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Maps

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1946, Priest Down Ref. NPO810798
1946, Priston Ref. NPO811204
1946, West Harptree Ref. NPO864322
1898, Plaster's Green Ref. RNE807418
1898, Clandown Ref. RNE669350
1898, Claverton Ref. RNE669730
1898, Norton Malreward Ref. RNE794665
1898, Oldfield Park Ref. RNE797390
1898, Pensford Ref. RNE804181
1898, Meadgate Ref. RNE775972
1898, Bathford Ref. RNE634711
1898, Bathwick Ref. RNE634723
1898, Beacon Hill Ref. RNE635285
1898, Beechen Cliff Ref. RNE636434
1946, Wall Mead Ref. NPO859834
1898, Dunkerton Ref. RNE695508
1898, Cameley Ref. RNE660203
1898, Brockham End Ref. RNE651351
1898, Hinton Charterhouse Ref. RNE736885
1898, Herons Green Ref. RNE731827

Books

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Memories

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Growing Up At Alum Bay

I grew up at Alum Bay, as my parents, John & Irene Groves were managers at the Needles Hotel from 1948 - 1954. My brother Neil is 2 years older than me and we have some wonderful memories of playing in the grounds, ...Read more

A memory of Alum Bay in 1951

Growing Up In Seaton Sluice In The 1960s

I moved from Blyth to Seaton Sluice into a newly built house in Cresswell Avenue in 1957. Life as a child in the village was exciting; most days we would either play on the beach and harbour or the new ...Read more

A memory of Seaton Sluice by Stuart Mc Leod

Growing Up In West Herrington

I moved to West Herrington village in 1953 as a baby, along with my older sister and parents into a new house in St Cuthberts Road and this was to stay the family home until my mother died in March 2007. My ...Read more

A memory of West Herrington by Lucille Hutchinson

Growing Up On Tyseley Lane

In 1960 I was 5 years old and lived in Tyseley Lane with my older brother, mom and dad and also gran and great-gran. My grandad had died the previous year and I often wonder if his shed still stands at the bottom of the ...Read more

A memory of Tyseley in 1960

Growing Up At Lulworth Cove

I lived in Lulworth Cove from 1949 to until 1972. It was a fantastic place to spend your childhood and have many happy memories of time spent with my sister and friends. Crabbing, swimming, rowing boats across the ...Read more

A memory of Lulworth Camp by bagdisanka

Growing Up In The 50s

I went to Southchurch High School for Boys after failing my eleven plus in 1948. Tbe headmaster was Mr Haxall a frighteniing person to an eleven year old. A great teacher of history and bookbinding was Mr Bull. The ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea by anthony.salmons

Hms Ganges

Until the mid '70s Shotley Gate was the home of HMS Ganges, a Royal Navy training establishment. As 15 year old boys under training in 1964 we were allowed to visit the Post Office (see photograph in this collection) to draw money ...Read more

A memory of Shotley Gate in 1964 by Phil Smith

Happy Childhood 1950 Onwards

I lived in Hillbrow Cottages on the Eastbourne Road from 1950 to 1970s. My father, George Mison, worked in the sand quarry in Bletchingley and mum, Elsie, was a housewife. There are only 12 cottages at Hillbrow and ...Read more

A memory of Godstone in 1950 by Ruth Bradbury Nee Mison

Happy Days

I was born Elizabeth McNab in Druid House, Kames on the 27/3 /42. My parents, brother and sister and I went every year on holiday and stayed at the Old Smiddy in Millhouse. Mum's cousin Mary McTaggart ran the ...Read more

A memory of Millhouse by Elizabeth Dickie

Happy Days

I lived in Cockhill Lane in the tall flats from 1958 till 1972. Went to Colmers Farm nursery and school. I attended St Chad's church and went to the Brownie pack. I remember me and my friend Ruth coming out of Brownies going to the Elite ...Read more

A memory of Rubery by chrissyrulez

Captions

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Caption For Dunoon, West Bay 1904

The group of people on the left appear to be on a well prepared outing and are having a picnic. The small huts are where you hired your boat from for a by-the-hour row round the bay.

