Maps

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Books

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Memories

6,666 memories found. Showing results 1,781 to 1,790.

50s 60s Memories

I was born at 13 Alma Place (up the small alley from Argent Street) in 1952, moving to number 6 when I was 5. When I was 9 we moved to Sherfield Road, where I lived until 1970 when we finally moved to Shipston-on-Stour, ...Read more

A memory of Grays by Robert Wildish

Wombwell 1949 1960

Born in York Street, moved to Rimmington Road. I had friends at Barnley Road Primary, St Johns Junior and Barnley Road Methodist and the Brownies there. Remember Joyce Brooks, Sharon Guest, John Mason, Linda Lapinsky, Pat ...Read more

A memory of Wombwell in 1953 by Lynne Ward

Abingdon St

I have fond memories of visiting our grandparents on our mother's side, who lived at number 8. We recited the "ABC" streets and I can remember Smythes the cake shop at the top of the street, where we bought Snowball cakes from. We ...Read more

A memory of Sunderland in 1953 by Janet Dean

High Street At Redhill

As a 16 year old, I was a boarder from Cartagena de Indias, Colombia at Saint Joseph's Convent, 122 Ladbroke Road. With me there were around 25 girls ranging from the ages of 4 to 17 years old and at least from 10 different ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1966 by Maria Victoria Garcia Azuero

Place Farm

I was born in Redhill at Earls Wood Hospital in February 1944. I lived at Place Farm until 1955. I remember all the celebrations for the coronation of Elizabeth 2nd as we watch a black and white TV. The entire village celebrated ...Read more

A memory of Bletchingley in 1944 by Carol Hall

Hill Street Penybont

I used to visit my grandmother - who lived on the aptly named Hill Street - throughout my childhood. My Gran was Ruth Robbins (nee James) who lived all her life in Hill Street, two of her daughters and their families also ...Read more

A memory of Abertillery in 1952 by Monica Wakefield

Fish Shop On Barkingside High St

I remember the butchers/fish shop called Gurrs.They had this little area to right that was built up in front of the counter, and my brother Colin and I used to fight over who was going to stand on the step. ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside in 1965 by Trish Spencer

It Will Always Be Home By Julia Elwell Nee Walley

I was born in Knutsford in 1947 at 114 King Street (the Tatton cottages), and moved to Manor Park in 1951. I started at Egerton School (the old one on Silkmill Street) and then moved to ...Read more

A memory of Knutsford

Fish Shop In Hornsey High Street

I was born in 1950 at Alexandra Park Nursing Home in Muswell Hill. My Mum and Dad (Ivy and Joe Abrahams) owned and ran the fish shop in Hornsey High Street and my Dad was not very pleased when Mum went into labour ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey in 1950 by Andrea Burton

Esh Winning

I left Esh Winning with my family in 1963 when I was 5 or 6 for a new life in Staffordshire. We initially lived at North Terrace, which is no longer there and later 4 South Terrace. Like Ruth Hill, my father worked at Esh Winning ...Read more

A memory of Esh Winning by Ray Beecham

Captions

5,381 captions found. Showing results 4,273 to 4,296.

Caption For Kettering, Parish Church C1955

The approach to the church is from Sheep Street, along a gravelled tree-lined avenue through memorial gates.

Caption For Woodford Halse, Moravian Church And Parsons Street C1965

This view looks along one of the best streets in Woodford Halse with mainly stone houses and the dominating Moravian Church of 1906.

Caption For Yardley Gobion, Moorend Road C1965

Frith's photographer has focussed on the north side of the street with its interesting variety of stone cottages, while opposite, out of view, are modern 1960s houses which clearly did not grab his attention

Caption For Holbeach, High Street C1955

The north side of High Street, on the right, has some dignified late 18th- and early 19th-century three-storey houses, including the Bell and the Chequers Hotels.

Caption For Clovelly, Post Office, Transfer Of Mail 1936

Clovelly clings to a cliff, and its street is a steep, cobbled flight of steps. Villagers still use donkeys and sleds to carry goods to and from their cottages and the tiny harbour far below.

Caption For London, A Hokey Pokey Stall, Greenwich 1884

They look like ragged street urchins in their rumpled clothes and battered boots, and were probably bought their penny treats in return for posing for the photographer.

Caption For Rolvenden, Village 1901

The broad street of the village, with its grass verges, is lined with brick and weatherboarded houses.

Caption For Bridport, W.Frost Shop Front 1909

This is a detail of the frontage of 34 West Street, which was the 'Bridport News' office and West Dorset Printing Works in 1909.

Caption For Chesham, The Broadway 1897

Looking north into the continuation of the High Street, the Cock pub on the left survives while on the right is the 1886 Congregational Chapel, an Early English Gothic style front flanked by pinnacled

Caption For Wigston, Bell Street C1965

Looking towards Bull Head Street, a mixture of building periods come together to provide a pleasant moment in Wigston.

Caption For Enfield, Gentleman's Row C1965

To the west of the town centre, and parallel with Chase side, this picturesque street has to be seen by any visitor to Enfield.

Caption For Wainfleet, Woolpack Hotel C1955

North from the Market Place, the High Street curves away past The Woolpack, now rendered and roughcast.

Caption For Woking, The Old Bank And Chertsey Road 1898

The Old Bank building, which stood at the junction of Chertsey Road, High Street and Broadway, failed to survive the post Second World War swathe of redevelopment which saw many of the town's Victorian

Caption For Merstham, The Village 1923

The renowned actor Seymour Hicks, and his wife Ellaline Terriss, were living in the 15th-century Old Forge House by the gates at the time when they were appearing in the play Quality Street during the

Caption For Misterton, High Street 1958

East and south of the church, the High Street has a number of good houses, including the 18th-century Elm Farmhouse in the distance.

Caption For Sutton On Trent, High Street C1960

Further up the High Street, the whitewashed cottage on the right is called Kinver Edge.

Caption For Braunston, High Street C1955

Looking west along the High Street, we see on the right the Dog and Gun, a Phipps public house, now closed and converted to a private house.

Caption For Ormesby, High Street C1965

We can see the signboard for the new Fountain public house on the left beside the street lamp, but the pub is set back out of sight. The major roundabout is visible at the end of the road.

Caption For Durham, From Railway Station 1892

A train belonging to the North Eastern Railway is about to ease out onto the great viaduct, built by Robert Stephenson in 1857, that carries the line 100 ft above the streets of Durham.

Caption For Elham, High Street C1960

The pretty village of Elham, at the heart of the valley of that name, is clustered around its market square and this High Street, lined with buildings from several periods.

Caption For Southport, New Infirmary 1902

The only medical institutions listed on the Johnson & Green street plan of 1868 are the Convalescent Home & Sea-Bathing Infirmary, and the Hydropathic Hospital.

Caption For Rickmansworth, Church Street 1903

Beeson's, on the left, is still flourishing in 1903 but was rebuit in the 1990s in approximate facsimile as offices named Talbot House, re-using the 'Talbot Road 1863' stone plaque street name.

Caption For Calne, The Town Hall C1965

The right-hand side has double- depth offices along Patford Street, which once housed the police station.

Caption For Gunnerside, 1923

Village life is captured in the streets of the village - the Literary Institute (1877) still stands, now the post office and village hall.