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Brothers And Sisters

My brother Christopher and I first went down to school at Visitation Convent, Bridport in September 1957. We lived in Ascot as our father had been an officer in the Royal Horse Guards and had been based at Windsor. We took a ...Read more

A memory of Bridport by Timothy Clarke

War Baby Head Banger 1944

I was born in September 1939 just after WW2 had started...My parents who had their house in Waldridge Road decided to move into West Lane to be near my Grandparents while my Dad who was in a reserved occupation was ...Read more

A memory of Chester-Le-Street by maps4

Cluggies Pond

I obviously don't remember the common in 1911, but I did live in Old Common Road number 15 from about 1943 until 1955. Where the children are sitting was The Common, and a herd of Fresion cows were often grazed there. Old Common Road ran ...Read more

A memory of Cobham by trevor.cole

Early Thought Of Byfleet From The I.O.M.

I was born at 11, Church Road, Byfleet - the gardener's cottage, tied to 'Wey Barton', Mill Lane. That was then the residence of the Coles family, to whom my grandparents, Bert & Nellie Bird, were in service. We ...Read more

A memory of Byfleet by bobhunt1946

Maidstone

I was born in Maidstone 19 Hardy Street. Went to St Paul's School. I started at Northborough School.The house was converted into flats.at the same time my mum had twins.so had to move out .And moved to Milton Street. So went to Westborough ...Read more

A memory of Maidstone by swafflg

Oh Beggar It, I Got Old.

Living in Glenmore Drive in the early 60's, it was a new house. I still get aches from the amount of time I spent bent over my bike in the ginnel. From Stansfield Rd. primary and at Kaskenmoor in the first year it ...Read more

A memory of Failsworth

Happy Holidays.

I have many happy memories of holidays spent at Dhoon from about 1934 to 1940, when I was under ten years old. My parents had visited the Isle of man for many years before I was born and had discovered Dhoon on those visits. We used to ...Read more

A memory of Dhoon by pandcvenour

Up The Overs

Walking free through the wet grass leaving dark trails. Ahead the meadow rises to the mill bank where we stand in silence. Silent and smooth the deep mill race slides towards the wheel. Turning away we follow the bank upstream to the ...Read more

A memory of Kempston in 1950 by Brian Walker

Childhood In War Time Silsden

I grew up in Silsden and also worked in Silsden, as a weaver at Stocks Mill. I lived at 52 New Rd or shed side, as it was known. We lived almost opposite Fletchers mill gates, in a back-to-back two bedroomed terraced ...Read more

A memory of Silsden in 1943 by Gordon Cooper

Happy Days At Brimington School?

I attended Brimington Boys from 1962 - 1966. The Headmaster during my school time was the arch nemises of all pupils, Mr D Kelly. Looking back now I have nothing but admiration and a great respect for him and his ...Read more

A memory of Brimington in 1962 by Paul Gibbons

Captions

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Caption For Eccleston, The Ferry 1895

Eccleston is a few miles up the River Dee from Chester.

Caption For Bedale, From The Tower Of St Gregory's Church 1896

The market town of Bedale is just a few miles to the north-east of Masham.

Caption For Cawdor, Castle 1890

A few miles to the south of Nairn stands Cawdor Castle, one of Scotland's finest medieval buildings.

Caption For Mickleton, Main Street C1960

A few miles to the north of Chipping Campden lies Mickleton, a small town that displays both the limestone buildings of the Cotswolds and the traditional half-timbered style of the Vale.

Caption For East Wittering, Beach 1930

Both villages, which lie at the end of the Selsey peninsula, just a few miles from the historic cathedral city of Chichester, have long been associated with seaside holiday recreation.

Caption For Old Sarum, C1955

Six hundred years later, another invading army made Old Sarum its defensive home: the inner fortifications now contained a Norman castle and a cathedral.

Caption For Harden, Goit Stock Falls 1923

We are a few miles out of Bingley between Harden and Cullingworth.

Caption For Talgarth, High Street 1937

Talgarth is a small town a few miles south of Hay-on-Wye.

Caption For Locksbottom, The Village C1955

Although it looks as if this village had a grocer's shop, if residents wanted the big town experience it was necessary to travel a few miles.

Caption For Chester, Bridge Street 1903

It is coming up to ten minutes to eleven by St Peter's clock as one of the new electric tramcars rattles along Bridge Street on its way to Saltney.

Caption For York, The Minster 1908

For decades, the first indication for those travelling by train that York was just a few miles away was the sight of the lofty towers of the Minster rising majestically above the city.

Caption For York, The Minster 1908

For decades, the first indication for those travelling by train that York was just a few miles away was the sight of the lofty towers of the Minster rising majestically above the city.

Caption For Seaton, The Beach And Promenade 1898

Seaton is Devon's easternmost resort, with only a few miles of rugged cliffs and landslips separating the town from neighbouring Dorset.

Caption For Steeton, The River And Bridge C1960

Previously, travellers had to cross at Kildwick a few miles to the west, and considerably further from the burgeoning Yorkshire mill towns.

Caption For Dunsop Bridge, Hodder Bridge 1921

Hidden among the trees in the centre of our photograph is a foot (and animal) bridge just a few miles outside Dunsop Bridge.The hill on the left is called Knot or Sugar Loaf.

Caption For Westerham, The Village 1925

It is a quiet morning in this pleasant small town, situated on a gentle hill a few miles west of Sevenoaks.

Caption For Dunsop Bridge, Hodder Bridge 1921

Hidden among the trees in the centre of our photograph is a foot (and animal) bridge just a few miles outside Dunsop Bridge.

Caption For Leigh, Cyder Press Farm C1955

The tiny hamlet of Leigh lies on the east bank of the River Severn, perched on land just high enough to raise it from the floodplain, a few miles north-west of Cheltenham.

Caption For Abererch, The Village C1955

A few miles from the old port of Pwllheli, this small village on the side of the river Erch would seem to offer little to the passer-through; but a few houses, a church and a small shop offering anything

Caption For Richmond, Castle And Bridge 1923

When the castle was begun, the border between that part of England firmly under Norman control and those still willing to put up a fight lay just a few miles to the north.

Caption For Low Row, The Punch Bowl Hotel 1924

Low Row's intriguing name comes from the fact that this attractive village is strung out for the full distance of a mile along the valley road, which runs close to the river on the northern side of the

Caption For Tewkesbury, The River C1960

Tirley lies a few miles downstream from Tewkesbury on the Severn.

Caption For Knebworth, London Road C1965

Within a few years, London Road would become a busy and congested thoroughfare for travellers from the new town at Stevenage (a few miles to the north) and the outskirts of London.

Caption For Richmond, Castle And Bridge 1923

When the castle was begun, the border between that part of England firmly under Norman control and those still willing to put up a fight lay just a few miles to the north.