Maps

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Books

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Memories

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Pontypool Town Centre

I lived in Upper Bridge Street and remember a few of the shops in town, I think! On the corner of Upper Bridge Street and the Bell Pitch was Franketti's fish shop with an awesome Art Nouveau till and free chips if you took ...Read more

A memory of Pontypool in 1960 by Sandra Rudd

Polish Miner Living On L Lanbradach High Street, Killed Down A Mine

Does anyone remember a Polish miner who lived on LLanbradach High Street for a while? He was killed down the mine in 1961. He was known as ‘Ted’. I would love to hear any memories no matter how small or trivial. My mum knew him and comes from Caerphilly - he is on her wedding photographs. Thank you.

A memory of Llanbradach in 1961 by Helen Merritt

Cofton Farm Camp Site

'Eee, when I were a lad'....... in the 1950's my dad and I would get the bus from Exeter to Dawlish and camp for a week at Cofton Farm, using a little WWII army-surplus 2-man ridge tent. My elder brother was in The Scouts, and ...Read more

A memory of Starcross by Christopher Howard

The Day We Set Earith On Fire

Well . . . not all of it! My dad was enlisted USAF stationed at Alconbury 1959-1960 and he found us a place on High Street that we shared with a number of other people. I believe it was one of the first three ...Read more

A memory of Earith in 1960 by Dan Mc Fall

When I Was Young

I used to live in Bulford when I was just a pup, I had many happy memories there and some very sad ones too. I can remember a girl who used to be in our gang was taken to a corn field and killed by somebody. I was too young but can ...Read more

A memory of Bulford in 1953 by Jeffrey Devlin

A Small Childs Memorys Of North Seaton

I was born Patricia Gowans in 1957. My mam was Ettie Humble, my dad was John Gowans and we lived 3 Third Single Row with my nana and grandad Gowans. My dad worked at the pit till it closed, then he went to ...Read more

A memory of North Seaton in 1961 by Patricia Baister

My Grandmother, Sarah Regan

My grandmother's funeral was in April of 1959; she used to live at 2 Johns Avenue from1910 to 1943 when she moved to her daughter's house in Harrow. My grandfather, John Regan, was also buried there in July ...Read more

A memory of Hendon in 1959 by Michael Dickson

A Lovely Place To Grow Up!

I was born in Arnold Avenue, just five minutes walk from the George pub, which was handy later on in my life. Also the post office opposite the pub, which was owned by Mr & Mrs Fit-Simons, who used to have rows of clear ...Read more

A memory of Meopham in 1956 by Paul Muckleston

My Childhood Of Old Bracknell Farm

Hi Peter, I remember the Thompkins was it the baker or was that the Cheneys? Joe Smith was the newsagent who used to treat the kids to a summer outing by train every summer. We used to get a new florin and a bag ...Read more

A memory of Bracknell in 1949 by Susan Hindle Nee Wesley

My Family

I was born in St Helens Hospital in 1957 to Eric and Phyliss Croucher. My dad owned the village Newsagent at the time and my grandfather Frederick Croucher and a Mr Fuller owned the grocery shop in the High St. Both my grandparents ...Read more

A memory of Robertsbridge in 1957 by Lynda Clarke

Captions

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Caption For Braintree, High Street 1906

This is a busy scene looking down the High Street.The photographer appears to have persuaded almost all the people in the street to pose for the camera.The only wheeled traffic is the bicycle on the

Caption For Teignmouth, From The Pier 1903

The bathing huts will soon be winched down to the shallows so that modest ladies can paddle discreetly.

Caption For Menabilly, The House 1888

It was surrounded by its own wooded grounds, leading down to the sea at Polridmouth Bay.

Caption For Haverfordwest, The New Bridge 1890

It is now a series of steps leading down to the water. Out of sight and beyond the bridge to the left is the new County Hall.

Caption For High Wycombe, Wycombe Abbey School C1955

From the arches of the Georgian Guildhall the camera looks down White Hart Street. The buildings on the right replace medieval market place encroachment.

Caption For Bishop's Stortford, Hockerill Street 1899

This is the view down Hockerill Street towards the River Stort, where the spire of St Michael's Church rises above the trees and houses.

Caption For Potter Heigham, The Broads C1926

The old wooden hut on the bank is sliding inevitably down into the shallows, its thatched roof rotted and patched.

Caption For Northchapel, The Village 1902

The Swan Inn can be seen down the road beyond the horse-drawn vehicles that are waiting for the photographer.

Caption For Weston Super Mare, Oriel Terrace And St John's Church 1887

It replaced a Norman church that had become run down and semi-derelict. Rather than repair it, the decision was taken to rebuild.

Caption For Sutton On Trent, The Railway C1955

Owned by British Railways, a steam engine is shown hauling a goods train north on the east coast main line.

Caption For Bradford, Tyrrell Street 1903

The aroma of freshly-ground coffee used to drift down this street in the heart of the city. Collinson's Café, above John Smith's on the left, also offered a three-piece orchestra.

Caption For Sawbridgeworth, Knight Street 1903

An inquisitive dog with a docked tail keeps an attentive eye on proceedings further down the street.

Caption For London, Blackfriars Bridge 1890

The halfpenny toll on the original Blackfriars Bridge caused riots, and in 1780 angry protesters burned down the toll-house.After a succession of expensive repairs a replacement was suggested, and

Caption For Lancing College, 1890

The towering chapel of this school dominates the landscape for miles around; its position is wonderful, high above where the South Downs are cut deep by the Adur valley on its way to the sea.

Caption For Stamford, Ironmonger Street 1922

As we look south down Ironmonger Street, the view is terminated by St Michael's Church, now gruesomely converted into shops, but I suppose in some way 'saved' from physical if not spiritual destruction

Caption For Wye, Bridge Street 1918

Wye sits beneath the chalk hills of the North Downs; it has a 12th-century church, beautiful Georgian buildings and a college founded in the 1400s by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Caption For Great Barton, The Round House C1960

The Hall burnt down in 1914, and the estate was sold in 1915. The drive now gives access to areas of housing.

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Caption For Kersey, C1955

The next building down had been Goymour's the butchers until 1950. Beyond the splash is the timbered Bell Inn, and above it is Stay Barn.

Caption For Tideford, The Village C1950

Tideford is at the very head of the tidal creek of the River Tiddy; this lane leads down to the water, with the woodlands of the St Germans estate on the far side.

Caption For Ilfracombe, The Bath House 2004

It eventually burnt down in a spectacular blaze on 16 May 1985 which took 11 fire crews to extinguish. The site is now occupied by flats, built in 1988.

Caption For Uley, From Uley Bury 1900

above the village, it affords panoramic views with the erosion caused by rivers and frost action during the Ice Ages evident in the isolation of the three peaks of Downham Hill, Cam Peak and Cam Long Down

Caption For Worthing, Marine Parade 1890

The largest seaside town in West Sussex, Worthing began to grow as a fashionable resort towards the end of the 18th century.

Caption For Burgess Hill, Station Road C1950

The dawning of the railway age helped in no small way to put Burgess Hill on the map, and the Railway Hotel can be seen on the right in this picture.

Caption For Pott Shrigley, The Village And The Church C1955

The church was once home to what must have been one of the earliest lending libraries in England: in 1492 Geoffrey Downes lent his books to the church, with specific intstructions that gentlemen should