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Mothers Birthplace

My mother was born in 21 Meadow Street, and many times I spent a lot of happy hours there. She was Doreen Susanah Howells, and had a sister Gwyneth, a sister Megan, a brother Evan, a brother Leslie, and a brother who died in the ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale in 1910 by Glenys Brazil

Hassobury

I used to go to Hassobury School, Hazel End from 1960 to 1962. It was a lovely old mansion but sadly it is flats now. It was surounded by countryside and we used to go for walks with Mrs Lyle and she used to sit us down then read from ...Read more

A memory of Farnham in 1960 by Pat Kings

St Marks School Dukinfield

I went to this school from 1964 - 1970. It has now been demolished. The head teacher was Mrs Finneran and some of the teachers were Miss Baba, Mr Sloane, Mr Cook, Mrs Bintcliff and Miss Hooley. On the corner of the school ...Read more

A memory of Dukinfield in 1970

The Fresh Fish Barrow

My parents both grew up in Kingsbury and my Nan lived in Branksome Way. As a child, I remember being taken to visit my Nan on Saturdays, going shopping first and walking all the way up one side of the road and back down the ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1966 by Tracy Shafe

An Evacuees Memory

I was evacuated to Over Stowey in 1939 at the start of the Second World War. I was lucky becauseIi was with my mother and brother and sister, who was a babe in arms. I was ten years old and my brother was eight. Two ladies were ...Read more

A memory of Over Stowey in 1940 by Roy Poole

Spotted Cow

My grandmother lived in Idsworth Road. When I was a small boy we used to drive down from Scotland for summer and Christmas holidays. Seeing the pub sign was a cause of great excitement for a 4 year old because it meant we were nearly ...Read more

A memory of Cowplain in 1961 by Jon Rose

Wishaw

I was sent to live with my grandparents John and Teen (Christine) McIndoe in Wishaw at the start of theSecond World War. They lived at 62 East Academy Street, and when old enough I attended East Academy Street School. I loved that ...Read more

A memory of Wishaw in 1940 by robtchris

Shopping At Hamers

I moved to St Giles Avenue with my parents in 1948 when I was 15 years old.  Before this group of shops was built, there was a little hut run by Mr Hamer and I remember my dad buying his cigarettes and newspapers there. When the ...Read more

A memory of Ickenham in 1948 by Lorna Jennings

Life In Borden

I was born and raised in Borden until I got married at the age of 22. My mother and her family all grew up in Borden. My grandfather was the local blacksmith, and I remember very well watching him shoe the big Shire horses and helping ...Read more

A memory of Borden in 1949 by Roger Martin

Alton High Street Tobaconist   A Jones

I was born at Southbrook, Lenten Street in 1949. Father ran a shop called A Jones Tobacconist on High Street, which had earlier been my grandfather's (Arthur Jones - known as Jack). I went to school at Mayfield, ...Read more

A memory of Alton in 1958 by Andrew (Andy) Jones

Captions

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Caption For Richmond, Market Place 1908

Trade is quiet; one hopes the large stall well-stocked with boots and shoes has done better business earlier.

Caption For Swindon, Queens Park C1955

Looking West We are looking across the lake to the houses in Durham Street, with the Presbyterian church roof in the centre of the picture, and the Holy Rood Roman Catholic church on

Caption For Hertford, Honey Lane 1933

This narrow lane shows exactly how the back streets of the old town would have looked 200 years ago.

Caption For Billingham, Bowling Green C1965

Here we have a clear, open view across the John Whitehead Park to the Stockton and Billingham Technical College in the distance, with the community centre just visible on the extreme left.

Caption For Ampthill, Market Place C1955

King Henry III gave a charter to the town in 1219, and renewed it in 1242, confirming the right to hold a market on Thursdays.

Caption For Southport, Cambridge Hall 1902

The Hall was opened in 1874 by Princess Mary of Cambridge for use as a place for meetings, lectures, lantern shows, recitals and so on.

Caption For Leyburn, Market Place 1889

Leyburn developed into a market town thanks to a charter granted by Charles I, but unlike Hawes and Askrigg, it never became industrialized.

Caption For Letchworth Garden City, The Council Offices C1950

The Georgian-style council offices, now North Herts District Council's housing department, were built for the Urban District Council in 1935 to a design by Bennet & Bidwell, architects of many of the buildings

Caption For Eastbourne, The Pier 1925

Between the wars Eastbourne continued to expand, and until the 1950s it enjoyed great prosperity.

Caption For Devizes, Market Place C1960

The old Town Hall (centre right) was built in 1752 on the site of the old Guildhall; the front is thought to have come from a demolished mansion.

Caption For Belfast, High Street 1897

This was the first street in the town to be built, but it had long lost its residents when this view was taken.

Caption For Sawbridgeworth, Bell Street C1965

Leading from the High Street to the Square, Bell Street is lined with shops and public houses.

Caption For Shefford, The Church And War Memorial C1955

Probably dating back to a chapel-of-ease on the site in the 14th century, St Michael and All Angels is a striking landmark visible from most of the town.

Caption For Coulsdon, Downs Road C1955

The houses on the right are Nos 18 and 20 Downs Road, formerly called Fanfare Road when built on the northern slopes of Farthing Down.

Caption For Whitby, The Harbour 1885

Down in the harbour, the tall ship is moored just in front of the Angel Vaults, still here as a waterside inn.

Caption For Cromer, The View From Lighthouse Hill 1894

The story of the town as a popular holiday destination began when the railway arrived in 1877.

Caption For Bingley, Old Market House 1894

Completed in 1753 at a cost of £12, the Market Hall, Butter Cross and the stocks were removed at a cost of £16 6s from Main Street to the Prince of Wales park in 1888, which is where we see them in this

Caption For Warrington, Academy And Cromwell Statue 1901

With the widening of Bridge Street from the 1880s, the old Warrington Academy was again revealed and preserved.

Caption For Leicester, Town Hall Gardens C1965

This photograph, taken from the tower of the Town Hall, looks down past the formal square to the buildings of Bishop Street, which include the reference library by Edward Burgess of 1904 and the former

Caption For Binbrook, Market Place C1955

Binbrook, on the side of a valley of the rolling western part of The Wolds north of Ludford, was once a prosperous small market town with two parish churches.

Caption For Chatham, Town Hall C1955

Sitting lofty and proud on the road to the famous dockyard, this majestic building, built in 1900, was once the centre of the town's administration until it moved to Strood during an amalgamation of Medway

Caption For Stow On The Wold, The Square C1965

The King's Arms (left) is a fine example of a coaching inn and former posting house. Stables to the rear were reached through the archway leading from the town square.

Caption For Swindon, Queens Park C1955

Since its official opening in Coronation year (1953) by Sir Noel Arkell, this area in the centre of the town has been known as Queens Park.

Caption For Holt, High Street 1896

Holt, between Fakenham and Cromer, boasts a wealth of fine Georgian houses, which huddle haphazardly around its broad market place. It was rebuilt all of a piece after a devastating fire in 1708.