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Maps
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Books
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Memories
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New Addington 1940 To 1948
I lived at No 8 Wolsey Crescent in the very early development of the estate up to the age of eight before my parents moved to Morden. Even at that age I can remember on many occasions hearing the drone of bombers overhead ...Read more
A memory of Calmore by
St. Luke's Cof E School
I think this date is about right. I started St, Luke's when I was six. It was on the corner of Mode Wheel Road and Eccles New Road. It was a great little school. My first teacher was Mrs Goldstraw, There was Mr Jones in the ...Read more
A memory of Salford in 1951 by
Grange Farm Pool
I learnt to swim in this pool late 1950s. It was always massively popular during the hot summers we always seemed to have then, and I was sad to see it close - there are so few open air lido type pools around these days. I ...Read more
A memory of Chigwell by
Petrol Station
Does anyone remember the petrol station being built on the corner of Mill Road where it joins Purfleet Road around 1969/1970. An Esso station now I think, but then it was ABCO - (with a big orange and black triangular logo) I worked ...Read more
A memory of Aveley by
Childhood
I was born in red lion lane in a two up two down with loo down garden path only the row of poplar trees remain the railway went above and mount of rubble from the pit lay at bottom of our garden for years there was only 1house in red ...Read more
A memory of Norton Canes
Does The Old Studland Cottage Still Exist, If So Where Exactly Is It?
I would love to know if this cottage still exists and if it does, exactly where it is. I have a watercolour of it from 1950s (or earlier), showing this exact view. I also have ...Read more
A memory of Studland
Memories Of Fedsden Hall School
I went to a school called Fedsden Hall, in Roydon in Essex, in 1950-53. It was a wonderful place run by Mrs. Katherine Clare. Mrs. Clare lived in a big, beautiful Georgian house on the property, with her husband, who I ...Read more
A memory of Roydon by
Liquid Lunches
The photo of the Crown took me back to the late '70's/early '80's. I was a young Civil Servant, & the Crown, with it's real ale, was my offices favourite haunt at lunchtime on payday. As we worked flexitime, 2 hour lunches were ...Read more
A memory of Worcester by
Childhood Freedom
1952 - 1970. I recognise most of the names mentioned, even after all this time. My family name was Elley and most of my family still live in Rhydyfelin. With my immediate family I have moved about a bit ...Read more
A memory of Rhydyfelin by
Skelton Primary School, Near York
I was at school there from 1956 to 1963, first at the Old Primary School then the new one with Head Mistress Miss E Watson and her elder sister, 'tremendous old school' method teachers. I lived at ...Read more
A memory of Skelton by
Captions
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This popular sea town sits on the western shore of the Roseland promontory under its castle.
The structure contained a lengthy landing stage, popular with steamers travelling along the South Coast. 10,000 people landed here one 1901 Bank Holiday weekend.
Gold Street was a one-way street in the 1950s, with traffic beginning to increase as the motor car became more popular.
Roath Park is one of many formal parks that punctuate Cardiff's inner districts; it is skilfully designed and possesses features of interest to all classes of the public, and it was, and is, highly popular
Cousins' Hotel (left) and Genoni's, next to it, were popular refreshment stops for actors and stage crew between rehearsals.
Jennycliff Bay (in the middle dis- tance on the left) is as popular a spot now as in 1898, especially if the wind is in the east and the great bulk of Staddon Heights acts as a natural windbreak.
The present house, the Derbyshire home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, was built by the 4th Earl between 1678 and 1707, and is one of the most popular visitor attractions in the county.
A fascinating view of this very popular holiday destination.
It was more popular with the locals, because it was away from the main beach. The prominent building on the cliff was part of Victoria Gardens.
This part of the canal is also popular with anglers.
Because Samlesbury Hall was so near, the area was popular with walkers and day trippers in the post-war years.
The popular singing duo the Everly Brothers were topping the charts in 1960. Would they be on the jukebox in this historic Kent alehouse?
The bar staff are in attendance, possibly waiting for customers after the Newton, Clifton and Salwick Field Day, very popular in the 1960s. The children from the Blue Coat School loved it.
Hidden away behind the Green Man Inn, the Red Lion is nowadays a popular, floodlit public house, painted a glowing orange but retaining the thatched roof.
Leysdown is a popular holiday resort on the Isle of Sheppey, reached by crossing the Kingsferry Bridge.
It was inevitable that two years ago (2002) a decision was made to bring this popular venue up to standard.
In more recent years the village has been the annual venue for a very popular half-marathon road race.
Well-wrapped holidaymakers manage to enjoy the sun on the ever-popular deckchairs. Ten-Pin Bowling is played in the new pavilion.
During the season, open-air services were held at Douglas Head, and of course there were the tremendously popular services at Kirk Braddan, some of which are said to have attracted congregations approaching
The resort's popularity increased so much in the ten years or so prior to the outbreak of the Great War that the IOMR added a spacious platform during the 1904 rebuilding of the station.
of the classic mountain views in the Lake District, with the glaciated knife-edge of Striding Edge leading off eastwards towards High Spying How from the 3,118 ft summit of Helvellyn, one of the most popular
It was well known that the priory had a miraculous section of the True Cross, and a popular exclamation in 14th- and 15th-century texts was 'Oh, Holy Rood of Bromholm!'
The family tricycle was always a popular attraction.
in 1895, described Morecambe thus: 'Morecambe is much frequented by trippers from the busy towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire, for whose recreation are provided abundant entertainments of a distinctly popular
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