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The Street
I lived in Naburn at Chapel House. My Aunty Mary Walker lived in this row of houses on the left. She lived with the Tweedies family. In 1949 these houses had big back yards where they collected refuse and recycled it.
A memory of Naburn in 1949 by
Childhood Days
I lived in morden from 1948-1965 and I have wonderful memories of Morden Park and the bandstand that always had a band paying on Sundays and teas in the big house, not sure what it was called or what it was used for. My mother always ...Read more
A memory of Morden in 1950 by
Andrew Duncan Home For Boys
At the age of 13 I suffered a nervous breakdown due to problems at home. It was decided by my doctor to send me away from home to give me a break. My mother took me to a mainline station in London where I was handed ...Read more
A memory of Shiplake by
An Old Mans Memories
I was born in 1922 in the village of Mundford. My Father was the village policeman. The village was then a self-contained society and provided all the necessities of life, including a doctor, blacksmith, carpenter and general ...Read more
A memory of Mundford in 1920 by
Family Shop
My Nan and Grandad often took myself and my twin sister to visit his mother and brother in Blackheath (Lamb Lane) and to their local shop. Wow, sweets galore! Lovely smelling cooked meats, it was great! I always remember the ...Read more
A memory of Blackheath by
We Emigrated To Australia In 1963 From Sandiacre
I was about 5 when my mum and dad moved us to Sandiacre from Nth Wingfield around 1955, we Loved our new council house in Coronation Avenue, my grandma and grandad lived in the first house on the ...Read more
A memory of Sandiacre by
My Story
My name is Peter Mills. I was born in 1939 and I lived in Barest Road, Nunhead. I lived through the war years, evacuation, hiding in the Anderson shelter, having to use the bungalow bath, outside toilet, coal fire, ascot water heater, ...Read more
A memory of Peckham in 1950 by
St Joseph's Convent School
I note that a couple of people have mentioned St Joseph's Convent School. Having attended that school from 1960 to 1966, I can confirm that the location was opposite Hoadley's and the building did indeed curve alongside ...Read more
A memory of Burgess Hill
Boyhood Memories Of Lymington
My parents, Edward (Jack) and Mavis Byard and myself and German Shepherd Dog Julie, moved from Poole, in Dorset, to live in a de-commissioned British Power Boat Motor Torpedo Boat, 451, in November 1947. My father ...Read more
A memory of Lymington by
Winter At The Hall
As a boy I remember the big open fireplace in the main hall, and the times the large glass sheet above the fireplace falling down - this was to be a yearly thing if I recall correctly. Other memories - making our own snow skis; ...Read more
A memory of Grassington in 1959 by
Captions
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The massive linen warehouse nearer the camera was one of the first big buildings to take over the square; it marks what linen meant to Belfast.
To the west of Old Quad (above, 72159) lies Old Big School, surmounted by School House dormitories.
To the west of Old Quad (above, 72159) lies Old Big School, surmounted by School House dormitories.
It is not big enough to contain 'inner city areas', and there are many places of similar size or smaller, including some much more picturesque, with far worse social problems.
The big building by the harbour is Slaters, who exported many cargoes of lime at that time.
This view shows Rugby School's First XV Rugby pitch, known as Old Big Side. The Memorial Chapel (left) was built in 1923.
Princess Street is running away to the left, with the big bay window on the corner of the building.
Certainly the aldermen of Wycombe played a big role in securing and building the road; the trustees held their first meeting at the Red Lion in the High Street.
This is a tiny village with a big history. Copper mining in the 18th century brought an influx of workers into this quiet spot just to the east of Scotch Corner on the Roman Watling Street.
The windows of the Unionist Association can be seen; there were also at least six trade union tenants along the way, and two of the big English railway companies had ticket offices.
The idea that small and relatively inexpensive, highly manoeuvrable, fast attack craft had the potential to wreak havoc amid a squadron of very big, very slow and very expensive ironclads, called
The shops behind the big lamp in the centre of the road are interesting. Next to the draper's shop on the left is Walmsley's Stationers and Bookshop.
Holyrood again plays a big part in the life of Falkirk, but this time it is neither the abbey nor the palace, but the re-convened Scottish parliament.
Debenhams would become the big clothes shop for increasingly fashion-conscious women.
Debenhams would become the big clothes shop for increasingly fashion-conscious women.
But it is still possible for local firms to stand alongside the big names.
The departure of several big-name businesses including Dickinson's, Kodak, Dexion and Dupont is sad but already several new firms, such as Isa, are arriving and many new factories are under construction
Life came back to the big house in 1790, when it was bought by John Trotter, an army contractor from Soho, who had a new manor house built on the site.
The church cannot have been particularly big if a group of shopkeepers were able to punt a football over it.
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