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Memories

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Grandpa Farrar,

My wife, Florence May Wilkinson (nee Davies) stayed in Southowram circa 1940 with a Grandpa Farrar. He was an elderly gentleman, quite deaf, and he used to read aloud from his Bible – whilst Florence hid under the large table ...Read more

A memory of Southowram in 1940 by Douglas Barrett Wilkinson

Ode To Wallsend

ODE TO WALLSEND I was born at Wallsend Village green in the heart of Wallsend Town, I spent my childhood in an era great to be around, We all grew up together and played in our back lanes, My cousins and my neighbours in the ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1976 by James Bridgewood

My Life In Fishersgate And Southwick.

I was born in Southlands hospital in 1932. In 1935 I moved into 14 West Road Fishersgate and (when old enough)went to Fishersgate Infant school. In 1943 we moved into 21 Fishersgate Terrace, which at that time ...Read more

A memory of Southwick by colinwadey1

Woolworths 1955/6

I started out working life at the pontypool store ,Mr Galander manager ,in the stockroom with Gwen later on the floor 'then being moved to Newport! Those were the days when ponty Meant something!! The streets were full on Fridays ...Read more

A memory of Pontypool by Terry Price

Ah, Lynford Hall Place Of Mystery!

Stationed at RAF Lakenheath in the mid 1960's, friends and I would drive out to Lynford Hall to have a pint in the pub there. You always felt like you were stepping back into the WW II era. The pub had a roaring ...Read more

A memory of Mundford by dgrafton1

Blacthorn In The 1940's/50's

I was born in 1940 in Blackthorn and went to school there and lived in Northern Terrace,Blackthorn. It was a lovely place to grow up in. Ellis Wilkins

A memory of Blackthorn by Carol Anne Wilkins

Cambridge Terrace Shops

Bush Hill Park had so many interesting characters back in the 70's when I was young. I loved going to the shops in Cambridge Terrace, just off Dehli Road. My favourite one was Stewart's, the sweet shop, owned by ...Read more

A memory of Bush Hill Park in 1972 by Sharon Kenealy

Clarence Street, Pontypool

I moved to the Avana cake shop on Clarence Street when I was 9 years old from The Wern, Old Furnace, Nr Pontypool. My mother became the manageress of the cake shop. My father loved the iced jam cream slices! I went to ...Read more

A memory of Pontymoel in 1954

Fond Memories Of Betton Hall

I lived at Betton Hall from 1940 - 1943, with my three brothers. As wartime evacuees from Manchester, we lived with the Crompton family who had three sons in the RAF; two were killed and the surviving son, ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton by Edward Gill

War Years Borth Y Gest

I am Anne Keating (nee Drake) and was on holiday at the outbreak of war and stayed there for the duration. My Grannie owned Wendon where Marjorie & Olive were evacuated, I remember them both, we were all about the ...Read more

A memory of Borth-y-Gest in 1940 by Anne Keating (Nee Drake)

Captions

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Caption For Eastbourne, Meads Road 1890

The first master plan drawn up by Henry Currey, the Duke of Devonshire's surveyor, covered the stucco seaside terrace and squares.

Caption For Broadwater, The Village 1906

The green island has gone, and the terrace of three cottages on the left was rebuilt in the 1960s as a Nat West Bank.

Caption For Addlestone, Station Road C1955

Addlestone grew up in the mid 19th century with the arrival of the railway, when a few villas and many more terraces and pairs of artisan houses were built.

Caption For Stafford, Greyfriars C1965

In front is a row of modern shops, including a Co-operative store at the end by the truck, which had replaced a row of terraced houses.

Caption For Blackburn, Corporation Park 1895

Sixty acres were transformed with terraced walks, as we see here. A magnificent palm house, lake and conservatory were also part of this lovely park.

Caption For Henley On Thames, Bridge 1890

Photograph looks from the Berkshire side, from the balcony of the Carpenter's Arms landing stage towards its rival, The Angel, whose tall 18th-century bay-windowed river elevation and riverside terrace

Caption For Bangor, The Esplanade 1897

Their mark on the scene is the stone-built Tower House to the left of the terraces. It was built in 1637, soon after the charter from James the First brought the Scots to make the new plantations.

Caption For Guisborough, Priory Gardens 1899

The path also led to the Dragon Steps (just visible on the left) and on to the Long Terrace and thence into the priory ruins themselves.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Hospital 2004

When it expanded, the hospital moved to houses that make up the three-storey terraces in School Street (shown in photograph B26706k).

Caption For Kegworth, High Street C1960

Further on towards the parish church are a selection of early 19th-century houses, matched on the opposite side of the road by a later three-storey brick terrace.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, St George's School 2004

When it expanded, the hospital moved to houses that make up the three-storey terraces in School Street (B26706k, above).

Caption For Penarth, The Pier C1955

The 600-capacity New Pavilion opened in May 1929 with attendant shops, tea lounges and terrace.

Caption For Virginia Water, The Waterfall C1955

This was built in the 1930s under the influence of the Modern Movement, and it is a building of surpassing ugliness; it has a café with a terrace, the Waterfall, and below a Rover and Jaguar car

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Hospital 2004

When it expanded, the hospital moved to houses that make up the three-storey terraces in School Street (shown in photograph B26706k).

Caption For Westbury, The Market Place C1965

Cannon Green, consisting of Nos 1-3 Market Place, is an 18th-century terrace, named after the Russian cannon from the Crimean War which used to stand there before it was removed for scrap metal during

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Caption For Tredegar, C1955

This view overlooking the town provides a classic view of industrial Wales, with the terraced houses and industrial workings which so typified the 19th century.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Harbour 1890

The picture is from the terraced Tennis Grounds; by Victorian times these were the town's main exercise area, after bowling fell out of favour and golf courses had yet to be constructed.

Caption For Chatburn, Sawley Road C1950

The homes in the stone-built terrace (right) were once fitted with hand-looms, but the end cottage with the sign sold tyres at the time of the photograph.

Caption For Belfast, Antrim Road 1897

Castleton Terrace, near the camera, is still there; it is typical of the handsome rows lining the road to enjoy views of the Cave Hill and the Lough.

Caption For Wisbech, Church Street 1923

Now known as Church Terrace, this view shows the ironmonger's shop of Mr Barratt, later Barratt & Phillips.

Caption For Caldecott, The Village C1955

The village itself can be seen to be on a river terrace above flood level.

Caption For Whitby, West Cliff C1955

Kirby's Hotel was at the other end of the Royal Hotel, beyond that we can just see South Terrace.

Caption For Belfast, Alexandra Park 1897

The row of houses stretching up to the Antrim Road has the name Jubilee Terrace, celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887.

Caption For Chelmsford, The Stone Bridge 1919

Entering the town, you may see some of the following: several acres of Victorian housing, from railway-side terraces to detached, self-confident villas; a church with a nice green spire; a white