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Griddle And Grill

My friend Alison and I spent many happy hours drinking coffee in The Griddle and Grill on Gatley Green during the 1970s. My mother used to call in when she was at school too, although it was called 'Lawrences' then. As far as I know ...Read more

A memory of Gatley in 1970 by Margaret Hall

Now

Do you see the thatch cottage by the bridge? My son and daughter-in-law and our grandchildren now live there, since 2002. It is such a lovely place to bring up children I would love to hear from anyone who could let us know any history to their house.

A memory of Nether Wallop in 2002 by Josephine Green

Christmas Tree In Hornchurch

I too was born and brought up in Hornchurch and remember the bakers - it was called Alies and the daughter was called Enid who went to our school. Just by the bakers was waste ground and I am sure I can remember seeing a christmas tree there, does anyone else remember this? Carol Board (Westbrook)

A memory of Hornchurch in 1950 by Carol Board

Flood

I was sent off to buy some bread by my mother. But crossing the river Crouch by the bridge was impossible.  Wickford was under water. I don't recall the year. But the brand name of the bread was: Wheatchief. I used to buy sandpaper in Mays ...Read more

A memory of Wickford by Nicole Laine

Saturdays

I went to Ferndale nearly every Saturday with my Mum and brother to visit my grandparents and my Great Aunt and Uncle. My grandparents, the Gambles, lived in Brynhyfryd and we would get off the bus at the bottom of the hill on the Strand ...Read more

A memory of Ferndale by Deb Page

Spaldwick Windmill The Belton Family

The Belton family has a long association with Spaldwick as millers, witnessed by a hill being in the family name, (O.S. map 153), just north of the village. My mother's sister Violet Bass, from nearby ...Read more

A memory of Spaldwick in 1955 by Paul Digby

St. George's Presbyterian Church

St. George's Presbyterian Church stands in the forefront of this photograph between what was the Co-operative shop and Tommy Jones the fishmongers shop.   How long the Presbyterian Church has stood on this site ...Read more

A memory of Little Sutton in 1972 by Kathleen Green

The Fair Green

The Fair Green was one of the first places my sister Valerie Cooper (nee Hook) worked in her capacity as an apprentice horticulturist for the Mitcham Council. When she went for the job they told her that she would have to do the ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1961 by Carole Baldwin

Fishing With Billy

Billy was a hero to we boys. In the daytime you could go crabbing with him; at night, out drifting. He drove an old open jeep and at times you would see five, six or even seven boys clinging to parts of this ex-US vehicle as it ...Read more

A memory of Downderry in 1955 by D'arcy Blank

Birthplace.

My Uncle Charles and my father James Scott  were born at Nether Hall in the early 1900's. The family was in service to Sir Henry Longman. The main family residence was Shendish House in Apsley,Hertfordshire where my ...Read more

A memory of Hathersage in 1900 by Barbara Gill

Captions

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Caption For Beer, The Church 1922

Beer is famed for its quarries, which were worked by the Romans and have continued in use down the years. The stone was used extensively for the arcades of many Devon churches.

Caption For Salisbury, High Street C1950

In the fifties and sixties many shops and other commercial users clearly felt a need to advertise their presence more aggressively to passers-by. The

Caption For Norwich, Cattle Market And Castle 1896

In 1993 this was replaced by the very successful design of the Castle Mall shopping centre, partly built underground below a raised park.

Caption For Selsey, High Street C1960

However, much of it has been engulfed by the sea over the years. The cathedral was built by St Wilfrid, who taught the local townsfolk to fish.

Caption For Gillingham, The Miniature Railway C1955

As well as the ever- popular ball games, picnics and simply watching the boats go by, the Strand at Gillingham also offered a paddling pool, a boating pool, a children's playground, miniature

Caption For Thorney, The River C1955

This stream is crossed by the major A47 in the distance, now controlled by traffic lights owing to the large volume of traffic.

Caption For Alton, Crown Hill C1955

The shop by the lamp standard, 22 High Street, was that of Walter Small, 'floral specialist and fruiterer'.

Caption For Wales, Manor Road C1955

At the beginning of the 11th century Wales, the 'territory of the Welshmen', was owned by the wealthy Mercian thegn Wulfric Spott, who also owned lands in Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

Caption For Chigwell, The Village C1955

developed over the years, but the village still presents a deceptively leafy appearance.The bakery and tea-rooms are reminders that many Londoners came on country outings to Chigwell, either by bus or by the

Caption For Macclesfield, Market Place 1957

It is market day, and a breezy one by the look of it, with flowery dresses much in evidence. A policeman is directing the traffic.

Caption For London, Hyde Park Corner C1900

Londoners tended market gardens close by which are now smothered by the buildings of Kensington. In the 18th century it was considered foolhardy to venture here after dark.

Caption For St Michael's Mount, Collecting Seaweed 1895

This rugged and sublime rock mass is divided from Marazion by the sea, but at low tide visitors can tread a causeway to the island.

Caption For Morwenstow, The Church Font 1910

This remote church was visited by the writer Baring-Gould. The eccentric Reverend Hawker told him he found it a blessed retreat from the winds.

Caption For Ayr, Twa Brigs 1900

Things had changed by the time this photograph was taken. The Auld Brig, which is thought to date from the 13th century, is still standing.

Caption For Madingley, Hall C1955

This beautiful Tudor mansion was built at the end of the reign of Henry VIII by the successful lawyer Sir John Hynde, partly from materials salvaged when they pulled down the church of St Etheldreda

Caption For Seaton, Fore Street 1895

Seaton is a mostly Victorian town hard by the mouth of the River Axe. Though never one of Devon's more fashionable resorts, it has a charm of its own and an attractive setting.

Caption For Sidmouth, High Street 1906

Sidmouth began as a small fishing town with a bustling local market, but even these activities had begun to decline by the time the first visitors arrived in the late 18th century.

Caption For Budleigh Salterton, Promenade 1898

It gets its name from the salterns, or salt pans, used by the monks of nearby Otterton Priory.

Caption For Wisbech, Rose And Crown Hotel C1955

The High Street approach to the Market Place is seen here flanked by the Easiephit shoe shop and Woolworth's on one side, and the Rose & Crown Hotel on the other.

Caption For Aberdeen, The Suspension Bridge C1885

The narrowing of the river at this point shows clearly why the bridge was built here.

Caption For Burton Bradstock, The Village 1902

Henry I gave the village and living of Burton Bradstock to the great Normandy abbey at Caen in exchange for the royal regalia of William the Conqueror, which the monks claimed had been gifted to them by the

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Caption For Stroud, 1900

It says a lot for the beauty and resilience of the Cotswolds that the location has not been overwhelmed by the urbanisation of an industrial age.

Caption For Barmouth, The Harbour 1913

Hanging the sails out to dry along the railings are as equal a part of small vessel maintenance as working on the hull note the man by the upturned boat on the left-hand side.

Caption For Burton On Trent, High Street 1961

The first monastic house in the county was founded at Burton, endowed by the Saxon thegn, Wulfric Spot.