Places
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- Ayr, Strathclyde
- Ayres End, Hertfordshire
- Wallacetown, Strathclyde (near Ayr)
- Craigie, Strathclyde (near Ayr)
- Braehead, Strathclyde (near Ayr)
- Ayres Quay, Tyne and Wear
- Castlehill, Strathclyde (near Ayr)
- Lochside, Strathclyde (near Ayr)
- Newton on Ayr, Strathclyde
- Heathfield, Strathclyde (near Ayr)
- Seafield, Strathclyde (near Ayr)
- Ayres of Selivoe, Shetland Islands
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Hazeley Heath
Does anyone remember the Ayres family or Harris family from Hazeley Heath, especially Kinker (Robert) Ayres?
A memory of Hazeley Heath by
East Harling, Audrey Hudson
I came to E.H. in 1947 when I was 2 yrs old, and lived in Gallants Lane - opposite Fen Lane. Audrey Hudson used to organize the village children for the St John's Ambulance Brigade practice evenings, when we would ...Read more
A memory of East Harling in 1955 by
Childhood In Moodiesburn
I remember staying in Beechgrove just at the begining of the electric scheme, we had some very happy memories of the glen, Bedlay Castle, and going for walks down the luggie for a swim. Mr and Mrs Brown stayed in ...Read more
A memory of Moodiesburn by
Golden Acres Country Club Elstead Surrey
A request, can anybody remember the above mentioned establishment? It was owned by my gramsparents. Many happy times were were spent in the area. Any information would be welcome, thank you.
A memory of Elstead in 1950 by
Daisys Cottage
I was born in 1934 in my grannie's cottage which lay behind Daisy's in the Court, I used to go in to Daisy's to see and sometimes play with her son Bob who still lives in Torrington, I also remember well Mrs Edie Baker who lived ...Read more
A memory of Taddiport in 1940 by
My Son Kevin Was Born
This was taken the year my son Kevin was born. His brother Stephen was 2yrs old and we spent many happy days walking to the sweet and paper shop with my mum and dad, Bill and Joan Harris and also my brother Paul.
A memory of Toddington in 1965 by
War Years
We lived first in Vinson Close, then in Glencorse in the High Street, next door to the Commodore. My friends included Eric Cox, who lived opposite in a flat over the undertaker's; Les Forrow, whose father was manager of a grocer's ...Read more
A memory of Orpington in 1940 by
Visiting Abercynon As 8 Yr Old
I remember visiting Abercynon as a small child. Taken there by my mother to the house of Uncle Benjamin Jones. Having just turned 70 and lived in New Zealand for some 57 years my memories of the location of their ...Read more
A memory of Abercynon in 1950 by
Craigmiller Building, King Street, Ayr
Can anyone help? I am looking for a photo of the above place where my Granny and the family lived in 1911, their address was 13 Craigmiller Building, Lymonds Wynd Ayr. I always thought this address was King Street, Ayr could be that King Street is where Spion Kop was?
A memory of Ayr in 1910
I Worked At Violet Ayres Lodge In 1977 Prior To Closure
My name is Julie Stephenson, I worked as a care worker in 1977, and Hilary and John ran the home. I worked with Barry and eight children still lived there, Ricky, Sharon, Annie ...Read more
A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1977 by
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Famous as the birthplace of John Macadam in 1756 and of Robert Burns in 1759, Ayr was founded under a charter granted by William the Lion.
Other sites include the whole of Langness (which is designated a bird sanctuary), and the Ayres conservation area in the north of the island.
The 'Twa Brigs of Ayr' became famous thanks to a poem by Robert Burns. Things had changed by the time this photograph was taken.
The proudly pedimented Midland Bank is now Peter M Ayres clothes shop while R Walker on the left has become Alistair Mackay's antiques and clocks.
There was also a ferry running to Glasgow bi-weekly, to Ayr tri-weekly and to Liverpool weekly.
Ancillary businesses included a newsagent, a butcher, a baker and the post office (where the white van is parked), as well as the builder R O Ayres, who proudly advertises his telephone number on his
Famous as the birthplace of John Macadam in 1756 and of Robert Burns in 1759, Ayr was founded under a charter granted by William the Lion. This view looks towards the New Brig and Main Street.
The bridge we can see here is a railway bridge built by the 'Little North Western', who constructed a line to Morecambe in 1849; their station was at Green Ayre.
This small village sits astride the road from Ayr to Castle Douglas.
To the right of the photograph, and clearly visible, are A J Ayres' fine stone relief panels, a tribute to the gas industry, on a lesser building by Uren.
One of the first known owners of the property was a member of the Brocke family by the name of Ayre. The earliest boundary was north of the stream known now as the Pip Brook.
One of the first known owners of the property was a member of the Brocke family by the name of Ayre. The earliest boundary was north of the stream known now as the Pip Brook.
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