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Memories

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Dear Old Nunhead

I was born in nunhead in 1939,lived in barset road,nunhead,i survived the bombing years,was avacuated for a while,then returned to hide in the Anderson shelter in our back garden,went to holidale road school,then on to Peckham rye ...Read more

A memory of Nunhead by Peter Mills

Collingwood School Wallington

I attended Collingwood boys between 1963 to 1965. I have read many memories , and would like to share mine. It was a highly disciplined school, ruled by John Richardson. He was backed up by his father, who was known ...Read more

A memory of Wallington by Chris Jones

Kilburn House 1973 1976

I lived at 25 or 26 Kilburn house my name is Tony I loved the Bay City Rollers and a Scottish family from Glasgow I think lived upstairs and my friend Scott gave me a Bay City Rollers bag …..his brother jimmy was ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn by Tony Nicholson

Camberley...Where Do I Start ?!

Our family lived at Lightwater (1 High View Road) ; I passed 11 plus and was sent to Frimley And Camberley County Grammar School, starting in Sept. 1959. One of the first things we had to do was to get the uniform. We ...Read more

A memory of Camberley by tobypaws2002

My Youth In Farnham Common By Peter Harrison

I spent my youth in Farnham Common and have nothing but happy memories. We lived in an old house called Glenwood in Templewood Lane. In those days (The 1950's and 1960's) there were very few houses. ...Read more

A memory of Farnham Common by dcpharrison

Help

I haven't much of a memory as such because I was brought up in customhouse ..but on 23rd December 1944 my mum gave birth to me on Eastham Station. I never, all through my life knew of this until I enquired about a copy of my birth certificate, ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by sheilaspurr61

Progress And Change

Being raised in Buckhurst Hill was a childhood experience I feel very lucky to have enjoyed. I was raised in the small cottage at 58 Epping New Road aptly named "Ivy Cottage". Located on the edge of the yard owned by ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1940 by Denman Lalonde

Sydney Wood

My father, Sydney Wood was born in Malborough in 1914. He moved away to get married in 1940 but always considered Malborough as home right up until his death in 1992. He always maintained that he was the young water carrier in this ...Read more

A memory of Malborough in 1920 by Tony Wood

Whitehill In The 60s And 70s

My husband Vic moved into the brand new council estate in 1968 with his parents and sister - Champney Close. His house backed onto the common and MOD training land. He’d stand up on the embankment watching the trains ...Read more

A memory of Whitehill by D Toovey

Bordon County Junior School Budds Lane

Teachers in the 1970s Mr Pearson - an elderly man whose dentures moved around in his mouth when he spoke. He was great fun and shared his family cinefilms with us during the lessons. It was great fun when he ...Read more

A memory of Bordon by D Toovey

Captions

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Caption For Hitchin, High Street 1929

The photographer stood with his back to the market place looking towards Bancroft. On the left is the Cock Inn - it was given its name from the cockpit at the rear.

Caption For Portishead, The Esplanade 1924

As no-one was supposed to enjoy their Sundays off, the first train for Portishead did not run until 10.15am; the last one back to Bristol was at 9.48pm.

Caption For Ormesby, High Street C1965

We can see the signboard for the new Fountain public house on the left beside the street lamp, but the pub is set back out of sight. The major roundabout is visible at the end of the road.

Caption For Chobham, High Street C1955

Standing opposite the start of the churchyard, Frith's photographer looks back along the High Street to the Vicarage Road junction and the A319 main Bagshot to Chertsey road.

Caption For Govilon, The Drawbridge 1936

Models from 1934 onwards had the tank under the back of the car.

Caption For Kenilworth, Village 1892

In 1906 it was possible to hire a horse and carriage at Warwick for a trip to Kenilworth and back for 10s 6d, though with two horses the price went up to £1, including the driver's fee.

Caption For Horning, The Village 1934

This charming village straddles the banks of the River Bure amidst beautiful marshland.

Caption For Ripon, Cathedral Crypt Under Chapter House C1885

The crypt may also have been used to store religious relics which St Wilfrid brought back from Rome.

Caption For Wickhambreaux, The Forge 1903

From the Bridge 1899 A town when the Domesday Book was compiled, and a settled place as far back as the 7th century, Fordwich was a flourishing port on the River Stour for Canterbury when the river was

Caption For St Ives, Old Sloop Inn 1906

This popular inn on the harbour at St Ives is said to date back to 1312. In the 20th century it became a favourite haunt of the St Ives artists' colony. There is now a small porch by the doorway.

Caption For Chandler's Ford, The Lake C1955

The water seeps through from higher ground and is held back by a concrete dam, and below it is a water garden, once a feature of Merdon Court. It has been reconstructed recently.

Caption For Boston, Doughty Quay 1890

The warehouses of Boston have suffered in recent years; the ones on the right on the opposite bank have been converted into flats, but the distant one has been, like so many of its companions, demolished

Caption For Whitby, St Ann's Staith 1886

Looming on the skyline is the back of the Streonshalh Hotel; one can appreciate the extensive view that the hotel guests would have had.

Caption For Whitby, The Bridge C1955

We can see the back of the old Co-op - it is the building with the white gable end to the left. Workmen are putting the finishing touches to the new Cartridge's roof.

Caption For Sully, St John The Baptist's Church And Lychgate C1950

The church dates back to the Norman Conquest, but very little of the original church remains; the initial period of restoration in the 1820s dramatically altered its structure.

Caption For Melplash, The Village 1907

Only the feet of the carter are visible, as his horse stands patiently waiting while he unloads part of his wares from the back of his wagon for delivery to the creeper-festooned cottages in this village

Caption For Horsforth, Town Street 1901

The cart on the left looks like a brewer's dray - in the back are barrels - and is probably delivering to the Black Bull on the right.

Caption For Horsforth, Town Street 1901

The cart on the left looks like a brewer's dray - in the back are barrels - and is probably delivering to the Black Bull on the right.

Caption For Glastonbury, The Abbey 1896

A seat has appeared in the intervening six years since 23910 was taken - it and the steps beside it have gone today, the latter replaced by a shallow bank of earth as before, and now gone.

Caption For Chester, Eastgate Street C1929

The classical building on the left dates from 1860 and was where the Westminster Bank had its Chester branch.

Caption For Edlesborough, The Ford And Mill C1965

This view is taken from the Bedfordshire bank, with the ford (still in existence) in the foreground.

Caption For Govilon, The Drawbridge 1936

Models from 1934 onwards had the tank under the back of the car.

Caption For Abergavenny, Frogmore Street C1955

Frogmore Street begins near the bank on the right, site of the medieval north gate. The pedestrians walking towards the camera are heading for the High Street and, no doubt, the market.

Caption For Morecambe, The West End 1896

Our horse tram is wending its way from Upper Heysham back to Morecambe. Today there is a very popular walk along the promenade between Morecambe and Heysham.