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Working Days Then Retirement
After attending Newton village school from the age of 5 to 14, I found employment at a place called Tholthorpe where a new airfield was being built. Being 12 miles from my home I had to use a bicycle to get ...Read more
A memory of Newton-on-Ouse in 1989 by
Worked Here 1991
We worked as kiwis on their "oe" in 1991. Margaret and Derek ? We're the managers. We lived on premises. george was a barman. Lesley Reynolds and Ray were locals we met there. Gary and "Bomber", and a gentleman that used to ...Read more
A memory of Woodford Green by
Woodland Road
We moved into 38, Mrs Stronach did a house swap with us. I don't remember her but I do remember the draft excluder she left behind for us. My Dad was Owen Binding, his Dad William played in the Watchet Town Band although I can't remember ...Read more
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Wonderful Memories Growing Up In Bassaleg
I lived in Bassaleg from the age of 3, (1955), when Church Crescent and surrounding area was being developed. I lived in Church Crescent with my family until I left for Manchester in 1976. I went to the ...Read more
A memory of Bassaleg in 1966 by
Wonderful Childhood
I used to live in Churchfield, my old house is the only one left standing amongst a maze of flats. It was a council house in those days and we shared it with another family, the Caines. I went to Churchfields Primary ...Read more
A memory of South Woodford in 1950 by
Winkfield Row
My Grandparents Mr and Mrs Childs owned the Fox Pub in the village during the second world war. My mother Sheila lived with her grandparents there. It only had a tiny bar and was opposite another larger public house so do not ...Read more
A memory of Winkfield Row in 1940 by
Windsor Street
I used to live on Windsor Street. My name was Rita Meuse, my mum and dad were Sid and Irene. I used to go to the Tin School and had a brother called Cyril, he was in the cubs. I used to swing on the lampost with my friends. We ...Read more
A memory of Collyhurst in 1950 by
Windsor Street
We lived in Uxbridge from 1968 when we married to 1993, we still have the book and remember Mrs Peddles shop on LHS, would you believe the old Police Station is now a bar?
A memory of Uxbridge in 1968 by
Wilsons Bakery Griffith Wilson
My parents are Angela (nee Goulden) and Bryan Wilson (now sadly deceased), both from Bramhall. My paternal Grandfather owned the bakery in the village "Wilsons" which was taken over after my grandfather's retirement by ...Read more
A memory of Bramhall in 1955 by
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The foundation stone of this building was laid with two gold sovereigns beneath it, not in the north-east corner but at the southern end of the building, in 1889.
Although the old Island Hotel on Eel Pie Island has long gone, the musical traditions of the town remain strong with many local pubs and wine bars offering live music.
Just east of the village, where Main Road curves towards Bants Lane, stands this large factory, which employed over 3,000 people in the 1960s.
On the eve of the 60s, the bicycle shop has gone and the car now reigns supreme in the square, which is signed as the A1. Coca Cola and snack bars have arrived too.
Looking along the High Street past the beleaguered Burton Memorial, one would see little change today in the buildingscape.
This photograph shows the part of the Jubilee Exhibition of 1887 that was situated between Talbot Road and the railway.
This charming view looks up Main Street from the shore.
The View South-East This view is little changed from S254006 (previous page).
Looking North-East to Fleet Street The junction to East Street is on the left, with Catherine Street on the right.
Here we have another view of the village, with its cottages and barns built in its local sandstone.
On the beach there was a children's boating pool, and the Pier had a bar and an amusement palace on it. The Pier was built to accommodate the crowds, and was really two piers next to each other.
At the time of this photograph, the fun fair belonged to Billy Butlin, and the Figure 8 was an exciting ride fifty years ago.
We are looking down on The Square from Middle Row at the bottom of Broad Street. The shot is north-eastwards, along Bridge Street (centre) to the roofs of Coombe Street.
With the widening of Bridge Street from the 1880s, the old Warrington Academy was again revealed and preserved.
The canteen resembles a cave, but in its heyday there was far from savage fare to be had here! In the 1930s there were 3 lunch sittings, and it was routine to have 2 pints at the bar.
Parallel to Stratford Road and to the south of it is one of the grid of streets that were laid out for the town from the 1840s, starting at the east and then expanding westward as land was released
Built as a town house for the lead mine-owner Charles Bathurst of Arkengarthdale c1720, its newly-fashionable hand-made bricks, three-storey height and eight bays must then have made it very prominent
This Art Deco entrance to the pier replaced the original Gothic archway in 1937. It was again completely reconstructed in 1971, when the steps and ramps were removed.
Built as a town house for the lead mine-owner Charles Bathurst of Arkengarthdale c1720, its newly-fashionable hand-made bricks, three-storey height and eight bays must then have made it very prominent
The arrival of the railway in 1877 put Mablethorpe on the seaside holiday map, and the town is mainly Victorian or later.
The town is surrounded by green fields and woodland to the south of Salisbury Plain.
Pinora, recorded in the Feet of Fines in 1232, is a village of considerable beauty and well-manicured charm.
The arrival of the railway in 1877 put Mablethorpe on the seaside holiday map, and the town is mainly Victorian or later.
The new building was occupied in the period leading up to the Great War by the Forbes family; Eileen Baillie recalls old Mrs E M Forbes 'lying on an elegant couch ... having her beautiful hair dressed
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