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Memories Of The Civic
My first memory of the Civic was that awesome ceiling, seen for the very first time at a do hosted by the then new Evening Post newspaper, for all the delivery boys & girls. Probably not long after the hall opened. The ...Read more
A memory of Dunstable by
Howe's Garage, Longfield
Rather than Longfield Hill, this looks more like Longfield itself with Howe's Garage in the centre foreground. My Dad worked here from the late 1930s to when he retired in 1973; it was run by his uncle Frank Howe and ...Read more
A memory of Longfield Hill in 1960 by
Hednesford
The picture of the Van in the main street of Hednesford is I think the Co-op grocery delivery van. Just below the woman was then a Co-op grocery store. The van was driven by a man by the name of Tommy; I unfortunately can't remember ...Read more
A memory of Hednesford in 1960 by
Homes Boy
I entered White's Children's Home and Mission (known as CH&M) in June of 1945 having come from Surbiton, Surrey. I was 9 years old. The home was situated in Church Rd opposite "The Pond", it is now a CO-OP supermarket. There was a ...Read more
A memory of Tiptree in 1945 by
A Long Time Ago
In memory land way back in the mists of time, two small boys left these shores and sailed away across the seas to New Zealand, the land of the All Blacks rugby team. They left behind many fond memories and have never really ...Read more
A memory of Halesworth in 1947
Where I Grew Up Born 1944
My Mum and Dad moved into the village in the 1930's into a new house in Rogers Lane and lived there for 66 years. My father was the village tailor working from a workshop in the back garden. My mother was very ...Read more
A memory of Stoke Poges in 1950 by
My Family From Uley A Long Time Ago
I visited Uley last year because I am finding out about my family history and I found out that my Gt Gt Grandmother was born in Uley in the year 1833 so it is a long time ago. Her name was Hannah Heath and she ...Read more
A memory of Uley in 1860 by
Long Ago In A World Far Away.......
From 1953-1964 I lived on Wilwood Road and remember this scene very well! Puts a smile on my face.
A memory of Bracknell by
Shops
Picture shows the junction of Main Road with Crossways. I moved to Crossways aged 7 in 1961. The shop on the corner by the phone box was a Co-op, and the one on the far side of Crossways was a Post Office. From 1961 to 1970 I caught the ...Read more
A memory of Gidea Park in 1963 by
60 Years Ago
In 1950,1951 and 1952 I spent two months summer holidays/year at the Lodge. The house belonged then to Mrs Webster. Her daughter Annet had married Mr. (first name forgotten) Nickisson. Together they ran a riding school. I ...Read more
A memory of South Warnborough in 1950 by
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There is a substantial garage here with two pumps (right), although at this time there were usually only one or two car owners in each street, and not surprisingly few cars are shown.
The most famous of these was Rolls Royce, shown here, whose Aero Engine factory was established in 1938.
The village grew thanks to railway workers and commuters, and shops moved onto the ribbon development on the Bristol to Bath road - we can see a post office, an optician's, a chemist's, a Co-op and a petrol
Built about 1726, in the early 20th century High House was a co-educational boarding school founded by Harry Lowerinson.
Many of the people here also work at the nearby Cosford RAF base; Cosford is the home of the Aerospace Museum with its collection of missiles, warplanes, retired passenger aircraft and aero
The wide shop on the left belongs to Henry Abbot, the long-established draper's, which became a Co-op in the late 1990s. Each alternate window on the first floor, has been blocked.
Eastchurch has always had a link with aviation: the RAF had an aerodrome here, and the Royal Aero Club was based at Stanford Hill – it later became an open prison.
Miss Hill was a tireless housing and social reformer and was a co-founder of the National Trust.
In front is a row of modern shops, including a Co-operative store at the end by the truck, which had replaced a row of terraced houses.
In front is a row of modern shops, including a Co-operative store at the end by the truck, which had replaced a row of terraced houses.
Shop signs beyond the Three Cups Hotel include those of a Co-op store, the Tudor Cafe, and the Nook.
The last vestiges of the same industry in Bradford on Avon (it produced, among others things, the rubber washers used worldwide in aero- sol cans) are about to undergo commercial and residential development
It was a co-educational school until the Girls' County School was built further down Buttrills Road.
The High Street building now partly occupied by Argos and Barnado's was designed in the 1960s as a Co-Operative department store.
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