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Photos

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Maps

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Books

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Memories

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Photos Of The House I Grew Up In On Crown Road

My brother Don Quarterman sent me to this web site. What an amazing collection of photographs! So I have to talk about two that show the house we grew up in, Mulberry Cottage. The earlier one shows ...Read more

A memory of Wheatley in 1953 by Philip Quarterman

Priestwood Square

The newsagent was called l.B.Corne and Mr Corne doubled as Father Christmas at Meadowvale School when I was a youngster. His relatives also managed the post office based in the shop. My late mother attended the opening of the ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell by Patrick Cooper

Peascod St 1937

Before it was closed to traffic and cobbled. Although the Goswell's ally was paved with ridges back in the 1800's to allow horses to get a foothold when hauling wagons down.

A memory of Windsor by Carolyn Babin

Walshaw Chippy

We used to own Walshaw chippy, it was a garage made of asbestos. I had loads of friends who used to turn up hungry, Fri and Sat night after the pubs shut. My dad used to have a back room full of people eating fish and playing cards. (I ...Read more

A memory of Bury in 1967 by Peter Buckby

My Birth Home

I was born in a big house in Ellis Road. It was a warm and cosy home. I remember waking on a cold winters day and the ice would be on the inside of the windows. I would go downstairs and my grandad would have a roaring fire going ...Read more

A memory of Crowthorne in 1957 by Caroline Morton

Western Road

My Grandfather, William Rondeau (Old Bill), owned a second-hand shop on Western Road, opposite Love Lane. Next door was Reggie Wiisbey's, the green-grocers, then came 2 little cottages and Maidments the corner shop. They had 2 sons, ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1950 by Maureen Draper

Holiday By The Sea!

I was about 6 when I went to St Mary's...never knew why I went. I can remember going on the train with other children; my mum & dad did not visit and I'm not sure how long I was there. There was a secret passage down to the ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1946

Pontypool Town Centre

I lived in Upper Bridge Street and remember a few of the shops in town, I think! On the corner of Upper Bridge Street and the Bell Pitch was Franketti's fish shop with an awesome Art Nouveau till and free chips if you took ...Read more

A memory of Pontypool in 1960 by Sandra Rudd

Cofton Farm Camp Site

'Eee, when I were a lad'....... in the 1950's my dad and I would get the bus from Exeter to Dawlish and camp for a week at Cofton Farm, using a little WWII army-surplus 2-man ridge tent. My elder brother was in The Scouts, and ...Read more

A memory of Starcross by Christopher Howard

Living In Melrose Ave, Willesden Green In 1950s

Hi, my name is Liz Ely (maiden name O'Connell) and I was born in Melrose Ave, Willesden Green in 1953 and I still live in the same house. I remember doing my mother's shopping in Sainsburys in ...Read more

A memory of Willesden in 1953 by Liz Ely

Captions

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Caption For Whitby, The Bridge 1923

Boots Corner was a well-known landmark; the buildings demolished in 1975 included Boots, the Yorkshire Bank and Whitby Fish Sales. Woolworths had not then been built.

Caption For London, The Bank Of England 1890

Opposite the Mansion House is the Bank of England, a single-storey monolithic edifice, designed in 1734 by George Sampson.

Caption For Roughlee, The Lake C1955

The lake, originally the reservoir for the cotton mill at the far end, was used for boating and swimming, whilst sunbathers and picnickers enjoyed its wooded banks.

Caption For Southampton, Westgate 1908

The timber-framed Tudor House, one of the city's finest buildings, dates back to about 1500, and has hardly changed at all since this photograph was taken.

Caption For Camberley, High Street 1909

Simonds Bank is now Barclays, and Armstrongs has become Eighteens. A tea-room has opened on the corner of Princess Street to cater for the increase in the population.

Caption For Oxford, 'the Eights' 1922

Here, seen from the tow path along the west bank, looking north towards Christchurch Meadow, the annual Eights Week is in full swing at the end of May when the college boats race each other.

Caption For Hammersmith, The Bridge C1960

We meet Bazalgette later at the Embankment in central London; seen here from the Barnes bank towpath, his suspension bridge has a 420-foot main span, and the towers are finished with French-style pavilion

Caption For London, Houses Of Parliament 1890

From the south bank, near Westminster Bridge, completed in 1862, this view shows the bell tower known universally by its great bell, Big Ben.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Docks 1936

On the right bank are the remnants of the trees from North Walk.

Caption For Castle Donington, King's Mill C1955

A mill close to the village was mentioned in the Domesday Book and the ruins, seen on the Trent's bank, were probably part of it.

Caption For Taunton, North Street 1925

Looking back up North Street towards the Parade and Market House, with the Post Office on the left, as it still is today.

Caption For Preston, The Post Office And War Memorial C1960

At the time of this photograph, the Post Office had announced the Saturday afternoon closing of the smaller offices and the cut-back of Sunday services in an effort to make more profit.

Caption For Bisley, Century Range C1955

It remains an important centre for the sport, and it has some charming Colonial- style buildings that hark back to the days of the Raj.

Caption For Lympstone, Church Street 1904

Visitors staying in these cottages would enjoy a quiet holiday walking the marshy banks of the estuary and the surrounding heathlands, or boating and fishing.

Caption For Woodbury, The Village C1960

The river's estuary has been silted up for centuries, but in medieval times a prosperous port once lined the Otter's banks.

Caption For Chatham, Dock Road And St Mary's Church C1955

The two soldiers passing the Fort Amherst site are probably Royal Engineers on their way back to the School of Military Engineering.

Caption For Bebington, Brackenwood Gardens 1936

Brackenwood House, shown here covered in Virginia creeper, dates back to the 1880s. It was purchased by Bebington Council in the 1920s for use as council offices.

Caption For Twyford, 1000 Year Old Yew Tree C1955

Behind the yew is Mildmay House; it dates back to about 1700, and was once the rectory. St Mary's Church was designed by Waterhouse, who also designed the Natural History Museum in London.

Caption For Seaford, Church Street 1900

Tragically for Church Street, the left-hand buildings were demol- ished and rebuilt much further back. Fortunately, those to the right, including The Old Plough, survive.

Caption For Thetford, Market Place 1929

It is market day, and the bystanders are waiting for transport to carry them back to their villages.

Caption For Southampton, The Civic Centre C1955

At the heart of Southampton lies the Civic Centre, with its council offices, law courts and art gallery.The building dates back to the 1930s; soaring above it is the distinctive 182-ft high tower

Caption For Newquay, Bank Street 1931

Bank Street is set back from the front and meets Fore Street at the town square.

Caption For Ellington, Village 1906

Ellington's church is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086, but the oldest surviving part dates back to the 13th century.

Caption For York, The Railway Station 1909

The old station it replaced lay just within the city walls; its site and layout were such that trains had either to back in or out of it.