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Trevelyan Road Tooting

I was born on 8th May 1945 (the day the war ended) at 61 Trevelyan Road Tooting. My mum told me that there was a heatwave on the 8th May and whilst she was trying to get some rest there was a street party going n which she ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1945 by Victoria Mason

Early Days In Bargoed

I was born, in 1945, in the front room of my parent's rented house in Bristol Terrace, Bargoed. Open the front and you were on the pavement!!. We had no central heating, no double glazing, no indoor bathroom (tin bath hanging ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed in 1952 by Brian Clark

Payne Family Knaphill / Bisley

I have enjoyed reading the 'Memories of Knaphill' contributions, and though I have not lived there myself, my Payne family did, so thought I might share a few of their memories! In the 1890's, Captain George Payne and ...Read more

A memory of Knaphill

The Time Bomb On Bell Vue Terrace

I can add information about the September bombing and suggest that one reason for the low number of casualities was that it was a time bomb that landed on Bell Vue Terrace. Aunt Alice and Daisy lived at ...Read more

A memory of Hendon in 1940 by Richard Pealling

Ann Street Memories

Having been born in Ann Street in 1962, my memories of the surrounding area are quite vivid, including Waddles Foundry; the metal beating from the works would often wake me in the morning. It was on land just behind the Bull pub, ...Read more

A memory of Llanelli in 1969 by Julie Hart

Julia And Matthew Fallon

4 Gaweswell Terrace, Newbottle. Julia Nan Matthew Fallon where my grt grand parents and Hona was my mam's mam. Can the guy who asked about Cisely contact me - my name is Ian tel 0191 2660969 thax,

A memory of Houghton-Le-Spring in 1910 by Ian Mckeown

Inholmes

My aunt and uncle became the caretakers at Inholmes after it was converted to offices. I remember the magnificent staircase which had a huge eagle as a newel post. The range in the kitchen was the biggest I have ever seen, and the ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill in 1952

My Life In Widnes

I lived in Beach Terrace until 1948 then moved to Christie Street. I went to St Bedes school and the Fisher More until 1955. I went to work at the Co-op in Albert Road,it was a great job and I made lots of friends. I love living in ...Read more

A memory of Widnes by Mavis Thomas

Seaton Carew Baths 1951

My memory of the Baths was getting up at 6.30am to get there for the First Session at 7am. I would swim until 8am then either ride on my bike or walk along the Seafront and Mainsforth Terrace, past the Coal Staithes to ...Read more

A memory of Seaton Carew in 1951 by Dennis Robinson

The Terrace

I too, lived in Cobham Terrace for many years, from 1955 at number 26 Lower Flat, and the number 18 top flat above was Miss Loveland and Flossie! How nice to hear about old neighbours; The Days, The Butlers (I always called Mrs Butler, ...Read more

A memory of Greenhithe by Sandra Fogden

Captions

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Caption For Worksop, Gateford Road C1955

Further north along Gateford Road, near the Gladstone Street turn, the spire of St John the Evangelist's can be seen on the right behind the tall three-storey terrace of 1870s shops.

Caption For St Austell, 1890

The tower of Holy Trinity church is just visible above two fields in the centre of town, and terraced houses along Bodmin Road and the Workhouse can be seen towards the left of the picture

Caption For Oakham, Hawthorn Horse C1955

The Old Barn is opposite the row of terraced cottages. To the left is Kilburn Yard.

Caption For Felixstowe, Constable Road 1907

On the left the baker is delivering to No 46, one of the many decorative terraced houses in the road.

Caption For Sleaford, West Banks C1955

To the south are further artisan terraces and short side streets. The early 19th-century cottages on the left were lost in the 1960s.

Caption For Horley, Station Road 1905

Thorley’s, the cattle feed merchants, has gone, to be replaced by 1970s shops and offices, while all the old shopfronts have been replaced on the other terraces.

Caption For Worthing, Esplanade 1890

This dignified four-storey stucco terrace of about 1870, with its continuous first-floor balcony, was at the south-east corner of The Steyne.

Caption For Hastings, The Beach 1925

Carlisle Parade, the enormously long stucco terrace, is now truncated, and the middle section has been replaced by flat-roofed brown brick flats of total incongruity.

Caption For Eastbourne, Grand Parade 1910

Eastbourne's Grand Parade consisted of three terraces stretching from the Wish Tower to the Pier; it has been described as 'one of the finest of its kind in England.'

Caption For Hartlepool, Marine Drive C1955

This attractive terrace of houses lies close to the sea on the north side of the Headland, which is beyond the buildings in the centre distance.

Caption For Exning, Chapel Street C1955

The post office and its sign have now been transferred to the second terrace house. Further down the street is the gable of the Methodist chapel. In the distance is the sign of the Wheatsheaf.

Caption For Skegness, Tower Esplanade C1955

Frederica Terrace, on the right, is now extended forward to the pavement with bars and amusement arcades, but at the time of the photograph it was mainly the Parade Hotel.

Caption For Aylesbury, High Street C1955

Of the 1850s terraces with white band course beyond Marks and Spencer's, only one house survives. In the far distance is the Hazell, Watson and Viney printing works with its tall chimney.

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, The Top Of The World, Warners End C1965

The new homes ranged from small terraced houses, three-bedroom semi-detached houses and four-bedroom houses.

Caption For Weston Super Mare, C1959

In the centre, the Marine Lake links Claremont with Knightstone, while to the right, the elegance of the mid 19th-century terraces and crescents is still apparent.

Caption For Lindfield, Bower House And Church 1957

Opposite is a smaller terraced house boasting a large hanging sign, `Formerly the Tiger`, which had been another pub up until 1916.

Caption For Uppingham, High Street C1965

Looking east with terrace houses on the left, then a thatched cottage and a 19th-century house with an Ionic porch.

Caption For Crouch End, Broadway C1890

outside the present entrance to Hornsey Town Hall and towards the town centre soon after the completion of most of the buildings, and a decade before the influx of extensive but quite special Edwardian terraces

Caption For Bray, Landing Place 1890

The George is now the renowned Waterside Inn with a thoroughly developed river terrace that includes an oriental-style gazebo.

Caption For South Wigston, Countesthorpe Road C1960

No-one could pretend that this scene is one of romantic beauty, but this long row of late 19th-century terraced houses with its excellent corner shop has a well mannered charm.

Caption For Hanslope, High Street C1955

The last view in the book looks south-east along the High Street past the long terrace of 1850s cottages on the left. Market Square is in the far distance.

Caption For Newhaven, Fishermen's Cottages 1897

These cottages at Newhaven, Fife, are an example of the type of fishermen's dwelling that could be found around harbours from Scotland to at least Cullercoats in Northumbria, usually single-storey terraces

Caption For Glasson Dock, Victoria Terrace C1955

We can take a closer look at that terrace.

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.