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Ringwood High Street Circa 1955

I can remember as seven year old having to stay with my Aunt Louise Topp in the house above the closed Butchers shop Topps next to the National Provincial Bank building on the left side of the high street,the balcony ...Read more

A memory of Ringwood by barrytopp

Belgians In Birtley.

Few people are aware of the part Birtley, Tyne Wear, (part of County Durham in those days ) played in the Great War of 1914 - 1918. Belgium in 1914 was occupied by the German Army, and thousands of refugees fled to Britain where ...Read more

A memory of Birtley by ranorwood

Shops In Upminster

Great site, so,pleased to find it. Lived in Cranham for 15 years and just loved Upminster for shopping, a particular favorite being Roomes. I left the area about 15 years ago and went back to visit a short while ago. Still in ...Read more

A memory of Upminster

Help Needed The Windmill Inn, Tebbutt Street

One of my ancestors was the landlord of The Windmill Inn, 9 Tebbutt Street, Rochdale Road, Collyhurst, Manchester. His name was William McRoberts, and he lived there with his wife Eliza, sadly dying ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst

Eynsford Mill

Further to my other posting, (Swanley, Born and Bred), as a young man I used to work at Eynsford Mill, it was owned by A. Filmer Jacobs, who also owned Shalford Mill, near Guildford, the company was known as Vulcanised Fibre, and they ...Read more

A memory of Eynsford by Gerald Smith

Any One Remember A Dennis Howland

Hi I am just wondering if any one can remember my grandad Dennis Howland ? His dad had a cobblers on what they called the pavement ! He was born in Stanford let hope in 1928 and lived there till the ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by lucy.sayers

Growing Up In Leeds Street

My sister and I were also born in North Mid Hospital and grew up in Leeds St in the late 1950/early 1960s. We remember well the fruit and veg stalls at the end of the road in particular we remember them being run by a chap ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton

Bensham Crescent

I was born November 17th 1978 at 03.10 at Bensham Hospital I think. I lived 43 Bensham Crescent for over 8and half years. I attended Derwent Water Infant School. And then St Cuthberts Church of England Junior School. I absolutely ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead by donnasnowdon

Junior School

I attended the C of E Junior School in High Street earl Shilton opposite the old Working Mens Club there were about 7 classrooms the Headmistress was a woman cannot remember her name two teachers I remember were Mrs Sidey and Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Earl Shilton by rli33112

Wood Green In The War Years

Does anyone remember the fire station on Bounds Green RD ?? well that is where I lived from 1939 to 1948..#8 Firemens Flats. My father was a fireman and drove a huge Leyland Merriweather shining brass engine... There ...Read more

A memory of Wood Green by rlinhart

Captions

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Caption For Battle, High Street 1910

The High Street is part of the main road, which passes through the town.

Caption For Boughton Under Blean, The Village C1965

Many fine old buildings line this long street, which was a pilgrims' route into Canterbury.

Caption For Bishop's Waltham, The Bunch Of Grapes, St Peter's Street C1955

The centre of Bishops Waltham has retained its character over the years, and this picture shows one of its quaint, narrow streets.

Caption For Somerleyton, The Broads C1960

Bricks from Somerleyton were used in building Liverpool Street Station in 1874.

Caption For Darwen, India Mill Chimney C1955

Overlooking the corner of Manchester Road and Deardengate in the centre of Haslingden, and readily identified by the large clock projecting into the street, is the Commercial Hotel.

Caption For Pulborough, Clements Bridge 1906

The Roman Stane Street crossed the Arun at this point and was strongly defended during the Occupation.

Caption For Fulking, The Spring C1965

A spring flows beside the village street in Fulking, and on the side of the wellhouse is this text: 'He sendeth springs into the valley which run among the hills.

Caption For Thame, High Street C1955

Along the High Street you will find many old inns and some fine 16th- and 17th-century houses.

Caption For Middle Rasen, The Church C1955

The church of St Peter, in North Street, has a superb Norman doorway, possibly the best in the county (so the experts say), and the church has further Norman architecture inside.

Caption For East Lyng, The Village C1955

Known just as Lyng, East Lyng is strung out along the busy road over the Levels from Taunton to Street. The Rose and Crown (centre left) survives.

Caption For Littlebourne, High Street C1955

Its two public houses, the Anchor and the King William, are at the end of a long street whose buildings present an intriguing mix of architectural styles.

Caption For Oakengates, Market Street C1955

Here we see the same street some fifty years later. Only the traffic and styles of dress seem to have changed.

Caption For Chester, Eastgate Street 1891

The Rows are a unique feature to Chester; they provide shops on two levels, the roofs of the shops at street level forming a pedestrian walkway for the shops on the second level.

Caption For Chester, Bridge Street 1903

It is coming up to ten minutes to eleven by St Peter's clock as one of the new electric tramcars rattles along Bridge Street on its way to Saltney.

Caption For St Ives, The Harbour 1890

The whitewashed Fore Street Methodist chapel is to the right, likewise built onto the harbour beach.

Caption For Bournemouth, The Square 1900

The prestigious shopping streets in the background quickly grew up to cater for their many needs. Here we see horse-drawn cabs waiting for passengers in the Square.

Caption For Bletchingley, Fair Day 1907

Once upon a quieter time, the broad street through the village was perfect for a fair.

Caption For Shere, Middle Street 1924

Middle Street leads into Shere Lane and then on towards the sandy hills of The Hurtwood. The building on the right was once the premises of C Baverstock, 'Shoeing & General Smith'.

Caption For London, Trafalgar Square C1890

The bus, on the its way from Baker Street to Waterloo, has stopped behind Nelson's Column.

Caption For Braintree, High Street 1906

This is a busy scene looking down the High Street.The photographer appears to have persuaded almost all the people in the street to pose for the camera.The only wheeled traffic is the bicycle on the

Caption For High Wycombe, Wycombe Abbey School C1955

From the arches of the Georgian Guildhall the camera looks down White Hart Street. The buildings on the right replace medieval market place encroachment.

Caption For Bishop's Stortford, Hockerill Street 1899

This is the view down Hockerill Street towards the River Stort, where the spire of St Michael's Church rises above the trees and houses.

Caption For Newton Ferrers, Bridge End 1931

It is hard to imagine the crowded streets of Plymouth only a few miles away.

Caption For Irchester, High Street C1950

All the cottages on the right of the street have gone now, and are replaced by modern bungalows and the local library. Some of the buildings on the left have also disappeared over the years.