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Places
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Photos
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Maps
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Books
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Memories
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Childhood Memories
My whole childhood, teenage years and early adulthood was spent in Brotton. I lived at the 'top end' between the Green Tree and Chemist Corner. I have many happy memories of life in Brotton - attending the infant/junior school and ...Read more
A memory of Brotton in 1957 by
I Grew Up In Eltham
My family moved to Eltham about 1954/5 and I lived there until about 1966. I attended Middle Park Primary School and later the Gordon School. We lived next door to Working Mens Club on Eltham Hill just down from the Swimming ...Read more
A memory of Eltham in 1956 by
The Railway Children
During the war years in 1940, we moved from Doncaster to Rossington. My father worked on the railway and felt we would be safer in the country. We lived at 254 Gatehouse Crossing and later in 1948, at 383 Gatehouse, Bessacarr. ...Read more
A memory of Finningley in 1940 by
Stowmarket As A Kid In The 70's!
I grew up in Stowmarket (Combs Ford end!). I remember Milton Road, etc, before the Relief Road cut the town in half! Saturdays used to see the town centre heaving with people - cars came through the main street ...Read more
A memory of Stowmarket by
Doctor's To The Left, Butcher To The Right.
The (Roman) road going down to Buttsole and then to Dover or Deal and Updown Cricket field to the left, was sometimes blocked by farmworkers guiding their sheep from one pasture to another through the village ...Read more
A memory of Eastry by
Wembley High Rd. And Ealing Rd.
One of my most popular places to hang out was Finley's Tobacco shop on the High Rd. They had a really nice coffee shop downstairs. I also remember a cafe on Ealing Rd. just past Chaplin Rd where a few bikers used to hang ...Read more
A memory of Wembley in 1958 by
Bell Street
The Hippodrome Cinema is the second premises on the right hand side of the picture. From the age of 11 (1955) I would go to this cinema with friends to see the latest small budget films, the more popular films would be shown at the ...Read more
A memory of Reigate in 1955 by
Barn Hill Pond
Myself and friends used the pond and Barn Hill a lot in the early fifties. I remember the row of poplar trees running up to the pond from Fryent Way. We mostly seemed to use the Kingsbury side of the Hill for our various ...Read more
A memory of Wembley Park in 1951
,99 Club
The 99 club was in the hotel, it was great in the 1970's. I worked in the hotel and met some fab people; seems like only yesterday. All the Forest players use to come in the 99 club from the 70's. Anyone remember the DJs Derek, ...Read more
A memory of West Bridgford in 1971 by
Always My 'home' Town.
I was born in Bucklow Hill outside Altrincham in 1945. I lived at 60, Cromwell Rd, Winnington Park. At the age of 5 I started to attend Winnington Park Junior School. I was living with my grandparents at the time. My friends ...Read more
A memory of Northwich by
Captions
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The Gorleston Pavilion (left), always a popular venue with its dance hall and theatre, is hosting the summer show— The Revumorists.
The old sandstone bridge over the river Eamont, rebuilt in the 16th century, was a popular spot for leisurely strolls from Penrith.
The early use of bathing machines made Weymouth a popular resort for sea bathing, and the town has never looked back.
By the 1950s bingo had become popular, and the walkway down the pier was covered.
The swimming pool below the retreating chalk cliffs was a popular attraction for both young and old alike.
This little pool fills up with all manner of water fowl; it has become a popular stopping- off place for coast road travellers, who feed the ducks and have an ice cream from the van parked
It was fortunate that its popularity as a holiday destination brought it a welcome alternative source of income.
Boating and punting on the Cam has long been a popular pastime, and it is no different now from when this photograph was taken.
These sea front walks are as popular as ever.
A delightful view of Hazelgrove, a popular area of the town for promenading.
Dancing to the accompaniment of the small band playing on the left is clearly a popular pastime. Note the lines of canvas bathing tents at the head of the beach.
But with their purely commercial use at an end, the canals of the Midlands have become popular for recreation and havens for wildlife.
This was for many years the popular image of surfing and bathing at Newquay, when plywood surfboards were the order of the day - this was long before the coming of wetsuits and fibreglass
The open-air concerts held here were very popular and some shelter was provided. Note the array of chimney pots on the houses behind the shelters.
The Pier Pavilion, once popular for concert parties and ballroom dancing, is now being used for roller skating.
It is a popular haunt with the many ramblers who walk the steep paths of the parish.
This view is taken from Saunton Down over the popular holiday beach at Croyde. In the field below, the wheat is harvested and placed in stooks to dry. This was before combine harvesters were used.
The Lees Hotel was one of the many hotels to be found in this popular area of the town. Southend The Undercliff
Camping was a popular, cheap way of spending a family holiday by the sea. The tent in the foreground has a large awning, a useful way of extending the living area.
Hiring a boat from Wray's Pleasure Gardens was always popular with visitors and locals. The new bridge (1904) can be seen in the distance; it opened up the Middleton side of the river.
Exmouth's long sea front and sandy beaches made sea-bathing a popular recreation from the town's earliest days as a resort. Tourists came for the bracing air and social activities.
Today, its past is commemorated by the Whitbread Hop Farm, the largest hop and oast complex ever built, and now a popular museum.
Given the Isle of Wight's popularity as a holiday and residential paradise, it comes as no surprise that the famous and well-to-do arrived at this charming resort.
Woodstock's close proximity to Blenheim Palace has long made it one of Britain's most popular destinations.
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