Caption For Coverack, Harbour 1936

Coverack men were infamous for smuggling, and early coastguards reported that '7,000 ankers of brandy' had been covertly run ashore in the bay in the previous twelve month period.

Caption For Knaresborough, High Street 1921

From the Bay Horse there was a coach to Selby; from the Elephant & Castle there was one to Thirsk, Leeds, York and Harrogate.

Caption For Herne Bay, The Parade And Clock Tower 1889

This tranquil view shows promenaders on the parade. The picture was taken from the pier, which was built in 1873 to replace the earlier and more ambitious pier designed by Telford.

Caption For Herne Bay, From The Pier 1897

This tranquil view shows promenaders on the parade. The picture was taken from the pier, which was built in 1873 to replace the earlier and more ambitious pier designed by Telford.

Caption For Wordsley, King George's Field C1965

The fine bay windows of this house have been filled in with concrete and adorned with graffiti, while other windows have been boarded up.

Caption For Bromham, Tom Moore's House 1899

Tom Moore lived at Sloperton Cottage, Westbrook for nearly 34 years whilst under the patronage of the Earl of Shelburne.

Caption For Salisbury, High Street Gate C1950

Looking through the gate, the Crown Hotel, now no longer in existence, can be seen on the left of the High Street.The dormer windows on the right sit uneasily with the older overhanging bay window

Caption For West Bay, The Harbour 2003

Choppy water washes between the piers of Brisport Harbour; the cranes of Costain and other contractors working on the extension of the basin are to the left.

Caption For Kingsdown, Holiday Camp, The Horse Shoe C1955

One of the most pleasant walks over the white cliffs is from Kingsdown past the golf course and up to the Dover Patrol Monument, then on to St Margaret's Bay.

Caption For Carlyon Bay, 1930

On the skyline is the Carlyon Bay Hotel which, when completed in 1930, was one of the fashionable spots to stay, with guests that included Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson.

Caption For Allithwaite, Templand C1960

Templand is the farm to the upper right in this view, which was taken from Wart Barrow. Lane End is the crossroads in the centre of the picture.

Caption For Brynmawr, Beaufort Street C1955

Hodges Garage (in the distance, behind the bus entering Market Square) has since been demolished, and the Castle Hotel (by the street lamp on the right) has also closed.

Caption For Congleton, Little Moreton Hall 1902

Passing through the gatehouse passage into the courtyard, we are faced with the hall entrance and the magnificent bay windows.

Caption For Trusthorpe, The Post Office C1955

Almost swallowed up by the caravan sites to the east that merge Mablethorpe with Sutton on Sea, Trusthorpe clings to some independence.

Caption For Trusthorpe, The Post Office C1955

Almost swallowed up by the caravan sites to the east that merge Mablethorpe with Sutton on Sea, Trusthorpe clings to some independence.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Harbour 1925

South-westwards from the North Wall (left), across the harbour basin just about as empty as it would be today, are the Cobb Warehouses (centre) and Granny's Teeth steps, to the left

Caption For Alton, Crown Hill C1955

The buildings on the left were soon to be demolished. The shop by the lamp standard, 22 High Street, was that of Walter Small, 'floral specialist and fruiterer'.

Caption For Dymchurch, The Sands 1927

There is never a shortage of children to enjoy the sandy delights of Dymchurch beach. This fashionable holiday destination was home at this time to the Great War artist Paul Nash.

Caption For Norwich, Cathedral 1896

The west front is at the end of a very long fourteen-bay nave.

Caption For Littleham, The Caravan Site, Sandy Bay C1960

A vast caravanopolis now covers the cliff tops above Sandy Bay, once a smuggling cove and now Littleham's bathing beach.

Caption For Hove, The Drive 1898

Hove, a small fishing village west of Brighton, developed slowly from the mid 19th century onwards. As at Brighton, large areas of working class housing arose away from the sea front.

Caption For Shanklin, The Beach 1893

Safe bathing brought thousands of early visitors to Shanklin, as we can see from the profusion of bathing huts and tents. Many of the boats in the foreground would have been for hire.

Caption For St Ives, Draycott Terrace 1898

These houses overlook Porthminster Beach and have views of St Ives Bay that are as superb today as they were when this photograph was taken.