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Tab Packets

I was eleven in this year 1954 and me and the lads were by this time avid collectors of anything, tab packets was top of most lists, we would scour the streets and gutters wherever we went for that elusive cardboard. The bins behind ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1954 by Jimmy Burrows

Evacuation

In 1940 our family were living in Southend on Sea in Essex. My youngest brother was born in March 1940. Shortly after that the Battle of Britain began and children were being evacuated away from the town. I was at the time 6 years old. ...Read more

A memory of Feock in 1940 by Malcolm Macmeikan

Vindicatrix

I was a trainee at the Vindi between 25 October and 31 December of 1954. Met at the Sharpness station by a boy Bos'un who took the opportunity to cadge fags from us, we were marched(?) across the high bridge to the camp. Boys ...Read more

A memory of Sharpness in 1954 by George Hancox

The Abc

The photo featuring the ABC bakery brings back memories of being met from school (St Angelas - just round the corner in Oakthorpe Road) by my mum at half terms or holidays and taken for tea as a treat to celebrate the start of the ...Read more

A memory of Palmers Green in 1968 by Hilary Davis

Happy Horsey Holidays

I have the fondest memories of childhood holidays spent in Ennerdale and a deep and lasting love of the valley, brought about not only by the remote beauty but also the many, very happy times that I have spent there ...Read more

A memory of Ennerdale Bridge in 1975 by Jackie Lambert

Brown's Fields

We knew this spot as Brown's Fields.  Farmer Brown had the dairy in Broad Street and used to drive his cows down the lane by the Lynch. In summer time we used to go down to the river to play and have picnics. In the winter time it ...Read more

A memory of Somerton by Denise Lazenby

Glasgow Terrace

I am Jim Windram and I'm a Gelsgie Terrace Sparray frae Haymoothe. One could only be a sparrow from the terrace if you were born there, as I was in 1946. Chapel Terrace as it was officially known, was once owned by Peter Gibb, a ...Read more

A memory of Eyemouth in 1950 by Elizabeth Windram

My Dad's Childhood

My Dad was a member of the church choir here when he was a child. Gerald Fuller is his name but he left the village around the age of 16. His parents continued to live in Eastry with their other children, Hazel, Brian and Chris. ...Read more

A memory of Eastry in 1959 by Emma Fox

Sheringham Avenue

My Dad was born in Tottenham sheringham Avenue His Father was Maurice Redman and he worked for the local council as a bricklayer. they had three boys reg maurice and gordon.They moved down to billericay about 1929.I wondered if anyone remembers the family.vicki

A memory of Tottenham in 1910 by Victoria Manning

Tower Caravan Park

My family had a caravan on Tower Caravan site during the 1970's my name is Paul Green, although my family name then was Turvey, Does any one out there have any happy memories of that period that they would like to share, do you ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick by Paul Green

Captions

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Caption For Accrington, Town Hall 1897

The Town Hall was originally known as the Peel Institution, and was used as Assembly Rooms.

Caption For Launceston, Newport 1935

The electorate consisted of those men who had a hearth in Newport and St Stephens, and they voted as they were ordered to by the Duke of Northumberland; this effectively meant that the Duke decided who

Caption For Eastbourne, Dukes Drive From The Downs 1910

This view, now on the South Downs Way long distance footpath, looks down towards Eastbourne past Meads.

Caption For Bridport, Wykes Court 1909

Born in Symondsbury in 1879, he would become one of the town's heroes of the Great War, being part of the Yeomanry charge at Agagia against the rebellious Senussi peoples in Egypt.

Caption For Porthmadog, The Harbour Showing Cnicht And The Moelwyns C1955

At the height of the great slate trade of the 19th century, slate was shipped out from Porthmadog harbour, and the town grew steadily because of this.

Caption For Chatteris, Market Hill C1965

Market Hill was the hub of the town; here the stocks held felons two at a time until their crimes had been expiated.

Caption For Milton Keynes, The Pennyland Boat Basin 2005

Eight metres wide and elevated in towns - their 'High' Streets - it was the route that Queen Boudicca (or Boadicea) took in AD 60 to her final battle with the Roman Governor of Britain, Suetonius Paulinus

Caption For Horsforth, Town Street C1960

No town centre worth its salt was complete without its Co-op store. On the left in this picture is the branch of the Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society.

Caption For Launceston, Newport 1935

The electorate consisted of those men who had a hearth in Newport and St Stephens, and they voted as they were ordered to by the Duke of Northumberland; this effectively meant that the Duke decided who

Caption For Bingley, Locks On The Leeds And Liverpool Canal C1900

At 127 miles, this is the longest canal in Britain, and creates a vital trans-Pennine crossing between the mill towns of Yorkshire and the seaports of the Mersey.

Caption For Berkhamsted, High Street C1965

We are approaching the town centre. On the left is the Swan Inn, on the right is Graball Row. as to make it easier to carry away stone from the castle.

Caption For Shrewsbury, The English Bridge 1931

For the next five hundred years or so, Shrewsbury, like Hereford and Chester, would be an English frontier town; it was fought for by Welsh patriots, Normans and rebellious barons alike.

Caption For Barnard Castle, The Bowes Museum 1914

The Bowes Museum was designed and purpose-built as a public art gallery by the French architect Jules Pellechet on the outskirts of the historic town of Barnard Castle.

Caption For Aysgarth, Middle Fall And Church 1887

Aysgarth's three falls have enchanted visitors since the railway brought Victorian town dwellers to Wensleydale.

Caption For Kippax, Westfield Lane C1965

Kippax and its neighbour Great Preston grew up around the coal mines of the district.

Caption For Downham Market, The Clock Tower C1955

The town presents a mellow and harmonious face to the visitor. The buildings ranged around the market place are of yellow and brown brick and Norfolk carr stone.

Caption For Skipton, High Street 1893

Skipton was a centre for sheep and cattle rearing, as we can see from this busy market day scene.

Caption For Eastleigh, Recreation Ground C1960

It became known as the cricket field, and in due course was bought by the Urban District Council.

Caption For Daventry, Tennyson Road C1965

Having completed the tour of Daventry town centre, we now look at some of the 20th-century housing and industrial development.

Caption For Kettering, High Street C1955

The National Westminster Bank (extreme right) is next door to a seed merchant, still an important trader in a country town before seeds were brightly packaged and sold by garden centres.

Caption For High Wycombe, The Abbey 1906

To the north of the town, Crendon Lane was gated near where the station now is, and a track wended its way towards Amersham over Wycombe Heath, an area infested by highwaymen.

Caption For Ormskirk, The Catholic Church 1895

Father Crook died in 1800 and his place was taken by Father Talbot, who remained in Ormskirk until 1845.

Caption For Uttoxeter, High Street C1955

Once known as Old Street, this has been the main road through the town for centuries.

Caption For Manchester, Town Hall 1895

This is a lovely full frontal view of Manchester Town Hall as it was over a century ago. The Albert Memorial in the middle of our photograph has a elaborate history, which is often told wrongly.