Maps

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Memories

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Liphook

My grandfather was the manager of Smorthwaites, the Chemist, opposite the Anchor Hotel in the middle of Liphook. My mother was born in Liphook and lived in the house next door to the Chemist's on the south. My earliest memory of ...Read more

A memory of Headley Down by Martin Williamson

Birtle Street

It would be great to hear from anybody who was around Dalton Street , Worth Street, Danzic Street, or who went to the Rex picture house, played on Barnies, Bobs Hill, went in Jock Stobbers, lads that had ther hair cut at Harry's ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Teddy Peacock

An Evacuee During Ww11

Packed off to Lostwithiel in the train from Paddington and found myself living in the Black Prince's Castle - Restormal. Well not quite, the farm on the Estate. I was baptised in St Winnow C.of E Church as part of our ...Read more

A memory of Lostwithiel in 1930 by John L Tooze

South Street

My dad was stationed at no 1 South Street (old police house) in the year I was born, he was a PC. Then I believe we moved to 1 Almshouse Lane. My mum died in 1952,leaving behind my young sister and me and my dad. Dad eventually ...Read more

A memory of Ilchester in 1947 by Freda Hallett

My Mothers Memories Of Brambridge

My mother's aunt, my great-aunt Annie was the house keeper at Brambridge during the 1920s. My great-uncle Ernest, great-aunt Annie's brother, was the chauffeur and responsible for the running and ...Read more

A memory of Colden Common in 1920 by Joan Russell

Living Opposite The Catholic Church In Somerton

I lived opposite the Catholic church from 1949 untill 1970 when I joined the army. I was friends then with Bridget Cox and Eileen White. We went to Sunday school at the Congregational church for ...Read more

A memory of Somerton in 1960 by Sylvia Black

Station Road, Nantymoel

My husband and I decided to visit Nantymoel after trying to do some family tree research. We knew my husband's grandfather Dr Melbourne Thomas was born there and we knew where on Station Road he'd lived with his dad ...Read more

A memory of Nant-y-moel

Childhood Memories

As a family we would holiday in Weymourth every year from about 1958-1963. We used to stay in a bed and breakfast owned by a Mrs Walkadine. As I was so young my memories revolve around the wonderful beach, the donkeys and egg ...Read more

A memory of Weymouth

Digmoor Cottage Hospital Circa 1911

Looking at the 1911 Census, I note that my house - 39 Spencers Lane, Digmoor - is listed as being the Cottage Hospital with a Mr. Wilson, a widower, as caretaker. Does anybody have any information about ...Read more

A memory of Upholland Sta by Geraldine Gilbert

Webbs Brewery Six Bells Colliery

I grew up in Aberbeeg as Pat Howells. Everyone knew the Howells as my dad, Doug, was one of 8 children. My uncle worked in the brewery for many years and I grew up in Woodland Terrace and had to pass the brewery ...Read more

A memory of Aberbeeg by Pat Addison

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Captions

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Caption For Dolgellau, Market Square 1930

The town's arcaded Market House of 1870 stands in the Square. The local dark building stone has given Dolgellau much of its character.

Caption For Bristol, The Bridge And The Church Of St Nicholas 1901

Thomas Williams and George Barrat appear to have kept bawdy houses.

Caption For Eccles, Broadway Cinema C1955

The Associated British Cinema's picture house is photographed at a time when such places had fewer things to compete with for people's time and money; private car ownership was still beyond most people

Caption For Macclesfield, The Sunday School 1897

By 1812 the schools run by John Whittaker had over 2,000 children enrolled, and ideally Whittaker needed one large building to house them all.

Caption For Maidenhead, High Street 1911

The turreted and lead domed building of 1903, now Dorothy Perkins, survives, but the left hand one was replaced by a nine-storey monster office block, Berkshire House, and others were swept away in the

Caption For Horndon On The Hill, The High Street C1960

The houses nearest us were once commercial premises—a hardware store and a tailor's. To the right of them lies Swan Meadow, once home to the village fair.

Caption For Abergavenny, The Castle C1955

Ballon's motte to the right is topped by a 19th-century hunting lodge, which now houses the town's museum.

Caption For Wickford, Runwell C1955

The Quart Pot, a Baddow Brewery house, was where Wickford's Salvation Army had their early meetings.

Caption For Ash, The Lion Hotel C1955

Until recently this scene could be said not to have changed, but the Lion Hotel, which is also a public house, was recently (in early 2005) converted into an indian restaurant.

Caption For Headingley, 1894

Here the merchants of the city built their imposing new houses, most of which remain today.

Caption For Runswick, The Beach C1965

To the front of the view is the lifeboat house and boat park. The lifeboat was once crewed by women when the men of the crew were caught in a squall.

Caption For Exmouth, The Harbour 1925

The whole harbour and dockland area has been the subject of a major housing development over the past few years, leaving photographs such as this one as the only evidence of what was there before.

Caption For Hitchin, Bancroft C1955

Two buildings further down is the Brotherhood House. Next to Blindell's is the Croft.

Caption For Blisworth, The Grand Union Canal C1955

In the foreground is the Grand Union Canal, with the houses of Blisworth and the 15th-century tower of the church to be seen on the opposite bank.

Caption For Cranham, Prinknash Abbey C1965

But the old manor house is a reminder that this is a very old site, dating back to the 16th century.

Caption For Finedon, The Independent Wesleyan Chapel C1955

Beyond it, the shop has since been demolished and replaced by a 1970s flat-roofed health centre. 1950s council houses in Dolben Square are visible on the left.

Caption For Lilbourne, The Green C1955

Major changes here since 1955 include modern 1960s houses, mostly bungalows, on Hillmorton Lane, beyond the signpost, and the telephone kiosk which has migrated to the foreground Green.

Caption For London, Lambeth Riverside C1880

The flimsy houses were clearly not designed to face the water, for the windows are few and diminutive.The crumbling facades bring a clear impression of neglect and poverty.

Caption For Wimborne, Minster 1904

to No 43714, above, and taken five years later shows cows grazing in the Meadows, a cowshed in the shadow of the Grammar School (far right) and an even better view of the upper part of the Chantry House

Caption For Ramsgate, The Inner Basin 1895

On the right, the dry dock has been half filled in by Thanet Ice Company, and an ice house has been built to supply ice to the fishing smacks.

Caption For Ainsdale, Station Road C1965

Station Road, though quite short in length, still manages to achieve a broad mix of shops and dwelling houses.

Caption For London, St James's Park C1960

This photograph was taken from St James's Park, and shows the Foreign Office building when it still also housed both the Commonwealth Office and the Home Office.

Caption For Alderley Edge, Chorley Hall 1896

from long before the time when Machester's workers even considered the need to escape to live in more peaceful and cleaner areas, Chorley Hall is thought to be amongst the oldest inhabited timber-framed houses

Caption For Reading, St Mary's Butts 1912

In 1886 houses in front of St Mary's church were cleared; the railings date from about 1890. Much on the left has now disappeared to make way for the gruesome Broad Street Mall.