Places
36 places found.
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- Stoke Newington, Middlesex
- Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- Stoke Gabriel, Devon
- Stoke Fleming, Devon
- Stokes Bay, Hampshire
- Limpley Stoke, Avon
- Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire
- Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset
- Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey
- Stoke Abbott, Dorset
- Stoke St Michael, Somerset
- Stoke Climsland, Cornwall
- Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire
- Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire
- Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire
- Stoke, Devon (near Hartland)
- Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire
- Rodney Stoke, Somerset
- Stoke, Devon (near Plymouth)
- Tunstall, Staffordshire (near Kidsgrove)
- Old Church Stoke, Powys
- Longton, Staffordshire
- Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk
- Lower Stoke, Kent
- Trentham, Staffordshire
- Stoke Holy Cross, Norfolk
- Blurton, Staffordshire
- Stoke, Kent
- Hanley, Staffordshire
- Stoke Pero, Somerset
- Stoke Prior, Hereford & Worcester (near Bromsgrove)
- Itchen Stoke, Hampshire
- South Stoke, Sussex
- Stoke Charity, Hampshire
- North Stoke, Sussex
- Stoke Row, Oxfordshire
Photos
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Maps
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Memories
691 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.
The Tilt
Does anyone remember the little sweet shop on the Tilt. I do, and remember walking home from St Andrew's School in Cedar Road, along the little alley onto Stoke Road, across to the Fire Station and up towards the Running Mare. The ...Read more
A memory of Cobham in 1960 by
I Was Born There
I remember going to school at Strete in the Easter, up to the summer holidays, as a 4 year old in 1964. When we were due to return, we had to go to Stoke Fleming primary because Strete primary had closed. All the Rowdens, Ewings, ...Read more
A memory of Strete in 1964 by
Ancestors In Assington
I am researching my wife's family history and on one side of her family is Charles Freeman Parson. She is his 2nd Great Garandaughter. We know that he lived and farmed at Assington House which I am told that he also ...Read more
A memory of Assington in 1860 by
Dunsmore People And Happenings Remembered
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION In 1995, when the first edition of this history was published, it seemed incredibly optimistic to have had three hundred copies printed for a market which ...Read more
A memory of Dunsmore by
The 1950s
Though I have some recall of the 1940s - eg starting school in 1948 at the age of three and a half and being reluctant to get off a rocking horse on the first day, it was the 1950s that really kicked in - to the accompaniment of songs ...Read more
A memory of Corwen in 1950 by
Convalescent Home In Belbroughton
In the 1901 census my great-grand mother was living at this place and was working at Stoke Priory as a domestic. I cannot find any information on this building, can anyone help?
A memory of Lickey in 1900 by
Growing Up In Stafford Until 1975
I grew up on the Weston Park Estate and my close friends were Ann Parker and Linda Jay, as we all lived a few doors away. We used to go to Riverside disco approximate 1970 and the Young Farmers disco on Friday ...Read more
A memory of Stafford by
Approximately In 1950
During the Second World War my gran owned a grocery shop at 7 Stoke Road, Water Eaton and my grandad used to take a barrow round the streets selling slabs of salt. I remember looking out of my window (at about 3 or 4 years ...Read more
A memory of Bletchley by
Calceby My Soul Mate
Calceby... I came to live here in 1947, not a country girl by birth, having lived in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, for the first fourteen years of my life. This hamlet was to become my home for the next three years, isolated ...Read more
A memory of Calceby in 1947 by
My Family Roots
My father lived in Abergwynfi as a child, his name was Peter Thomas Walley. My grandmother was from the area, her maiden name was Eirwen Thomas and she had brothers named Estyn, Edward, Emlyn and Thomas. She also had a sister ...Read more
A memory of Abergwynfi by
Captions
132 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.
The slopes to the rear of West Street are still green, and the view at the end of the 20th century is a little less smoke-hazed.
There were once 200 mills and industrial chimneys pouring smoke into the air of Burnley.
He was followed by Thomas Seager, who may well be the gentleman smoking a pipe (centre left).
The cottage with the smoking chimney was rebuilt in about 1910, and houses the Clifton Hampden Post Office and General Stores.
The sign on Brown & Seymour's shop beyond reads 'smoke Musketeer tobacco'.
The sign on Brown & Seymour's shop beyond reads 'smoke Musketeer tobacco'.
Neon advertising signs telling us that 'Players Please' and 'Senior Service Satisfy' show that smoking had still to become an anti-social pastime.
'When the evening sun falls over St Davids Cathedral, gilding the old stone, shining on the gentle green hills, the white twisting roads and the little farms, the smallest “city” in the kingdom lies lost
The interesting buildings with a smoking chimney comprise the cement works (lower right).
Firefighting was hampered by the fact that the crew spoke no English, and could not be understood when they raised the alarm.
The old brewery chimney smoked for the last time at 3pm on 29th October 1937, and was then taken down brick by brick by two skilled chimney jacks.
The local MP, Vincent Cable, was drawn into the debate and spoke on behalf of residents, saying 'since the council appears to share residents' concerns, it must vote down aggressive development
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