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Fort Street (1950s)

Fort Street, in North Motherwell, was a very close-knit community in the 1950's, which is why I still remember the following names: Mr and Mrs Darroch lived at number 21 with their children John, Denise and Keith. Mr Bill Rae, ...Read more

A memory of Motherwell by John Cunningham

Bower Yard

We have many happy memories of the Bower Yard in 1962. We moved into our first marital cottage at 75 on the day we got married. The cottage was mid terrace overlooking the river and the wharfage on the opposite side. We paid ...Read more

A memory of Ironbridge in 1962 by Ann Beddow

An Idyllic Childhood In New Haw

I wanted to add my own memories of growing up in New Haw from 1965 until moving again in 1973. The family moved from Richmond (then in Middlesex) to 187 New Haw Road, a detached 3-bedroom house with 1/3 acre of ...Read more

A memory of New Haw in 1966 by Andrew Taylor

East Boldon Station Terrace

We had a Doctor called Andrew Forbes who had his surgery above the shops.He called me his pinup girl,as everytime i had to see him as a child i had my knickers held up with safety pins !! Nearly 20 yrs later he attended the birth of my first baby ,a home birth ,and remembererd his pinup girl

A memory of East Boldon in 1946 by Enid Stephenson

Aston Terrace

I was born in Aston Terrace in 1954 and remember running to the bridge to see the steam trains and also the big slag heap that my brothers used to slide down. I also remember the gas man that used to light the street gas lamps outside ...Read more

A memory of Aston in 1954

Growing Up In Gildersome

I was born in 1952 and lived in Gildersome until I was 19 years old. My name until then was Lorraine Thompson. I have many happy memories of living in the village. Until I was 4 years old I lived in a terrace called ...Read more

A memory of Gildersome in 1952 by Lorraine Smith

Machen Trethomas Bedwas 1960

Hello Diane, How are you?I was born and brought up in Machen, 1 Brynhyfryd Terrace. Moved to Trethomas after marriage, lived in Lower Glyn Gwyn (1954) .The Glue Pot you talk about was the Lewis's Hotel (pub), do you ...Read more

A memory of Machen by Vernon Byron Evans

Bell Hotel, Radstock

I was born at Waldegrave Terrace, Radstock but moved to Elm Tree Avenue, Westfield a mile or so up the hill in 1952 when I was 6. I used to go to Miss Hill's infant school at the top of Bath Old Hill and my sister ...Read more

A memory of Coleford in 1953

Pontypool Town Centre

I lived in Upper Bridge Street and remember a few of the shops in town, I think! On the corner of Upper Bridge Street and the Bell Pitch was Franketti's fish shop with an awesome Art Nouveau till and free chips if you took ...Read more

A memory of Pontypool in 1960 by Sandra Rudd

Skellow Park

i was born right next to the park at number 3 Laurel Terrace. My parents were called Sam & Edith Barnett. I lived there for nearly 30 years & spent many a happy day as a kid in that park, climbing trees & making up games ...Read more

A memory of Skellow in 1966 by Mick Barnett

Captions

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Caption For Walberswick, Village Street C1955

Further on is a row of Victorian terraced cottages, with dormer and bay windows. On the right, the parked cars wait for petrol or repairs at Fisher's garage with its Esso sign.

Caption For Taunton, East Street 1902

Here, East Street heads towards Fore Street past 1830s stucco terraces. The Claridges London Hotel is now occupied by Waterstones bookshop and Marks and Spencers.

Caption For Clare, Market Hill 1962

On the left is a terrace of brick houses and shops built c1865. Barclay's Bank closed in 2000, but the Co-op still trades from the ground floor, although it now has a mid-1990s shop front.

Caption For Launceston, Castle 1893

In the foreground, the area right of the road is now a new estate, and opposite is a 1930s brick terrace. The little stone building on the left still stands, and is used as a store.

Caption For Bognor Regis, East Parade 1903

Looking eastward, this view shows one of the town's saddest architectural losses: Colebrooke Terrace, a shallow crescent of four pairs of Regency stucco villas.

Caption For Woodford Halse, Moravian Church And Parsons Street C1965

As a result there are numerous terraces of workers' cottages, all in brick and mainly attached to the west side of the village.

Caption For Polegate, High Street Looking North C1965

An 1870s terrace of yellow brick flats over shops runs south from the scaffolding on the left, but the rest is mediocre 1930s and 1950s suburban building, apart from the Polegate Inn on the right

Caption For Huntingdon, North End 1906

The view shows the Rose and Crown public house and, on the right, the row of fine mansard roofed terraced houses. Each of the doorways has its own fine web fanlight.

Caption For Seaton, Promenade 1922

The Esplanade Hotel, on the right-hand end of the terrace, had incorporated the neighbouring Gould's Hotel by the 1920s, when a guide book described it as 'a well- appointed and comfortable

Caption For Stroud, Town Centre C1965

Viewed from the foot of the valleys, the town appears to be built on a series of terraces, which adds to its attraction.

Caption For Porthmadog, From Marine Terrace 1889

We are looking over the harbour from Marine Terrace. Several of the port's big fleet of topsail schooners can be seen.

Caption For Abergynolwyn, The Village 1968

There is little apart from the Mini van parked in front of the terraced house on the bottom right of the picture to give away the date of this view, which looks north over Abergynolwyn.

Caption For Stamford, From Meadows 1922

By the time the later photograph was taken, the roof appears to have fallen into disrepair, and it was only a few more years before the building, along with the cramped terraced housing alongside, was

Caption For Great Cornard, Church 1895

The apparent terracing between the river and the church is actually hedges on either side of the Marks Tey to Sudbury railway line and of the road from Bures to Sudbury running south to north across

Caption For Lowestoft, The Harbour C1955

The late Victorian terrace includes the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen. On the right is the shingle mill, a vast screening plant, which was used to process shingle until 1958.

Caption For Finedon, Church Hill C1955

It became yet another of Northamptonshire's boot and shoe manufacturing towns in the later 19th century and was greatly enlarged, with streets of Victorian terrace housing.

Caption For Hove, The Drive 1898

of the Stanford Estate after 1871: yellow brick semi-detached villas with cement dressings, slate roofs and bay windows in wide tree-lined streets - totally different from Hove's earlier grand stucco terraces

Caption For Rochdale, Falinge Park 1906

Mount Falinge was damaged by fire in 1975 and only the facade and terrace remain.

Caption For Newquay, Cliff Road 1918

The small gardens fronting the terraced houses on the right have long since been swept away for shops and a wider pavement.

Caption For Kersey, The Church C1955

The terrace stepping down the hill on the left is dated 1880. The pump (just visible to the right of the steps) has now been joined by a Coronation seat.

Caption For Crosby, Marine Gardens C1960

The backdrop of houses in Marine Crescent and Marine Terrace show little of the passing years as the 'greening' of the protective sands between them and Crosby Marina adds to the pleasant outlook

Caption For Hartlepool, Seafront C1955

These are known locally as Albion Terrace. Decorative fairy lights have been temporarily erected on tall poles for some kind of event or celebration.

Caption For Kessingland, Church Road C1960

The Victorian terraces and semi-detached houses are the same today. At the corner of Bethel Drive is the beach-flint Sailor's and Fisherman's Bethel (left), still functioning as a place of worship.

Caption For Abertillery, Penybont And Cwmtillery 1955

Note the congested, terraced housing typical of communities like this, which developed in the 19th century wherever industry took hold.