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Maps

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1875 - 1897, Bryn Ref. HOSM39290
1897 - 1914, Goytre Ref. HOSM46697
1897, Abergarwed Ref. HOSM35262
1897, Briton Ferry Ref. HOSM39054
1903, Dyffryn Cellwen Ref. HOSM44120
1897, Bryn Côch Ref. HOSM57760
1897, Tonna Ref. HOSM62071
1900-1901, Lower Brynamman Ref. RNC768851
1922, Baglan Ref. POP630332
1923, Blaencaerau Ref. POP643188
1923, Blaengwynfi Ref. POP643283
1900-1901, Crynant Ref. RNC685563
1900-1901, Fforest Gôch Ref. RNC704896
1900-1901, Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath Ref. RNC658507
1900-1901, Glyn Castle Ref. RNC716779
1900-1901, Glyncorrwg Ref. RNC716821
1900-1901, Godre'r-Graig Ref. RNC717078
1900-1901, Dulais Valley Ref. RNC694770
1900-1901, Vale Of Neath Ref. RNC858416
1900-1901, Corlannau Ref. RNC677558

Books

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Memories

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A Ghost On Beccles Church Steps

My father, Stafford Brown, was a student at Beccles College during the First World War. He stayed with the Knights family of Puddingmoor. Mr Knights, who was a wherryman, told of a strange event that happened to him ...Read more

A memory of Beccles in 1910 by Barbara Brown

Bowerham Barracks

I remember living there in the married quarters when the war was over and my dad was posted there, must have been 1946. My dad was in the Kings Own Royal Regiment and we lived there for quite a short time and I went to school in ...Read more

A memory of Lancaster by Ann Levers

Bombing Raids In 1940

Bristol's premier shopping centre was turned into a wasteland of burned out buildings after major bombing raids in 1940, during the Second World War. Bridge Street Summary Bridge Street ran from High Street, rising up a ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Bristol Blitz

The High Street - the scene of many stirring events in Bristol's history and the heart of the city - was destroyed and lost forever during the Second World War. As a city with docks and industry at its heart, Bristol was a natural ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Childhood In The 1950s In Caerau

I was born at 87 Victoria Street in 1945. My father was a miner and worked all his life in Caerau colliery. My mother came from London with her brothers and sisters, they were evacuated to Caerau after their house in ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1953 by Colin Evans

18 Happy Years

We moved into Avon Carrow in November 1991, just after the M40 motorway had been extended to Warwick, and started the most rewarding living experience of our mature lives. The Carrow has an interesting history for such a ...Read more

A memory of Avon Dassett in 2009 by Ian Hiley

Childhood In Benham Valence

It was in April 1950 that I was born in the Victorian wing of Benham Valence - actually in the flat above the garages - a very primitive dwelling with no bathroom or indoor toilet. Unfortunately the whole wing was ...Read more

A memory of Benham Park in 1950 by Nicolette Craggs

The Keelings 1940 Evacuees

My sister, Joy, elder brother, Richard and myself, John Keeling, were evacuated to Llanharan in June 1940. After a short time Richard and myself were placed with a lovely old lady at 12 Seymour Avenue, Mrs Surridge. I do ...Read more

A memory of Llanharan in 1940 by John Keeling

I Lived Next Door

My family lived in the cottage next to the well during the Second World War and for a short time after. I have many very happy memories, including falling asleep on the stone monument on the moors, sitting on the stone wall of the ...Read more

A memory of St Cleer in 1940 by Peter Wells

Church Gate (60s 70s)

My grandparents (Mousleys) lived in 38 Church Street and that was the house where my mother was brought up during the Second World War and onwards. I remember staying there as a small boy: no inside toilet, an old hand water ...Read more

A memory of Lutterworth

Captions

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Caption For Sevenoaks, High Street C1965

Victorian drinking fountain with its ornate lamps stands isolated in the middle of the intersection, while on the right are branches of the International Stores and the National and Provincial Bank, shortly

Caption For Sleaford, West Banks C1955

To the south are further artisan terraces and short side streets.

Caption For Salisbury, Fisherton Mill From Longbridge C1955

The scene has not changed too much today, as the suburban growth of New Sarum has stopped short of the site of its neolithic ancestor.

Caption For Roseberry Topping, And The Kings Head C1960

Shortly after this picture was taken, a number of individual private residences were built to the left on what were, without doubt, prime sites commanding superb views of Roseberry Topping

Caption For Llantwit Major, Nash Point Lighthouse C1920

Llantwit Major stands on the Afon Colhugh, and the place is said to have once been a port.

Caption For Folkestone, The Harbour 1912

Folkestone is now known as a cross-channel port which developed in early Victorian days, and a steeply-graded branch railway line was built from the main line to the harbour.

Caption For Bilsington, The Village 1909

They also founded the port of Romney.

Caption For Llantwit Major, Nash Point Lighthouse C1920

Llantwit Major stands on the Afon Colhugh, and the place is said to have once been a port.

Caption For Cawood, The Bridge C1955

Cawood, on the Yorkshire Ouse close to its confluence with the Wharfe, was formerly an important inland port.

Caption For Chesterfield, Queen's Park 1902

On this side of town the Midland operated a short goods branch to Brampton.

Caption For Goodrich, The River C1960

Within a short distance, the river becomes the border between Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.

Caption For Willenhall, St Giles's Parish Church C1965

He used to preach with the church door open so as not to miss fellow cock fighters passing by on their way to matches at Darlaston Fields - and would cut short his sermon to follow them.

Caption For Twycross, The Village C1955

The footpath between the low hedge and the rendered bungalow (right) offers a short meander to the gates of Gopsal Park and Little Twycross.

Caption For Eynsford, C1955

The riverside site at Eynsford has been occupied since at least Roman times - a short distance away is the well-preserved Roman villa of Lullingstone.

Caption For Skillington, The Church C1965

The church of St James, with its broach spire and Anglo-Saxon long and short stone work in the nave, was newly seated and restored in 1854-55.

Caption For Moreton Paddox, The Fountain C1955

It has had its share of illustrious visitors, including Elizabeth I in 1572, and Charles I in 1642, shortly before the Battle of Edgehill.

Caption For Cleeve Prior, C1955

As we walk around the village it is not at all apparent why it should be named Cleeve or 'cliff'; but in fact the village sits just a short distance away from a steep 200ft cliff overlooking

Caption For Stony Stratford, The Memorial, Horsefair Green C1965

This view looks north-east past the war memorial cross of about 1920 towards Watling Street, which forms the Green's short east side.

Caption For Westerham, The George And Dragon C1955

The most famous resident of this attractive village was Sir Winston Churchill, who lived a short walk away at Chartwell.

Caption For Willenhall, St Giles's Parish Church C1965

He used to preach with the church door open so as not to miss fellow cock fighters passing by on their way to matches at Darlaston Fields - and would cut short his sermon to follow them.

Caption For Thorpe St Andrew, The River Yare 1919

While Norwich has operated as a port for hundreds of years, it is only in more recent years that the recreational aspect has become more important, although it is known that Nelson almost certainly learned

Caption For Conwy, Harbour C1955

Pleasure craft in the background are the future of small fishing ports such as this.

Caption For Belfast, Botanic Gardens And Queens College 1897

The park had only been in public hands a short time when these photographs were taken.

Caption For Southbourne, The Beach 1908

expected to be able to withstand the elements on this exposed stretch of coast, it was badly damaged by gales in the winter of 1900, and was finally dismantled by Bournemouth Corporation shortly