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Wartime Evacuee 1939 1940

In August 1939 I was evacuated frm Salford to Caton. I had my gas mask, a small parcel of food and a label on my clothing. We arrived at the then beautiful station, adorned with flowers. Then we walked to the Village ...Read more

A memory of Caton in 1930 by James Maurice Blackford

Memories Of War Years 1939 45 Newport

Memories of War years 1939 -1945. By John Beal. Little did I realise that I would be involved in the army when war broke out in 1939. I was attending Hatherleigh Central School in Newport at the time and as ...Read more

A memory of Newport in 1940 by John Beal

Dunsmore People And Happenings Remembered

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION In 1995, when the first edition of this history was published, it seemed incredibly optimistic to have had three hundred copies printed for a market which ...Read more

A memory of Dunsmore by Peter Jewell

Chapel Street

Hi, We moved into a cottage in Chapel Street about 1952. The building was on a sharp bend at the top of the lane that led down to the mere. Many a motorcyclist came to grief on the corner and it would not be unusual to ...Read more

A memory of Rockland St Peter by Alan Gardiner

Years Gone By

I was born at 22 Victoria Street, Harthill and went to Harthill Primary School. I lived with my mum, Mary Carson, and grannie and grandad Margaret and Jimmy Carson until we left for England about 1954-55. I ...Read more

A memory of Harthill in 1947 by Catherine Foster

Portwrinkle Beach

My parents used to take me there after school sometimes on their half day off from Menheniot C0-Op in the 1950s and early 1960s when I was a child. It was a steep climb down to the beach from the road but worth the effort. ...Read more

A memory of Portwrinkle by Noreen Keenleyside

Going To Junior School In Radcliff On Trent In 1960

My dad was in the Canadian Air Force (RCAF) stationed in Langar (born in England though) but my family lived at 16 Douglas Close just outside Radcliffe. I remember walking daily to ...Read more

A memory of Radcliffe on Trent in 1960 by John Reid Wilkinson

Thanks For The Memories

My goodness this brings back memories! I grew up in Irby and we lived in Oaklea Road from the late 40’s to the late 60’s – I’m now a true blue Aussie having lived in Queensland since the mid 70’s but about to revisit Irby in ...Read more

A memory of Irby by Daphne Titus Rees

My Grandad Jim

My name is Kerry & my favourite memory of Coalville when I was younger is my Grandad, his name was Jim Watts. He was a coal miner for quite a few years & he was also Mayor of Coalville. I remember going to the dog track ...Read more

A memory of Coalville by Kerry Tucker

On The Street Where I Lived

The photo shows the bottom of Highwalls Avenue, I lived half way up round the corner. It was a steep climb when i was litlle but got easier as I grew. I was born in this road and had such a happy time.

A memory of Dinas Powis in 1950 by Clive Turner

Captions

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Caption For Bristol, Park Street 1900

Half-way up the street is what appears to be a water-cart on damping-down duty.

Caption For Pinner, High Street C1955

The remainder of the buildings have changed little, including an excellent early 18th-century brick-fronted house halfway up the hill.

Caption For Nottingham, Upper Parliament Street C1950

This end of Upper Parliament Street, with the Theatre Royal halfway along and out of sight on the left, has seen many changes since the 1950s.

Caption For Accrington, Blackburn Road 1899

The boot sign halfway up the road on the right is the Golden Boot, the premises of Fred Dugdale, whose shop was equipped with ' a private fitting room for ladies'.

Caption For Abingdon, East St Helen Street 1890

Note the house halfway down the street on the left with six windows and a central pedimented doorcase. This is Unicorn House, No 28, which had its moment in history.

Caption For Eastwood, Nottingham Road C1955

We are looking downhill from the east, and the entrance to D H Lawrence's Victoria Street can be seen half-way down on the right by the white building.

Caption For Eastwood, Hilltop C1960

We are looking downhill from the east, and the entrance to D H Lawrence's Victoria Street can be seen half-way down on the right by the white building.

Caption For Abingdon, Bridge Street C1955

On the right half way up the hill is the Crown and Thistle Hotel.

Caption For Stafford, Church Lane 2005

Until perhaps halfway through the last century the majority of people living in the town (Nick Thomas) A view of St Mary's Grove, opposite the Church.

Caption For Liverpool, Ranelagh Street C1950

The station concourse now houses a small shopping centre, and the entrance has been relocated to halfway between the sign shown in the picture and Lime Street.

Caption For Chailey Green, Village Green C1965

About five miles east of Haywards Heath (and halfway to Lewes) is Chailey, a scattered village whose centre is shown in the photographs.

Caption For Rusper, The Village 1909

The village store is on the right halfway down the road. The scene is similar today.

Caption For Weybridge, Portmore Gateway 1903

These pillars are situated about halfway between the Thames and the town. They were originally part of the Portmore Park estate, which belonged to the Duke of Norfolk in the 17th century.

Caption For Heysham, Main Street 1947

The Royal Hotel on the right, half-way up Main Street, is still there; like the village, it seems to have resisted change and modernisation.

Caption For Ferrybridge, High Street C1955

Half way between London and Edinburgh on the busy Great North Road, Ferrybridge was a hub, with smaller roads branching off into West Yorkshire.

Caption For Eastleigh, High Street C1960

Half way down on the right is Eastleigh Museum. The no entry sign has been removed, and traffic now goes down this street but not up, as in this photograph.

Caption For Saffron Walden, Hart's Yard 1919

This old gateway in the 19th century gave access to the Taylors Arms, the building half-way up on the left, which was destroyed by fire in 1930.

Caption For Great Harwood, Church 1897

The church nestles halfway up the hill, surrounded by trees, and facing outwards to the town. It was built as a Chapel of Ease to Blackburn.

Caption For Formby, The Village C1960

roundabout has now been joined by several traffic-calming devices to cope with traffic volume, and at the beginning of the new millennium a set of pedestrian-operated traffic lights was installed halfway

Caption For High Wycombe, The Rupert Gates On Marlow Hill 1906

These included the lodges which were built on the High Street at the end of the carriage drive (their sites are now the Library Gardens), by 1901 re-erected half way up Marlow Hill, and the lodge

Caption For Teddington, St Alban's Church 1899

The west end was boarded up, and the aisle was left with five rather than the seven bays initially planned; the pulpit ended up more than half way down the church.

Caption For Teddington, St Alban's Church, The Interior 1899

The west end was boarded up, and the aisle was left with five rather than the seven bays initially planned; the pulpit ended up more than half way down the church.

Caption For Warwick, Guy's Cliffe House 1892

In the 1920s domestic staff at Guy's Cliffe worked a six-and-a-half-day week. They were expected to attend church every Sunday, even if it was their half day off.

Caption For Rugby, Market Place 1932

Market day was held on Saturdays, and half day closing was on Wednesdays.