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Home Wentworth School Wath

To get to school I had to get a bus from Wentworth to Parkgates, then one to Swinton and then another to Wath. Coming originally from East Yorkshire, Wath Grammar school opened my eyes to the different towns in the area ...Read more

A memory of Wentworth in 1953

The Market And Caddys

My memories of Dewsbury as a girl in the late 1960s, early 1970s. The market. The butcher my mum used (who flirted outrageously with her, and most likely every housewife in town, which she loved and I'm sure always made her buy ...Read more

A memory of Dewsbury by Jo Anne Smith

Stanwell Road Baptist Church

I have put 1950 because I don't know when the flats were built by the Baptist church. The house that was pulled down for the flats I am told my great grandfather Joshua Morris built. He also is supposed to have built the ...Read more

A memory of Penarth in 1950 by Christine Davies

Coffin Ancestry

My great-grandmother was Ellen Amanda Coffin, she was a direct descendent of Richard Coffin who was granted the parish of Alwington and the surrounding area by William the Conqueror for his services during the Norman Conquest ...Read more

A memory of Alwington in 2011 by John Tibbetts

My Memories Of The Top End Of Rayleigh High Street

I lived on the Lower Road between Hockley and Hullbridge between 1950 and 1967. Rayleigh was our local town. Before Woolworths was built, there was a garage on the site. I think it was called the ...Read more

A memory of Rayleigh in 1950 by Keith Donetta

Sugden Avenue To Broadway

I remember walking through here many times as child and adult. We used to walk from Sugden Avenue where I grew up and where my parents had bought a small bungalow in 1957, down to the town in bare feet! It used to take ...Read more

A memory of Wickford by Tracy Hanna

Lyndale/Broadway, Eccles

Good days at the Lyndale nipping out to the Hare and Hounds for a pint, also the town hall pub. Yes, fantastic nights there from about 1961-1964, I saw Herman's Hermits, Dave Berry ect, had some good times there, I wish they ...Read more

A memory of Eccles by Kenneth Walker

The Grand Hotel & Other Locations

I remember The Grand Hotel in the mid to late 1950s. My cousins lived in Marlborough Road, the end of which ran past the rear of the 'Grand'. I can't remember whether it still had a roof, but I do remember that it ...Read more

A memory of Southwold by Clive Warneford

Lynmouth Lifeboat, Louisa

This boat belonged to a local legend, Tommy Morrissey. I've fond memories of getting up at 5am to go fishing with him during the mid 70's. In 1982, after Tommy went to the big fishpond upstairs, his boat Girl Maureen was ...Read more

A memory of Padstow by Dave England

1949 1966

I was born at 16 Roding Avene, the prefabs right next to the River Roding. Across the main London Road was Delayneys, also the Masters Match factory with its tall chimmney. I remember seeing the chimney being knocked down, the man at the ...Read more

A memory of Barking by Yvonne Tilbury

Captions

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Caption For Northampton, George Row 1922

The Hall dates back to 1678, and was the first public building to be constructed after the fire of 1675. The County Hall was designed by Sir Roger Norwich, who was MP for the town.

Caption For Luton, Secondary Technical School C1955

Luton's dependence on a good supply of fully trained technicians and tradesmen meant that the old Technical School was transferred from Park Square (now the site of Luton University) to this site on the

Caption For Lyme Regis, Victoria Pier And Duchess Of Devonshire 1912

This low tide view from the Outer Breakwater looks northwards to Victoria Pier and the town as the Weymouth paddle- steamer 'Duchess of Devonshire' reverses away from the Cobb.

Caption For Builth Wells, The Bridge C1955

This finely proportioned bridge was constructed in 1779 and widened in 1820. Builth grew up under the shadow of the castle, which was rebuilt by Edward I in 1277.

Caption For Clacton On Sea, Central Promenade C1947

Although Great Clacton was long-established as a medieval market village, the seaside town did not really develop until late in the 19th century.

Caption For Berkeley, High Street 1956

The arched entrance to The White Hart (centre) reminds us that this inn, along with others in the town such as The Berkeley Arms, rang to the clatter of hooves in the days of horse- drawn coaches.

Caption For Batley, Market Place And Branch Road C1955

Batley was the north's shoddy town: its prosperity came from the process of breaking down and reweaving woollen cloth from waste rags.

Caption For Manchester, Town Hall 1889

In 1866 the Corporation decided that the design for the Town Hall should be by open competition, a normal 19th-century practice for civic buildings.

Caption For Maltby, Manor Road C1955

Manor Road would not win any architectural awards; in fact, the picture could have been taken in any one of a hundred or so towns where similar houses were built.

Caption For Stockbridge, High Street C1955

The Georgian Town Hall of 1810 regularly holds antiques auctions and the town is well-known as an antiques centre with plenty of shops in which to browse.

Caption For Rochdale, The Esplanade 1892

Looking towards the town centre from Manchester Road. The magnificent Town Hall comes into view beyond Broadfield Park slopes, created from 1870 onwards.

Caption For Halifax, Town Hall 1900

Described as a cross between a Renaissance palace and a medieval cathedral, the Town Hall opened at the head of Princess Street in 1863.

Caption For Cranleigh, High Street C1955

It is difficult to connect the town of Cranleigh with its name, which means 'clearing of the herons, or cranes'.

Caption For Bradford On Avon, Market Street C1950

The billboard on the right of the Town Hall advertises 'The Wicked Lady' starring Margaret Lockwood and James Mason, showing at the Alexander Picture Theatre (in St Margaret's Hall).

Caption For Carlisle, Castle Street 2005

Nevertheless, the Normans undoubtedly reorganised and reinvigorated Carlisle.

Caption For Tenby, The Harbour 1898

This was completed in 1899, and opened on 9 May by the Duchess of Kent. A popular promenade, it was also used as a low water landing stage for excursions and paddle steamers.

Caption For Wendover, From The North East 1901

The photographer is looking south-west across the pretty market town of Wendover, which lies on the edge of the Chilterns.

Caption For Market Rasen, Town Hall Cinema C1955

The town, separated from The Wolds to the east by thin sandy moors, now mostly afforested, became the main market for a wide area in the 16th century, and changed its name from East to Market Rasen.

Caption For Stourbridge, Market Street C1965

The building on the left of this picture is the Institute and Social Club, which was opened in 1937.

Caption For Calne, The Town Hall C1965

The Town Hall is described as built with 'squared, coursed limestone rubble with slate roof' (Department of Heritage List).

Caption For Saffron Walden, Myddleton Place C1955

This lath and plaster cottage with rust-coloured locally-made roof tiles is typical of the cottages which have been in this part of the town since the 15th century.

Caption For Keighley, Market Street 1960

From 1833 to 1971 this old market near the Parish Church served the town well with fresh produce from across Yorkshire.

Caption For Biggleswade, Market Place 1925

It is a town of considerable antiquity with a large triangular market place, partly encroached by later buildings.

Caption For Sunderland, Fawcett Street 1890

This part of Sunderland developed into the commercial and civic heart of the town following the opening of Fawcett Street Station by the North Eastern Railway.