Maps

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Books

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Memories

2,509 memories found. Showing results 451 to 460.

Hornsey

I was born in Hornsey in 1940. Returning from evacuation in S.Wales in 1944, I went to Highgate Primary School for a short time, before moving to 141 Crouch Hill (now demolished) and attending Rokesley Infants School & Crouch End Junior ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey in 1945 by Alan Carter

Nurses In Tilbury Hospital

I used to attend the dances in Tilbury Hospital in early '60s - they were great fun. Does anyone remember them or any of the nurses from that time? I worked in Grays and played darts in the pub that was,Ii think, in the ...Read more

A memory of Tilbury in 1960 by Gerry English

Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital

I spent two years and three months on Florence Gibson ward (1950-1952) and was hoping to visit the hospital when I returned to visit Liverpool. I'm sorry to know that it has closed. The first half of the ward was ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1950

St. Catherines Church

I was at Mount Pleasant School as a boarder for 6 years from 1946 to 1952. The school was in Dalmeny Road but apparently was taken down in 1965. I have been trying to find anyone who attended this school. Before going to ...Read more

A memory of Southbourne in 1948 by Michael Chambers

Good Memories

I spent a few days in London for the Queens Diamond Jubilee last year. I decided to pay a visit to where I use to live in Welling. After reading some of the stories it certainly brought back memories. Like going to the Embassy on ...Read more

A memory of Welling in 1950 by Ron Collins

Heather Jones

I was in Manor Road Children's Home and at Xmas we stood in a line to pick a second-hand toy from a tressel table which people gave to the home. I was at the back and I picked a doll with a china head that had a hole in, but to me it was wonderful. Oh, so many memories...

A memory of Romford in 1948 by Heather Woolf

School Days, 1966 1971

Oh I remember Heathfield County Secondary School so, so well! I was here for 5 years and the memories are as vivid today as they were yesterday! Does anybody remember Bicky our science teacher? Or Miss Taylor, for ...Read more

A memory of Heathfield by Sally Semple

Uxbridge, Windsor Street

I had forgotten Suiters 'quirky' cash system but I do remember another store called Manettas which was to the right of Uxbridge station. In 1966 it caused an uproar in town as it displayed a topless dress, which was the ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge by Kathy Mc Nally

To The Lady Wanting To Find People Remembering Josephines

I do remember this lovely lady, her brother, and her quaint little shop. She sold flowers, fruit, veg, sweets, tobacco etc, and wonderful lemon dip sugar. My dad used her shop nearly every ...Read more

A memory of Botley in 1955

Haydon Hall

I lived in Haydon Hall from 1947 until 1967. I was ten months old when we moved there and left home when I was 18 yrs old. My mother was the caretaker of the old house, and the new building after the house was pulled ...Read more

A memory of Eastcote by Lucinda Barrett

Captions

1,136 captions found. Showing results 1,081 to 1,104.

Caption For Thwaite, The Village C1955

The Buttertubs Pass leads dramatically down to this village, which is 9 miles west of Muker. It was hit by a natural disaster in 1898, the result of a cloud burst.

Caption For Longhope, The Village C1955

The Central Stores, now owned by V A and A E Geach, is in business today and provides important service to the local community, while the house ahead with the gabled attic rooms is now

Caption For Stanion, Shop And Cardigan Arms, Cardigan Road C1965

The Cardigan Arms is on the left, its single storey flat-roofed outbuilding straight ahead.

Caption For Ingoldmells, High Street C1965

The road straight ahead leads to Fantasy Island.

Caption For Cricklade, The Town C1955

Ahead, in the High Street, stands the Red Lion inn.

Caption For Wallasey, Capitol Roundabout C1960

The road directly ahead is now pedestrianised with attractive brick and stone flag walkways, benches, trees and ornate lanterns draped with flower baskets.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Walney Bridge 1908

It had to be an opening bridge to allow the passage of shipping up the channel to some of the docks.

Caption For Sudbury, Market Hill And St Peter's C1955

Ahead in Old Market is the roof of Walkers the grocer's, now the Edinburgh Woollen Mill.

Caption For Southampton, High Street 1908

Ahead is the spire of St Lawrence's Church, which was pulled down in 1929 after it became redundant.

Caption For Belfast, Elmwood Church 1897

Nothing demonstrates the wealth of Belfast more than its ability to build fine churches ahead of the press of growing suburbs.

Caption For Dudley, St John's Church C1965

St John's Church, Kate's Hill was erected in 1840 at a cost of £3,000, four years ahead of the ecclesiastical parish it serves, which was created on 15 October 1844.

Caption For Bognor Regis, 1890

Some re-development work went ahead, though the new name never caught on.

Caption For Leigh, The Cross C1955

Cross Farm is on the opposite corner (left), and the school is straight ahead.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Square C1955

Bridge Street leads straight ahead, concealing the ancient Buddle Bridge, which lies beneath the cars between the Pilot Boat Hotel (left) and Rock Point Hotel (right).

Caption For Harborne, Grove Park C1965

is famous for being a good place to catch newts and minnows is not recorded, but it was famous as a place for growing gooseberries; the annual dinner of the Gooseberry Growers’ Society was first held

Caption For Warsash, Cross Roads C1965

Straight ahead is the clock tower; this was a water tower supplying Warsash House, which King Edward VII used to visit when he was Prince of Wales.

Caption For Rye, Watchbell Street 1901

The steps were never heard again after an Elizabethan house was bombed out and a workman found a string of beads.

Caption For Colsterworth, The Village C1960

The square box of the Co-op building (straight ahead) does not sit well with the older stone houses.

Caption For East Bergholt, Gaston End C1955

The house on the left has been replaced, while the one straight ahead is now tiled and hidden by trees.

Caption For Bedford, High Street From Town Bridge 1921

Moving northwards, we cross the Ouse bridge, with the High Street ahead.

Caption For Colsterworth, The Village C1960

The square box of the Co-op building (straight ahead) does not sit well with the older stone houses.

Caption For Long Melford, The Green And Black Lion Hotel C1955

Ahead, Church Walk leads up to the hospital, rebuilt in 1847, the church and the rectory.

Caption For Thatcham, The Church C1955

He discovered 'Baily's beads' – gaseous particles in the sun's corona. He also carried out experiments to determine the weight and density of the earth.

Caption For Piddlehinton, The Village C1955

Cross Farm is on the opposite corner (left), and the school is straight ahead.