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Oakwood In The 60's
Anyone remember the Amelia coffee bar in Oakwood at the end of Station Parade shops, where the beat set would frequent in the early 60's, then the Mods as the juke box was popular and coffee with froth in glass cups? I lived at ...Read more
A memory of Oakwood in 1961 by
The Old Railway Hotel
The old Railway Hotel previously occupied the adjacent timber-clad building to the south west of the Cranley Hotel before it closed its doors in 1910. It was then converted into 2 dwellings and a laundry in an adjoining ...Read more
A memory of Cranleigh in 1870 by
Skellow Schools In The 1950s
I was born at 9 Markham Ave in 1941 at my grandparents home We moved to 98 Poplar Rd when I was a baby our house was on the corner of Edward Rd there was only 15 houses then the road was blocked with corrugated ...Read more
A memory of Skellow in 1941 by
Wallasey Memories
Hi Lynda, I don't recall your name but recognise many of your memories. I remember Brertons, and I think the general store was Downeys, at least a Mr. Downey ran it. An assistant's name was Dixie. Also there was a shop called ...Read more
A memory of Wallasey in 1940 by
Famous Actor
Bisley School pupil Barry Evans around 1954-59. Was later a very well known TV Star in the 60's in such programmes as Dr in the House & Dr at large series as the character Dr Michael Upton, before being in 'Mind your Language' as a ...Read more
A memory of Bisley by
Those Were The Days
Many were the times we walked down the cross on our Camp, We would call in to a small café I think it was called Harry;s lovely sausages and chips ,the café was very popular with the Army Boys.
A memory of Crowborough in 1954 by
1950s 60s
I went to St Mary's School in Russell Road, Miss Bryant was the headmistress at the time. We used to waste time walking through the Arcade on the way home or else pass by the Theatre to look at the photographs outside. I spent many ...Read more
A memory of Wimbledon
West End Pier
I remember the Pier just before it changed in the late sixties when the arcade was built at the entrance. Before that it was a walkway divided by a wooden fence which can be seen clearly in this picture. As a child I would play on ...Read more
A memory of Morecambe in 1968 by
Childhood Memories 1939 1945
My Dad, Sid Brooks was the rural village police constable (P.c.200) for Cropwell Butler, Cropwell Bishop and Tythby We, Mum (Dorothy) and my younger brother Mick lived in the Police House on Radcliffe Road, ...Read more
A memory of Cropwell Butler in 1940 by
Winter Of 1963
I moved to Great Witley in 1954 with my family, we lived at the Engine House, which used to pump the water for Witley Court. I attended Witley school from 1954 to 1960, the headmaster was Mr Wyton, a memorable time for me, ...Read more
A memory of Great Witley in 1963 by
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This spot is popularly said to have been named after a local miller in the mid 19th century who used to urge his fat, mottled pony on with the entreaty: 'Git up, old treacle bolly (belly)'.
So popular was the resort that Blackpool eventually had three piers; the Victoria Pier was opened in 1893. Far right is a number 9 tram advertising Cocker's Victoria Pier.
Bowling and golf were popular all along the Fylde Coast.
A popular venue to this day, The Swan Hotel has been providing accommodation and refreshment to guests for over 200 years. William Morris called Bibury the most beautiful village in England.
During the 1930s it staged three performances every day throughout the season and was a popular attraction for visitors.
The bandstand has long been numbered among this popular resort's major entertainment attractions. It has acquired even greater prominence following the loss of the Pier Pavilion and the pier itself.
Upwey has been a popular excursion for visitors from Weymouth for most of the history of that resort.
The three-mile trip along the Dee to Eccleston Ferry was, and remains, a popular summer season excursion. Here we have a small paddle steamer on the Eccleston Ferry/Eaton Hall run.
Even today, shrimping is still a popular pastime on the waterfront. The girl's bathing costume has legs to it; today's toddler is quite likely to be sporting a pair of knickers at most.
Then, as now, it is a popular place for mothers to take their children out in prams: you don't see so many nannies these days though.
To this day, this is the most popular event on the river. A view of the main regatta course is obscured by the bush in the foreground, but there is much other activity to please the eye.
The river Wensum on the edge of Norwich was - and is to this day - a popular boating water. There is an elegant clinker-built yacht in the foreground, and assorted rowing boats all around.
Long before the holiday boat industry took off, a trip behind a horse-drawn boat in Llangollen was a popular outing.
The popular 3 ft 6in gauge tramway ran for four miles along this dune-backed coast to Llanbedrog.
Motorcycles with sidecars were a popular and economical means of getting about for ordinary people.
Still a tiny hamlet, situated where the River Derwent meanders through water meadows to join Derwent Water to the north, it is a popular centre for fell walkers.
Little changed today, the pool at Stratford Park was opened in 1937 and has always been popular, with youngsters in particular, during the summer months.
Queen Anne established this famous racecourse in 1711, though the meetings only became popular when the Duke of Cumberland revived them later in the 18th century.
North Berwick's popularity as a resort began in the 1840s, but as late as 1859, when HRH The Prince of Wales visited the town, there was a serious lack of accommodation for tourists.
Haddon Hall is popular with film-makers, having featured in Franco Zefferelli's 'Jane Eyre' and the ITV series 'Moll Flanders'.
Hullbridge gained popularity in the 1930s as a mini-resort. It was one of the few places on the Crouch with direct access to the water, hence the attraction for bathers.
It became such a popular resort at the end of the 19th century that it became known as the second Brighton.
The booming 1960s economy gave people not only more money but time in which to spend it, and caravan holidays became increasingly popular.
Half Moon Bay, which lies north of Heysham Docks, was a popular destination for a day on the sands.
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