Photos

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Maps

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Memories

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Growing Up

I remember this area when I was growing up, my Nan lived in the small block of flats behind the newsagent shop where my sister, brother and I would get sweets from. Behind the wall, in the centre of shot, is a parking area where we would play ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich by gary.chick

Seasons : Junior 1. Walhouse School

Here's another set of memories about Walhose Junior School as I promised. In 1955, I moved from John Wood C of E Infants up to the Church of England's own junior school which was located on the New Penkride Road. I ...Read more

A memory of Cannock by brucehaycock

Luton In The 60s And 70s

I moved to Luton as a child in the early 60s. My first school was the St Maria Convent on Rothasey Rd, Later Denbigh Road Juniors, remember our crazy Gibraltren Head Master, then Denbigh High, stern Mr Whittaker and then Luton ...Read more

A memory of Luton by pandora.rene

First Impressions

A wet and cold rainy winter day - Deiniolen looked very bleak - I was later to meet some wonderful people who changed my early impressions. One person in particular Myfanwy Crane, living with her grandparents in Pentre Helen and her ...Read more

A memory of Deiniolen by Gordon Blain

Memories Of A Convalescent Home

I am interested about a children's convalescent home called, 'Birds Nest and Grange House, 41 Brunswick Square, Herne Bay, Kent. In about 1958/59 as an 8 or 9 year old, my 10 year old sister, (May) ...Read more

A memory of Herne Bay by Alfie Ansell

Middlesex Days

Born in Wrens Ave, Ashford we moved to Lauser Road Stanwell in 1959 I attended Town Farm School but spent a year at the old village school Lord Knyvett's which had shelters in the playground and other kids used to say their were dead pigs ...Read more

A memory of Stanwell by edw1nwilliams

1947 1953

I remember the walk to the Methodist Church in the Village, and the long journey to and from St. Henry's Grammar School. For some reason a Mr. Farrar sticks in my memory, who taught us to swim in the round swimming pool that had no shallow ...Read more

A memory of Bramhope by andree.gillette

The Demise Of Big Wesley

I can remember when Big Wesley was demolished to make way for the new "British Homestores", seems that things are turning full circle. It must have been in the late 1950`s when my pals and I used to play on the demolished ...Read more

A memory of Middlesbrough by ian.cromack296

Blackpool In The Fifties

I spent many happy holidays in Blackpool as a child. We would set off on a coach from Rochdale it would be either Ellen Smith's or Yelloways There would be a kind of competition as to who would see the Tower first coming near ...Read more

A memory of Blackpool by circassion87

Schooldays In Tooting

In 1957 I commenced, aged 10, at Franciscan Boys Primary School, in Mr Norman Leslie Caunt's Class 4, and a short while later moved up a year into his Class 2. I have a photograph of Class 2 taken in 1958, with many of the boys' ...Read more

A memory of Tooting by Peter Thompson

Captions

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Caption For Fairhaven, The Lake 1923

The bowling green and tennis courts are beyond the café building (centre). The line of skiffs and rowing boats indicates the popularity of such a holiday pastime.

Caption For Ramsgate, The Beach C1880

In the centre of this photograph is the rail terminus of the line from Faversham.

Caption For West Chiltington, Crossroads C1955

This mid-1950s photograph shows the centre of West Chiltington, with the village grocer and the Queen's Head pub seen on the right.

Caption For Sambourne, The Green Dragon C1965

Sambourne was one of the earliest centres of the needle industry, but it never grew to any great size.

Caption For Bainbridge, The Village From Roman Fort C1960

The pretty village of Bainbridge, centred on its extensive green, stands on the banks of the River Ure (foreground).

Caption For Cross Hills, Main Street C1965

The Crosshills Co-operative shop is prominent in the centre of the photograph, alongside the Crosshills Pharmacy and Sheila Davey's florist and fruiterer's in the basement of the building on the right.

Caption For Radstock, Main Road C1965

In the 19th century this area was the centre of a busy coal mining industry.

Caption For Hovingham, The Village C1965

A pleasing mixture of architectural styles is seen in this photograph of the centre of the village.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, From Ornamental Grounds 1901

This scene shows the view from near what is now the garden centre, and is somewhere near the site of the port of times past - the tide is now held back by the railway.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, Main Street 1912

This scene shows the view from near what is now the garden centre, and is somewhere near the site of the port of times past - the tide is now held back by the railway.

Caption For Blawith, Composite C1955

The pictures show (top left) Bouthrey Bridge spanning the River Crake at Water Yeat; (top right) Blawith; (centre) High Nibthwaite; (bottom left) Blawith; and (bottom right) the bottom end of Coniston

Caption For Longridge, Berry Lane C1955

Running from the Market Place to the station and level crossing at the bottom of the hill, Berry Lane leads to today's town centre.

Caption For Sketty, St Paul's Church 1910

Between the wars, the urban sprawl of Swansea engulfed the village, and developments pushed west and north from the city centre.

Caption For London, Old Waterloo Bridge 1902

On the far side there is a packed industrial waterside where now the South Bank Centre and the Royal National Theatre stand.

Caption For Haslington, High Street C1955

The building in the centre of the picture, however, claims to be even older -it has the date of 1510 proudly displayed above the front door.

Caption For Bedruthan Steps, 1887

A difficult descent can be made to the golden sand (see the footprints, centre), but this is a very easy place to get cut off by the tide.

Caption For Portsmouth, The Hard 1890

This photograph of The Hard, overlooking Portsmouth Harbour, shows at least three pubs - including The Victoria and Albert in the centre of the picture.

Caption For Market Bosworth, The Village C1955

Since the 13th century there has been a market here, and the buildings in the town centre reflect a gentle change rather than a dramatic fluctuation of fortune at any one time.

Caption For Oxford, Broad Street 1897

Note the ornately designed street lamp in the centre.

Caption For Staithes, Seaton Garth 1927

To the centre of the image, a cat scrounges, perhaps for left-over fish.

Caption For Portsmouth, The Hard 1890

This photograph of The Hard, overlooking Portsmouth Harbour, shows at least three pubs - including The Victoria and Albert in the centre of the picture.

Caption For Newark, Trent Bridge 1900

The spire of St Mary Magdalene (centre) is 240 ft tall.

Caption For St Ives, The Quay C1955

This allowed everyone in the centre cockpit maximum exposure to the East Anglian weather. For centuries, the river was the lifeline of this attractive town.

Caption For Congresbury, The Village C1965

This 15th-century market cross stands in the centre of the village. The right to hold a weekly market and an annual fair was granted in 1227. These continued to be held until the 1960s.