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Places
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Maps
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Memories
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The Thirties
My grandmother, widowed, lived during the 20s and 30s at 1, High Street (next to The Dolphin), and was glad of family visits to assist in her invalid-style of life. That usually meant our family, and my mother took a number of ...Read more
A memory of Middleton Stoney in 1930 by
Escavating Eastham Dock
Lived in Eastham in late 40s and early 50s at Carlett Park (in the old army camp) during the digging of the dock and went to the village school. Had a lot of fun riding on the machinery when they were doing it. That was before ...Read more
A memory of Eastham in 1949 by
Growing Up In The Avenues
I left school in 1965, Ogley Hay Girls' School, my maiden name was Kathleen Cooper. My birth father was George Kelly although I was brought up by my grandparents, Nell and Gerald Cooper. I loved the avenues, everyone knew ...Read more
A memory of Brownhills in 1965 by
Growing Up In Purley
When I lived in Purley, there weren't many stores. I can remember when Sainsbury's opened across from Purley Fountain. There was a toy shop in the High Street called Morgan's. I stole a whistle from there when I was not very ...Read more
A memory of Purley in 1950 by
An American Boy In Stockton Heath England
I was a 13 year old boy from Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. My father was a Sergeant in the US Air Force, assigned to Burtonwood RAF Station. We rented a flat at 35 London Rd, Stockton Heath. It was ...Read more
A memory of Stockton Heath in 1956 by
Barbridge
I can remember visiting my grandparents at Barbridge as a small child. In the early 60's my grandparents name was Poole and they lived in the end house nearest to the pub. Grandad worked for British Waterways and the garden went straight ...Read more
A memory of Barbridge in 1960 by
Born And Bred A Jersey Marine Girl
There's alot to be said about Jersey Marine,it will always be home to me. I come from a well known family "Huxtable" and most of them are still there today. I've very fond memories of growing up there, climbing ...Read more
A memory of Jersey Marine in 1974 by
Fishing
During the school holidays the canal and it's towpath became a playground for many of the village children. Several of us caught the fishing bug and used the canal many times throughout the holiday. We always looked out for a barge called ...Read more
A memory of Wheaton Aston in 1956 by
Stone In The 1950s
I am now 57 years of age, and live in Australia. I was born in Stone, Stafforshire in 1949 and would love to go back and visit. As a child I remember walking along the canal and standing watching as a blacksmith mended a horse's shoe. ...Read more
A memory of Stone in 1956 by
Taff`s Well School
My memory of Taff`s Well School was that I lived in fear of most of the teachers except our headmaster Mr. D Harris and Miss Hall, they were the only two that stood out with having any real love of teaching children. If some of ...Read more
A memory of Taffs Well in 1948 by
Captions
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This view shows an early example of a houseboat on the Oxford Canal. As an inexpensive home, converted narrowboats are still popular, especially closer to Oxford where there are dozens to be seen.
On the left is Chalford Station and, just below it, the Thames and Severn Canal.
The Shropshire Union canal runs between Wolverhampton and Ellesmere Port. It passes through delightful countryside, especially around the Wheaton Aston area.
Great Haywood lies at the junction of the Trent & Mersey with the Staffs & Worcestershire canals.
The village lies on the banks of the Oxford Canal and the river Cherwell. A bloody Civil War battle took place near here in 1644.
The canal at Drayton Manor, with its unique Gothic-style footbridge, complete with battlements.
It was powered by the head waters of the River Ant, canalised in 1826 as the North Walsham and Dilham Canal.
This view, this time from the boathouse side of the canal, shows Frimhurst Lodge, with Frimhurst behind the trees in the background.
Graceful sailing ships are clustered alongside the quay on the Exeter Canal at the north end. The warehouse and Customs buildings around the Basin and riverside are beautifully preserved.
Just over a hundred years ago, the Thames and its network of canals were used as much for transporting goods as for pleasure boating.
The Lee and Stort Navigation north of London is a series of short canals linking the eponymous rivers. In this view, it is about to enter a canalised section in the industrial end of Ware.
The plan, which would have involved breaching the Loe Bar and running a canal inland all the way to Helston, was priced at £118,523; not surprisingly, it was never carried out.
A craft heads southwards towards Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal.
In this view the pub, the river, and both bridges can all be seen. Note the pole sign for the pub standing in the river.
Two loaded narrowboats head north on the Grand Union Canal, their cargo concealed from both weather and prying eyes by careful sheeting.
The Royal Military Canal stretches parallel with the coast, hidden by the furthest trees in the middle distance. Note how little the seafront is built up at this time.
At the time this photograph was taken, Ulverston was still a busy commercial port linked to the River Leven by the mile-long Ulverston Canal, England's shortest.
Designed and constructed as a working tool, canals have become some of the most attractive and restful waterways in Britain.
To enable boats to trade further inland, in 1823-4 Lord Rolle dug a canal five miles to Torrington, but it eventually fell into disuse and was filled in.
With the closure of the Wey and Arun canal almost fifty years earlier, this stretch of the river saw little traffic.
Exeter's canal was built at the request of the Tudor merchants, who were exasperated by the weirs on the Exe that obstructed their vessels.
Its prosperity was increased after a canal was dug connecting the River Ant with the Broads.
This view looks north from the old Guildford Road Bridge, with the canal aqueduct across the Waterloo - Basingstoke line in the background.
Its prosperity increased after a canal was dug connecting the River Ant with the Broads.
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