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Robert William Shaw Family My Greatgrandfather

My GreatGrandParents Were Robert William Shaw and Eleanor (Wilkinson) Shaw. He worked as a Roller Coverer at a Cotton Factory, I do not know what the name of the factory was. I know my Grandmothers name ...Read more

A memory of Sabden in 1880 by somersetmass

Days Gone By

I lived in Fleetwood from around 1948 - 1952. My dad was in the army and we lived in the Drill Hall in (Ithink) Preston Street. I can remember going to the library nearby and playing on the beach near some piers. There was a young ...Read more

A memory of Fleetwood by Ann Levers

Bathing In The River

Montague terrace was home to many children. I remember the Allen's, John, June, Barry, Hazel, Ivan & Valerie. The White's, Maurice and Barbara, The William,s and Smith,s, Joan, Roy, Margaret, Jeffrey, and at least three ...Read more

A memory of Bishopstoke in 1949 by Barbara R Bryan

Mabel Annie Jones

My grandmother was born in Yackla, Wenvoe (the cottages near the Whitehall Quarry) in 19th January 1888 and was the daughter of Mary Morgan and George Jones and baptised on the 19th September 1888 at St. Mary's Church Wenvoe. ...Read more

A memory of Wenvoe

Childhood On Osborne Terrace

In 1949 the houses on Osborne Terrace were just being built, as soon as they were coming available the council were moving people in, our family moved into no 21. I was 4 years old. It was a lovely place then, nice and ...Read more

A memory of Stacksteads in 1950 by Renee Comer

Where I Grew Up

I was 4 years old when we as a family moved to no: 6, School Lane, Chase Terrace. We had moved from Wales because my father couldn't find a job there, so he had a job lecturing in the Mining College in Cannock and he also taught ...Read more

A memory of Chase Terrace in 1965 by Llinos Phillips

School

I lived and went to school in Ogbourne St Andrew, I think the headmistress was a Miss Platt and very authoritarian. I always remember school dinners because we were not allowed to leave anything it all had to be eaten. Fried tomato ...Read more

A memory of Ogbourne St Andrew in 1966 by First Name Last Name

Church Cottages.

My wife  and I moved here in 1983. We lived in the far cottage of the terrace of 3 (1,Church Cottages), in the foreground of this photograph. Our first daughter arrived whilst we were here. However, the imminent arrival of the ...Read more

A memory of Salford Priors in 1983 by Ian Foster

Sledging Down Fobbing Hill

I lived in Corringham Hill Terrace 1942 -1950. As an 8 year old I remember sliding down the hill in the snow from the White Lion. I think there was a small pond at the bottom, which used to freeze over in winter. I have a ...Read more

A memory of Fobbing in 1948 by Richard Ralph

The Memories Are Endless

Good morning from Waterloo, Canada. I was absolutely thrilled with your site and stumbled on it quite by chance. I was born in 1943 at my grandparents house at Yew Tree Terrace just off Station Rd. I grew up in Shepley, ...Read more

A memory of Shepley in 1957 by Marilyn Haywood

Captions

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Caption For Penrith, Wordsworth Street 1893

Like others rising towards Beacon Fell, this terrace, dating from 1865, testifies to the enterprise of the Penrith Building Society.

Caption For Haywards Heath, South Road C1950

This is Baldwin's, selling household linens, established by Edwin Baldwin in 1935 when this terrace was built.

Caption For Seaburn, Lower Promenade C1955

On the north side of the village green is this raised terrace.

Caption For Aberdovey, The Seafront 1892

The seafront terraces and hills behind remain much the same today, and boating has grown ever more popular in the Dyfi estuary, which is fringed by wooded banks.

Caption For Eastbourne, Parade 1899

Apart from the small villa, the Italianate stucco terrace houses of the 1850s and later mostly remain.

Caption For South Wigston, Blaby Road C1960

The railway, factories and the brick terraces are to be avoided unless travelling from the M1 to Oadby, or to the racecourse.

Caption For London, Portobello Road C1895

To the left is Elgin Crescent, and on the right is Colville Terrace. A milkman pushes his cart at some speed past the post office on the corner.

Caption For Swansea, General View From Hill 1893

Sailing ships on the River Tawe and the long lines of terraced workers' cottages tell the tale of Swansea in its heyday as a major industrial town.

Caption For Barnsley, Aerial View C1966

Much has changed today, with many of the terraced houses of miners from the former South Yorkshire coalfield now swept away and replaced by modern shopping and office blocks.

Caption For Coulsdon, Brighton Road C1965

The Red Lion public house, the Water Works and Coulsdon Library on the east side of Brighton Road contrast in style and date with the Victorian terraced houses and shops opposite.

Caption For Appleton Wiske, The Village, West Side C1955

Today modern houses have replaced a number of the terraced cottages, but the three on the right still stand. The village also has a Wesleyan chapel of 1821 and the Lord Nelson Inn on Front Street.

Caption For Weston Super Mare, View From The Pier 1887

Prince Consort Gardens have yet to be built and a number of terraces lead up to what was then called Flagstaff Hill.

Caption For Weston Super Mare, Oriel Terrace And St John's Church 1887

On the left is Oriel Terrace, built in 1847, while the grounds of Glebe House are on the right.

Caption For St Fagans, The Grounds, Welsh Folk Museum C1960

Arguably more appropriately termed a mansion, the 'new' St Fagans Castle stands atop its impressive terraced gardens.

Caption For Exmouth, Beacon Terrace 1906

The terrace, begun in 1791, became the place to live for those wealthier members of Georgian society who had settled in Exmouth, including Lady Nelson, the estranged wife of the hero of

Caption For West Bay, Village And Beach 1922

This view looks south-eastwards from the bungalow and chalets below West Cliff (foreground) to Pier Terrace (centre right) and East Cliff and Burton Cliff (upper right).

Caption For Budleigh Salterton, East Terrace 1901

Many new properties were built to cater for the demand of these newcomers, such as these fine terraced houses. The church building seen in the distance has since been demolished.

Caption For Uley, From Uley Bury 1900

Standing some 800ft up, rising in green terraces above the village, it affords panoramic views with the erosion caused by rivers and frost action during the Ice Ages evident in the isolation of the

Caption For Aldeburgh, Moot Hall 1896

To the right are the White Lion, which now incorporates the battlemented Gothic building next door, an 1870s terrace and the Wentworth Hotel.

Caption For Bath, Water Fountain 1909

This was installed in 1839, but is now removed to Terrace Walk.

Caption For Preston, Miller Park 1893

This is a view that Edward Geoffrey Stanley's statue enjoyed from the Derby Terrace. The bridge is the railway bridge over the River Ribble, and we can see the far bank clearly.

Caption For Preston, The Park 40 Steps 1924

This is a view that Edward Geoffrey Stanley's statue enjoyed from the Derby Terrace. The bridge is the railway bridge over the River Ribble, and we can see the far bank clearly.

Caption For Southwold, The Lighthouse 1891

Several of the terraced houses have had bay windows added to the first floor rooms. The Sole Bay Inn was run by Mrs Maria Powditch. Beyond is the parish church, rebuilt 1430-60.

Caption For Richmond, The Bridge 1890

Looking back upstream past the boathouses in front of the 1830s St Helena Terrace and The White Cross, we see a fine view of Richmond Bridge, which dates from the 1770s and is one of the Thames' finest