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Memories

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The Village Pond

When I was a child I often visited my Aunts who lived in Buckrells, the large house opposite the Volunteer Pub; one of the joys of these visits was escaping from the adults and exploring the village pond which was ...Read more

A memory of Seavington St Michael by Janet Kiddle

The Great Children's Summer Garden Party

During the1950's, long before the introduction of Green Shield and other reward stamps, members of the Co-operative Society in the days before the Co-op as we know it today, earned tin coin cash money to ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Bernard Schofield

Good Times!

I moved to Cranham, Lexington Gardens, a new estate when I was about three in 1961. I recall being in the cab of the lorry as we moved from my Grandparents house in Eyhurst Avenue, Elm Park. I went to school for the first term at ...Read more

A memory of Upminster by Paul Bradford

Memorial Road Methil

My maiden name is Whyte and we lived in the prefab in Memorial Road, from approx 1960 till 1972. Our prefab overlooked Savoy (Byron) Park, and neighbours included McFarlane, Rae, Roberts, Edmonds & Clark. While I attended ...Read more

A memory of Methil by Marion Myall

My Street 1959 To 1977

I lived in Theobald Street (no 194) from the age of 7 in 1959 until 1977, and my parents lived there further until 1984. I often used to walk from the Village (as we called the town centre) home at the top on the right ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood by Eric Oliver

River Lune

Green Ayre railway station on the left, with the Greyhound Bridge curving across the river. The bridge is now a road bridge. Most of the station is Sainsbury's supermarket, car park, and a riverside park "heritage centre".

A memory of Lancaster in 1958

I Stayed There

Approx 1962 I had a weekend at Buckenhill Manor. I served with Ken Stewart at Boscombe Down when at week ends he was travelling around various book and agricultural fairs. As I remember it, his cousin and her husband founded ...Read more

A memory of Bromyard in 1962 by Morris Hedges

Open Spaces And Industry

I visit family and friends occasionally on returning to my birth place of Bristol. I still enjoy as I did as a child 'The Downs' and 'Blaise Castle Estate'. Then particularly the paddling pool in the summer which we all ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1960

The Burning Bing

I was born in Drongan in Ayrshire, but every holiday we had we came to stay with my Gran and Papa, Ruby and Hugh Meudell. We were always so excited to be going"home." When we got out of Kirky on the bus we were glued to the ...Read more

A memory of Queenzieburn in 1968 by Catherine Spiers

The Original Harrow Arts Centre At Wealdstone

Before the Harrow Arts Centre moved to its new swanky premises in Hatch End, it occupied a collection of what appeared to be old school canteen buildings just opposite the Alma pub. There is little ...Read more

A memory of Wealdstone in 1978 by John Howard Norfolk

Captions

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Caption For Farnborough, Peabody Road C1965

Providing a mixture of both residential and commercial property, Peabody Road was still enough part of the shopping centre to be able to boast Curzon and Son's betting shop, Tottles' newsagents, the

Caption For Romford, Quadrant Arcade C1950

This view from the centre, looking towards the market, shows some of the 36 shop units which it provided.

Caption For Rodborough, The Fort C1955

The cattle holding centre stage in this picture look as though they are asserting their ancient rights for grazing on the common.

Caption For Steyning, View From White Horse Lane 1914

The centre of Steyning includes rows of picturesque gabled houses and period buildings.

Caption For Corby, Coronation Park C1960

to the east, this building is now part of the Corby Health Complex, which includes the Lakeside Surgery and an occupational therapy/health centre, both out of view to the west.

Caption For Stanion, Home Farm Estate C1960

The farmhouse, now a private house, still stands at the junction of the High Street and Cardigan Road in the centre of the village.

Caption For Dovercourt, High Street C1955

Dovercourt is the seaside neighbour of Harwich, and for many years now has been its shopping centre; Dovercourt was mentioned in Domesday, but Harwich not until the 12th century.The development of

Caption For Grange Over Sands, Main Street C1955

The old-style sign for Boots the chemists is in the centre of the left-hand row.

Caption For Knaresborough, View From The Castle C1955

Not much has changed today; the railway bridge still soars above the river in the middle distance, and the tower of the parish church of St John the Baptist (centre) still watches over the scene.

Caption For Basildon, Town Square C1965

Brooke House, the town centre's only housing unit, opened on 7 July 1962. A 14-storey block of 84 flats, it was named after Henry Brooke, the former Housing Minister.

Caption For Minster, The High Street C1954

Minster on the Isle of Sheppey has two public houses in its High Street, as we can see here: The King's Arms is on the left, and The Highlander in the centre.

Caption For Tunbridge Wells, Trinity Church C1955

To the right is the tower of Holy Trinity church, which was consecrated in 1829; today it is an arts centre with a theatre and cinema.

Caption For Ross On Wye, Market Place C1955

Today the upper floor is used as a Heritage Centre and houses a museum that tells the history of the town.

Caption For Watton, High Street C1950

A market town rather than a village, Watton has a constant stream of traffic through its bustling centre.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Walney Bridge 1912

Protected by the enclosing reef of Walney Island, Barrow flourished as a major shipbuilding centre in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Caption For Bradford, Tyrrell Street 1903

Bradford was the centre of the woollen and worsted industry, even though trade with the United States during the 1890s had been badly affected by the McKinley Tariffs.

Caption For Cadgwith, The Beach 1899

On the right is the lifeboat house and in the centre a sizeable boat shed, the home of the 'Marianna'. Crabbing is a local industry.

Caption For Morcombelake, Old Cottages 1904

Looking south-westwards towards the Stonebarrow Hill, the Forge and Blacksmith's Cottage can be seen on the left and a range of old thatched cottages rise from the Old Post Office (centre).

Caption For Burton In Lonsdale, General View C1960

In the village stands a fine 17th-century house, The Cross, and the magnificent All Saints' Church (centre left).

Caption For Hailsham, High Street 1902

Beyond Parkers, all has gone, replaced by a modern shopping centre, while to the right the tree has gone, and all the houses are now shops.

Caption For Alfriston, Market Square 1921

The place was a notorious smuggling centre; the tile-hung house on the left is Ye Olde Smugglers Inne, in the 18th century the house of Stanton Collins, one of Alfriston's leading smugglers.

Caption For Chipping Campden, St James' Church C1960

'Chipping' means 'market' in Old English, and it was as a market centre for the woollen industry that Chipping Campden rose to affluence.

Caption For Whitchurch, High Street C1955

Notice how in this and the other pictures of Whitchurch, the street lights are suspended above the centre of the street.

Caption For Wimborne, High Street 1936

The centre of The Square has become a car park.