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Growin Up In Trevethin

The family moved to Trevethin to escape the rat infested old coal houses at the top of the varteg. I was just 5 years old. My first memory was the unbuilt site of Trevethin. It was like one big playing yard; there was a ...Read more

A memory of Trevethin in 1959 by Rosemary Matthews

Upper Day House

The women of my father's family decided to go to Shropshire to get away from the bombs in London. There were about 7 women, mostly Harts, who went & rented Upper Day House with their children, about 10/11 children. The farm ...Read more

A memory of Church Preen in 1941 by Patricia Bunce

Twickenham In The 60's

I lived and worked in Twickenham from 1962 and 1969. I lived at 125, Staines Road and worked for the Metropolitan Water Board, based at a small depot in Nelson Road, close to the fish and chip shop. I was what was called ...Read more

A memory of Twickenham by Alfred Winkworth

Memories Of Cannock

These photographs remind me of Cannock and how it was when I was a child, ten years old in 1965. It's an odd thing to remember and I wonder if anyone else remembers the public toilets that were downstairs beneath the grandstand, ...Read more

A memory of Cannock in 1965

Have I Any Relatives In Merthyr

MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS LIVED IN PLAY HOUSE COURT IN 1871. THEY CAME ORIGINALLY FROM CORNWALL AND DEVON.MY GREAT GRANDDADS NAME WAS THOMAS AND HIS WIFE WAS EMIELIA BOTH ARE BURIED AT CENFCOED CEMETRY WITH ONE OF ...Read more

A memory of Merthyr Tydfil by Brian James

The Old White Horse

My grandparents and greatgrandparents (my mother's side of the family) were landlords of the pub - The Old White Horse in Kettering between 1900 and 1930. They lived above the pub and the children used to attend private ...Read more

A memory of Kettering in 1920 by Bryan Whalley

Thatcham 1951 1962

The shop opposite the White Hart public house, owned by Simonds, was called Lays Stores. My mother and father bought it in 1952 and ran it till it closed in 1962. Before that, they owned the fish and chip shop which has now been ...Read more

A memory of Thatcham by Trevor Collins

Hanmer's

I was interested to read that Christiine Adams is connected to my family. Richard Hanmer b. 1876 d. 1930 was my great,grand,uncle. His 2nd wife was Sarah Ann Jones, nee Lewis. I live in Shrewsbury and have visited ...Read more

A memory of Eyton by Sandra Miles

Haydon Hall

I lived in Haydon Hall from 1947 until 1967. I was ten months old when we moved there and left home when I was 18 yrs old. My mother was the caretaker of the old house, and the new building after the house was pulled ...Read more

A memory of Eastcote by Lucinda Barrett

Memories Of St Peters And Broadstairs

I was born at 19 Church St, St Peters, where my grandfather owned the butchers shop. My first memory is of playing on the lino floor just inside the front door. My father, who served in the RAF during the ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1950 by Ronald Taylor

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Caption For Road Weedon, The New Inn C1965

The old sheet metal and wire workers workshop is now the Chinese take-away, Weedon House.

Caption For Newport, Belmont Hill 1932

The timber-framed house dates from the late 15th or early 16th century, though it was extended later on. The woman's short-skirted summer dress and cloche hat are typical of the early 1930s.

Caption For Aberdeen, 17 Castlegate 1892

The house is in Loanhead granite, and this photograph shows the eaves courses, designed to prevent rainwater washing down the wall and leeching out the mortar.

Caption For Biddenden, The Village 1901

The old houses along this main street, some half-timbered, others of brick, or board or tile fronted, were mostly constructed during the 15th century when the village prospered in the profitable cloth

Caption For Lands End, The First And Last House C1925

We can see an extension on the right-hand side of the original small house, reflecting the increasing number of tourists who were then coming here.

Caption For Filey, Promenade 1901

Its picturesque position on the cliffs of one of the noblest bays on the east coast of England, and its fine beach, along with its splendid hotels and handsome private houses, make Filey one of the most

Caption For Sutton Coldfield, The Driffold And Boddington Gardens C1965

Though Dr Boddington was most famous for his work with TB patients, he also cared for mentally ill patients at Driffold House Asylum at the corner of Wyndley Lane and The Driffold.

Caption For Aldeburgh, Moot Hall 1894

When it was built, the meeting house was actually right in the centre of town, but coastal erosion over hundreds of years has swept away much of the old town, and left the beach almost next door to the

Caption For Pendleton, The Village 1921

Pendleton nestles right in the shadow of Pendle Hill: in fact, the name means 'the houses on Pendle'.

Caption For Bakewell, C1955

Again, the nearest house is conspicuous. The remaining bushes have gone, and the walls have acquired a nice bright coat of paint.

Caption For Churt, Pride Of The Valley 1928

His house, Bron y de, formerly stood nearby.

Caption For Cambridge, King's Parade 1933

To the left is the Senate House, while the tower with four distinctive turrets belongs to the Church of Great St Mary.

Caption For Worthing, Marine Parade 1890

In 1890, visitors looking westwards from Worthing's pier would have seen terraces of Georgian lodging houses interspersed with a few newly erected Victorian buildings, such as the Clear View Hotel shown

Caption For Lytham, The Sun Lounge, Northern Lantern Hotel C1960

Sun lounges were in fashion, partly thanks to George Bernard Shaw, who had his entire house fitted out with windows of Vita glass.

Caption For Clapham, Marianne Thornton School C1970

The houses of Clapham Common North Side, part of the busy A3 London to Portsmouth Road, are visible through the trees.

Caption For Cley, The Old Windmill C1955

Like other interesting buildings in the area, it joined the holiday industry and became a guest house. Its image can be found on many calendars throughout the country.

Caption For Eversley, The White Hart 1906

The village lies in the north-east corner of Hampshire, in an area of the county now strewn with busy roads and saturated with housing developments.

Caption For Folkestone, Sun Bathing C1950

Folkestone was popular with authors: Charles Dickens rented a property here while writing Little Dorrit, and H G Wells lived at Spade House while he wrote Kipps and The History of Mr Polly.

Caption For Ixworth, High Street C1955

The further one was J Ferguson's London House Stores, now a restaurant. The Greyhound (right) has been in the Howlett family since c1925.

Caption For Burton Joyce, The Wheatsheaf C1965

Beyond we can see some of the 1950s houses fronting Main Street.

Caption For Nether Alderley, Potts' Shop C1955

Both now privately owned houses, the building on the right was the village shop and post office, whilst the black and white building was once a pub, the Eagle and Child, more popularly

Caption For Salisbury, New Canal C1950

This view is looking back towards the High Street.The Southern Daily Echo (now the Southern Evening Echo) still exists, but not its Salisbury office.The famous clock above Electric House is still there.The

Caption For Maldon, High Street 1891

Initially a defensible tower, it was later given over to civic purposes: a court and a police station were housed here. Until 1974 the council used to meet in the room above the clock.

Caption For Maldon, High Street 1906

Initially a defensible tower, it was later given over to civic purposes: a court and a police station were housed here.