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Memories

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Evacuation During The Second World War

During the early years of the Second World War my father was posted to the Royal Artillery camp in Almondbury and when we were bombed in our home in Hull he found a small house for my mother, sisiter and I ...Read more

A memory of Kirkheaton in 1940 by Raymond Taylor

Gants Hill

I moved to Gants Hill in 1968, from Bethnal Green, at the age of 8. I later moved to Wanstead aged 32. I have great memories of the place, I lived on the Eastern Avenue between Ethelbert Gardens and Beehive lane. Ray Powell was the ...Read more

A memory of Gants Hill in 1973 by Martin Redif

Cobblers Shop Rockingham Road Swinton

My memory relates to the cobblers shop on Rockingham Road, Swinton as this was my grandad's shop, I used to walk down the back way, behind the houses to get to it, it is still a shoe repairers shop. ...Read more

A memory of Swinton in 1967

Lawrence Family In East Molesey

On a holiday from Australia, today my husband and I visited East Molesey & Hampton Court. My mother's paternal family were the Lawrence's - Edward was a master butcher and had a shop in 156 Walton Road (now ...Read more

A memory of East Molesey by Erica Henley

Plough Inn

The Plough Inn, in High Bentham was bought by great grandfather Harold Slinger in the early 1900s. He then refurbished it in to two cottages. Harold Slinger was also the registrar for birth deaths and marriages as I recall. After ...Read more

A memory of High Bentham in 1970 by Nick Louth

Simply The Best

My parents took us to Kilchattan Bay every year from the mid 1960s. As far as my sister and I were concerned we didn't want to go anywhere else but KB. Used to love climbing the Suidhe which was a ritual for all Glasgow ...Read more

A memory of Kilchattan Bay by David Roach

Poetry

This poem was sent to mac by Mrs S. Holmes: Death of Chelmsley Wood The sheer delight of summer afternoons, As through the fields in cotton frocks we walked, The long grass licking at our gangly legs, While we in deep contentment ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsley Wood in 1995

Aber/Blaengwynfi Silver Prize Band Thankyou For The Music!

I grew up in Blaengwynfi in the 1950s/60s. My father was Don Davies, and he was band-master during most of those years. He'd joined the band in the 30s when he'd been forced to leave ...Read more

A memory of Blaengwynfi by Dorothy Chambers

How Good Barking Was In The 1950s

I was born in Shirley Gardens in 1935, right opposite Barking Park where I spent most of my childhood at Barking open air lido. What a magnificent place that was! My father was a policeman in Barking so we always ...Read more

A memory of Barking by Shirley Bates

James Joseph Irvine (Autobiography) 1911 1990

Stretching over about a mile on the A68 road to Edinburgh from Darlington, lies the small mining town of Tow Law. Approaching it from Elm Park Road Ends, on a clear day, as you pass the various openings ...Read more

A memory of Tow Law in 1930 by James Irvine

Captions

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Caption For Aspley Guise, The Square C1955

The checkerboard finish on many of the buildings fronting the square is traditional and, in this case, dates back to the 18th century.

Caption For Formby, Town Centre C1960

The site of Goodwood Furnishing (right) was originally occupied by the Rimmer family's fish, game and poultry outlets, and it is now home to a branch of Lloyds TSB Bank in a purpose-built

Caption For Tunbridge Wells, The Pantiles C1890

We are looking back from Bath Square, with the General Post Office on the right.

Caption For Selby, The Cross And Finkle Street 1903

There is still a bank on the corner, but the market cross of 1790 is now located to the right of the square, after standing in the park opposite between 1968 and 1986.

Caption For Bradford, Manningham Lane 1921

We are travelling out of the city towards Manningham Park and on to Shipley and Bingley.

Caption For Wells, Cathedral Lightfoots Clock 1892

Knights joust above the dials; the same knight is struck back on his horse at every round.

Caption For Northleach, The Green C1960

The Ford Thames van bears a DD Gloucestershire registration; behind it we can just see the back of the latest Thames van which superseded it.

Caption For Fleetwood, Mona's Queen 1904

On arrival back at Southampton, her paddle-box was found to be damaged and she was sent to Harland & Wolff for repairs.

Caption For Ripon, The Cathedral, The Library C1885

He was inspired by cathedral carvings of a lion, an elephant on the back of a turtle and the curious creatures carved on the misericords in the choir.

Caption For Richmond, Kings Head Hotel 1913

The doorway on the extreme right served as the bar entrance, and another doorway was inserted to the left when Lloyds Bank opened here c1920.

Caption For Tintern, Abbey 1890

Records of an iron and wire works here go back to the 16th century, and production continued until around the end the 19th century.

Caption For Downham, And Pendle Hill 1921

This ancient and beautiful village dates back to Saxon times. The beacon on Pendle Hill is said to be Saxon, and the field known as Kirkacre was in existence when Alfred the Saxon was chieftain.

Caption For Bashall Eaves, The Village C1955

Bashall Eaves stands on the banks of the river Hodder in the parish of Mitton.

Caption For Llanasa, The Village C1955

The village was once the seat of the diocesan church of St Asaph (Llanasaph), which dated back to the 13th century.

Caption For Kettering, High Street C1960

This view looks back towards Woolworth's from Bakehouse Hill, where the mini-roundabout marks the convergence of the High Street, Gold Street and Lower Street.

Caption For Manchester, The Royal Exchange 1889

James Murgatroyd was the architect, and it was he who was invited back in April 1892 to oversee the taking down of the portico entrance and the bringing out of the front of the building to the pavement

Caption For Elstow, The Moot Hall 1897

The Moot Hall in Elstrow dates back to the 17th century and now houses a most interesting museum which commemorates Bunyan's life.

Caption For Ilkley, The Saxon Crosses 1916

By AD410, all remaining troops were withdrawn as the Romans trudged back to deal with unrest in their homelands. Many artefacts have been since found within the site of the fort.

Caption For Ilkley, The Parish Church And Saxon Crosses C1955

The porch to the church dates back to Norman times (13th century), the aisle from the 14th and the tower from the 15th century.

Caption For Bingley, Old Market House 1894

Completed in 1753 at a cost of £12, the Market Hall, Butter Cross and the stocks were removed at a cost of £16 6s from Main Street to the Prince of Wales park in 1888, which is where we see them in this

Caption For Leyburn, Market Place 1914

In the market place is an iron ring said to date back to the days of bull-baiting.

Caption For Leyburn, Market Place 1914

In the market place is an iron ring said to date back to the days of bull-baiting.

Caption For Grindleton, The Village 1921

The road from Sawley to Waddington crossed the back road from Clitheroe to Slaidburn here, so the cloth produced from local wool could be taken to the markets and fairs on packhorses.We are looking

Caption For Barnard Castle, The Castle And The River Tees 1898

The Bishop of Durham claimed Barnard, and actually occupied it from 1296 to 1301, when Edward I took it back and eventually gave it to Robert Clifford.