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Chelmsford, Duke Street 1919.

The public house which can be seen on the right, still stands to-day, except that it is now called the Railway Arms. The lampost that can be seen on the left would be standing outside the present day railway station. ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsford by John Crouch

Married Life In Bexleyheath

We were married at St Paul's in Northumbeland Heath in 1962 and had reception at the Manor House, Danson Park. I was born in Romford and met my future wife at a party at the girlfriend's house. We courted each ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Bernard Strutt

The Old Post Office Mrs Wraite

I used to live at Brewery Farm House, on the junction between Northbourne Road and Ripple Road. I remember the old lady who ran the (then) Post Office was a Mrs. Wraite. One day my friend and I (we had been ...Read more

A memory of Great Mongeham in 1954 by Robin Davies

Working In Piccadilly

In 1944 I worked at 36 Piccadilly, an electrical wholesalers (next door to the invisible menders). My duties were to deliver accessories to the electrical shops round town. Each evening there were parcels to post, the ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1944 by Eric Brook

Pollez Coop

Hi! This is not so much a memory as a request for more information. I'm using Ancestry UK to try to track down my relatives. My mother [Vera Jackson (nee Fox)] was born in Bawtry in 1903. She died in 1995. Her adoptive parents (Fox) ...Read more

A memory of Mexborough by Graham Jackson

Highcliffe Road

My parents moved to Wickford in 1955, we had a bungalow built in Highcliffe Road, by local builders the Gunnets, and my sister was born there in 1956. It was a lovely place to live, across the road and a short walk where a few ...Read more

A memory of Wickford in 1955 by Janet Howard

Kenley, Whyteleafe, Coulsdon And Old Coulsdon

Born in a flat in Kenley, moved to Hillcrest Road, Whyteleafe, close to Kenley airport, a fighter station during the Second World War, were bombed out early in the war then moved to Old Coulsdon, Bradmore ...Read more

A memory of Kenley in 1930 by John Coombes

Sam The Peanut Man And My Holidays In The 60s

I love Leysdown. In fact when our boys were little we used to take them there. They in turn go there now. My dad couldn't drive so our uncle used to have a caravan on Harts Farm and we used to ...Read more

A memory of Leysdown-on-Sea by Sandra Church

Colman Cafe

My mother lived on the Esplanade in the 1940s just about opposite Colman Cafe. She taught in a local school. My father was a policeman in the town, and met my mother there. He related interesting stories of the bombing of the town ...Read more

A memory of Whitley Bay in 1940 by Ninian Bowman

The Origin Of Mi Family Is In Ingland Lando Lagnese Went In Italy In 1100 I Wont To Now The Etimology Ov Lagness Can Everione Help And Contact Me Too In France And In Norvege Are Littel Touns Named Lagness

The origin of my family is in England. Lando Lagnese went in Italy in 1100. I want to know the etymology of Lagness. Can anyone help and contact me? Also in France and in Norway are little towns named Lagness.

A memory of Lagness by Lagnese Pietro

Captions

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Caption For Bury, Fleet Street 1895

The town's other coaching inns were the Grey Mare Inn in the Market Place for services to Leeds, York, Liverpool, Manchester and Clitheroe; the Eagle & Child in Silver Street for Manchester and Skipton

Caption For Wimborne, High Street 1904

The town features slightly in his novel 'Two on a Tower', which was written at that time. Hardy was fond of sitting in the Minster with only the organist and his music for company.

Caption For Altrincham, Old Houses 1903

The town is ancient, having been granted borough status in 1290 by the Lord of the Manor Hamon de Massey.

Caption For Bishop's Waltham, C1955

The centre of Bishop's Waltham has retained its character over the years, and this photograph shows some of the country town's striking Georgian buildings.

Caption For Bagshot, High Street 1925

The town developed around the Old Portsmouth Road over Bagshot Heath from the early 19th century, and most of the buildings in this picture are Victorian.

Caption For Henley On Thames, Hart Street 1893

The central position of its parish church and the rectilinear layout of the town, which can still be traced today, are remnants of medieval planning.

Caption For Richmond, From Terrace 1898

The Terrace, another Georgian promenade, offers a spectacular panorama of the town.

Caption For Plymouth, Old Town Street 1889

The modern Old Town Street runs more or less on the path of the old one.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Cat Nab C1885

Another view of Cat Nab, showing very clearly the 'new town' laid out in the mid to late 19th century, largely through the vision and initiative of the Pease family.

Caption For Aldershot, Cambridge Military Hospital 1891

The Wellington Monument 1891 One of the town's most famous landmarks is Matthew Wyatt's magnificent statue of Wellington on horseback.

Caption For Southsea, Canoe Lake C1955

One of Southsea's most famous landmarks is South Parade Pier, opened in 1879 and rebuilt in 1908 following a fire.

Caption For Settle, Market Day 1921

On the right is the Elizabethan-style Town Hall built in 1832. In the background, smothered with drying washing, are the shambles.

Caption For Settle, Market Day 1921

On the right is the Elizabethan-style Town Hall built in 1832. In the background, smothered with drying washing, are the shambles.

Caption For Ramsbury, Burdett Street 1906

Even less has changed in this scene in the old part of what is a very old small town, which had its own Bishop at the beginning of the 10th century.

Caption For Newbury, Market Place C1960

The businesses shown in this photograph, Beynon Ltd, Edwards and Godding and WJ Daniel, have all closed, though the Town Hall and its famous clock tower remain.

Caption For Penrith, Brougham Castle 1893

In 1237 the manors of Carleton, Langwathy, Scotby, Sowerby and Penrith were granted to Alexander II.

Caption For Chipping Campden, Alms Houses And Church C1960

'Chipping' means 'market' in Old English, and it was as a market centre for the woollen industry that Chipping Campden rose to affluence.

Caption For West Kirby, Banks Road C1965

Banks Road and The Crescent (W170049) form the heart of the original village. There is a wide-ranging array of shops, many of them tucked away beneath the arcades.

Caption For Battle, The Abbey Gatehouse 1927

Here we see a busy day in the Market Place with charabancs and cars parked outside the magnificent Abbey Gateway, which was built in 1338.

Caption For Wells Next The Sea, Red Lion Yard 1950

This yard is typical of the long rows of houses and narrow roads built on the declivity towards the harbour in the town; many of the houses typically feature dormer windows in their roofs.

Caption For Redditch, Evesham Street C1960

E A Hodges, the long-established, family-run stationery and news store, remained a well-known presence in town at this time.

Caption For Baldock, The Gates C1960

Close to the John Wynne Almshouses, buses turned in front of the buildings and the open space was used for stalls on market day and for attractions when the fair came to the town.

Caption For Christchurch, Blackwater Ferry 1900

Christchurch stands on two rivers, the Stour and the Avon, and gets its original name Twyneham, or Tweoxneham, from the Anglo-Saxon meaning 'the town between the two rivers'.

Caption For Stockton On Tees, High Street C1965

Cars parked down the centre of the High Street occupy the site of the historic outdoor town market, which still operates today and makes this area a very busy place on Wednesdays and Saturdays.