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Memories

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Frewins Cottages And Frewins Row

Looking on the Henley Census Info site, I found a reference to Frewins Cottages and Frewins Row. Frewin is my mother's maiden name and the family seem to have been in Henley for over 200 years. Being an ...Read more

A memory of Henley-on-Thames by Peter Francis

My Memories Of Resolven.

The personal views of Resolven expressed in these pages reflect my own fond memories of Resolven, the Vale of Neath and its people. In 1953 I returned to the valley as a teenager, little did I know it was to become my home. I ...Read more

A memory of Resolven by Barry S Britzman

Whitegate Scdool

My mother (Clare Dawson) lived in the thatched cottage shown in the photo in about 1912. Her mother (Ms Dawson) was a teacher at the school. My mother was born in Foxwist Lane, her father spent most of his spare time at the Plough Inn.

A memory of Whitegate by David Watts

Early School Days In Crouch End

I was born in 1946 and attended Rokesley Infants school from 1951 to 1953. We baby boomers were too many for the main school and in 1952 my class was in a private house just up the road from the school. We had to ...Read more

A memory of Crouch End by Helen Dickinson

My Childhood

I was born to Victor Owen Colman Emmerson and Jean Florence Emmerson at the family home of Garden Cottage, Holmbury St Mary in September 1957. I have an older brother, John and a younger sister Diane who were also born there. ...Read more

A memory of Holmbury St Mary in 1957 by Barbara Parkes

Before The Hippies...

During the '70's I lived in nearby Shepton Mallet. After I'd left school many of my mates & myself bought motorbikes, Glastonbury was often a destination - my first bike was a very unreliable Czech made CZ175. Luckily, ...Read more

A memory of Glastonbury by bru.enzer

Weekends At Chapel Row

I didn't live in Bucklebury but was born in Cold Ash where I lived prior to moving to Thatcham. Unfortunately my father died as the result of a motor cycle accident when I was eight years old, and social care being what it ...Read more

A memory of Bucklebury by grahamfsmith

Family Of Ewj Moloney, Lancing Solicitor D 1978

I was part of the St James the Less Players, the Parish church drama group, which started my career on the boards. The Downs,The Manor, The Park, The Clump, The Chalkpit..The Woods The Beach..were ...Read more

A memory of Lancing by Rose Moloney

Swinging 60s

Memories of dances at Leiston/Aldeburgh to the music of local band, The Rebels, with mates Steve Mew and Keith Tomblin. I worked at G.A. Hubbards as an aerial erector before moving to London, where I still live with my wife and 3 ...Read more

A memory of Kelsale in 1963 by David Mckenna

Between Wandle And Park Road (Now Centurion Cottages)

I recently moved to Hackbridge SM6 (having previously lived in Sutton/Cheam). I was told that the row of cottages called Centurion, between Park Road and Wandle Road, used to be an industrial ...Read more

A memory of Hackbridge by Fifi Kimber

Captions

2,020 captions found. Showing results 409 to 432.

Caption For Liss, Cottage 1901

I have no clue as to where this cottage is nor can I find out anything about it. Can a kind reader help on this photograph? It looks like a washday Monday.

Caption For Rayne, The Village 1901

All the buildings shown still exist, though the Post Office Stores is now the Tandoori Cottage Restaurant.

Caption For Edenbridge, The Main Road C1960

Here we see another view of the long, straggling street with its delightful half-timbered cottages and the brick Baptist Chapel on the opposite side of the road.

Caption For Barham, Bridge And River 1903

The flint and stone cottage, with its neatly clipped box hedge and the workshop of C Knight, the local builder and contractor, attached to its side, stands beside the footbridge and ford across the upper

Caption For Maiden Newton, 1906

The working lives of the Dorset labourers who lived in cottages like these was hard, with poor wages and long hours.

Caption For Calne, The Church Of St Mary C1955

The Georgian style was dominant in the architecture of many of Calne's buildings, from town houses and hotels to smaller cottages.

Caption For Romsey, The Hundred 1911

The Hundred, which runs down to the Market Place, is lined with striking houses and cottages. The Sawyers Arms, now a private house, can be spotted on the right.

Caption For Ramsbottom, View Of Town C1955

In the last quarter of the 18th century Ramsbottom was a hamlet of perhaps no more than six or seven cottages.

Caption For Hilton, The Village C1955

The thatched cottages, fascinating church and wonderful landscapes make Hilton a delightful place to linger.

Caption For Blisworth, The Elm Tree C1955

Only two of these cottages survived recent road improvements. They include the one on the left and the middle thatched dwelling on the right.

Caption For Woodbury, The Village C1960

On the left are the Church Rooms, and just beyond is the then village shop, an adjunct to a residential cottage.

Caption For Barham, Bridge And River 1903

The flint and stone cottage, with its neatly clipped box hedge and the workshop of C Knight, the local builder and contractor, attached to its side, stands beside the footbridge and ford across the upper

Caption For Bidford On Avon, Marlcliff 1901

There are a few 17th-century cottages here, whose residents are usually outnumbered by the anglers who throng the riverbank.

Caption For Newport, Church Street Cottages C1960

These unusual cottages are half thatched and half tiled. At one time striped sunblinds of the type protecting the third door were very popular.

Caption For Wicken, The Pond C1955

Reed-thatched cottages abound in the pretty village of Wicken. Nearby Wicken Fen is virtually the only remaining piece of natural undrained Fenland left.

Caption For Dorchester, A Cottage 1894

During Hardy's youth the Dorchester hangman lived in this attractive cottage. The building is now a private residence.

Caption For Stilton, Church Street C1955

The banks beside the road show how it has eroded with use over hundreds of years; because of this the houses and small cottages on Church Street have steps down to the pavement.

Caption For Worthing, 1921

Bognor's is a delight, with stucco cottages of varying heights and designs, many with balconied bow and bay windows, fronting an elongated square.

Caption For Rusthall, Toad Rock C1950

Toad Rock, perched precariously above the cottages below, is a remarkable logan-like cluster.

Caption For Rusper, Village 1909

Note the pretty timber-framed cottage on the right.

Caption For Rothley, Fowke Street C1965

Note the date 1727 between the ground and upper floor of the cottage on the right.

Caption For Cockington Village, Court Cottage 1889

Despite the throng of tourists on summer afternoons, Cockington retains its old-world charm with its picturesque thatched cottages, bee-haunted gardens, lovely old church and modest stately home.

Caption For Bakewell, 1923

However, the cottage nearest the camera has had some of its foliage removed.

Caption For South Littleton, Main Street C1955

These immaculately thatched cottages still exist, although they are rather run-down nowadays. Today the three villages of South, Middle and North Littleton all virtually run into each other.