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Maps

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Memories

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Happy Days In Edmonton

We lived with my grandmother who was not in good health.  My dad worked at Lebus Furniture Factory in Tottenham and would cycle every day to work.  Then he came into some money and bought a car.  In the harsh winters of ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton in 1950 by Rosemary Farr

Rounders In The Road

I was brought up in Brewood, in the cottage which is called South View and later next door in what is now 38 Shop Lane. There were four children in our family, I had  two older brothers and a younger sister. Our friends came ...Read more

A memory of Brewood in 1945 by Graham Bill

Evacuee

I was an evacuee in Middlestown in WWII, from East London. The first time was with my Mother and we were billeted in a small cottage which backed on to a barn belonging to a farm run by Mr and Mrs Cowan. We were there for approximately ...Read more

A memory of Middlestown in 1943 by Derek Ettridge

Childhood Years

Many hours were spent playing on the hills around this area. In the centre of the picture is a mound, we called it the Tump, it was the excavation from the cutting and it was made into a feature with three seats or benches for walkers to enjoy a rest and admire the views over Herefordshire.

A memory of Great Malvern in 1960 by Bob Fisher

Hummed To Sleep By A Factory

We used to live on what was called The Avenues on the Rylands estate. This was situated behind the Princess shopping parade, so called after the name of the local flea pit where all the kids went to Saturday morning ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1961 by John Simpson

Glanaman Square

Further to previous postings this photograph is of Glanaman square taken from near the front of Bryn Seion chapel where the pelican crossing is now. The first shop, with awning, is now the chemists - then ran by Hubert Jones. The ...Read more

A memory of Glanaman in 1978 by Emyr Jenkins

Weston Point I.C.I Recreation Club And Runcorn Town

Memory, Saturday Night Old Time dance upstairs in theI.C.I Club. My father played there on the drums. I was there with a girlfriend and her mother and father and grandmother, the old lady taught me ...Read more

A memory of Runcorn in 1957 by Robert Welding

Porthcawl

My best memories of Porthcawl are when my gran (Mrs Gwen Ware) was alive, she lived at Elm Cottage, in New Road. I was very young in the early 1970s to the very early 1980s. Grampy used to take me to the park and Coney Beach, and every ...Read more

A memory of Porthcawl by peteseaton

Church Road Corner, East Wittering

I moved to East Wittering in 1966 and worked in the area for the next 20 years. The two cottages on the left were originally the village post office but have long since been demolished although a local ...Read more

A memory of East Wittering in 1966 by P Phillips

The Play Swings

I remember the swings being located in the park as shown in this picture when I was about four. I know they kept the big slide when they relocated them down to the bottom left hand side of the park as you look at this photograph ...Read more

A memory of West Hagley in 1967 by Paul Hingley

Captions

3,593 captions found. Showing results 769 to 792.

Caption For Grasmere, The Church Of St Oswald 1926

Now the centre of a hectic one-way traffic system, Grasmere's parish church of St Oswald is perhaps best known for being the last resting place of the poet William Wordsworth, who is buried there alongside

Caption For York, Low Petergate C1960

Low Petergate is one of the many narrow side-streets which lead up towards the towers of York Minster, seen in the centre background.

Caption For Symondsbury, Village 1899

It is a quiet little place, and a good centre for exploring the far western edge of Dorset.

Caption For Chipping Campden, High Street C1955

Chipping Campden is a centre of fine craftsmanship to this day; this is a legacy of the architect Charles Ashbee, who in 1902 brought 100 silversmiths, furniture makers and other craftsmen

Caption For Kendal, Grammar School 1891

Kendal has always been an important service centre for the southern Lake District, and today is the headquarters of both the South Lakeland District Council and the Lake District National Park Authority

Caption For Castor, Allotment Lane C1955

The terrace of cottages in Allotment Lane has ragstone walls and a brick main façade; there is a low pediment at the centre with an arched window.

Caption For Broadway, The Village C1965

Some were used for the cottage industry of glove making, but most were farmhouses, and the village is still an agricultural settlement with a working farm at its centre.

Caption For Clifton, Suspension Bridge C1950

Even the most hurried of visitors to Clifton was recommended to spend a few coppers and walk to the centre of the bridge and admire the view.

Caption For Uppingham, High Street C1965

We are looking towards the centre of this pleasant market town.

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Caption For Keighley, Low Street C1910

However, the centre for shopping remained on Cavendish Street. Low Street was regarded as rather dreary.

Caption For Kettering, The Church C1960

This village-like landscape is a reminder of the old centre of Kettering, which clustered around the Manor House and the church. There are now only a few gravestones left in the re-organised area.

Caption For Pontefract, Town End C1965

Forty years ago it was possible to relax over a pint at the Robin Hood and the New Inn (centre and right). Since this picture, both the war memorial and the New Inn have gone.

Caption For Eastleigh, The Airport C1960

The air traffic control centre is housed in a building which rather resembles an old war-time nissen hut; to the right of it is the quaintly-named emergency services rendezvous point.

Caption For Plymouth, The Pier 1898

The City's holiday value is as a touring centre. There are many delightful coves and coastal walks in the vicinity.

Caption For Sheffield, The Victoria Hall C1955

Pinstone Street was laid out in the mid-1870s as part of a major development of Sheffield town centre that saw wide well-planned streets replace a hotch-potch of alleyways, small work- shops, stables

Caption For Ilfracombe, Harbour 1911

The two-masted vessel in the centre of the harbour is typical of the many ketches that worked the coast - sturdy, no- nonsense boats which carried everything from cooking pots to coal

Caption For Accrington, Town Hall 2004

Its stonework now clean and smart, the Town Hall in 2004 still holds the Council Chamber, and also houses the Tourist Information Centre.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Marske Mill C1885

In the centre horizon of the picture the turreted outline of Rushpool Hall can be seen.

Caption For Newbury, The Broadway And Clock Tower 1952

The clock tower, partly enclosed by an hexagonal shelter and situated at the centre of a traffic system, stands on the site of a wayside chapel, disused in the 16th century, converted into houses and

Caption For Whatstandwell, The Valley C1955

The valley is shared by the river (on the right), the railway (centre) and the A6 trunk road.

Caption For Broadstairs, The Sands 1899

The famous steps to the beach are visible on the right.The bandstand is in the centre on the cliff top, and the Grand Hotel is on the left.

Caption For Broadstairs, The Bandstand And Promenade 1907

The famous steps to the beach are visible on the right.The bandstand is in the centre on the cliff top, and the Grand Hotel is on the left.

Caption For Ashburton, West Street 1913

Cove's London Hotel (centre left) is now the Moorish Wine Bar, and J H Easterbrook's Boot and Shoe Warehouse (left) is now two separate businesses.