Places
36 places found.
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- The Norfolk Broads, Norfolk
- Oulton Broad, Suffolk
- Broad Haven, Dyfed (near Little Haven)
- Broad Chalke, Wiltshire
- Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex
- Broad Hinton, Wiltshire
- Broad Ings, Yorkshire (near Pocklington)
- Broad Oak, Dyfed
- Felindre, Dyfed (near Broad Oak)
- Broad Marston, Hereford & Worcester
- Broad Oak, Cumbria (near Ravenglass)
- Broad's Green, Essex
- Broad Oak, Merseyside
- Broad Parkham, Devon
- Broad Blunsdon, Wiltshire
- Broad Green, Bedfordshire
- Broad Heath, Staffordshire
- Broad Hill, Cambridgeshire
- Broad Town, Wiltshire
- Broad Water, Gwynedd
- Broad Colney, Hertfordshire
- Broad Oak, Devon
- Broad Street, Wiltshire
- Broad Clough, Lancashire
- Broad Ford, Kent
- Broad Green, Merseyside
- Broad Lane, Cornwall
- Broad Lanes, Shropshire
- Broad Street, Suffolk
- Broad Street, Sussex
- Broad's Green, Wiltshire
- Broad Campden, Gloucestershire
- Broad Green, Cambridgeshire
- Broad Heath, Powys
- Broad Layings, Hampshire
- Broad Oak, Shropshire
Photos
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Maps
381 maps found.
Memories
586 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.
Coopers And Booths
My Great, Great Great Grandfather, William Booth, used to push a cart up and down the streets of Clayton le Moors with his son John Booth, selling shellfish. He was known as 'Muscle Bill' and his son, 'Oyster Jack'. (This is ...Read more
A memory of Clayton-Le-Moors in 1890 by
The Capitol Cinema
I used to look forward to the weekend so I could pay my 'tanner' and go to the Saturday morning pictures at the Capitol (now Marks & Spencer I believe). I was born and raised in Barking, Sutton Road (off Movers Lane). Went to ...Read more
A memory of Barking in 1956 by
Lost Opportunity?
I was born in Drayton in 1943 and was at Solent Road School and the Northern Grammar School for Boys. I then went to London University and subsequently worked abroad while returning to Portsmouth regularly where I have my UK Home for ...Read more
A memory of Portsmouth by
My Childhood At Longmoor Camp
I lived in longmoor 1954 to 1965. My name was Carol Hoare, my brother Stephen and my sister Angela. We lived at 11 Baden Powell for the first 5 years, Angela was born there. Then 4, Union Rise. I went to Longmoor ...Read more
A memory of Longmoor Camp by
Living In Teddington 1950s To 1980s
We moved from 76 Princes Road in 1957 to the other end of Teddington, to 143 High Street, opposite Kingston Lane. My parents bought the house for about £1400 (yes fourteen hundred) as a refurb project. It still had ...Read more
A memory of Teddington
Happy Weekends
For some time back in the late '70's/early '80's I used to ride my motorbike from Worcester to visit my then girlfriend, Judith, at Sawtry. She had a post as a teacher at the nearby school. Used to love the ride on a sunny, summer Friday ...Read more
A memory of Sawtry by
Railway Info.
The building on the left is a carriage shed, used for holding spare passenger vehicles under cover. It is from the North Devon Railway in the 1850s and still appears to have broad gauge track (7ft gauge - not removed until 1877) laid ...Read more
A memory of Barnstaple in 1870
Bits I Recall
Trolley buses ran along Green Lanes from Finsbury Square; turning right for Enfield at Mason's Corner. The 244 route went from Collegiate School, Winchmore Hill to Muswell Hill. Chalkleys the bakers was on the corner of The Green ...Read more
A memory of Winchmore Hill by
Chainhurst In The Early 1960's
We moved from London to Chainhurst in 1961 into a small cottage two doors away from the Royal Oak Public House. I remember they let us use an upstairs room once a week so we could play records and I suppose keep us off ...Read more
A memory of Chainhurst by
Tommy Porthcawl On The Seashore.
Tommy was the ventrioquist's dummy and the morning's show was not to be missed when on family holiday from Penarth in early August 1936. I would be eight in the October of that year. As far as I recollect there was no ...Read more
A memory of Porthcawl by
Captions
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It is the word used for all mooring places on the Broads, whether along the river or up an inlet.
The yacht is passing by the north side of the Broad, with 1930s bungalows along the frontage.
Unlike most broads, Ormesby is accessible by road rather than river, and preserves a quietness not usually found during holiday periods.
Away from the broad, along the staithe, the moored boats can bob gently in the calmer water.
The classic Broads marshland scene with an open-trestle windpump.
The library was donated by the town's other benefactor, Thomas Blake, in 1873 – it is located towards the bottom of Broad Street.
This placid scene depicts the Broads as every water traveller would wish to experience them.
This lovely photograph shows a broad on the upper Bure, possibly South Walsham, showing water lilies which were common on many broads early in the 20th century.
This typical Broad scene shows sailing and fishing going on, with a wind-pump in the background.
This turn of the century view shows the broad and spacious high street.
Much of this prosperous market town north of the Broads was rebuilt after a major fire in 1600.
Much of this prosperous market town, north of the Broads, was rebuilt after a major fire in 1600.
This beautifully-designed broads cruiser is typical of those provided by the holiday companies, who have already expanded into huge businesses.
The thatcher's craft is one of the staple industries of broads villages.
By 1965 most of the boats on the Broads were motorised.
Much of this prosperous market town, north of the Broads, was rebuilt after a major fire in 1600.
A favourite pub for many years, the Pleasure Boat Inn these days is the starting point for a water trail which visits the reed beds which make this part of the Norfolk Broads an important wildlife habitat
Oulton was another of the series of medieval broads stretching northward into Norfolk.
The Fleet Dyke flows from the River Bure to South Walsham Broad. A
Broad Street hints at Ottery's original Saxon street layout.
As we return to Broad Street we see the huge building on the right, the former McIlroys, opened in 1903 and known locally as Reading's Crystal Palace for its huge shop windows.
A small broad off the busy river Bure, Salhouse in 1902 displayed the tranquillity of the English countryside beloved by Victorian artists.
The Eels Foot Inn now dispenses refreshments to visitors after their row on the broad.
Set a short distance away from the Cromer to Norwich road, Aldborough offers a spacious prospect with cottages grouped round a broad green.
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