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The Olivers William Lilian May Violet Henry Bill Jack The Lodge Chiselhampton Oxon

My grandparents William and Lilian together with their 5 children lived at The Lodge, Chiselhampton. William was head gardener employed by Sir Charles Peers ...Read more

A memory of Chiselhampton in 1940 by Barbara Gibson

A Cock No More

At Royston Senior school, I was a young lad of 14 and although the lads did not know it, I was quite strong and could do a man's job such as lifting heavy sacks of grain and humping bails of hay. Although I was a quiet lad ...Read more

A memory of Royston in 1963 by Roland Mitchell

A Meander Down That Lane

The photograph is that of the miner's hall where films were shown. It was also used for pantomimes and other functions. The Lymp referred to in the memory of David Whitney is the Olympia Cinema, owned by Mr Adams. I ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale in 1952 by Bill Evans

Poet From Bagillt

Grandma, as a school girl in Bagillt. Louise Elizabeth Thomas went to school in the village and told a story about a boy in rags in class who lost his temper with the Headteacher, throwing an ink pot at her. That teacher went on to ...Read more

A memory of Bagillt in 1930 by Helen Chisholm

Saturday Dance Nights

Does anyone remember the Saturday dances at the Grand Hotel? I loved the Jazz dances, especially Acker Bilk, The Temperance Seven and others. The dance floor moved and we hopped jived. What a lovely memory!

A memory of Harrogate in 1962 by Patricia Kay

Bleckberry Picking At West Wycombe

Dear Readers, This is a brief extract from a book I have written called 'The Old Time' about West Wycombe and High Wycombe between 1947 and 1961 describing a day when we went over to Hell Bottom woods picking ...Read more

A memory of West Wycombe in 1953 by John Comer

Father Holcroft

I was born and brought up in Widnes but we used to go for holidays in Bagillt where we stayed with an old friend of my parents, Father Holcroft. He was the local Catholic priest and we stayed in his house which had a farm adjoining ...Read more

A memory of Bagillt in 1959 by Brendan Flynn

I Lived Here From 1951 To 1975 (Ish)

I lived in Dagnam Park Drive near Sedgefield Crescent and remember............Petersfield, Hilldene and Whitchurch shops, the "1st, 2nd and 3rd" woods as we referred to them, starting in Dagnam Park Drive, heading ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1957 by Ken H

Lane End Born Bred From 1956

I grew up in Park Lane, this is the eastern side of Lane End, and then consisted of mostly 1940s- & 1950s-built council houses. I grew up in Coronation Crescent, a semi, 3 bed council house. These were ...Read more

A memory of Lane End by Vicky Searle

Memories Of Sellincourt Primary And Secondary School

I used to live in Mellison Rd, just around the corner from Sellincourt Rd. My memories of the school was a good one, governed mainly by the teachers. These are some names of my fellow pupils at the ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1979 by Lee Moss

Captions

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Caption For Launceston, High Street 1906

The carriage was known as the 'Temperance Taxi', and belonged to the Castle Hotel.

Caption For Sheffield, Fargate And Surrey Street 1893

The Albany Hotel, dating from the late 1870s, was originally a Temperance establishment. The YMCA building to the left of the complex was added in 1891.

Caption For Sheffield, Fargate And Surrey Street 1893

The Albany Hotel, dating from the late 1870s, was originally a Temperance establishment. The YMCA building to the left of the complex was added in 1891.

Caption For Port Sunlight, Bridge Inn C1965

The Bridge Inn was opened as a hotel in 1900, but traded initially on wholly temperance lines, which meant no alcohol.

Caption For Bilsborrow, The Canal C1960

Richard Turner, one of the temperance leaders, was born in Bilsborrow. Speaking at Preston Cockpit, he inadvertently invented the word 'teetotal'—Dicky stammered!

Caption For Leicester, The Clock Tower And Gallowtree Gate C1965

He died in 1892, a stalwart of the Temperance Movement, but at the same time a man who has given much pleasure to the world.

Caption For Kettering, The Market 1922

The Albion Temperance Hotel is nearest the road. When this block was demolished it was replaced by a car park.

Caption For Abergele, Market Street C1965

The timber-framed building on the right was built in 1906 as a temperance club. The spire of the former town hall, built in 1867, is a recognisable landmark.

Caption For Deal, Esplanade 1899

The Beach House Temperance Hotel (to the right in photograph No 44204) is apparent on the left in this view of the broad Esplanade, looking towards the centre of the town.

Caption For Chesham, High Street C1955

All has gone on the right as far as and including the high five-pot chimney stack, but on the left the high three-storey building of the 1890s, once the Chess Vale Temperance Hotel, remains as shops and

Caption For Abingdon, Bath Street C1945

In 1894 it became a temperance hotel, but Abingdon was not ready for this, and it soon closed, and was demolished in 1900.

Caption For Sudbury, North Street 1895

On the left is Angelo Smith's Clockhouse, opened in 1886 and still trading, and, by way of contrast, the Albion Temperance Hotel.

Caption For Brompton, Cockpit Hill C1960

Around this green stand the old granary close to the windmill, and the Temperance Hall of 1867 (now the village hall). However, to tempt the workers the Village Inn stood opposite.

Caption For Bainbridge, The Village 1924

Behind are High Hall and the Temperance Hall (1910). The Quaker Meeting House came in 1836, and next is Summerfield House, formerly an inn.

Caption For Ewell, Nonsuch Park Memorial 1925

western entrance to Nonsuch Park, this touching memorial and drinking fountain was erected after her death in December 1906 to commemorate the contribution made by the wife of Captain R C Farmer to the temperance

Caption For Keighley, North Street C1910

On the left are the police station (1887), the Temperance Institute (1896) and, just out of shot, the Public Library, the first in the country to be financed by the American steel millionaire, Andrew Carnegie

Caption For Askrigg, Market Place 1906

The Apothecary's House is hidden behind the Sykes Commercial Hotel (left), which later became a temperance establishment - it was recently converted into the village store.

Caption For Launceston, High Street 1906

The carriage was known as the 'Temperance Taxi', and belonged to the Castle Hotel.

Caption For Launceston, High Street 1906

The carriage was known as the 'Temperance Taxi', and belonged to the Castle Hotel.

Caption For Kettering, The Market 1922

The Albion Temperance Hotel is nearest the road. When this block was demolished it was replaced by a car park.

Caption For Bridport, East Street 1904

Early Edwardian businesses extended from White's furnishing stores (far left) and the Markethouse Inn, followed by Charles Bazley's cycle shop and Hodder's Temperance Hotel.

Caption For Stamford, St Mary's Church 1922

Above the lady's head is the sign to the Temperance Hotel, which was run around this time by John Bunning.

Caption For Liss, Station Road 1901

On the right, a triangular sign indicates Temperance Restaurant and in the foreground, Paris the 'cash grocer' also has a good selection of clothes in his window.

Caption For Reeth, Green 1913

Here on the right is the old Temperance Hall, next to the Literary Institute, now the National Park Centre.