Books

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Memories

499 memories found. Showing results 141 to 150.

The Evacues

My sister and I were evacuated to Wickford in 1940, I was just over 5 years old and my sister 11 years old. We came from the east end of London. We moved into a bungalow with an elderly lady called Mrs Walker, there was also a ...Read more

A memory of Wickford in 1940 by Leonard Askew

What A Picturesque Valley

Well, about 34 years ago, I used to work in Forge Road, Port Talbot; part of my work in the newspaper industry sent me checking on all newsagents in the Valley, through Cwmavon up passing Pontrhydyfen, Duffryn Rhondda, ...Read more

A memory of Cwmavon by Charles Trevelyan

Trane Colliery

My father was an overman at the Trane Colliery in 1955, the valley was alive at that time with lots of shops, two cinemas, two buses to Penygraig each hour and the wonderful dance hall in Tonyrefail called the Central. Even ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1955 by Joyce Jones

Left To Work In Coal Mines Of Western Maryland, Usa

I am Howard F. Van Horn II. I live in Sandy, Utah, USA which is in the Great Salt Lake Valley. My great, great grandmother was Jane Price, wife of William Price. Jane was born in ...Read more

A memory of Blaenavon in 1860 by Howard F. Van Horn Ii

Croydon Hall Residential School

My mother, Margaret was sent to Croydon Hall in 1949, give or take a year. Although she was only there for a year she has very fond memories of story times, learning embroidery, the beautiful gardens and the pond ...Read more

A memory of Rodhuish in 1949 by Zarina Houssin

Poem From Railway Book

Reading a book about the old railway line that went through Braunston station and came upon this poem. Its autumn time in Braunston And now the forager swears The cattle rise and listen In the valleys far and near And blush at what they hear. written by Hugh Kingsmill 1889-1949

A memory of Braunston by Terence Wilcox

Childhood In Penygraig

I was born at Llwynypia Hospital on June 10th 1947, lived at 6 Bishop Street, Penygraig, went to school at Penygraig Infants in 1950 and Hendrecafn Juniors, Tai Juniors, Craig-yr-eos Juniors and Seniors. Bishop Street is ...Read more

A memory of Penygraig in 1947 by Susan Ford Nee Davies

Seaton Station

As a youngster living in Great Easton along the Welland valley, my school holidays in the early 1960s were largely spent at Seaton Junction station in Rutland. My friend Colin and I would cycle there with a bottle of ...Read more

A memory of Seaton in 1963 by Jim Sharman

Leaving Old Coulsdon

I was born at 52 The Glade in 1960 and can remember a happy childhood, although my mum was a single mother (unusual then) and we struggled with money. I remember the parade of shops near me up the hill and especially the ...Read more

A memory of Old Coulsdon in 1974 by Gillian Battersby

The Birth Of My Welsh Pride

My memories as a son of a daughter of the valleys are: Rugby allowed in for free a half time Trains, lying in bed hearing the clang of the wagons moving coal and steel to and from the works Armageddon when the ...Read more

A memory of Ebbw Vale in 1952 by Bob Morgan

Captions

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Caption For Combeinteignhead, The Church And The Village 1890

Combeinteignhead takes its name from the valley which runs down to the Teign estuary at Combe Cellars.

Caption For Rottingdean, Marine Drive C1955

Fine sea views can be obtained from the regular summer open-top bus service which runs from Brighton to Rottingdean, a picturesque village situated in a dene, or valley in the downs.

Caption For Downham, Old Inn 1921

Across the valley rises the massive bulk of Pendle Hill, a prominent feature for miles around.

Caption For Over Wallop, Rose Cottage C1965

Wallop means 'valley of the stream,' and if we look closely we can just see the Wallop brook on the left of the road.

Caption For Helmshore, Musbury Tor C1955

Once quarried for its stone, Musbury Tor is typical of Rossendale's countryside, where steep slopes climb from the valley to culminate in an undulating plateau that offers fine walking and grand views

Caption For Lofthouse, General View C1960

The River Nidd in the valley bottom disappears below ground into the potholes of Manchester Pot and Goydon Pot two miles north of Lofthouse, where it meets the Carboniferous limestone strata, reappearing

Caption For Bath, Newbridge Road 1909

There was considerable expansion of Bath in the later 19th century along the valley towards Bristol. This view looks west along Newbridge Road with its terraces of neat villas.

Caption For Chilham, The High Street C1955

Set in the valley of the River Stour, its Tudor and Jacobean houses have been carefully maintained, and further up the street is the old Woolpack Inn.

Caption For Dolwyddelan, The Castle 1891

The castle was sited so as to control the principal route between Nant Conway and Meironnydd by way of the Lledr Valley. It was captured by the English in 1283.

Caption For Broadwas, The River Teme C1955

The pollarded willows by the river are typical of the lower Teme Valley. Fortunately, willows are well able to withstand the annual floods.

Caption For Byworth, The Village 1906

Byworth is a pretty village with a single winding street a mile east of Petworth; it is set on hilly ground above a small stream flowing in a steep valley towards the Rother.

Caption For Wooburn Green, The Green 1910

Wooburn Green, in the valley of the River Wye, has a delightful green, and, to the south, the site of a moated palace of the medieval bishops of Lincoln.

Caption For Chipstead, Valley C1955

The sinuous valley of the Tattenham Corner branch- line threads its way through the contours at the foot of Banstead Downs on the right.

Caption For Triscombe, The Quantocks, Wills Neck 1929

Beyond is Will's Neck, the highest point in the Quantocks at 1261 feet, its bare bracken-clad flanks now clad with trees advancing higher up from the valley.

Caption For Borrowdale, The Borrowdale Hotel 1895

The Borrowdale Hotel is in one of the wildest valleys of Lakeland.

Caption For Loxton, The Village 1907

Situated in the Lox Yeo valley, this village enjoyed one of the finest views of the Mendip Hills.

Caption For Exeter, Stepcote Hill 1911

Stepcote Hill links Exeter city with the Exe valley, and is unchanged today.

Caption For Goring, Thatched Cottage 1896

The ivy-clad inn on the left of the photograph is the Miller of Mansfield, a famous pub in the Thames Valley.

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Caption For Hope, 1919

Two white-collared Edwardian lads stand behind a trap outside the village smithy in the village which gave its name to the Hope Valley.

Caption For Amberley, The Village 1901

played its part in the cloth making industry, but the larger houses built on the higher level of the steep hillside were well away from the clatter and bustle of the working mills in the valley

Caption For Aberfan, Aberfan Road C1965

This valley community became the focus of a nation's grief when in 1966 Pontglas School and a row of adjacent houses were buried under a sliding coal tip.

Caption For Linwood, The Village C1965

Linwood is situated high on the heathlands of the western edge of the New Forest, overlooking the broad valley of the Avon.

Caption For Aylesford, Cage Hill C1960

Aylesford is a knot of twisting streets, clinging to the side of the valley.

Caption For Polkerris, C1876

The steep descent to the end of a lane gives a certain isolation to Polkerris, and this early view shows perfectly how the little village clings to the valley bottom behind a beach and stone pier.