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Great Childhood

I was born in 66 Peel Street my grandad was Jack Rubery and wife Emma, my mum is Marjorie. I remember the Davy family, building the bonfires, playing in the old houses, picking the tar out of the cobbles, playing in my grandads big ...Read more

A memory of Tyersal by Andrea Marshall

60s /Irby

Born 1959 & lived down the bottom of Coombe Road. Looking at the pics of the village I can remember the daily uphill trudge with mum to the shops. Ok I was in a pushchair on the way up but that became a shopping trolley on the way ...Read more

A memory of Irby by Dave Roberts

The Yorkshire Bakery Herne Bay

During holidays in Herne Bay in the early 1960's I often visited The Yorkshire Bakery shop situated in the town centre. I do not think it is there anymore. Does anyone know what happened to it?

A memory of Herne Bay

Growing Up In Mitcham

I was born Leslie Dennis Crutch in Grove Road 1948. My brother Ken was born 9 months after dad (Ronald Kenneth) had gone to Normandy as part of the landings - I was born 9 months after he was demobbed (funny that) to mum Winifred ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Les Saunders

Addlestone From 1943 1962

I lived down Shakespeare road (#31) in Addlestone from 1943-1962; my parents lived there until 1984. The area was known as poets corner for all the four roads were named after poets (Shakespeare, Tennyson, Byron and ...Read more

A memory of Addlestone

Tobacco Shop

During the war, my stepmother, her mother and sister stayed with the Whitehills over their tobacco shop, after arriving in Liverpool in a convoy on the famous S.S. Aguila (Captain Arthur Frith) which was torpedoed on the ...Read more

A memory of Ashton-in-Makerfield

Great Story But A Few Corrections

The fields along Hospital Lane were for St Michael’s School in Leeds, next to the boys Grammar School - the boys had to get the bus up and change in the old stables! Allan Bennetts family lived in the corner ...Read more

A memory of Cookridge

Ivey's Stores, Winstanley Road

I just wanted to update previous information. This shop was owned by my Mother's Mother, Maude Ivey. My Nan's first husband, my Mum's Dad, James Ivey was the original owner and my Nanny Maude took over the ownership ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by jackiebrewer43

Help Needed

I lived in Eastleigh from about 1959 to 62 and although I was nearly 5 when we left, my earliest memories are of Eastleigh. My dad was the manager of a shoe repairers, possibly called shoecraft and we lived behind the shop. But I'd love ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh by Teresa Mase

Dave Mc Hale

I lived in Southern Drive from 1957 until 1968 went to the Albert Memorial junior school Moved to Cheetham hill in 1968 we hated it and moved back to Malham crescent in 1969 Worked as a paper boy for Bob and Winnie at the local paper ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by David Mc Hale

Captions

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Caption For Camberley, London Road 1925

As can be seen, many of the shops were used by both of the Colleges for supplies and provisions.

Caption For East Grinstead, London Road 1907

Although there were many shops in this road few people are visible in this scene, though a cart turning into the High Street brings it to life.

Caption For Pitsea, Rectory Road C1955

Rectory Road was extensively redeveloped in the 1970s, and many of its small shops were closed.

Caption For Cricklade, High Street C1955

The Cottage Shop was once a shoemaker's premises. It closed in the 1970s and is now a private house.

Caption For Queensferry, The Roundabout C1960

There are places to park too, and shops to visit.

Caption For Stratford Upon Avon, Shakespeare's Birthplace, Interior 1892

In later years the family home became a butcher's shop, and the other part became an inn.

Caption For Burnt Oak, Watling Avenue C1955

Street traders do good business, and upmarket shops, such as Dorothy Perkins, are willing to occupy comparatively small units.

Caption For Boscombe, The Arcade 1892

But Boscombe's shops and arcades soon attracted visitors from its larger neighbour.

Caption For York, Low Petergate 1892

Note the large broomhead, which is now in the Castle Museum, hanging over the shop.

Caption For Horsforth, New Road Side C1965

New Road Side is here still a street of small, traditional shops.

Caption For Wootton Bassett, Bath Road C1950

The shop is now a private house.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Duke Street 1893

Note the handcarts parked at the side of the street on the right, and the advertising hoardings on the side of the shop on the left of the picture, advertising among other things 'Wheatleys Hop Bitters

Caption For Camberley, Frimley Road 1906

On the right is Mr Turner's grocery shop, with the Standard public house in the distance. Many of these old cottages remain.

Caption For Warrington, Queen's Gardens C1955

This view from Springfield Street shows the newly-laid-out flowerbeds of the revamped gardens.

Caption For Cookham, Station Hill 1914

In the early years of this century the village included an apothecary, a butcher's shop with traditional glazed tiles, a forge, dairy, a shoe-maker and an undertaker's.

Caption For Farnborough, Lynchford Road 1919

This photograph depicts local residents out shopping in Farnborough.

Caption For Sherborne, Horse And Cart 1904

In common with many shop-owners of the time, the tailors and outfitters Phillips and Handover displayed their wares not only in the windows of their premises, but also outside.

Caption For Laindon, Wash Road C1955

By the end of the 1950s, outlying shops were competing with the new Town Centre development. Reckitts Blue—advertised on the fence—was a well-known bleaching agent of the time.

Caption For Colchester, The Red Lion Hotel C1960

With the upper storeys and the eaves jettied, the rear yard, also with jetties, now leads to the Lion Walk shopping mall.

Caption For Kettering, Gold Street C1950

This picture, taken 30 or so years after photograph No 72230, shows the same buildings you see today. Burtons the tailors is now an estate agents and mortgage shop.

Caption For Wellingborough, Midland Road 1950

The inn is now a carpet shop, though the inn signs above it remain. The broach spire of Wellingborough parish church peeps above the rooftops.

Caption For Farnborough, Lynchford Road 1919

This photograph depicts local residents out shopping in Farnborough.

Caption For Flookburgh, The Village 1912

Someone, perhaps Mr Gillam the grocer who owned the shop (left), is writing on the blackboard: lard was 6½d, sugar 2½d (one penny today) and 4d, with bacon at 8d, and cheese 9d and 10d.

Caption For Christchurch, Church Street, Looking North C1955

Christchurch has always been a busy town and a favourite place for shopping for both tourists and locals.