Places
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Maps
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Books
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Memories
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Buy My Lily Of The Valley.
On one day of the year, through the forties and probably the fifties, my grandmother Ethel Glazier, would pick all the lily of the valley she had, in a square bed about three foot square, in her back garden in Rowledge. She ...Read more
A memory of Farnham in 1941 by
Back To Windsor
I've been here - to this very spot, with the precious women of my life - my Mom when I was a child, and with my children when they were women. How can it be that it looks exactly the same in 1890, 1971 and 2001? I can feel the cool ...Read more
A memory of Windsor in 2001 by
Fond Holiday Memories
In the summer of 1963 my Dad took my sister (11), brother (4) and me (6) to stay with my Auntie Marie. She lived in the house adjoining the pub. I think it had a name like Penryn and appeared on the front cover of Country ...Read more
A memory of High Easter in 1963 by
Annunciation Infants And St Martins Junior School Burnt Oak 1977 1983
I was born in 1973 and lived in Burnt Oak for 6 lovely years from aged 4 to 10 when we relocated to South London. I attended the Annunciation Primary School and St Martins School on ...Read more
A memory of Burnt Oak by
Daresbury Firs And Other Memories
Brought up in the Square I have happy memories of playing in Daresbury Firs. The blue bells were always marvellous in the spring! I used to help my stepdad (Roy Forster) collect leaf mould for his vegetable ...Read more
A memory of Daresbury Firs by
Memories Of Clifton Park
I lived near Clifton Park for a number of years. My memories take me back to WW2. During the Summer months my friends and I used to play football,we put our coats down for the goals, we had a good game and ...Read more
A memory of Rotherham in 1940 by
Early School Days In Crouch End
I was born in 1946 and attended Rokesley Infants school from 1951 to 1953. We baby boomers were too many for the main school and in 1952 my class was in a private house just up the road from the school. We had to ...Read more
A memory of Crouch End by
Growing Up
We moved to Cattedown in 1952 when I was 8 years old, to Tresillian Street. My first memory is of the Coronation celebrations and a resulting street party, when we received Coronation Mugs, had bicycle decoration contests and street ...Read more
A memory of Cattedown by
Roding Avenue Barking.
I remember Roding Avenue (No.33) with very fond memories. Those names you have mentioned are still floating about in my brain! I remember the Coronation celebration party well; I was dressed as a pilot. My mum and several ...Read more
A memory of Barking in 1953 by
My Mothers Wartime Memories
Or it could be late 1930s. My mother Ivy Eaglestone, at the age of about 11, was evacuated from London with her brother Leslie to stay at The Black Horse with Mr and Mrs Hughes, Elizabeth and Joe. They had 4 children: ...Read more
A memory of Trowbridge in 1940 by
Captions
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This view is from beside the Ice House, its balcony covered in creeper, looking back down Castle Hill.
The Victorian commercial heart of this cul-de-sac village, strung out along the back lane into Melbury Park, was represented by the Melbury Osmond shop.
The entire churchyard, and even the paths leading to the door, are all covered with tombstones, some of which date back to the 1600s.
Set on the banks of the Tennant Canal, the Abbey was founded in 1130 by the Norman baron Richard de Granville.
The new W H Smith building, near left, had replaced the bank since 1926.
Set on the banks of the Tennant Canal, the Abbey was founded in 1130 by the Norman baron Richard de Granville.
In 1949 the market was moved to Red Lion Street, but it is now back on two sides of the Green - Market Place and Church Green East.
The High Street is noted for its Arcade shopping centre, which dates back to 1901 and includes ornamental stained glass.
The King's Head dates back to at least 1726, but it underwent a major reconstruction in the 1880s.
Tree-lined, and with lush green river banks, the River Ribble runs through pretty villages and on to Clitheroe, joining with the River Calder and the River Hodder.
This view looks from the Canch banks towards the modernist library.
Homes backing directly onto the beach have suffered in recent years from flooding.
The popular General Stores stands on the corner with the District Bank opposite.
Viewing platforms can still be seen on each bank.
The gardens behind Bank House, situated in the lower High Street, were given to the town of Stroud in 1930 by Mr Ernest Winterbotham, and were intended as a quiet corner where shop workers could enjoy
In the distance is the bank of the sand dunes.
On the left is the Bank of 1903, with columns between the windows and circular fanlights.
The ornate building on the right, occupied by the Midland Bank at the time this photograph was taken, is still there, but it is now Hamiltons, a pub and wine bar.
It still stands, with the surrounding grounds transformed into a park; the house is now used by numerous clubs and societies.
In 1949 the market was moved to Red Lion Street, but it is now back on two sides of the Green - Market Place and Church Green East.
St Bartholomew's church dates back to 1240, but even before that there was a church on this high ground.
It is after World War II, and Britain is getting back into economic gear.
This 1890 bronze statue of General Gordon of Khartoum on camel-back was the work of E Onslow Ford, and commemorates his illustrious career.
The Flower House on the corner became a bank in more recent years, while Wheelers car showroom on the right was demolished in the early 1970s and replaced by offices.
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