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St Mary's On Parrots Rd. 1951

Hello...my name is Joe Farrugia and, along with my younger brother Godfrey, lived at St Mary's from1951 to 1957. I recall very well the times with Fr Baker (think we nicknamed him Fr Backi) with his small black car ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend by farrugia_joe

Mothers Home

blaen has always been special to me as it is the first thing you see when you walk into the house as mountain row is immediately above the railway station in ferndale and the big tip is above ferndale on the llanwonno road it used to ...Read more

A memory of Blaenllechau by porthbeach4me

Wimbledon By The Sea

Every July, the houses with tennis courts in the garden hosted a tournament (don't know who organised it). I remember turning up one year full of enthusiasm, only to be thoroughly beaten by a chap who had been playing in a ...Read more

A memory of Sandilands by philip.oldershaw

Hetheringtons

As a boy I lived at 108 Moresby Parks with my family. I was from a large family, 4 brothers and one sister. We moved there in 1976 to 2006, it was a wonderful place to live and still is today. My childhood memories are of ...Read more

A memory of Moresby Parks in 1976 by Carl Hetherington

Abergorlech

I moved with my parents, Ron and Edith Burnett, to Abergorlech in 1952 when I was 10 years old. My father worked for the Forestry Commission, and we lived in the Forestry House about a mile west of the village. In those days it was ...Read more

A memory of Abergorlech in 1952 by Pamela Krist

1940s And 50s

I was born in 1942 and lived in Ovington Grove behind The Lonnen. My memories would fill several books, but for starters:- the Regal; Quadrini's; Number 2 blue bus; Holy Cross Church; Cowgate then Wingrove Schools; playing football ...Read more

A memory of Fenham by David Kemp

Village Road, Finchley

I was born at number 7, Village Road, Finchley in 1932 and lived there until October 1939 when my dad's businesses in London were requisitioned. Lots of memories. Milk was delivered by United Dairies and the horse ...Read more

A memory of North Finchley in 1930 by David Britton

The Derbyshire Family Park Villas

My cousin Eileen Vera Derbyshire was born in Blackburn in 1905 and was adopted by the Derbyshire family, when she went by the name of Nelly / Nellie Swales Derbyshire. She was apparently taken in by Nuns at a ...Read more

A memory of Whalley in 1900 by Clarissa Spot

Monson Road Laundry

From 1964 to 1968 I worked many of my school holidays at the laundry in Monson Road. I earned 2 shillings an hour at first, but by 1968 was making four bob. It was hard work. We dealt with those endless roller towels that they ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1964 by Alan Wilkinson

Walton Colliery

My name is Roland Mitchell. I worked at Walton colliery as a haulage hand. I worked alongside Percy Heckles, Alan Jennings, Phillip Casgoin and Phillip Redmond and a young lad by the name of George Bernard Shaw. ...Read more

A memory of Walton in 1971 by Roland Mitchell

Captions

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Caption For Parkgate, The Beach C1939

Some of the boys on the beach were probably from Mostyn House School in the town; the yacht in the foreground is a typical 12ft vessel favoured by the school.

Caption For Fen Ditton, Village 1914

They were, of course, designed to make life easier when using transport of the four-legged variety; although by the time this photograph was taken, the motor car was beginning to make its presence felt

Caption For Brading, High Street C1955

When the English vessels failed to appear, French troops landed on the island, burning and looting, and were resisted only by the islanders who inflicted heavy casualties on the invaders.

Caption For Ingoldmells, Vickers Point And Beach C1955

Here, looking towards Ingoldmells Point, are the sandy beach and the sand dunes, a view now radically changed by the more recent sea defences with a massive concave-fronted sea wall forming a promenade

Caption For Bolsover, The Castle 1902

One such three-day visit by the king in 1634 is said to have set the duke back £15,000, a phenomenal amount of money in 17th-century England.

Caption For Buxted, Park House 1902

This house was built by the three Medley brothers in c1750 in the grounds of Buxted Park, situated about two miles north of Uckfield.

Caption For Chelwood Gate, From Beaconsfield Road 1930

By the time of this photograph, the view from the Beaconsfield Road had changed very little over the previous twenty years or so, except for the addition of the garage next to the parked vehicle (right

Caption For Turvey, The Abbey C1955

The building has never been an abbey, but took its name from the lands owned by the Benedictine Abbey of Bec in Normandy.

Caption For Beaulieu, The Abbey Church 1908

Close by the altar of the Abbey church lies the body of Isabella, wife of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, the second son of the founder King John.

Caption For Houghton, The Mill C1960

This ancient mill was working up to the 1930s, when it was bought by the National Trust and run as a youth hostel.

Caption For Salisbury, The Cathedral, West Front 1887

Viewed from the west, the facade of the west front is dominated by the Great West Window and the Triple Arch Door. The west front of many cathedrals were intended to be showpieces.

Caption For Lands End, Penwith House 1908

We can see the First and Last House down by the Land's End, while in the far distance is the headland of Cape Cornwall.

Caption For Woolacombe, 1906

This one was built by the Chichester family in the 18th century; it burned Welsh limestone, which was held to be superior to the Devon limestone.

Caption For Great Haywood, Essex Bridge C1955

Originally it linked Great Haywood to the old village of Shugborough; the village was later removed by the Ansons as it spoiled their view.

Caption For Godalming, Branksome School 1906

Acquired by the Borough and used as offices (gas masks and ration books were collected from here in the war), it was transferred to the regional water authority when local government was reorganised

Caption For Haslemere, Shepherds Hill C1900

The only action the castle ever saw was in 1216, when it was occupied by the French at the invitation of the barons rebelling against King John. COMPTON, Loseley

Caption For Sully, The Hospital C1950

Funds for its construction were raised by the King Edward VII Welsh National Memorial Association, whose president was Lord Davies of Llandinam.

Caption For Haywards Heath, The Broadway 1958

It is odd that the street lighting is only on the left side of the road, supported by the telephone poles.

Caption For Harborne, Princes Corner C1965

Bell, Old Church Street has survived for three hundred years; its bar is in the passageway.The Junction, High Street has one very big room, an island bar, and some fixtures and fittings supplied by the

Caption For Basildon, The Clock C1965

The clump of trees just in front of it marks the position of Barstable Cottage, one of the thousands of small tenements swept away by the New Town.

Caption For Haverfordwest, Salutation Square 1906

Note the hotel carriage by the entrance and the various horse-drawn conveyances. The fountain in the middle of the square has now been removed and this is now a busy road junction.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Cornhill 1898

The original market place, as laid out in the Bury St Edmunds' grid pattern devised by Abbot Baldwin in the 11th century, was a good deal larger than it was by the time this photograph was taken.

Caption For Boxford, Church Street C1955

The house beyond was the forge, run by the Stone family, who were also parish sextons. Walter Bowers is driving the carrier's cart.

Caption For Newby Bridge, The Bridge 1914

Note the fashionable straw hats, and the wrought iron frame protecting the wooden signpost by the lady on the left.