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Memories

439 memories found. Showing results 201 to 210.

Wading In The Bristol Channel

It is quite possible that the the little boy to the right in this picture is me at age six. My family used to stay at a friend's caravan in the park above the cliffs. During the summers of 1954 through 1958 we ...Read more

A memory of Lavernock in 1955 by Phillip Armour

Maurice Dunn (Alberta, Canada)

Playing Cowboys and Indians, down the steps, and along the cliff, after coming out of the old Picture House on a Saturday afternoon, in the Second World War years.

A memory of Beccles in 1944 by mauricedunn1

Our Picnic While Boscastle Flooded

On the day of the Boscastle flood I went with my wife Carmela, and our kids Molly, Libby and George for a walk up to the lighthouse on Trevose head above mother Iveys Bay. The sun was shining beautifully ...Read more

A memory of Mother Ivey's in 2004 by Robin Greaves

Atwick Holidays

Our family (from Bradford) would rent one of the chalets on the cliff top at the end of Cliff Road, 2nd in on the left I think. Me and my 2 sisters would walk down to the farm at the end of the road for fresh milk. Each year the ...Read more

A memory of Atwick in 1954 by Andy Howard

My Days At Sir Frederick Milner 1942 45

The teachers were `Zorra` Hardy,`Percy` Noble, `Gunner` Meadows, `Musha`Pitt and Harry Firth. The Headmaster was Mr Hewitt. Ken Barkworth used to come home on leave from the army and take us for PT in the ...Read more

A memory of Retford in 1944 by Clifford Charlesworth

Hugh Bell School

Seeing Norman Jackson's reflections on the teachers of Hugh Bell School conjured up all sorts of wonderful memories. I agree totally with his description of the two headmasters, "Taffy" Evans, the cane toting, foot stamping ...Read more

A memory of Middlesbrough in 1940 by Clifford Wilson

Cargo Fleet

I have many memories associated with this church in as much as it was where I went to Sunday School and my brother James was an Altar Boy and chorister. During the war years my mum ran the "Castrees" fish and chip shop in the ...Read more

A memory of Middlesbrough in 1941 by Clifford Wilson

Looking For My Grandfather

I'm doing some research into my Family History and am trying to trace the place my Grandfather was born in 1892. His Name was William Thomas (Willie Tom) Born in June 1892 to Evan Evans & Mary Evans formerly Jones. ...Read more

A memory of Brynamman in 1890 by Cliff Evans

Growing Up In Baildon.

Being born in 1928 and born in Rose cottage on Brook hill, low Baildon, it is a delight to see all the photos of Baildon, have not been back there for quite some time, but memories are refreshed with the photos. lived at 19 ...Read more

A memory of Baildon in 1920 by Albert Bond

Whatcombe Stables

My grandfather, John Carstairs, moved to Whatcombe after partition in  Ireland. He had been Land Steward for Captain Cliff of Belle Vue, Wexford but was described on his death certificate (1931) as formerly electrician at ...Read more

A memory of Letcombe Bassett in 1920 by John Hallam

Captions

646 captions found. Showing results 481 to 504.

Caption For St Audries, School 1903

St Audries occupies a natural bowl looking out over the sea above the cliffs of St Audries Bay.

Caption For Bridport, From Allington Hill C1960

Here there is a sliver of sea (right of centre) and the plateau of the Golf Links on East Cliff.

Caption For Dover, Marine Parade 1892

An assortment of small fishing and rowing boats has been hauled safely above the high water mark in this picture of the eastern end of the Marine Parade; the famous white cliffs are visible beyond the

Caption For Windsor, The Castle From The River 1895

Frith's photographer could not resist one of the most photographed views along the Thames: Windsor Castle on its cliff-top towering above the town and river.

Caption For Overstrand, The Cliff Café C1965

The Cliff Café is a fine example, photographed shortly after its refurbishment.

Caption For St Austell, Crinnis Beach C1955

The old cliff line is protected by a wide expanse of sand, and the highest tides barely surround Crinnis Island.

Caption For East Runton, The Beach Entrance 1921

A leisured stroll on the cliff-top path leads to Cromer - otherwise rest awhile on the benches and admire the scenery and beach activities.

Caption For Scarborough, The South Cliff Tramway 1890

Here we see the Cliff Railway in its entirety.

Caption For Lands End, Penwith House 1908

A few visitors are making the best of their visit to the bleak and windswept cliff top.

Caption For Chepstow, Horseshoe Bend 1950

The woods on the left continue along the top of Piercefield Cliffs.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, The Pier 1914

A scattering of mansions, cottages, and odds and ends of streets nestling beneath a limestone cliff or half hidden away among wooded slopes, this tiny Torquay of Lancashire has, as yet, escaped the notice

Caption For St Margarets At Cliffe, 1898

This little village stands on the edge of a cove in the chalk cliffs of South Foreland, where the road drops steeply down to St Margaret's Bay; it clusters around an impressive Norman church, built around

Caption For Maidenhead, Ferry And Cottage 1906

Past Cliveden is one of the most beautiful stretches of the Thames with its tree-clad river cliffs.

Caption For Ilfracombe, Bathing Pool 1911

The building on the cliff in the distance was erected as two houses in the 1890s and converted by a millionaire to a single dwelling in 1915.

Caption For Hastings, Lifeboat House 1894

On the right of the picture the unique tall weatherboarded net stores cluster beneath East Cliff.

Caption For Seaton, Seafront 1922

Looking beyond Castle Hill, we see the cliffs around Beer in the distance.

Caption For Tankerton, The Beach C1955

Between Whitstable and Herne Bay, this modern residential suburb and resort, with its grassy cliff-top promenade and shingle beach, was developed mainly in the years following the Second World War.

Caption For Lyme Regis, From The Sands 1907

The view is north-eastwards along Marine Parade, to Madeira Cottages, Pyne House and the Assembly Rooms, with the cliffs of Cain's Folly in the distance (far right).

Caption For Barry Island, Redbrink Crescent 1925

Allotment gardens on the cliff top and behind Redbrink Terrace were an essential part of everyday life and were extensively used by local residents in the 1920s to feed their families.

Caption For Ramsgate, From Albion Place C1920

We are looking towards the West Cliff.

Caption For Sandsend, The Beach 1925

During a violent storm in 1829, the cliff fell into the sea taking most of Kettleness with it.

Caption For West Bay, Looking Towards Bridport 1937

This view looks north-eastwards from East Cliff, over the older administrative and commercial heart of what used to be called Bridport Harbour.

Caption For Charmouth, 1890

Few have described the scene as well as Jane Austen in 'Persuasion': 'Charmouth, with its high grounds and extensive sweeps of country, and, still more, its sweet retired bay, backed by dark cliffs

Caption For Hunstanton, Green And Pier 1907

The little town is perched upon a hill: the western side forms a picturesque sea-cliff.