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The Lights Of Home

I was brought up in Glenboig. I went to the school that sank, what great memories I have of the old teachers, Mr Mcafee, Mr Gallacher, Mr O'Neill, Mrs Hughes, Mrs Deerie, Mrs Egan and Mrs Clinton in Room 1. I had moved away by the ...Read more

A memory of Glenboig by Maria Graham

Raf Norton

I was posted to RAF Norton in 1960 and told by the powers that be to catch a bus (number ??) from the railway station to the camp. I asked the conductor to tell me when I got to the stop. He said "RAF Norton, I've not heard of that". He ...Read more

A memory of Sheffield by Michael Harnett

Home

I remember living at 2 Chapel Street, it was a grocery shop fronting a farm owned by the Jarvis family. And I remember my uncle charging accumalators in a shed in their back yard. Posted by Ted Williams.

A memory of Woodhouse in 1930 by Edward Williams

Interesting

I lived in Riverhead from when I was 2 until we moved to Sundridge when I was 12. Our house was the one next to the church but hidden by the bus shelter in one of the pictures. Arthur Tye the butcher was my godfather. I also remember ...Read more

A memory of Riverhead by Gerald Rose

Cwm To Rhiwbach

I am writing this on behalf of my wife, Brenda Wilcox. She was born in Cwm and so was her brother Chris. Harry Wilcox, her father, was known in football terms as the gentle giant by the locals. Brenda lived in 5 Rhosgoch. When ...Read more

A memory of Cwm in 1955 by Richard Gadd

Home

I lived in Great Bookham until 1955, then lived at Maddox Lane, Little Bookham. It was a lovely place to live by the common, but I had great friends in Great Bookham, I wonder if you know them. My memories are walking and cycling over the ...Read more

A memory of Little Bookham in 1955 by Veronica Parker

Burnt Oak In The Second World War And After

I moved to Burnt Oak in May 1940, to 84 Fortescue Road. I was 4. My memories are like a batch of video clips, as follows: Moving in. Removal men trying to get a wardrobe into the front bedroom by hauling ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1940 by David Brusselen

Camping By The Ythan

In my last two years at the High School six  of us girls from there camped by the Ythan river at Gight Castle, they were Jeannie Smith, Doreen Ruddiman, Nora Henderson, Isobel Argo, my sister and I, Margaret Argo. We had two tents ...Read more

A memory of Gight by Margaret Chick

Glyn Hall

We moved to Glyn Hall about 1942. My father and later, my mother worked at the ROF Glascoed. My sister Glenys has photographs of some of the social activities including a fancy ball. I doubt that there would be any external photos as this ...Read more

A memory of Mamhilad in 1942 by Diana Lewis

Morden 1960s

I went to Poplar Primary School, the headmaster was Mr How - a great man. I remember Caters supermarket on the corner and was especially fascinated by the fish department which often included a tray of live eels. I remember one escaping ...Read more

A memory of Morden

Captions

4,899 captions found. Showing results 3,457 to 3,480.

Caption For Stamford, From Meadows 1922

By the time the later photograph was taken, the roof appears to have fallen into disrepair, and it was only a few more years before the building, along with the cramped terraced housing alongside, was

Caption For Stamford, The Lodge Gates, Burghley Park 1922

They were designed by the local architect William Legg and were built in 1801, incorporating in their design elements from both Burghley and Wothorpe Houses, to celebrate the 10th Earl's elevation to the

Caption For Bognor Regis, Surrey Convalescent Home For Women 1900

Built in an unpopular architectural style to modern eyes, it was demolished in 1980 to be replaced by the truly dismal Berkeley Court. Seaside and Coastal Sussex: From Bosham to Rye

Caption For Hope Under Dinmore, The Village C1955

Today this hill is a wonderful place to walk as it is largely taken over by the Queen's Wood Country Park with an extensive collection of trees from all over the world.

Caption For Potter Street, The Junior School C1955

The local comprehensive school is within easy walking distance along one of the old lanes preserved by the planners.

Caption For Cromer, From The West 1906

It was delivered by the afternoon post the same day!

Caption For Bacup, St James Street 1961

The town stands on the young River Irwell, in the Rossendale Valley - the name Bacup means 'in the valley by the bridge'. Bacup is the home of the famous Britannia Coconut Dancers.

Caption For Leeds, Victoria Hall 1888

This photograph shows the Victoria Hall; the walls are divided into five bays by Corinthian columns, and the stage area is dominated by the organ.

Caption For Bedford, The Promenade 1897

It was from this court, formed by the demolition of the old Swan Inn, that coaches left for London and other towns until the mid 1850s.

Caption For Biggleswade, Market Place 1925

Three miles south of Sandy we reach Biggleswade, now by- passed by the A1.

Caption For Peterborough, Market Square 1904

The memorial was given by the chief magistrate and the widow of the first mayor (under the 1874 Charter), Pearson Gates.

Caption For Whitchurch, Market Hill C1955

By the end of the Middle Ages it had ceased to function, and the town reverted to a large village.

Caption For Lincoln, The Glory Hole 1910

The High Bridge timber-framed buildings had got into a deplorable state by the 20th century, and were extensively restored and rebuilt in 1900 by William Watkins, who also added the three dormer windows

Caption For Fairford, The Mill C1965

The mill stands on the northern edge of town, with St Mary's graveyard visible beyond; it dates from Norman times, and by the Middle Ages was used for fulling cloth.

Caption For Broom, The Village 1901

There are a number of 16th- and 17th-century half-timbered cottages in this photograph, but judging by the state of some of them the village was living up to the 'Beggarly Broom' image given to it

Caption For Southampton, On The Common 1908

It was purchased by the town from the manor of Shirley in 1228 for ten silver marks—quite a bargain!

Caption For Southampton, Bargate C1955

By the time this photograph was taken, the buildings either side of Bargate had been demolished to allow traffic to pass freely round each side of it.

Caption For Gloucester, Eastgate Street 1931

Judging by the number of cars parked outside, Blinkhorn & Son are having a good day. However, 1931 was a bad year for British motor manufacturers, with a combined output of just 159,000 cars.

Caption For Leicester, Humberstone Gate C1955

One tramline disappears by the side of the hotel through a narrow gap to the depot behind. All have now gone, including the large Lewis's department store built in classic 1930s style.

Caption For Cavendish, The Green C1965

Opposite is Green End, re-fronted in white brick in the 1860s, with the names of the workmen cut into the bricks by the front door.

Caption For Conisbrough, The Castle From The River 1895

By the mid-16th century the castle was semi-derelict: a long stretch of curtain wall had collapsed and at least one floor of the keep had fallen in.The fortress was in such poor condition that it was

Caption For Capel, The Kings Head C1955

The King's Head in The Street in Capel, a village now by-passed by the A24 London to Worthing road, is now a private house, and its once sterile car park is now an attractive front garden

Caption For Lymm, The Bridgewater Canal C1960

It was this canal, financed by the Duke of Bridgewater and built in 1761 by James Brindley, that was to bring about a complete change in the transportation of industrial materials and manufactured goods

Caption For Launceston, Church And Castle And Dockacre House 1906

It is reputedly haunted by the ghost of Nicholas Herle, twice Mayor of Launceston and one-time High Sheriff of Cornwall.