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Combe Florey Primary School
The village school in Combe Florey closed in about 1958 I believe, it exists as a private house now, but I can still remember the mile long walk to and from it, through the lanes every morning and afternoon. Mum would ...Read more
A memory of Combe Florey in 1958 by
River Wear
This is the famous and wellbeloved view of the Cathedral with the three towers - one can climb the central tower - the Galilee Chapel and houses occupied by Cathedral officials as seen from Prebends Bridge and the bank of the River Wear, ...Read more
A memory of Durham in 1956 by
Bathing In The River
Montague terrace was home to many children. I remember the Allen's, John, June, Barry, Hazel, Ivan & Valerie. The White's, Maurice and Barbara, The William,s and Smith,s, Joan, Roy, Margaret, Jeffrey, and at least three ...Read more
A memory of Bishopstoke in 1949 by
Living In Chilton
My family moved to Chilton Foliat and took over the "Old Post Office". I was still young then and went to the old school run by Mr & Mrs Hassall who lived next door to the school. Two classrooms and very fond memories. At ...Read more
A memory of Chilton Foliat in 1964 by
A Great Place To Live
Having been born and brought up in Buckhusrt Hill in the 1960s and 1970s and 1980s and now living in Kent, it reminds me what a unique place it once was. My immediate memories are of Lords Bushes and living in Forest ...Read more
A memory of Buckhurst Hill by
Holidays In Laugharne
I and my family stayed at the Ferry House, next to the Boat House from 1965 to 1973. The house was then owned by the wife of my dad's boss and we used to be able to go for a fortnight each summer. We used to park our car, with ...Read more
A memory of Laugharne in 1965 by
River Row
My family lived in the end cottage in River Row,our garden backed on to the river and railway line beyond.My brother and I were aged 3 and 4 years old and I can remember waving to my father as he went to work in the pits, the train was a ...Read more
A memory of Treherbert in 1951 by
Cheadle In The Second World War
I think that we must have moved to Cheadle around 1938, because I was born in Newcastle under Lyme, but my younger sister was born in Cheadle in 1939. At that time we lived on Leek Road. We had various ...Read more
A memory of Cheadle in 1930 by
The Bathing Hole
The stream in front of the war memorial ran down to the Browney river a few hundred yards below the Dean, where half of the Witton school kids learned to swim in deep pools created by dams made by Harry Bell and Davy Reynolds, ...Read more
A memory of Witton Gilbert in 1954 by
The River
The River Avon dominated most of the kids' lives in the village! I remember swimming 'down the mill' and at Gunville where my Great Grandmother (Sarah Marks) lived. We used to scrounge used inner tyre tubes from Mr Stansfield (who ...Read more
A memory of Figheldean in 1957 by
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Here we see the lower or Nether Bridge across the River Kent. Now part of the one-way system, the Nether Bridge links the older, western side of Kendal with the newer, eastern suburbs.
Here we see the lower or Nether Bridge across the River Kent. Now part of the one-way system, the Nether Bridge links the older, western side of Kendal with the newer, eastern suburbs.
Branthwaite Brow is one of the three streets which meet Kent Street as it leads up the steep hill opposite Miller Bridge. The others are Finkle Street and Stramongate.
The Beach 1894 Two youngsters are digging for shrimps in the sands of the beach at Arnside, where the River Kent enters Morecambe Bay, while in the background three adults sit on the seawall.
Here we see the lower or Nether Bridge across the River Kent. Now part of the one-way system, the Nether Bridge links the older, western side of Kendal with the newer, eastern suburbs.
Branthwaite Brow is one of the three streets which meet Kent Street as it leads up the steep hill opposite Miller Bridge.The others are Finkle Street and Stramongate.
Branthwaite Brow is one of the three streets which meet Kent Street as it leads up the steep hill opposite Miller Bridge.The others are Finkle Street and Stramongate.
Here we see the lower or Nether Bridge across the River Kent. Now part of the one-way system, the Nether Bridge links the older, western side of Kendal with the newer, eastern suburbs.
Miller Bridge, once known as Mill Bridge because it linked the mills on the east of the river with the town, is one of the chief bridges across the River Kent.
In the 1920s Silverdale village was left high and dry, for the River Kent changed course. Before that steamers called here.
The cross sands route from Hest Bank and Arnside comes ashore by Kents Bank station, which is regularly used in summer by those groups of walkers who have been led across Morecambe Bay,
Here we see one of the famed paddle steamers heading down the River Dart off Kingswear.
Kendal Grammar School sits alongside the banks of the River Kent.
This is a general view of Kendal from the south, with the Lakeland hills in the background.The town of Kendal was founded on the west bank of the River Kent, although the earliest settlement around
Kent, crossing two rivers over 150 yards. This photograph was taken on a summer's day, when the river was low.
The county town of Kent stands on the banks of the River Medway. The oldest building, the Bishop's Palace, fronts the river beside the great medieval church of All Saints.
The county town of Kent stands on the banks of the River Medway. The oldest building, the Bishop's Palace, fronts the river beside the great medieval church of All Saints.
The twin Italianate towers of St George's Church dominate this view of Kendal, across the River Kent and its weir.
Stramongate Bridge was also known as Miller or Mill Bridge, because it linked the mills on the eastern bank of the River Kent to the 'Auld Grey Town' on the other bank.
The town of Kendal was founded on the west bank of the River Kent, although the earliest settlement around the castle was on the east bank.
The lovely ruins of the early 13th-century abbey - in the tranquil valley of the river Teiser on the Kent/Sussex bor- der - are shown in this picture in their Victorian ivy-clad state.
A view from the west bank of the River Medway, looking to the medieval bridge and Aylesford. It is superbly proportioned, with one wide central span and three smaller arches on the approach.
Kendal—the 'Auld Grey Town' on the River Kent—was founded on wealth won from the wool of Lakeland sheep. Stricklandgate, the northern extension of Highgate, is one of Kendal's main thoroughfares.
We can just see the river channel out on Morecambe Bay. The routes across the sands from Hest Bank and Arnside come here to Kents Bank.
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