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Memories

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Post War Memories

I was raised in Mountsorrel in the Soar valley near Leicester. It was a Norman village that lay alongside the river Soar under Castle Hill. The hill got its name from the mote and bailey type 12c castle built by the Beaumonts – ...Read more

A memory of Mountsorrel by Janet Brookes

Nurse

hi,i was a nurse at st peters hospital,chertsey,i lived at lindsey smith house,nursing comodation ,in the 80s ,brings back memories,best part of my life ,nursing.

A memory of Virginia Water by Mark Vaughan

Behind Princes Road

I kept looking at this photo & wondering why it seemed a familiar view...Then, with the aid of maps & old pictures realised it was taken from the field (Barren Down?) behind my old school, Ivey House. On the right of ...Read more

A memory of Shepton Mallet by bru.enzer

Heysham Towers Holiday Camp

I remember arriving in Morecambe in 1967, with a mate of mine, to work the Summer at Pontin's in Middleton but, due to a clerical error, our job's were no longer open. So, on the way back to Morecambe, (on the bus), we ...Read more

A memory of Heysham in 1967 by Pat Hocking

Happy Memories

I was born in 1943 at number 9 Dukes Crescent, Edlington. In 1953 my family moved to 33 Clark Avenue, Hill Top. This was the year I was 11 yrs old and I went to Hill Top School for girls. Most of my mother's siblings also ...Read more

A memory of New Edlington in 1953 by Patricia Ann Flanaghan Nee Ellis

Wimbledon

I was born in - 1940 All Saints Road, opposite the church. We moved to Pitt Cresent in 1941 with my gran, in 1942 we moved into South Wimbledon to Balfour Road and use to sleep on the underground station due to the war. In 1944 we ...Read more

A memory of Wimbledon by John Siggery

Working At The Victoria

I was ophthalmic house officer at St Peter's (Chertsey) and "Woking "Vic" in 1966. Miss Iris Kane was the Consultant. She worked hard and taught me a lot. I was based at St Peter's and each week had to drive to the "Vic" four ...Read more

A memory of Woking by pjnorth

The Bungalow, Widmer End

I am writing in the hope that someone can shed some light on my maternal grandmother, Ethel Mary Wright. Ethel was admitted to St Peter's Home, Kilburn in January 1926. The admissions register when being admitted to St ...Read more

A memory of Widmer End by malcp

September Wedding

I got married in 1968 at The Old Dagenham Church as it was known, although I believe its correct title to be St Peters and Pauls. (Correct me if I am wrong.) The marriage did not last, but I have 3 wonderful children and 2 fabulous ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1968 by patricia.young

Hoddam Primary School

I lived in Ecclefechan from 1958 to 1973. I started Hoddam primary in 1963 and left Hoddam primary school in 1970 to go to Lockerbie Academy. My teachers at Hoddam were :- Primary 1 - Mrs Hope,  Primary 2 - Mrs Patterson, ...Read more

A memory of Ecclefechan in 1970 by Joe Gilmour

Captions

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Caption For Langham, The School And School Lane C1950

There are two prominent buildings of quality in the village, firstly the 13th-century parish church of St Peter and St Paul, and Langham Old Hall with its date stone of 1665 built into the

Caption For Sheffield, Nether Edge Road And The Post Office C1955

Top left: Nether Edge, first developed residentially in the Victorian period, is noted for its tree-lined streets.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, St Peter's Church 1895

Built in 1856, the church has the crossed keys of St Peter below the east window.

Caption For Kingsclere, Swan Street C1955

These days it is a private house once more.

Caption For Belaugh, The Church From The River C1930

A loop from the Coltishall to Wroxham road can take you down to the delightful small village of Belaugh.

Caption For Gloucester, Northgate Street Looking Towards London Road 1949

The TGWU building stands at the junction with Worcester Street.

Caption For East Blatchington, The Village 1891

We are on the Downs, just north of Seaford.The church of St Peter has a fine Norman fonty.

Caption For Horbury, Queen Street C1960

Horbury lies at the heart of the West Yorkshire heavy woollen district.

Caption For Sheffield, Aeriel View Of St Peter's Church C1965

Top left: Nether Edge, first developed residentially in the Victorian period, is noted for its tree-lined streets.

Caption For Rickmansworth, Mill End Church 1897

The hamlet of Mill End, about a mile west of the centre of Rickmansworth, grew up along the main road to Uxbridge to serve a watermill and factories.

Caption For Chalfont St Giles, The Pond C1955

Chalfont St Giles retains much more of its heritage and character than its southern neighbour, Chalfont St Peter, with a High Street lined with good buildings, a pond and the parish church

Caption For Chalfont Common, Post Office C1965

East of the Misbourne, beyond Gravel Hill, Chalfont Common was one of Chalfont St Peter's three commons.

Caption For Syston, The Green C1960

The 15th-century local granite and limestone church tower of St Peter and St Paul shows above the low rise houses which bound The Green; it was heavily 'restored' in 1872 by F W Ordish.

Caption For Bedford, Grammar School 1897

Our look at the fine schools of Bedford moves north beyond St Peter's Square to Bedford School.

Caption For East Blatchington, Church 1891

St Peter's Church is still there.

Caption For Headcorn, The Village 1903

During the 15th century, Headcorn was a cloth-making centre which prospered with the arrival of Flemish weavers, and its single, long street has several fine buildings dating back to that time.

Caption For Burgh Le Marsh, The Church C1965

The church of St Peter and St Paul, another of the marshland churches, is located by the side of the A158 main road to Skegness - during the summer this is a very busy road indeed.

Caption For Lampeter, The Church C1955

The name Lampeter derives from Llanbedr, or St Peter's, to whom this church is dedicated.

Caption For Bedford, St Peter's Street 1921

We are looking east along St Peter's Street, where much on the south side has changed.

Caption For Ramsgate, Granville Hotel, Victoria Parade 1901

This was originally a terrace of very large houses built by Edward Welby Pugin.

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 Chenies, The Manor House And Church 1903

Chenies, a mile downstream from Latimer, takes its name from the Cheyne family who held the manor from the 13th century until the 16th century when it passed, through the marriage in 1526

Caption For Saxby, The Church C1955

St Peters was designed by architect George Richardson in 1789 (for Robert Sherrard, 4th Earl of Harborough) in the Classical manner that Pevsner describes as 'an attempt at combining the tradition of

Caption For Loughborough, Church Gate C1955

A handsome stone church was built, originally dedicated to St Peter and St Paul but later to All Saints.