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Photos

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Books

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Memories

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The Old Thatch

Ah, The Old Thatch. I remember it well, for this is where I grew up from the early 1940s until 1956. By today's standards it was grim: no heating, no running water, no flush loo - nothing. Yet it was a wonderful place in which to ...Read more

A memory of Nether Wallop in 1940 by Brian Rivas

General Store Whiteparish

My parents owned the General Store which features as photograph 16 of the 18 available. The picture must be at least circa 1961 since my parents did not purchase it until that year (You can see the names AG & N (Alan ...Read more

A memory of Whiteparish in 1962 by Richard Taylor

On The Way To The Cathedral School

I still see the journey from my home in Morecambe to start my senior school years. First the bus from my home on Regent Road to the Midland Hotel. Then, across to the station for the train to Green Ayre station. ...Read more

A memory of Lancaster by Joan Tew

I Remember This Coronation, 2nd June 1953.

The biggest reason I remember the 1953 Coronation was because it was the first time I had ever seen a television. I was only very young in 1953 but I was privileged to be able to watch Queen Elizabeth's Coronation ...Read more

A memory of Lincoln by David Campbell

Dads Shop

This was my Dad's shop where he started his butchering business in the 1930's till, he closed in 1973. Both my brother Tom and I worked there. Tom from 1955 till it closed and I began in 1962 and left in 1966, for Australia. In those ...Read more

A memory of Guisborough by Robert Pallister

Jewish Grocer's Shop On Fryent Way/ Kingsbury Circle

Does any 'old codger' who lives locally remember the name of this shop? We moved into the area, just before The Queen's Coronation, the first residents in the newly built block of flats on The Mall, ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury by Peter Williams

Tower Street

There was a fruit wholesaler in Tower Street. Think it may have been Southalls. I remember being taken as a child to see the huge cart horses dressed up for May Day. They looked spectacular with their gleaming coats, plaited manes, decorated ...Read more

A memory of Dudley by Susanne Taylor

My Playground As A Child

My name is Ron Sargeant and I lived at 52 Worcester Crescent Mill Hill from 1939 until 1964 when I married the girl across the road from number 51, Barbara Snelling, and moved to Harrow Now as to the picture. On the ...Read more

A memory of Mill Hill by Ron Sargeant

Burgess Hill 1957 1968

My parents moved from Durham to Burgess Hill in the mid-fifties. I was born in 1957, at Cuckfield hospital, and at that time lived in West Park Crescent. Both my brother and sister were also born in Burgess Hill. I remember my ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill by David Storey

School Journey

As a sickly child, I missed much of my early schooling and eventually attended schools for the physically handicapped. My senior school was the Venetian School for boys in Camberwell, south London. We went on School Journeys during my ...Read more

A memory of Rustington by Peter Nunn

Captions

918 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.

Caption For Mumbles, The Pier 1898

Here we see the terminus of the Swansea to Mumbles railway. The pier was essential for the recreation of Edwardian visitors to this part of the seaside.

Caption For Chatsworth, And Italian Gardens C1870

Here we see the east front of Chatsworth, where a team of gardeners with their carts full of bedding plants are working on the Italian gardens.

Caption For Elm, The Village 1923

Here we see the village green in Elm, with its recently erected memorial to the men of the village who fell in the Great War.

Caption For Buckden, Old Forge And George Hotel C1950

We can just see the forge bellows inside the low brick wall. The town's thatch hooks were kept on the inside wall of the forge; these were used to pull the thatch off if the house was on fire.

Caption For Farnham, The Colonnade 1936

Here we see the colonnaded front of the Town Hall a couple of years after its completion.

Caption For Douglas, Harris Promenade 1907

Here we see the hustle and bustle of Douglas in high season. The white castle-like structure in the background is the Falcon Cliff Hotel.

Caption For Gorleston, The Beach And The Promenade 1922

In the centre of the photograph we can see the 64ft, red brick lighthouse on the Brush Wharf, built at a cost of £400.

Caption For Morecambe, The West End Pier 1899

The spaces between the planks meant that you could see the water below, and this added to the excitement and danger of the early piers.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Cavendish Street C1960

We can see the back of a road sign proclaiming 'Halt: major road ahead' standing by a number of pedestrians on the right. Further along the street is an Odeon cinema.

Caption For Abbotsbury, The Tithe Barn 1890

Here we see the back of the great tithe barn, which was built in about 1413. It was claimed to be one of the largest in the country at 276ft long.

Caption For Broughton, The Cross Roads C1955

At the corner of the B4025 and the entrance road to Broughton Castle, we see the Saye & Sele Arms advertising Chesham & Brackley Breweries Ltd.

Caption For Aylsham, Red Lion Street C1955

Here we see the narrow main street of this north Norfolk market town. The road sign on the left depicts a torch, and warns of a school just around the corner.

Caption For Malmesbury, The Abbey 1924

Here we see the abbey from the south, featuring the great 12th- century south porch with its elaborate figurative carving. The church was repaired during 1822 and 1823 and in 1903.

Caption For Repton, The Hall C1955

Here we see the headmaster's house at Repton, which is known as the Hall. It incorporates part of the 15th-century Prior Overton's Tower.

Caption For Robin Hoods Bay, New Road C1955

We can see the steepness of the streets by comparing the level of the Laurel Inn with the houses rising up behind.

Caption For Devizes, The Brittox C1960

Look above the shop fronts of Timothy Whites, Baxters and Hiltons on the left and see the fine brickwork, the stone quoins and the sash windows.

Caption For Calver, Cliff College C1950

Here we see the stern exterior of Cliff College, with that most archetypal English game of croquet being played on the lawns.

Caption For Polperro, The Old Museum C1955

Here we see the heart of the famous Cornish fishing village at its quaintest, and most deserted.

Caption For Port Erin, 1897

In this view we can clearly see the old fishing village at the water's edge and the later developments associated with the resort of Port Erin.

Caption For Southport, The Monument War Memorial 1923

Here we see the obelisk and twin colonnades of the town's war memorial in the year it was consecrated.

Caption For Pontymister, Ty Isaf C1955

The road in front of the houses if Channel View, and beneath if we can see the railway lines, now only a single main line used primarily to transport coils from the Llanwerm steelworks to the Ebbw Vale

Caption For Upwey, An Afternoon Excursion C1950

And what a lovely way to see the countryside.

Caption For Sheringham, Fishermen On The Beach 1901

Apart from the individual on the bow, it is possible to see the strength of character in the faces of the men.

Caption For Barry, Marine Lake At Cold Knap 1931

Here we see the feeder stream and the lily stream at the lake; note the clean appearance of its surrounds.