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1937 Onwards

I have fond memories of Winchmore Hill where I was born in 1937. We lived in Hadley Way till about 1949, then moved to Slades Hill in Enfield. I went to St Pauls School (Mr Gayler) then Minchenden. I well remember The Intimate ...Read more

A memory of Winchmore Hill

Wallasey Village

My dad owned the cycle shop in Wallasey Village, firstly at the Leasowe Road end then latterly Harrison Drive end, the name was Longworths. From 1961 we lived in St.Georges Road (when Piggy Lane was still in existence) I attended ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey by Diane Gornall

Luton Grammar School.

I lived in Luton from 1958 - 1961 and attended the Grammar School. I have spent most of the rest of my life abroad but returned for a nostalgic visit recently. Luton in those days had a definite Victorian feel about. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Luton by Geoffrey Sully

Glorious Summers

My father was born in Bodorgan in 1930, known as Jack Cefn Crin. I spent many happy times staying with my grandparents Thomas Lewis Hughes and Margaret Hughes. Such a beautiful place and still remember the taste of the carrots and ...Read more

A memory of Bodorgan by Bronwen Hughes

Born 1942 Left In Late 1950s!

I lived in Lime Tree Road and I was called Rita Simmonds at that time. My gran and granddad lived in Lampton Road, at the Great West Road End. They lived in a terrace of cottages next to a large house which I think was ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by Rita Spear

Past Boscobel House

Before leaving to live abroad I lived only two miles from Boscobel and so I often took my bicycle for a spin around the lanes. When I was a teenager a friend had a car and sometimes we found ourselves driving past Boscobel ...Read more

A memory of Boscobel House by Michele Alberto

Leytonstone

I was born in a road which was a turning of Whipps Cross Road in 1957. Most of my childhood was playing on the hollow ponds and swimming at the open air Lido in the summer months. My parents took me to see the Batman film at the Odeon ...Read more

A memory of Leytonstone

Born And Bred In North Harrow

I lived in The Ridgeway, schooled at Longfield in Sunflower House , motto 'Cheerfulness' which has endured with me as my favourite flower, I grow monsters and matches the attitude Itry to have still! Miss Perks was the ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow by Zoe Norris

Calmore My Childhood

I grew up in Old Calmore at Croft Farm. My parents, Cyril and Winifred Pass, bought the property when they returned from India in 1947, and we lived in the 'pump house' until the bungalow was built in 1949. My earliest clear ...Read more

A memory of Calmore by Nina Stoddart

Cowdenbeath

I moved to Cowdenbeath from Lochore in 1959 at the age of two. We lived at 3 Alexander Street (house long since gone).  My mum, dad and me. I attended Foulford School for one year. I remember the walks home alone every day by the burn. ...Read more

A memory of Cowdenbeath by John Campbell

Captions

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Caption For Martham, The Staithe C1960

A motor dinghy carries a boatload of adults and children past the pumping mill at Martham Staithe.

Caption For Warminster, High Street From St Lawrence's C1965

Warminster, on the A36 at the head of the Wylye valley, was an important market town and communication centre.

Caption For Ranworth, Broad 1934

It is a busy day for the small Ranworth Broad, with sailing boats and dinghies out as well as a large motor cruiser.

Caption For Letchworth Garden City, Leys Avenue 1924

Here we see the broad sweep of the garden city's main street looking west, with a wide assortment of businesses lining the wide tree-lined pavements.

Caption For West Bay, From The West 1902

Looking along the broad sweep of Lyme Bay toward the eminence of Barton Cliff, with the protective harbour walls jutting out to sea, and the signal mast of the coastguard station clearly visible.

Caption For Cullompton, Exeter Road 2003

The long, broad street winds through this attractive market town, that sits in the valley of the River Culm alongside the busy M5 motorway.

Caption For March, The Fountain C1955

This ornate fountain was erected in 1912 and cost £180; it was the subject of much public debate.

Caption For Redcar, The Promenade 1923

Redcar dates from 1842, since when it has progressed at quite an extraordinary rate, and it certainly owes much to its magnificent sweep of sands.

Caption For Caernarfon, The Square 1933

In this view of the square, coaches are parked in the broad open expanse.

Caption For Appledore, The Village C1955

On the edge of Romney Marsh, this village, with its broad street, was once a flourishing seaport and shipbuilding centre; it was captured by the Danes with a fleet of 250 ships in the 9th century.

Caption For Lerryn, The River 2003

Here we see that the tide has surged up the River Fowey and has filled the broad, tree-lined River Lerryn.

Caption For Ludham, A Spring Morning At The Staithe C1931

In the foreground a man rows his dinghy, and on the bank another prepares to board his boat, assisted by another man steadying it.

Caption For Holt, High Street 1896

Holt, between Fakenham and Cromer, boasts a wealth of fine Georgian houses, which huddle haphazardly around its broad market place.

Caption For Portishead, The Esplanade 1924

The Bristol & Portishead Pier & Railway was a single broad-gauge line, which opened in April 1867, and connected with the Bristol & Exeter Railway at Bedminster.

Caption For Walberswick, The Green 1933

Walberswick stands at the mouth of the River Blyth just across from the moorings of Southwold, and was once, like so many of these quiet Suffolk coast villages, a thriving port.

Caption For Coltishall, Lock 1902

The massive force of the great flood swept away the lock gates and undermined the foundations.

Caption For Plymouth, George Street 1889

Here the broad thoroughfare is thronged with carts, cabs and omnibuses.

Caption For Filey, North Beach C1960

Filey is a popular coastal resort, and its broad bay runs down from the prominent coastal feature of Filey Brig jutting out into the North Sea.

Caption For Welwyn Garden City, Stone Hills 1958

The neo-Georgian shops and offices, designed by chief architect Louis de Soissons, stand on broad boulevards, with spacious pavements, but the ubiquitous car is already beginning to impose its own demands

Caption For Cuckfield, Broad Street C1960

At this road junction is the Cuckfield branch of J W Upton (the Haywards Heath furniture store), next to Lloyds Bank (right).

Caption For Horsey, The Mere C1955

This tiny settlement is set in a remote area of the Broads, where willows and reed beds thrust out into the waters narrowing the passage.

Caption For Ormesby, The Jetty 1887

Although the Broad is well wooded, this is a typical quiet creek, fringed with reed, fen sedge, and a multitude of plants which attract birds, butterflies and insects.

Caption For Leighton Buzzard, Lake Street C1955

This broad road leading into the heart of the town is bounded by 17th- and 18th-century buildings.

Caption For Colwyn Bay, The Pier Pavilion 1900

Crowds stroll along the pier, beside the original Pier Pavilion, which is advertising the popular French conductor Jules Rivieres and his grand orchestra.