caption For Cardiff, St Mary Street 1957

Power cables for trolley buses and gaps in the pedestrian island evoke this era of road transport. The long defunct Martins Bank echoes this period.

Caption For Paignton, The Harbour 1922

Fishermen regularly brought their creels of pilchards and herring from the creek (Paignton Harbour - see photograph right and P2046, page 24), along the sand bar (Sands Road - see 81150, page 27), to a

Caption For Groby, The Church Of St Philip & St James C1960

Raised well above the road, with its emaciated battlemented tower and unimaginative body, it was designed by William ), who was at the time Architect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and the designer