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My Childhood In Houghton Regis.
My name is Daniel (Danny) Cronin, the youngest of 5 and the only boy of Harry 'H' and Ann Cronin. My life began on the 27th of November 1970. My first place of residence was Recreation Road where I have ...Read more
A memory of Houghton Regis in 1970 by
Club Outing
Our ciu club in Watford came here for a weekend break. It was the Toby Club, as was called, that raised money for the old folks Xmas party. As we were from South Wales, my husband suggested we come down. What agreat time we all had!
A memory of Porthcawl in 1990 by
School Days
Before becoming the home of George Harrison of the Beatles, Friar Park was run as a school by sisters of the St. John Bosco order. This was my first school and I remember having to walk all the way to the main door along the ...Read more
A memory of Henley-on-Thames in 1960 by
Happy Times
As children we were very priviliged to be part of the village community. We spent many carefree hours playing and making camps in the woods and fields, sometimes we would venture further but had to keep a watchful eye for the ...Read more
A memory of Turners Hill in 1965 by
The Bell Inn
I moved to Outwood 10 years ago to work at the Bell Inn. With its own unique charm I was taken with it from the moment I entered. Originally run by a Mr. John Lane the pub was sold a few years later to a private investor and was sold ...Read more
A memory of Outwood in 2008 by
My Apprentice Days With Northmet Electricity (Eeb)
I was born in Elmgrove Crescent Harrow in 1933 and lived in Pinner Road North Harrow, moving to Wealdstone in 1934. I started at Bridge Scool in 1938 and followed on to Belmont Sec. Modern School ...Read more
A memory of Kenton in 1948 by
Family Holidays
We had many happy family holidays at Polzeath. We always stayed in a bungalow above Tristram Cliff and could walk down across the fields to the beach. In the early days cars were not confined to the area at the top of the beach and ...Read more
A memory of Polzeath in 1960 by
Cove Farnborough Hants
I was born in Farnborough and lived in Pinehurst Cottages until the age of six. My father, Charles Dunbar was an engineer at The Royal Aircraft Establishment. Later we moved to 166 Keith Lucas Road and later to 16 Fowler Road in ...Read more
A memory of Cove in 1950 by
The Nag''s Head
One didn't have to travel to London in the past to watch pro bands plying their trade. The Nag's Head public house was a much attended venue during the late 1960s and early 1970s for watching many of the (what was then known as) ...Read more
A memory of Wollaston in 1969 by
Happy Days
my husband and i were tenants of the old hewitts brewery at the crown inn ror about two years in the sixties we had some marvellous characters as regulars the appleby brothers what jokers, herman the butcher len the baker jim the ...Read more
A memory of Saltfleet in 1964 by
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Linking Harrison Drive and Breck Road, Wallasey Village has always been just that; no Road, Drive, Way or other title, because it doesn't need it.
Part of the main dining room during an average lunch break. This building also housed management dining facilities, the Social Club, and private meeting rooms.
This park was laid out for the benefit of working people to give them a break from the dust and grime of industrial Sheffield.
The immensely long nave has shafts and colonettes breaking its length, leading the eye up to the vaults. It is one of the masterpieces of medieval English architecture.
The immensely long nave has shafts and colonettes breaking its length, leading the eye up to the vaults. It is one of the masterpieces of medieval English architecture.
All of this area of the sea front is now part of the Exmouth Fun Park, a modest theme park for the young and not so young who want a break from the miles of sandy beaches.
From Acle to Yarmouth the Bure flows through low-lying, flat marshland with few trees to break the skyline.
Portland prison was a grim institution during Victoria's reign, with convicts spending long days breaking stone in the nearby quarries with pickaxe and crowbar.
Before the Town Bridge was strengthened, heavy carts had to ford the river from either the ramp at the sunlit break beyond the trees or another ramp on the right beside the bridge.
On the pier beyond can be seen the cast-iron wind breaks added in 1903 and the Kursaal at the end.
The hotels and restaurants in the High Street offered a welcome break to travellers, who could also fill up their tanks with petrol from the single petrol pump at the garage.
He described the scene in verse: 'Groves of pine on either hand To break the blast of winter, stand; And further on, the heavy channel Tumbles a breaker on chalk and sand'.
He described the scene in verse: 'Groves of pine on either hand To break the blast of winter, stand; And further on, the heavy channel Tumbles a breaker on chalk and sand'.
Caravan breaks provided an opportunity for cheaper holidays in Dorset; it was a far cry from the exclusive days of King George III.
This photograph shows rough seas breaking over the Lower Promenade, with a fine view along the Promenade: from the right we can see the Esplanade Hotel, the Grand Pavilion, the Westward
There are also plenty of seats around the well-tended grounds which allow ample opportunity for breaks whilst taking the air.
The red sandstone cliffs of East Devon break into the green and pastoral valley of the River Sid; Sidmouth lines the slopes of the gap.
A visit to St Cross breaks down the barrier between past and present; it is a chance to glimpse the charitable values of medieval England—and to pause for a while from the hurry and bustle of the
guidebook writer noted that 'entrance to the Chine is through a bazaar, where one must either make a purchase or pay sixpence before he descends to this great chasm, echoing the ocean waves that break
guidebook writer noted that 'entrance to the Chine is through a bazaar, where one must either make a purchase or pay sixpence before he descends to this great chasm, echoing the ocean waves that break
Notice the decorator up his ladder taking a short break to make sure he is in the picture.
Branscombe runs down a beautiful little valley ('Brannoc's combe') to a break in the cliffs with a tiny beach.
By the 1870s, many Lancashire cotton workers received three day's unpaid holiday a year, which was tacked onto a weekend to give a five-day break.
A break in the storm cloud allows the evening sun to cast shadows on the rippling water, a sight not uncommon on the Broads. This photograph shows two yachts moored for the night.
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