Places
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- Thorpeness, Suffolk
- Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk
- Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex
- Thorpe Market, Norfolk
- Thorpe Bay, Essex
- Thorp Arch, Yorkshire
- Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk
- Thorpe Arnold, Leicestershire
- Thorpe, Surrey
- Thorpe, Cumbria
- Thorpe, Derbyshire
- Thorpe, Yorkshire (near Burnsall)
- Thorpe, Norfolk
- Thorp, Greater Manchester
- Thorpe, Durham
- Thorpe, Nottinghamshire
- Thorpe, Lincolnshire
- Thorpe, Yorkshire (near Beverley)
- Kilton Thorpe, Cleveland
- Thorpe Acre, Leicestershire
- Thorpe Bassett, Yorkshire
- Thorpe Constantine, Staffordshire
- Thorpe Latimer, Lincolnshire
- Thorpe Waterville, Northamptonshire
- Barkby Thorpe, Leicestershire
- Ewerby Thorpe, Lincolnshire
- Little Thorpe, Durham
- Thorpe Morieux, Suffolk
- Thorpe Underwood, Yorkshire
- Thorpe Underwood, Northamptonshire
- Gayton Thorpe, Norfolk
- Ixworth Thorpe, Suffolk
- Little Thorpe, Yorkshire
- Lower Thorpe, Northamptonshire
- Thorpe Culvert, Lincolnshire
- Thorpe Edge, Yorkshire
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Saturday Morning Pictures
My lasting memory of the majestic cinema was going to Saturday morning pictures: with my sister Linda and all our mates watching Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, Superman, The 3 Stooges and all the cartoons. I still love Tom ...Read more
A memory of Mitcham by
A Privilege To Grow Up Here!
I was born in 1961 in Thorpe Combe hospital in Walthamstow and brought up by my parents in Forest Edge Buckhurst Hill. I consider myself very privileged to have lived there for the first 26 years of my life and have ...Read more
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Mixed Emotions
I lived in Gerrards Cross in the late 1950s when I attended Thorpe House Preparatory School. I was a shy child and the school was hell on earth with me getting caned regularly for what seemed to be minor and arbitrary ...Read more
A memory of Gerrards Cross by
Eric Galley
My father, a post office engineer, was transferred from Stoke Newington to the Larkswood exchange in 1936. I was seven years old when we moved to 49, Malvern Avenue. I first attended Thorpe Hall school, then later Selwyn Avenue ...Read more
A memory of Highams Park by
First School
I lived in skelton nr york from 1951 to 59 at bur tree lane opposite old village school.it was my first school, I had a friend called John Thorpe that lived in a great big house ,in the village we had a old lady who was the ...Read more
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Ancestors In Thorne
My origins are the Thorne Suttons and I have been creating a family tree but am now stuck at Elizabeth Raper(c1765) who married William Fenwick(c1765). My tree comprises 340 individuals most of whom are from Thorne. Are there any ...Read more
A memory of Thorne in 1870 by
Back In The Day
1 was a pupil at common road infants approx. 1954 to 1956. We had recently moved from South Elmsall, the area was strange and I knew no-one, my parents bought the corner ship on Currieville at the end of Carlton Street, it was ...Read more
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One Of My Trips From London To The Mumbles To Auntie Connie's House
This looks exactly like the picture I took to prove to Mom I had been on my way to Auntie Connies' house. I took the train from Doncaster in England to Swansea - one of the train ...Read more
A memory of Swansea in 1971 by
Thorpe Le Soken Baptist Church
My name is Alan Southgate. My Grandfather had an older brother George Southgate who was a Policeman in the West Ham area of London until his retirement in 1922. He subsequently became the Pastor of the Baptist Church in Thorpe le Soken.
A memory of Thorpe-le-Soken by
Growing Up In A Small Village
My parents moved to Twycross from London in the early 1960s. We lived on Sheepy Road next door to Mr Charlie Brooks and Louie Jones. On the opposite side were Stan and Ilma Jones and Len Gibbs and his daughter Joan. ...Read more
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Thorpe is two miles east of Norwich; it became a popular spot for Sunday outings from the mid 19th century, despite the disapproval of some church authorities in the city.
A wherry breasts Thorpe Reach en route to Norwich past Thorpe St Andrew.
A wherry breasts Thorpe Reach en route to Norwich past Thorpe St Andrew.
Prince of Wales Road was cut through the town in 1862 to provide a fittingly grand route from Thorpe Station.
Originally the village was known as Thorpe St Andrew; the name was changed to Bishopthorpe because of the archbishop's palace being built here.
Originally the village was known as Thorpe St Andrew; the name was changed to Bishopthorpe because of the archbishop's palace being built here.
Prince of Wales Road was cut through the town in 1862 to provide a fittingly grand route from Thorpe Station.
The pretty village of Thorp Arch with its green, Manor House and old mill leads down to the banks of the Wharfe, with the bridge (1772) carrying the road to Boston Spa.
Thorpe is now almost a suburb of Norwich.
The Vaults now have a large 'Worthington' sign above the door though James Thorpe's name is still highlighted.
Thorpe is now almost a suburb of Norwich.
Three women, all wearing ankle-length dresses, pose on Dovedale's famous Stepping Stones beneath the limestone crags of Thorpe Cloud (right).
The water supply to Thorpeness was provided by piston pumps operated by the windmill.
The road from Thorpe passes under this stately tower: it is 120ft high, and commands a wonderful view over the surrounding area.
Thorpeness is just visible to the north.
The name of this inn is the Hero, after the most famous inhabitant of the Burnhams: Horatio Nelson, born in the rectory of nearby Burnham Thorpe, and later to become England's greatest admiral, and victor
Thorp Arch Hall is now divided into three separate houses, and has been tastefully restored in recent years.
Thorpeness was a planned seaside resort financed by Glencain Stuart Ogilvie in 1910-28 as a Tudor fantasy for the middle classes.
An earlier view of the entrance to Dovedale, again showing the donkeys, and the slopes of Butser Hill rising to the left of the photograph, with the crags of Thorpe Cloud to the right.
Today visitors could easily miss Snape on their way to the popular arboretum with its unique collection of trees and shrubs from around the world at nearby Thorpe Perrow.
James Thorpe, wines & spirits is still in evidence, also Hayrs, the grocer.
Church Farm Caravan Park, now Holiday Park, is situated between Thorpeness Road and the River Ald.
One of the best examples of the rendered buildings is the Crown Hotel, which has now expanded to take over Thorpe's the florist to its left.
The 65-acre Meare (the correct spelling at fantasy Thorpeness) was dug out of marshland to provide a boating lake for children.
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