Places
17 places found.
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- Luton, Bedfordshire
- Stopsley, Bedfordshire
- Luton, Kent
- Luton, Devon (near Ottery St Mary)
- Luton, Devon (near Teignmouth)
- Leagrave, Bedfordshire
- New Town, Bedfordshire
- Bury Park, Bedfordshire
- High Town, Bedfordshire
- Woodside, Bedfordshire (near Luton)
- Park Town, Bedfordshire
- Biscot, Bedfordshire
- Sundon Park, Bedfordshire
- Limbury, Bedfordshire
- Winsdon Hill, Bedfordshire
- Hart Hill, Bedfordshire
- Round Green, Bedfordshire
Photos
163 photos found. Showing results 101 to 120.
Maps
91 maps found.
Books
2 books found. Showing results 121 to 2.
Memories
455 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.
My Holidays In Manmoel
My memories span many years. My grandparents lived in the small terrace cottages adjacent to the pub and next door but one to the Pennys. My grandmother, Eva Morgan looked after the chapel. My Uncle Bob used to live in the ...Read more
A memory of Manmoel by
Kilmaurs
My husband and I are Australians and went to Britain on a driving holiday in 2007. We stayed in some marvellous B&Bs but one that will always be memorable for us was at Anna Steel's farm 'Laigh Langmuir'. What a welcome we had - ...Read more
A memory of Kilmaurs in 2007 by
Memories Of War Years 1939 45 Newport
Memories of War years 1939 -1945. By John Beal. Little did I realise that I would be involved in the army when war broke out in 1939. I was attending Hatherleigh Central School in Newport at the time and as ...Read more
A memory of Newport in 1940 by
My Father George Crump Was Born In Lucton In 1914
I would love to here from anyone who may know of the Crump Family from Lucton in the 1900s. My father was George Crump who was born there. My Grandfather was Richard George Crump also born in ...Read more
A memory of Sarnesfield in 1910 by
Licensed Game Butcher
Our gt uncle Edward Cope Statham, born in Barrow in Furness, was a licensed game butcher in Longton. He is on the 1901 census, aged 24, as lodging in Trentham Road so don't know if the shop was there too but we do have a ...Read more
A memory of Longton in 1900 by
My Mum Ran Comerfords Corner Shop
We moved south from Chadderton near Oldham in 1965. My mum had taken over running the corner shop that had been bought by Comerford's in their quest to own the entire block. All but one house has ...Read more
A memory of Thames Ditton in 1965 by
My Childhood In Houghton Regis.
My name is Daniel (Danny) Cronin, the youngest of 5 and the only boy of Harry 'H' and Ann Cronin. My life began on the 27th of November 1970. My first place of residence was Recreation Road where I have ...Read more
A memory of Houghton Regis in 1970 by
Grandfathers Grave
As a child my father frequently told me that his father was buried next to John Peel in Caldbeck graveyard. I now live in Australia, but in 1997 I visited Caldbeck hoping to see my grandfather's grave. Unfortunately it was not ...Read more
A memory of Caldbeck in 1997 by
Family Holidays
My dad always ensured that we had a "fortnight's" family holiday each year. A fortnight was 2 weeks - ie fourteen nights. These holidays started in 1949, when I was seven and continued to up to 1958 when I was 16. In 1949 and ...Read more
A memory of Bournemouth in 1949 by
East Terrace
I used to live in #1 when I was about 6 years old and have memories of climbing out of a window and sitting on the roof and looking out to sea. I also used to cycle off to school each day along this street. My father was ...Read more
A memory of Budleigh Salterton in 1948 by
Captions
157 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.
Until incorporated into Birmingham in 1911, Yardley had been a rural Worcestershire manor for nearly 1,000 years, but only the church and a couple of timber-framed buildings survive from those days.
Easton Socon was originally in Bedfordshire, `on the borders of Huntingdonshire`; the early 20th-century directories tell us that the parish covered over 7000 acres, but only had a population of 2000
All has gone on the right as far as and including the high five-pot chimney stack, but on the left the high three-storey building of the 1890s, once the Chess Vale Temperance Hotel, remains as shops and
Cliffside buildings (centre background) include West Cliffs, Holme Lea and Holme Craig, but only High Cliff peeks out through the trees from above.
The chapel, which is famed for its elaborate carvings, was founded in 1446 as a collegiate church, but only the lady chapel and choir were completed.
They are still in business, but on a different site. A roundabout has replaced the gazebo, and trees have been flattened behind the Albert Clock to improve road visibility.
The George Inn is on the left, and next door but one is Boxall's, a taxi firm still in business in Hitchin, though now from different premises. A door or two up is Tom Brooker's hardware shop.
There are many accounts of the case, but one interesting version says that it hinged on her ability to fly.
Needham, on the main road from Ipswich to Stowmarket, was in ancient times a hamlet of Barking, but only became a parish in 1901.
The good doctor did say that scholars were to be allowed some afternoons off, but only so that they could attend Mass.
The precise meaning of the word is unclear, but one possibility is that it is derived from 'skeid-thing', a Norse word for a local assembly of the freemen, who, when required, served in the king's longships
The relevance of two fish and chip shops sited directly opposite the Pied Bull pub needs no further comment, but one has to question the suitability of the branch of a national bank - apparently located
Most of the buildings are still recognisable, but only Lloyds Bank, now Lloyds TSB, is still trading.
Daniel Defoe wrote: 'Watford - the town is very long having but one street'. A few roads had been added during the following three hundred years, but the main High Street is still very long and busy.
The connection with the legend of Robin Hood is obscure, but one story is that Robin came here to hire boats in order to escape from England.
Other changes are that Mason's (left) is now Clarks, Radio House (next door but one) is now Dixon's, and Woolworth's have totally replaced the buildings beyond, the Red Lion (there is a commemorative plaque
There are records of millers in Neston dating back to 1672, and the Mostyn Estate map of 1814 indicates two windmills in the area, but one was demolished in 1822 following severe storm damage.
The 500 acres of deer park was incorporated in the city boundaries in 1932, but only the east side, a strip along the north side, and a strip along the west side were developed for
Quarrying, hand nail making, clog making and top-hat making have all gone, but one craft remains: swill (basket) making.
People do not dress up in their finest clothes for the beach nowadays, but one thing that has not changed is the fact that entertainments then, as now, would have you dipping into your purse.
People do not dress up in their finest clothes for the beach nowadays, but one thing that has not changed is the fact that entertainments then, as now, would have you dipping into your purse.
In front of them a little girl may have been asked to stand there by the photographer for the benefit of the composition, but one wonders if she is aware of what she is doing!
The market still meets on the original site each week, but on a non-market day in the 1920s, Baldock has an air of almost desertion.
Next but one to Vickers is an alleyway leading to the Square and Winchester Cathedral. Behind the Butter Cross is Allens. This shop has subsequently been a building society and is now an art shop.
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