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Memories
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Tosh And I And Easy Pickings
Tosh and I and easy pickings Hi everyone, It's me again with the continuation of my wee story. I was taken by surprise how many people liked and responded to ...Read more
A memory of Newarthill by
Burtons Corner.
A foundation stone laid by Arnold James Burton in 1933 is to be found on the extreme right of this shop, just off the picture. I'm sure this foundation stone used to be at the other end of the building. The possible reason for its move ...Read more
A memory of Crewe
Good Days
My name is Derek Price, and I was born in Central Middlesex Hospital and lived in Court Way, North Acton, until moving to Birkbeck Avenue when I was married in 1965. I attended West Acton Primary, Acton Wells Junior, John Perryn and finally ...Read more
A memory of Acton by
Good Times
I lived at 14 oak street Chapel of Ease. I can remember the two estates being built and the bridge in the photo is also the way I went to school at the west end primary school. The red phone box is still there I believe, in the photo the ...Read more
A memory of Abercarn by
A Dunking
The story of the family dunking.....Once upon time there was a naughty little boy aka POP, and he and his friends decided they fancied the bibles and candles from the local church, they decided to run for it, and he and his mates decided ...Read more
A memory of Ipswich by
Bullyboy Prankherd
Was resident at Newnham house ran by Peter prankherd and staff bullied and beaten regularly over 18mth period has was all boys under that roof. We actually lived at the back in dorms wasn't allowed in main house unless summonsed to do work or to get a beating
A memory of Newnham by
Swimming In Langold Lake
I was born in Worksop in the miners houses at Keswick road. My brother who died of Covid and myself used to walk or cycle to Langold lake in the 60's - we would swim there - both of us were good swimmers. My brother was 2 ...Read more
A memory of Langold by
Grouse Beating
As a student I spent 3 seasons working as a beater on Lord Sopwiths estate. I first worked a few days during a holiday with family friends called Rita and Albert Sparks who had holidayed in Arkengarthdale for many years. The ...Read more
A memory of Arkengarthdale in 1960 by
Joe Allmans Junk Shop
This shop had solid soil floors. It was full of old junk which now I suppose would be classed as antiques. Joe Allman was the owner and was made to leave as the Council stated that the building was unfit for human occupation; ...Read more
A memory of Northwich by
Those Were The Days.
i am the Tony Williams that used to live in Hatherop road, Infant, Junior, Senior Schools Hampton. i moved to Bristol in 1953, i now live in Frome Somerset. I had lots of good happy memories of Hampton especially going fishing ...Read more
A memory of Hampton by
Captions
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The name 'Bentley' means 'woodland clearing where bents grow.' Bentley became the subject of a radio and television documentary series during the 1990s, focusing on life in a typical English village.
This shows the view from the roof of Bent's Brewery. In the 12th century there was an Augustinian priory in the village.
The well had the reputation of curing barrenness in women, and offerings of bent pins were sometimes left there.
Facing Undercliff Road are (from left to right) the 1930s Trent's Café; the Town Hall of 1892; the Empire Café; Bent Hill; and the Felix Hotel of 1903, with the Spa Pavilion of 1909 below.
The view from the roof of Bent's Brewery. In the 12th century there was an Augustinian priory in the village.
The north winds have taken their toll and bent the lamp-posts which illuminate this slope during the evening.
With her stockings cut away at the ankles, she paddles barefoot in the freezing water, bent double for hours on end.
With her stockings cut away at the ankles, she paddles barefoot in the freezing water, bent double for hours on end.
In 1964 this beautiful and historic bridge, built in 1617, finally bent to the increase of traffic and was demolished and replaced with a modern concrete structure.
Just east of the village, where Main Road curves towards Bants Lane, is this large factory which employed over 3,000 people in the 1960s.
Just east of the village, where Main Road curves towards Bants Lane, stands this large factory, which employed over 3,000 people in the 1960s.
The Admiralty stipulated that it must be at least 100 feet above the water to allow the passage of ships.
Main Road c1955 Once the market town for Northumberland's principal lead-mining area, Allendale Town also lays claim to be at the geographical centre of the UK.
The YHA sign on the right points to the youth hostel that used to be at the end of Eastfield Road.
The duffle-coats and beat- niks, the anti-war protests and folk clubs that started then are just a year or so away, and now only a memory.
With the amount of coal traffic in the past there would be at least two tracks running up to Treherbert, whilst the actual population of the villages would not justify even a single track railway today
Here we see the local bobby returning to his beat - his cycle is parked under the signpost.
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