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St. Anselms Church In Hatch End

At the time of this picture in 1960 the church could only be reached by travelling along an attractive, tree-lined, unsurfaced crescent called Westfield Park. Beyond the church on the left of the picture is the vestry ...Read more

A memory of Hatch End by John Howard Norfolk

Happy Weekends

For some time back in the late '70's/early '80's I used to ride my motorbike from Worcester to visit my then girlfriend, Judith, at Sawtry. She had a post as a teacher at the nearby school. Used to love the ride on a sunny, summer Friday ...Read more

A memory of Sawtry by bru.enzer

The Bell In The Dover Road A Reminder Of Thompsons Brewery Which Once Served The Town

My ancestor's nephews Henry and George Wraight aged 35 and 25 were brewers labourers most likely at Thompsons Brewery which was situated to the left of this photo where ...Read more

A memory of Walmer by Gemma Gemma

Whymarks Of Little Cornard

Over 70 years ago, when I was about three or four years old, my parents and I would travel from Luton to see my maternal grandmother, Kate Whymark, who was the widow of Ernest Whymark. I never met Ernest, as he fell off ...Read more

A memory of Little Cornard by Maggie Reeves

School Maternity Home School

During WW2 the pupils were evacuated and the school turned into a temporary Maternity Home. The Doctor attending the home was only part-time, but always on call. The Doctor lived a few houses away and at night time he hung ...Read more

A memory of Ripley in 1942 by John Hutt

Growing Up In Hendon 1945 1970

Being born in the front room of 7 First Avenue (which runs between Finchley Lane and Victoria Road) in September 1945 and living at that address until 1970 approximately, but my mother (Mary) and Father (Len) lived there ...Read more

A memory of Hendon by Anthony Edgar

Whitethorn Morris Dance At The Coach And Horses On Croxley Green

For many years in the 1980s and 1990s morris dancers performed outside the two lovely pubs on Croxley Green - the Coach and Horses and the Artichoke. Whitethorn Morris frequently ...Read more

A memory of Croxley Green in 1980 by John Howard Norfolk

Can You Remember?

How many Christmases can you recall, Can you go right back to when you were small, Can you remember a blanket of Snow, That covered the ground, or don't you know. Can you remember when Teens were once Tots, And Hopscotch ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common by Andrew Cooper

Growing Up In Hornsey

I was born in Hornsey in 1923, and spent the first 10 years of my life living with my parents in the top flat at 257 Wightman Road. The ground floor was occupied by Mr and Mrs Dan Costigan. Mr Costigan was a bus driver, and they ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey in 1920 by Arthur Astrop

Why Is The Bell Closed

I have drunk at The Bell in Woodham Walter all my life, nearly 70 years. I have seen many things from the ghost sitting in the corner by the side of the fire to the changes of managment running it, and it unfortunately ...Read more

A memory of Woodham Walter by Woodham Walter

Captions

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Caption For Lower Peover, The Bells C1955

The pub is the building on the right.

Caption For Melton Mowbray, Nottingham Street C1955

The early 19th-century Bell Hotel dominates this lively street scene, with its vital interaction of stalls, traffic and people, now so often lost in the bromide world of pedestrianisation.

Caption For Wokingham, St Sebastian's Church, Nine Mile Ride 1910

A small but decorative wooden bell tower houses a single bell and is perched neatly on the gable end.

Caption For Sandwich, The River Stour 1914

To the left of the River Stour is the Bell Hotel; the town records report that the mayor 'presented King Charles II with a glass of sack at the Bell tavern door' when his Majesty rode in

Caption For Dullingham, The School C1955

Many village children will remember this school; the bell rang from the small gable bell turret calling them to lessons.

Caption For Buntingford, High Street C1955

The street follows the course of the Roman road Ermine Street, and is typically without any sign of a bend.

Caption For Broughton Astley, Main Road C1967

Willow Cottage is still trading, although the proprietor is no longer P A Jones.

Caption For Thatcham, The Church C1955

The parish church of St Mary dates from about 1141, though much restoration work was carried out during the Victorian era.

Caption For Hallow, The Green C1955

Inside the church is a monument to Sir Charles Bell, whose only connection with Hallow is that he died there on a visit in 1842.

Caption For Painswick, The Lychgate C1955

Although it looks much older, the lychgate into the churchyard was built only a century ago.

Caption For London, Houses Of Parliament 1890

From the south bank, near Westminster Bridge, completed in 1862, this view shows the bell tower known universally by its great bell, Big Ben.

Caption For Woodham Walter, The Bell 1903

The Bell (left) was 'well-situated for trade in the populous and respectable village of Woodham Walter', said one advertisement.

Caption For Formby, St Peter's Church C1960

St Peter's at Formby was built in 1739 to replace the 12th-century chapel at Raven Meols which was gradually being covered over with shifting sand.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Angel Hill C1965

The buildings to the left include timber-framed structures, at least four of which have jettied first floors.

Caption For Wickhambreaux, Old Bell House 1903

This attractive Tudor building is known as The Bell House because in 1525 the then owner decreed that upon his decease the money raised from renting out the building should be used to pay for the ringing

Caption For St Neots, Brook Street C1955

Next to the Bushel & Strike public house (left), in what was the Bell Yard, stands Ibbett`s blacksmith and engineering workshop`s outside store.

Caption For Moreton In Marsh, Curfew Tower C1960

Between 1633 and 1860 a bell was tolled daily in the town's 15th-century Curfew Tower owing to an unusual bequest.

Caption For Kelsale, The Village C1955

This delightful group of contrasting buildings clusters along the river valley, with the church on higher ground to the north.

Caption For Northfield, The Black Horse 1949

The Great Stone Inn is one of Northfield’s older drinking establishments, as is the Old Bell House, Bell Hill.

Caption For Northfield, Bristol Road South C1955

The catalyst for the subsidiary settlement mentioned in the caption to N203006 was the building of two turnpike roads through Northfield, one of which was eventually to become the A38 (

Caption For Nether Stowey, Post Office And Clock Tower 1929

The village lock-up and a medieval market cross and bell tower once stood here at the junction.

Caption For Kingston St Mary, The Village C1960

The village lock-up and a medieval market cross and bell tower once stood here at the junction.

Caption For Rugby, Clifton Road C1950

By 1711 the church possessed five bells and a set of chimes.

Caption For Wells, Cathedral, Jack Blandiver 1906

In the stonework to the right of the clock sits a medieval mechanical wooden puppet called Jack Blandiver; he was repainted in the early 17th century.