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Empire Road Litherland

My name was Barbara Beattie, I was born in 16 Empire rd linacre road in 1952 no longer there now, I would love to hear other peoples memories of growing up there , ie we played in the street in the summer till 9 oclock at ...Read more

A memory of Litherland by barbmeads

Bournmouth In The 50's

When Dad had the motorbike and sidecar it was okay for day trips, but when we went for the fortnight summer holiday the bike could not carry us and the suitcases, so we had to go by other means. To get to Bournemouth we ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth by Carole Baldwin

The Brook In Bull Lane

I remember a narrow brook in Bull Lane running along the bottom of the houses left hand side walking from the high street. My schoolfriend and I used to jump over it and try to push each other in. I sometimes think this is something I ...Read more

A memory of Rayleigh by lamolossi

Morland House Childrens Home

I was taken into care when i was only two years old in 1951 and came to Wheatley to live in a childrens home for a while it was called Morland house. The only memory i have is having some trouble in a swimming pool and someone fishing me out with some kind of net

A memory of Wheatley by Nick Robertson

Lillah Street ( Off Cross Lane ),Salford...Lilian Bond,Joseph Burton & Hilda Hibbert

Hi everyone. My mum is Salford born and bred .Her name was LILIAN BOND born in 1947. She lived at 21 Lillah Street,next to the `corner`shop at 23, which was previously owned by ...Read more

A memory of Salford by lowe38.family

Vague Memories Of Waterlooville

I was born at the Bransbury Nursing Home, Jubilee Road, Waterlooville, during the war in December 1943. I lived with my grandmother Eva Hill (nee Redman) and my mother, Joyce Hill (nee Lewis) at 56 Hambledon Road ...Read more

A memory of Waterlooville by vesitrix

V2 Rocket Hatley Ave

I was at Gearies when the rocket fell in Hatley Ave. We lived at no 9 and it was on a Monday (washing day) and the replacement windows that we had(because they were blown out when the V1 dropped in Dr Barnardos behind us) fell on ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside by d.tras

Looking Westwards, Towards Thorpe Hall Boulevard Junction With The Esplanade.

In 2014, across the road there are tennis courts, and from Google Earth it looks like a thriving Sports Centre. If there were tennis courts on that site in 1963, hardly ...Read more

A memory of Thorpe Bay by julian

Looking Westwards, Towards Thorpe Hall Boulevard Junction With The Esplanade.

In 2014, across the road there are tennis courts, and from Google Earth it looks like a thriving Sports Centre. If there were tennis courts on that site in 1963, hardly ...Read more

A memory of Thorpe Bay by julian

My Birthplace? "Little Danewood Cottage", Church Rd, Dane Hill

I believe the cottage in the bottom right hand corner could be near my birthplace? If it is, it is one of two cottages on the hill leading up to the church from the village and just below the ...Read more

A memory of Danehill by jltamblyn

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Captions

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Caption For Stroud, Cainscross Looking Towards Ebley 1925

On the right is the White Horse Inn, a long-established public house where property auctions were held in the early 19th century.

Caption For Yarm, High Street C1955

The three-storey elegant town house buildings help to make Yarm a very attractive place in which to live.

Caption For Ipswich, The Ancient House C1955

The Ancient House next door is 16th-century, but was re-fronted in c1670. The arms of Charles II are in the centre of four elaborate oriel windows, with pargetting representing four continents.

Caption For Gateshead, The Lake, Saltwell Park C1955

Saltwell Park Museum is housed in the old mansion.

Caption For Kimbolton, High Street C1955

Although most of the frontages are Georgian, with a pleasing variation in roof lines, many of the houses are actually a good deal older.

Caption For Shrewsbury, Milk Street 1911

Who would want to live in Swine Street, no matter how smart the houses? It therefore changed to St John's Hill - much more elegant.

Caption For Much Wenlock, High Street 1911

The large house on the right is supposedly haunted by two children playing with a spinning top on the balcony.

Caption For St Agnes, Cliffs At Chapel Porth C1955

Such a dramatic combination of sea, cliffs and ruined engine houses is instantly recognised as part of the Cornish landscape. Low tide reveals a large expanse of golden sand here at Chapel Porth.

Caption For Charlestown, The Harbour C1885

Chutes descend from Quay Road in front of the terraced houses for loading china clay. On the extreme right is a disused limekiln with two arches.

Caption For Salisbury, Catherine Street 1906

The medieval grid pattern remains, but here the shops and houses are late Georgian and Victorian. To the left, Wilson's façade is a fine example of Victorian decorative brick work.

Caption For Dedham, High Street And Church 1907

The house with the classical pediment is Sherman's, formerly a school teaching English and maths.

Caption For Woolacombe, Shell Beach 1911

There are no kiosks on the beach, but plenty of guest houses on the hill behind.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Square 1903

The building to the right is the red façade of The Athenaeum, built in 1888, which houses the museum and a collection of fossils.

Caption For Chartham, The Green 1903

the River Stour has, in fact, two greens: a large open space before the church, and behind it, a small triangular green forming the heart of this rural community round which the cottages and old houses

Caption For Liskeard, Barras Street Parade 1893

The Parade is a spacious street bordered by elegant late-Georgian houses and stucco terraces.

Caption For Lostwithiel, Wesleyan Church 1906

The chapel has been demolished and the road widened, although a small part on the far side survives as a private house.

Caption For Newark, Kirkgate 1900

The timber-framed and jettied building on the left, now the Charles the First Coffe House, is where Charles's queen, Henrietta Maria, stayed during the Civil War.

Caption For Cantley, Red House Hotel C1965

Customers at The Red House could not only see its smoke but also watch a steady stream of vessels hauling freights up to Norwich. There is a fine church with a Norman doorway.

Caption For Slaidburn, Hammerton Hall 1921

Hammerton Hall is really an enlarged and fortified farm-house.

Caption For Braunston, High Street C1950

Some of the houses are built of brick, some of stone. The van parked on the left of the street is advertising Mackeson's stout.

Caption For Oundle, Market Place C1950

The colonnaded building to the right of the inn houses the school bookshop.

Caption For Wellingborough, River Nene And Victoria Mills C1965

The river bridge has now been rebuilt and widened, while the house and warehouse (right) have gone to make way for the by-pass.

Caption For Andover, Winchester Street 1904

In 1904, Winchester Street became Winchester Road, where houses ceased and countryside began. Here the picture was taken with Old Winton Road behind on the right.

Caption For Marnham, The Hall 1913

In the shadow of Europe's first million kilowatt power station, opened in 1962, lies this Georgian house.