Maps

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Memories

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Staying At My Grans & The Last Trolley

I remember staying with my gran, late 50's to mid 60's. She lived on Bohemia Road,106 I think the number was, sadly its no longer there. It was knocked down in the 70's. During the summer holidays I spent ...Read more

A memory of Hastings by David Power

Beauclerc School 1945

I was a day pupil at Beauclerc and lived in Elizabeth Cottage, just across the road from the school, behind high iron gates. The current estate, Elizabeth Gardens, was built in the grounds of the cottage which still stands. ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury in 1940 by Jennifer Leprince

Methodist Church?

I went to a Hall at the top of Mill Road for what I believe was a Methodist meeting place. My mum didn't know that I went there ,she wouldn't have approved but it was such good fun with many happy memories....thank goodness mum went to work! Does anyone else remember this?

A memory of Northumberland Heath in 1967

My Grandparents Lived In 2 Tanyard Cottages

I used to visit my grandparents (Gran and Robert Pearce) in 2 Tanyard Cottages when I was a small boy between 1949/55. I can remember the cottage next door was owned by Mr and Mrs Lindsell and their ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside in 1950 by Bob Newton

Twickenham In The 60's

I lived and worked in Twickenham from 1962 and 1969. I lived at 125, Staines Road and worked for the Metropolitan Water Board, based at a small depot in Nelson Road, close to the fish and chip shop. I was what was ...Read more

A memory of Twickenham by Alfred Winkworth

Memories Of Cannock

These photographs remind me of Cannock and how it was when I was a child, ten years old in 1965. It's an odd thing to remember and I wonder if anyone else remembers the public toilets that were downstairs beneath the ...Read more

A memory of Cannock in 1965

Thatcham 1951 1962

The shop opposite the White Hart public house, owned by Simonds, was called Lays Stores. My mother and father bought it in 1952 and ran it till it closed in 1962. Before that, they owned the fish and chip shop which has now ...Read more

A memory of Thatcham by Trevor Collins

Memories Of St Peters And Broadstairs

I was born at 19 Church St, St Peters, where my grandfather owned the butchers shop. My first memory is of playing on the lino floor just inside the front door. My father, who served in the RAF during the ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1950 by Ronald Taylor

Royal Hotel Ww2 And Afterwards

From 1939 to 1959 I lived in West View, just a couple of hundred yards from the Royal. We were friendly with the proprietress of the time, a Miss Florence Shute. Miss Shute had a brother who lived in our flats and ...Read more

A memory of Ilkley in 1940 by Christopher Youhill

Washington Road

I lived as a child at 49, Washington Road, Worcester Park, Surrey, which I learnt to relate parrot fashion as a 5 or 6 year old in case I got lost. We had a black dustbin with the Number 49 on it, a monkey puzzle tree in ...Read more

A memory of Worcester Park in 1954

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Captions

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Caption For Wakefield, The Old Bridge And Chantry C1955

The bridge over the River Calder is no longer the main arterial road from the south, having been superseded by the new bridge of 1933.

Caption For Fittleworth, The Village C1955

On the left of the picture is the Swan, a 14th-century coaching inn with a sign spanning the main road.

Caption For Richmond, Market Place 1893

The vehicles which the traders have used to bring their wares can be seen in the foreground; often these were parked outside the Market Place in Queens Road.

Caption For Brampton, The Village 1907

Moving northwards from the church along the Hollow, the path crosses Main Street into Sapley Road. It is difficult today to imagine that this is the sight that would have greeted travellers.

Caption For Standon, High Street C1965

The road on the left leads down to Paper Mill and the ford across the River Rib.

Caption For Lindale, St Paul's Church 1898

The memorial now stands by the Grange road, and John Wilkinson was transferred to the churchyard.

Caption For Great Eccleston, Cartford Lane C1965

In the 1950s a new and busy road separated the two villages of Little and Great Eccleston.

Caption For Poulton Le Fylde, Shard Bridge C1955

During floods the river could rise up to road level on the bridge.

Caption For Wareside, The White Horse C1955

Situated on the uplands to the south of the River Ash, it straddles the B1004 road between Much Hadham and Ware.

Caption For Eastleigh, High Street C1960

To the left is Market Street, now pedestrianised, to the right is Blenheim Road, and behind the photographer is the park. No 39 High Street was Clemoes, a women's wear shop, now a pizza parlour.

Caption For Chailey Green, The Village C1965

This is because on the left about a quarter of a mile away is the entrance to Chailey Heritage, the nationally recognized school for handicapped children, whilst on the opposite side of the road is

Caption For York, Micklegate Bar C1885

This was the gateway that led to the road to London. In the 10th century, when permission was granted for a house to be built on the bar, the yearly rent charged was sixpence.

Caption For Stafford, Register Office, Eastgate Street 2005

Roman Catholic mission was established in Wolverhampton Road.

Caption For Glasgow, The Necropolis 1890

East and west of the Cross were the Trongate and the Gallowgate, still the principal thoroughfares leading to Argyle Street and the Edinburgh Road respectively.

Caption For Great Harwood, Church 1897

It has been bypassed by all major routes, whether road, rail or canal, and is situated in a most beautiful spot.

Caption For Fleetwood, Euston Gardens C1950

A crane and railway trucks across the road denote the shipping area next to the Knott End ferry, and the pier boasts a notice: 'Free pier, amusements galore'. It was the only carpeted pier in England.

Caption For Berkhamsted, Monk's Garden, Ashridge College C1960

A brass commemorating John Raven, squire to the Black Prince, can be seen in St Peter's Church; he is remembered in the road name Raven's Lane to this day.

Caption For Guisborough, Westgate C1955

Like Westgate Road, Chaloner Street was opened up in Victorian times, in this case in the 1860s to connect the town centre to the recently opened railway station, which served the town until

Caption For Knaresborough, River Nidd, The Rapids 1914

In 1765 he began his career as a master road builder, completing the construction of 200 miles across the North.

Caption For Durham, Old Elvet 1914

The street is unusually wide and spacious for Durham; it was further extended in the 1960s, when road development saw the demise of the Waterloo Hotel, the building beyond the Royal County

Caption For Swindon, High Street C1950

The depot of H & G Symonds Ltd (further down the road) was the former North Wilts Brewery.

Caption For Twickenham, The Ferry 1899

Twickenham had two ferry crossings - the Island Ferry over to Eel Pie Island, and Twickenham Ferry itself, plying from the foot of Ferry Road, the slipway on the right, over to Ham on the Surrey

Caption For Luton, C1955

Slum areas like Latimer Road, New Town and High Town were cleared as part of a major housing regeneration scheme.

Caption For Worthing, The Broadway 1919

These were retained as a feature when part of the Brighton Road was widened on either side and renamed The Broadway.