Places

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Memories

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Old Memories

I was born in Spring Hill nursing home in 1933, corner of Hill Lane and Howard Road, and I used to take short cuts via the bomb site on the way to school, sometimes I would find a coin or two. We lived near the Dell football ground ...Read more

A memory of Southampton in 1944 by Miriam Wolff

Staty Fair.

The Staty Fair is really called 'The Statute Fair' as it is held one night only but the high street is actually blocked off for 48 hours. My family have lived in Kimbolton for over 500 years, my grandad had the butchers shop in the high ...Read more

A memory of Kimbolton in 1960 by Lisa Wright

Wartime Defences

The photo caption for this in the book states that there were girders and wires and mines on Lyme beach during the war. My father Gilbert Atterbury was Town Clerk from the mid thirties until the late fifties and fought the War ...Read more

A memory of Lyme Regis in 1940 by Patience Gent

When We Came Here

When our family, consisting of myself, Jean Pauline Smith, my mother who has since passed away (also called Jean, but her middle name is Audrey), and my sister and brother came to Bulwell, we came from the famous or infamous Balloon ...Read more

A memory of Bulwell in 1978 by Jean Smith

Stanhope Boys Home A Horrible Place To Be

I was in Crawly House in Stanhope Castle School from 1978-1981. My memories were not too good, it was a horrible place to be when you were 11 years old. I visited Stanhope Home a year ago and it has been ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope in 1978 by Trevor Corner

Block 5 Lads

I was put in Treloars as a last attempt to cure my Lupus Vulgaris, and have many happy memories of the staff and the lads in with me, alas the only names I can recall are John Tissington and David Doe. Woud love to hear from anyone remembering me, regards, Ernie.

A memory of Alton in 1949 by Ernest Windebank

Roller Skating At Barry Island.

Some of my best memories of Barry Island are from the week-ends I used to go to the skating rink which was situated above the block of shops on the sea side of the pleasure park overlooking the prom and sea. Three ...Read more

A memory of Barry Island in 1960 by Patricia Baker

Memories Of Stanford Le Hope

I too have many memories of Stanford-le-Hope.   I was born in Orsett hospital.  My mother came from South Wales whilst my father came from Ashford in Middlesex.  The reason they came to live here was my aunt and ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope

Life In Northolt

I moved to Northolt in 1970 with my step father, Alan Souster, my mother Gwen and my older sister Cindy. Our first home was Flat, Block 74, Dabbs Hill Lane. Below us in No.2 was Mr & Mrs Peg & their sons Andrew and Roy. In ...Read more

A memory of Northolt in 1973 by Heidi Souster

Cycle Shop & Steggles

My memories of the small block of shops was the Penny Farthing cycle fixed to the wall outside the cycle shop. That shop had all you needed for your bike and more, like the elastic we needed for our catapaults. Hard to get anywhere ...Read more

A memory of Pitsea in 1960 by Keith Lewsey

Captions

238 captions found. Showing results 193 to 216.

Caption For Sudbury, Exchange 1895

On the corner of Station Road is a three-storey block of Victorian shops.

Caption For Barry, Holton Road 1903

On the opposite side of the road is the Victoria Hotel and the block of shops with Boyles Boots, which has since been demolished.

Caption For Chippenham, The Market Place C1955

A brass plaque on the wall in the old block of the technical college commemorates his 21 years as Chairman of the Governing Body for Secondary and Technical Education.

Caption For Tarring, The Church 1890

It is now replaced by a block of flats, while the foreground field is now a tennis court; behind the photographer are now modern houses along Church Road.

Caption For Bedford, The Town Hall 1897

Behind is now the 1960s council offices, a seven-storey block.

Caption For Nottingham, Chapel Bar C1950

It was also lined by gruesome 1960s office blocks that replaced older and better buildings.

Caption For Hawkhurst, St Laurence's Church 1902

This 15th-century church built of squared ragstone blocks has a tower 75 feet high standing amid a number of chestnut trees.

Caption For Wilmington, The Long Man C1965

The outline is now set out in white blocks installed in 1969.

Caption For Penrice, Castle C1955

A stone-faced wing by William Powell was added between 1812 and 1817, and the last building phase was the block erected between 1893 and 1896.

Caption For Preston, County Hall 1894

A further block was built in 1934 (at a cost of £130,000) on Pitt Street and Marchand Street.

Caption For Belfast, Victoria Street 1897

The nearest building, owned by the Scottish Amicable Assurance Society, was the first such independent block designed to make its impact on Belfast.

Caption For Harewood, Harewood House C1886

The medieval manor house, Gawthorp Hall, was bought by the Harewood family, and John Carr was asked to design the new stable block.

Caption For Stanmore, The Broadway C1965

This row was demolished in the 1980s to make space for a large office block.

Caption For Conwy, Castle C1865

Today the road bridge of 1958 blocks the view of the earlier bridges.

Caption For Stanford On Avon, Stanford Hall And The Lake C1965

His brother, Francis Smith, designed the stable block (centre left) in 1737.

Caption For Ayot St Lawrence, The Old Church C1955

When he built Ayot House, Sir Leonard Lyde found that the old church had blocked his view, and began to demolish it without permission from the bishop.

Caption For Charmouth, The Beach 1900

We are looking eastwards from the blocked mouth of the River Char, which ends its journey to the sea by having to break through a ridge of shingle (right).

Caption For Chelmsford, New Street 1920

The new library and mayoral suite were seen as the first phase of a new block of civic buildings, though in fact it was another 30 years before the rest of the site - the Civic Centre and Civic

Caption For Kettering, The Market 1922

When this block was demolished it was replaced by a car park.

Caption For Caerphilly, Castle C1955

The principal residential block, which included the great hall, was situated along the south side of the inner curtain wall.

Caption For Great Yarmouth, The Market 1891

By the 16th century the old river channel had become so blocked with sandbanks that the town burghers had to enlist the help of Dutch engineers to cut a new river mouth.

Caption For Beaumaris, Castle And Recreation Ground 1911

The towers of the inner curtain were never completed to their intended height, and the great hall and other accommodation and domestic blocks in the inner ward were never begun.

Caption For Saxilby, Foss Dyke C1965

However, there are a couple of pubs still in business, the Ship with the sailing ship pub sign and the Sun with a mounting block outside (centre).

Caption For Saxilby, Foss Dyke C1965

However, there are a couple of pubs still in business, the Ship with the sailing ship pub sign and the Sun with a mounting block outside (centre).