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Swimming In Langold Lake
I was born in Worksop in the miners houses at Keswick road. My brother who died of Covid and myself used to walk or cycle to Langold lake in the 60's - we would swim there - both of us were good swimmers. My brother was 2 ...Read more
A memory of Langold by
Grouse Beating
As a student I spent 3 seasons working as a beater on Lord Sopwiths estate. I first worked a few days during a holiday with family friends called Rita and Albert Sparks who had holidayed in Arkengarthdale for many years. The ...Read more
A memory of Arkengarthdale in 1960 by
Tin School
I used to be at Acworth House before the Second World War. We used to play cricket and football at the Top Field. Our school was called Temporary School but we called it "Tin School"! After each meal to avoid a crush, each House ...Read more
A memory of Woodford Bridge by
Good Times Mostly
I have vivid and fond memories of my schooling here from 1963 to 1967. Some of the teachers and staff were inspiring and caring (Miss Wynn the music teacher, Miss Gray), a few not so. The headmaster Ted Vidal (or JEV) could be ...Read more
A memory of Frilsham in 1967 by
Kidderminster And Bromsgrove
Hi, I was at Shenstone (Maths and Science, 1962-5, the same group as Gerry) and will forever be grateful for the excellent training we received. My name was Gerry Martin (now a more formal Geraldine Hammonds) and my ...Read more
A memory of Bromsgrove by
Bennys Book .
My relatives came from Hatfield Broad Oak and Bush End . My grandfather was gamekeeper on the forest . I have pictures of him and his wife with 9 of their children . His first wife had 16 children . My grandmother ,his second ...Read more
A memory of Hatfield Broad Oak by
Another Slice Of Life In Burghfield And Sulhampstead
My Grandfather George Thomas Cooper 1880 to 1957 lived at Hebron a Detached Victorian House ( which is opposite what today is Coopers Place, named after my late Father Phillip George ...Read more
A memory of Burghfield Common by
Perfect Place
My name was Sandra Goodfellow when I was born at home in Erbistock in 1954. I lived on Twining hill. I had a very happy childhood there with my three siblings, Mum and Dad. I started Erbistock school in 1957. It was a cosy, two ...Read more
A memory of Erbistock by
Frys The Factory
I remember when the factory used to be Frys (before it was Cadburys) and Cadburys used to be at the top of the hill. My mum was born in Keynsham in 1951 and spent her childhood there and went to Dapps Hill School. We went to ...Read more
A memory of Keynsham in 1976 by
Kingskerswell Beating The Bounds 1966
Hello, I hope there are still folks alive to remember 1966 beating the bounds in Kerswell village. My mum and dad , Don and Cynthia Plummer, ran the old Halfway pub opposite the old greyhound track. And ...Read more
A memory of Kingskerswell by
Captions
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The local policeman (centre) goes on his daily beat around this peaceful village – a sight not to be seen now.
The duffle-coats and beat- niks, the anti-war protests and folk clubs that started then are just a year or so away, and now only a memory.
Unfortunately, a month later his Welsh rival, J G Parry-Williams, was killed attempting to beat the record.
The duffle-coats and beat- niks, the anti-war protests and folk clubs that started then are just a year or so away, and now only a memory.
With the amount of coal traffic in the past there would be at least two tracks running up to Treherbert, whilst the actual population of the villages would not justify even a single track railway today
But the misericords are especially delightful, with exotic animals, a mermaid, and even a comic carving of a woman beating her husband with a ladle.
Here we see the local bobby returning to his beat - his cycle is parked under the signpost.
The stall holders and the ice cream man must be wondering where the customers are.They must either all be at work, or down at Rudyard Lake for the day.
The 'chat' part is either an Old English personal name 'Ceatta', or the word 'ceat', which means 'piece of wet ground'.
It was a sad day for Walmer and Deal when on 22 March 1996 the Royal Marines beat a final retreat and ended a 300-year association with the towns.
The 'burn' part of the name comes from the stream which runs through the village.The 'chat' part is either an Old English personal name 'Ceatta', or the word 'ceat', which means 'piece of wet ground
However, it has been accepted that the natural movement of the coastline cannot be halted unless it be at an unacceptable cost to the taxpayer for the benefit of very few.
Burnt Oak will never be at the cutting edge of the tourist industry, but as we look north towards Edgware, we can see that the buildings on the left of this view are of some interest.
In 1831, a year the old man on the left of the picture might well have remembered, Tewkesbury's population of just 5780 returned two MPs to Parliament, though this did not beat Old Sarum, whose seven electors
Note the mast on PF114: at deck level it appears to be at least two feet thick.
Major Mulcaster, who had completed a survey of the building, said that the water of the Lea was sufficient for the powder mill, but a factory to make other ordnance should, he suggested, be at
They were so successful that Richards clocked up 259 wins, beating the record previously held by Fred Archer since 1885.
The club lost two FA cup finals in 1929 and 1934 before winning at long last in 1939, when they beat Wolves 4-1.
His apparent bravado as the Armada was sighted in the English Channel – 'We have time to finish the game, and beat the Spaniards afterwards' – was dictated by the mundane fact that the tide was against
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