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When I Was A Lad
During my schooldays I often visited Eastwood from Hucknall, my mate David Scrimshaw and I had many happy times there. We were travelling back to Hucknall one day on the bus, and two girls waved to us from a small park near hilltop. ...Read more
A memory of Eastwood in 1958 by
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 broken ...Read more
A memory of Houghton Regis in 1970 by
No 489 Squadron Flew From Raf Langham
A commemorative brass plaque in the church of St Andrew and St Mary, Langham was erected in memory of these men of 489 Torpedo Bomber Squadron RNZAF (and their comrades in other Coastal Command Squadrons) ...Read more
A memory of Langham in 1944 by
Winterton Rd Boys
Not seen Graham brindley since 1974 when i gave him a brand new wrangle jacket ha cord mine you
A memory of Collyhurst
Fond Memori At Eastbury We Made Many Friends Es Of Barking
My twin brother Brian and I are Barking born and bred. We were born at 10 King Edward Road in May of 1936 (now 81) where we stayed until about 5 years old when our parents moved to 43 St Erkenwald ...Read more
A memory of Barking by
St Pauls Mission
I was 8 in 1950 and often walked from my house in Brindley Avenue near Dane Road Station to School Road. On the way I would pass the bombed out wereckage of St. Paul's church at the corner of Waverley, and Dargle. I didn't understand ...Read more
A memory of Sale in 1950 by
Born In Brinsley
I was born in Brinsley in 1926. My parents lived in the first council house just by the post office at the time. My grandparents lived next door but one to the post office. Their names were Mr and Mrs Ted Hallam. We moved to ...Read more
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Yes Thats Me Outside Woolworths
1955 What an Eventful day that was ,with my Pocket money earned from the Farm , and Hedges of Hagbourne , I went for my Customary Hair Cut at Aubrey Gay's only to find it Chocker Block , So I Ventured into Mr . Bill ...Read more
A memory of Didcot by
Bindley Village / Brindley Heath
Can anyone remember the old school at Brindley Village, right in the heart of The Chase? My sisters and I all went to the school until 1957 when the school was shut. It was a sad day, nobody wanted to leave there it ...Read more
A memory of Hednesford in 1956 by
London Road School Burgess Hill
I attended London Road school from 1956-1962. I can remember Mr Smith and the after school stamp club, also Miss Brown, Miss Holloway, Miss Oakley, and Mrs Parrot . When I was in Miss Browns class, some of the other ...Read more
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Before James Brindley's arrival much of the site of modern Stourport was just sandy common land, with a solitary inn and a ferry crossing point.
It was financed by the Duke of Bridgewater and built by James Brindley.
Opened throughout in 1772, the Staffs & Worcestershire Canal was designed by James Brindley as part of a scheme to allow traffic to operate between the Thames,Trent, Severn and Mersey.
Like the Bridgewater Canal it was built by James Brindley and it linked with the Bridgewater at Runcorn - the two canals meet within another tunnel, yet further reminding us of the complexity of the
Blocks of 1980s flats and tall riverside apartments line the marina edge, Brindley Quay.
The canal reached Atherstone in 1771; by this time all the authorised capital had been spent and James Brindley sacked.
During the Great War, Cannock Chase was used as a training area for troops, and two military camps were established at Coppice Hill, near here, and at Brindley Heath, both connected by a railway.
In 1760 he employed the pioneering engineer James Brindley to create a waterway connecting his coal mines with Manchester.
In 1760 he employed the pioneering engineer James Brindley to create a waterway connecting his coal mines with Manchester.
It was this canal, financed by the Duke of Bridgewater and built in 1761 by James Brindley, that was to bring about a complete change in the transportation of industrial materials and manufactured goods
James Brindley created this successful canal in 1772.
Before James Brindley's arrival much of the site of modern Stourport was just sandy common land, with a solitary inn and a ferry crossing point.
Stourport stands where the river Stour meets the Severn; it grew in importance after James Brindley built a canal junction there in the 1760s.
The canal reached Atherstone in 1771; by this time all the authorised capital had been spent and James Brindley sacked.
During the Great War, Cannock Chase was used as a training area for troops, and two military camps were established at Coppice Hill, near here, and at Brindley Heath, both connected by a railway.
It was here that James Brindley lived while working on the Bridgewater Canal.
Brindley originally wanted to bring his canal to the Severn at Bewdley, but the locals there objected to the very idea of such a 'stinking ditch'.
Opened throughout in 1772, the Staffs & Worcestershire Canal was designed by James Brindley as part of a scheme to allow traffic to operate between the Thames, Trent, Severn and Mersey.
Opened throughout in 1772, the Staffs & Worcestershire Canal was designed by James Brindley as part of a scheme to allow traffic to operate between the Thames,Trent, Severn and Mersey.
James Brindley created this successful canal in 1772.
He was given permission to skirt the Trafford Park Estate, but his big problem was crossing the Irwell, which he did with a beautiful stone aqueduct designed by James Brindley.
When permission for a canal was refused at Bewdley, James Brindley brought it to Stourport, following the Stour Valley and joining the Severn at this point.
This was once the home of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, who purchased the property, then known as High Polesden, in 1796.
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