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Places
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Photos
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Maps
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Books
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Memories
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Childhood Memories
I was born in 1951 and lived in Middlefield Road, Mistley with my parents, sister and brother. My maiden name was Lay - Flurrie. I attended Mistley Norman School in 1956 my teacher being Miss Temple, Headmaster was Mr Thompson. ...Read more
A memory of Mistley in 1956 by
Post Office
My Mum Elsie Hope and I (Ann Parkinson) ran the Post Office in Heysham Village at the height of its popularity, from 1962 to 1969. Those were the days of wakes weeks when visitors came flooding to Morecambe and Heysham. Apart from ...Read more
A memory of Lower Heysham in 1962 by
Jtc & Clb
I often look back to the times when I was in the JTC & CLB; there was a group of us young lads went from one to the other as time went by. One lad in particular, Ivan Perry, who used to live in Flash Street behind the blacksmiths. His ...Read more
A memory of Blaydon in 1950 by
House Name Change From Crusaders To Williams
I was at Bisley from autumn of 1955 at age 13 & left in the summer of 1958 My House No. was 262. A few mates whose names I remember 'Ned' Kelly, John Clark (from Southend) 'Granny' Green, Roy Potts ...Read more
A memory of Bisley in 1957 by
The Best Days Of My Life
I attended this camp about 6 times when I was at St John Fisher School, Gateshead in the early 60's. A school from Middlesboro would also have been at the camp. I have only fond memories of this place; £1 for 2 weeks all in, ...Read more
A memory of Hexham in 1964
Moore Family
Does any one remember the Moore family from Poplar Street South Moor. My grand father was born at number 19. As the family left school they took up trades at the Louisa Pit in Stanley. In 1925 his mother Jane Esther Moore (nee ...Read more
A memory of Stanley in 1920 by
Martins Corner/ Valence Ave
In 1963 I used to have a Lambretta scooter LD 150 and at that time it was becoming very popular to get around. It was the beginning of the Mods & Rockers time, I was 19 and had just come out of the Italian suit period. ...Read more
A memory of Dagenham in 1963 by
Elm Road
I was born and raised in Elm Road, Norton Canes with my 3 older brothers. I have some fond memories of growing up in a community were everybody new everbody and of spending time at Chasewater and the old Sunday School in Popular Road. I ...Read more
A memory of Norton Canes in 1967 by
Mardock(S) Station
I came to live in the Station House at Mardock in 1950 as my father, Alan Dinmore was the Station Master. I was 5 years old and went to Wareside School. The infants' teacher was Mrs Pottle, and later, I believe, Mrs Chalkley. The ...Read more
A memory of Wareside in 1950 by
Abertysswg
I remember so many people from Abertysswg that it was great to find this website and know there are people writing about the village I shall always think of as ' home '. Had fate been kinder to me I most probably would never have left ...Read more
A memory of Abertysswg by
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Situated on the mouth of the Avon, it is a popular seaside resort, and boasts a harbour with the deepest berthing facilities in the British Isles.
Some are obvious, such as the rise in popularity of automobiles and the electrification of the tramway.
With its 13-acre grounds and Avon river frontage, the castle became a popular weekend retreat for Turner Turner's many friends. There was even a chapel and a private railway halt.
The family tricycle was always a popular attraction.
The Black Rabbit Inn, still popular today, was first recorded as the Black Coney in the 1780s.
By the end of the Victorian period, band concerts were a popular form of entertainment at most resorts.
The pub, however, remains a popular haunt with the youth of the 21st century.
Stamford Bridge over the River Derwent is still a popular stopping place for visitors, although the Old Corn Mill inn has recently closed, a victim of drink/drive laws.
7 miles from Clitheroe on the banks of the River Hodder amidst moorland, Slaidburn is a popular village with walkers and cyclists. The view from the bank shows the 15th-century church of St Andrew.
During the 1950s the Chase was declared an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and as these last few photographs have shown, it has been a popular place for recreation.
This stone bridge is in an attractive spot, popular with walkers, as many good footpaths from Great Harwood, Whalley and Read converge here.
The family tricycle was always a popular attraction.
It brewed Simonds Golden Dry Export that was popular at the time. This brewery was taken over by Courage. The Greyhound still serves pints today, and has live music.
The Buck Hotel, seen in the centre of the picture, is still a popular hostelry, while the Airedale Hotel on the left provided lunches and teas for the fast-expanding tourist market, in addition to accommodation
Within a hundred years, the canal was on its last legs, as the railways and the Wisbech to Upwell Tramway in particular became more popular.
On the opposite side is the Fleur-de-Lys public house, popularly called the Flue, which once had a license to serve early morning alcohol to furnace workers coming off the night shift.
On the opposite side is the Fleur-de-Lys public house, popularly called the Flue, which once had a license to serve early morning alcohol to furnace workers coming off the night shift.
It was created in the 1830s on the site of the King’s Mews and a jumble of decrepit buildings known popularly as Bermuda, Caribee, and Porridge Islands, where the poor of London frequented a plethora
The river Wensum on the edge of Norwich was – and is to this day – a popular boating river. There is an elegant clinker-built yacht in the foreground, and assorted rowing boats all around.
The bustling twice-weekly market was clearly a popular event at the turn of the century.
Seedsmen, a china shop, and the popular ironmongers J and F Hall, also traded here.
By the early 1900s it was described as 'a venerable and rambling building' popular with cyclists, motor car enthusiasts and particularly artists, many of whom decorated the Swan's little parlour with their
The 19th-century school is a popular choice with local families.
In the 1920s, when the Lickeys were at the height of their popularity, several tea rooms were in business, and this one was still going strong in the 1950s.
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