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St Joseph’ Junior School Pontefract

Born in December 1957 my maiden name was Kemp I must have started in Mrs Padgets class St Joseph's circa 1962. i remember the alphabet in pictures around the wall A is for apple B is for ball, C is for cat & ...Read more

A memory of Pontefract by Margaret Lewis

Yesterday's Birch

I REMEMBER BIRCH IN 1960'S. THE VILLAGE SHOP WAS RUN BY A JEWISH MAN CALLED MR WOLFE. WHEN YOU CROSSED THE ROAD ON TO WHITTLE LANE THERE WAS A ROW OF HOUSES THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE WHITE HART PUB . AS YOU WALKED UP THE ...Read more

A memory of Birch by franciscaine7

Annie Laurie

It was the year of the Coronation and we, the Allans, had a T.V. We were all sitting watching this event when Mother got up and said, "right, one of you go down and tell Annie Laurie that Bill, her son, is on the telly". I said ...Read more

A memory of Kilbirnie in 1952 by John Allan

Hop Picking

I used to go to Little Chart Farm, Pluckley as a child, being born in the East End in 1946.  My memories are of freedom and adventure, long, happy carefree days spent in the beautiful Kent countryside, for a few weeks each summer. My ...Read more

A memory of Pluckley in 1956 by Alexandra Mustin

Lunch At The Pavilion

I was at Wyggy Boys School from 1961 to 68. Usually I went home for dinner (which we always had mid-day) as my father worked nearby and took me. But if he wasn't going home I used to meet my mother or grandmother and have ...Read more

A memory of Leicester by Andrew Buxton

Building History.

The photograph shows a shop and house which my grandmother ran between 1931 and 1952. It was then run by my uncle until it was sold as a house in 1979. My grandmother's name was Colville and she ran the shop as a general stores. ...Read more

A memory of Linton by Claire Allen

Childhood

I was born in London, and my family moved to Culberry Cottage in East Pennard when I was about 8yrs or 9yrs old.  That was a short but happy stay in the area amongst the farm lands, animals and walks in the fields picking wild ...Read more

A memory of East Pennard in 1951 by Brenda Carter

Saturday Morning Pictures

My lasting memory of the majestic cinema was going to Saturday morning pictures: with my sister Linda and all our mates watching Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, Superman, The 3 Stooges and all the cartoons. I still love Tom ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by James Dawson

Foggy Beacon Park

When I was 5 yrs old I can vividly remeber getting lost in Beacon Park in a real pea souper with friends from the farm in the Sandford Street corner of the park and also remember digging old stone jars up from the brook that runs through the park!

A memory of Lichfield in 1956 by Frank Clarke

Horton Kirby In The 1960's

I was born and brought up in Dartford but my aunt, Nora Hall, was housekeeper to Sir Edward Bligh and they had moved to Horton Kirby in 1961 from Swanley Village. Sir Edward took a ten-year lease upon the house that ...Read more

A memory of Horton Kirby by Stuart Hall

Captions

1,152 captions found. Showing results 145 to 168.

Caption For Willaston, The Village C1965

On the other hand, the main street of Willaston has changed very little. Notice Aston's (right) – it is still there.

Caption For Chigwell Row, Lambourne Road C1965

Like Morgan's the confectioner's (C240004), this shop (left), a post office and grocer's run by Pardey & Johnson, was built at the end of the 19th century.

Caption For Peterborough, Town Bridge 1904

The river still runs through the centre of Peterborough, but the old railway warehouses on the left are no more, and the rowing boats for hire on the extreme right have gone the same way.

Caption For Canford Magna, Canford Bridge 1899

The Portland stone bridge, built in 1813, carries the main road from Poole to Wimborne on the far bank of the River Stour.

Caption For Dawlish, The Beach 1922

The rich variety of reds in the sandstone cliff are a delight to the eye.

Caption For Colesbourne, Lower Hilcot C1960

An ancient ford and footbridge, an abandoned cartwheel, and the splash of running water over a tiny weir—this delightful photograph of two stone cottages and their attractive gardens reminds us that the

Caption For Dawlish, The Beach 1922

The rich variety of reds in the sandstone cliff are a delight to the eye.

Caption For Coombe Bissett, The Village C1955

This picture shows the River Ebble and the A354 Blandford Road running side- by-side through the village of Coombe Bissett, a couple of miles south of Salisbury.

Caption For Romsey, The Hundred 1911

The Hundred, which runs down to the Market Place, is lined with striking houses and cottages. The Sawyers Arms, now a private house, can be spotted on the right.

Caption For Romsey, The Hundred 1911

The Hundred, which runs down to the Market Place, is lined with striking houses and cottages. The Sawyers Arms, now a private house, can be spotted on the right.

Caption For Kingsclere, Market Square C1955

This photograph was taken from almost the same spot as, but in a different direction to, picture (K140025, above). It offers a view of George Street running off to the south.

Caption For Eype, Mouth 1930

Crab, lobster and crayfish pots are stacked by the door. The stream disappears into the pebbles (left) and a moderate sea is running in what is visibly unsettled weather.

Caption For Chigwell, The Village 1925

At this time the stores (centre) were run by George Watts, and the bakery by George Hayden. Notice the complete lack of road traffic.

Caption For Ascott Under Wychwood, Church View C1950

Like other villages that are found along the course of the River Evenlode and its tributary streams, Ascott-under-Wychwood's function was milling.

Caption For Plymouth, Royal Marine Barracks, Stonehouse 1890

Situated on Durnford Street, which runs parallel to Stonehouse Creek, the Royal Marine Barracks were built in 1867 using a mixture of Plymouth limestone and granite from the moors and originally housed

Caption For South Holmwood, Village 1903

The delightful green, where cricket had been played for more than 100 years, no longer exists. Today the A24 dual carriageway runs straight through it.

Caption For Stokesby, The Ferry Inn C1935

Many of the inns along the broads contain the word 'Ferry', commemorating long-gone crossing points. The ferries were often run by the innkeepers themselves, who benefited from the extra trade.

Caption For Combeinteignhead, Coombe Cellars 1890

Once the haunt of smugglers, now frequented by yachtsmen, Combe Cellars sits on the banks of the Teign.

Caption For Leverington, Gorefield Road C1960

The tree-lined road still runs straight past the refurbished village hall in the distance, whilst the building hidden behind the trees on the left was demolished and the site redeveloped as a small housing

Caption For Cowbridge, High Street C1949

The High Street runs along the mile long Roman road within the small market town of Cowbridge.

Caption For Hythe, St Johns Street C1955

Hythe is now a popular residential area standing just across the water from the great city of Southampton.

Caption For Pegwell, The Seafront And The Pier C1880

The Bellevue Hotel at Pegwell is pictured here in its clifftop setting.The structure that is visible on the left was an artificial lagoon offering visitors sea-water bathing in safe, sheltered

Caption For Bluntisham, Village Square C1965

This scene, with Lieutenant Colonel Tebbutt's 19th-century barograph under the shelter in front of the village shop has hardly changed.

Caption For Llanfair Caereinion, The Railway C1960

The Welshpool and Llanfair Railway still chuffs its way along the 8-mile narrow gauge line between the two towns.