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Polar Bear
Wellingborough Zoo had the saddest Polar Bear I have ever seen. Its enclosure was roughly three times the size of the bear and its pool was hardly bigger than a bath tub. Even as a small child, I knew this was cruel. It really upset me. Wendy Nicolle, nee March.
A memory of Wellingborough in 1951 by
Leaving Home
My memory of Syderstone is in October of 1951. I left my home in Leicester as the bride of a young man who was in the USAF. He had been my High School pen-friend and was stationed at RAF Sculthorpe. I left my home for Norfolk one ...Read more
A memory of Syderstone in 1951 by
I Witness The Aftermath Of A Tragedy
Around 1957 I was walking around High Street, enjoying a meander from my route home to Bradbury Lines when I saw the wife of an officer from the Army Camp, Lt Richard Vincent, in great distress with some ...Read more
A memory of Hereford in 1957 by
Swimming Pool
In 1959, my father, Cecil Archibald, was employed for the summer season as attendant at the swimming pool at Spaldrick, Port Erin. You could enter the swimming pool by paying a fee, for a day; for a week; for two weeks; for a month; ...Read more
A memory of Port Erin in 1959 by
Life On The Edge
I lived in Alderley Edge from 1950 to 1964, with my sister Ann, parents, and grandparents, after spending my very early years at Clockhouse Farm in Mottram St Andrew. We came to live in a house called Croston, previously the ...Read more
A memory of Alderley Edge in 1955 by
The Bike Shop The Sweet Shop Leighton Court And The Last Neston Family To Catch Shrimps
On The High Street, Neston as you look towards Liverpool Road with The Cross just behind you you may still be able to see two alleyways. One used to end in a ...Read more
A memory of Neston in 1975 by
Holidays In Guernsey
We first went to Guernsey in June 1979. The first thing we noticed as we drove off the ferry was that the pace of life was a lot calmer then here in England - mainly because of the speed limit of 30 mph. My husband spent 30 ...Read more
A memory of Guernsey by
William Of Occam
My memory relates to 1977 because it was then that I first heard of William of Occam (from Ockham early 14th Century). I would think he should be the village's most famous son. It seems sad that there appears to be no memorial to ...Read more
A memory of Ockham in 1977 by
Family Recollections.
My grandfather Edward Chase kept the Windmill Inn on Pitch hill and my father worked for him. My maternal grandfather John Allen kept the Bull Head in the village of Ewhurst and had two daughters, Mona and Lilian. My father ...Read more
A memory of Ewhurst in 1910 by
Fareham Market Day With The Animals!!
I can remember watching in awe as the cattle was walked to the market (now a car park) through the High and West Street..pigs, sheep, cows, chickens etc and standing up on the temporary fencing reaching over to ...Read more
A memory of Fareham in 1962 by
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Long before the holiday boat industry took off, a trip behind a horse-drawn boat in Llangollen was a popular outing.
The poster at the entrance advertises a military band concert, for which the bandstand on the pier was popular.
The magnificent art deco Tinside Lido and Swimming Pool, completed in 1933, was a popular venue for genera- tions of Plymouth children, mainly during the summer holidays, as the salt-water pool had no
The ivy-clad King's Head public house, on the right, is a popular local hostelry, although the gallows-type pub sign out in the street has long gone.
Like Tresaith, it became popular with holidaymakers from the 1930s.
Scarborough's sandy beaches are still as popular with northern holidaymakers, who still throng to the seaside town for the donkey rides, candy floss and sticks of rock as they did 50 years ago.
Both Slinfold House (on the left) and Slinfold's stores and post office are clad in an attractive pattern of mathematical tiles, which were very popular in the 18th century.
The village's scenic Thames-side setting made it a popular haunt of the Victorians and the Edwardians, and it continues to be favoured by visitors today.
Since 1945, Walton Gardens have been a popular public park.
Once Cromer and Sheringham became popular as holiday destinations, the Runtons (the villages between the towns) enjoyed the benefits of the overflowing holiday trade.
Blakeney only really began to become popular as a tourist and holiday destination from the mid 1920s.
Once Cromer and Sheringham became popular as holiday destinations, the Runtons (the villages between the towns) enjoyed the benefits of the overflowing holiday trade.
The Devil's Dyke was immensely popular with visitors to Brighton, who relished the fresh air and the long views across the Weald.
The new part is at the left-hand side of the picture; it was a popular place for all sorts of community activities.
Bramber is located at the foot of a Norman castle guarding the tidal River Adur.The village was a popular coach trip destination from the coastal resorts; now visitors travel in their cars.
The salts gave the town its first fame in the 17th century as a noted spa town, but the May race meeting still remains immensely popular and draws huge crowds.
So popular was this viewpoint, that its owner temporarily closed it to the public in 1883. For both the VE and VJ days after the war, the altar was the site of celebration beacons.
It opened in 1936, and was very popular; it was also easy to get to, being a mere quickstep away from the railway station (off to the right of this view).
Close to Blackpool, Newton was popular, especially at the time of the Blackpool Illuminations. Rows of holiday caravans do not conjure up history, but this corner of the Fylde has its share.
During the 1920s two-seater light cars made in the sports form were becoming popular.
The enormous popularity of messing about on the River Thames during the Victorian era is demonstrated in this scene of the crowded lock at Molesey, just upstream from Hampton Court; it had been linked
Sheltered by the nearby island of Cumbrae, Largs is a popular place for messing about in boats. It was also a good centre for steamer excursions.
It is a popular centre for yachting and for boating trips in the Firth and to the Kyles of Bute. Here we see the esplanade with the pebble beach in evidence.
River outings on the Thames were popular in Victorian times. Jerome K Jerome describes a classic journey in his 'Thee Men in a Boat'.
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