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Growing Up In The 1940's And 50's

We originally lived in Camberwell and were bombed out in the blitz of 1940. After sleeping on the platform of the Elephant & Castle underground train station for a few weeks, my dad found us a house to rent on ...Read more

A memory of Wealdstone in 1940 by Reg Ware

Blakes Corner

I remember Blakes Corner so well. I was born in 1959 and it was just like the picture. The memories came flooding back to me. I used to walk the streets of Barking with my dad.

A memory of Barking in 1969 by Kathy Lewis

Battersea

I was born in 1930 in Chelsea but moved to Haines Street, Battersea (demolished to make way for New Covent Garden in the 1960's) in 1933. Moved to No.3 Sleaford Street Battersea in 1935 and went to Sleaford Street School until 1939 (Mr ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1930 by John Dorking

Memories

My gran and grandad lived Chopwell and I had great memories of going there in sixties and seventies but they have all died and I have no photos or info on them. My gran was Ellen Mallin (formally Clark) and married to James Mallin and had 2 ...Read more

A memory of Chopwell by Walter Mallin

Sutton Flats And Pendleton High School.

I was born in 1946 and went to live on Sutton Flats when I was 5. We lived there in various flats until I was 21! By then, each block was known by a name rather than just a number and we lived at the top of ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1958 by Norma Rowles

Lost And Found In Bristol

Our family had returned to England at the very end of 1948 from a short overseas BOAC posting in Montreal. My father, a BOAC pilot, was due to begin training to fly Boeing Stratocruisers at Filton in 1949, and along with ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1951 by John Liles

At My Nannies Near The Allotments

My nannie lived on East Street, which had a break in the street to go through the allottments. My nannie was called Hilda Lee, nee Marsh. I have fond memories too of Grandad Lee who passed away when I was around 6 ...Read more

A memory of Darfield by Vicky Ogden

12 Nuxley Road

I was born at Woolwich 1939, and lived at 12 Nuxley Road from 1939 to 1961. Then National Service in B.A.O.R at Munster. After 2 years and 6 months I got married and we spent our time in and around Leicestershire.I now live in ...Read more

A memory of Belvedere in 1940 by David Hartley

Early Years

In truth, I do not remember anything before 1948 when at the age of five I started at Moorside Primary School. I was born in 1943 and brought up in a small rented house, number 26 in King Street, situated between Faifield Road and ...Read more

A memory of Droylsden in 1943 by Peter Young

Growing Up In Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions

I was brought up in Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions where disabled soldiers were sent to live; there was a clinic there for their wounds to be dressed. We were the Maxwell family. There was a group of children we all ...Read more

A memory of Fulham in 1953 by Irene Carroll

Captions

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Caption For Preston, Post Office 1913

It moved to a house in Church Street next to the Grapes Inn. John Johnson was one of the early postmen, and was greatly commended for his speedy deliveries and honesty.

Caption For Crickhowell, Beaufort Street C1955

The near absence of motor cars makes street scenes such as this seem quite alien to us now.

Caption For St Ives, Market Hill C1955

If we look northwards towards Crown Street along what is now called The Pavement, we see that the frontages of the shops have changed little over the past fifty or so years, although many

Caption For Winchester, High Street C1955

The pavements have been removed and the post box in front of the Butter Cross has moved into Little Minster Street, next to the Vickers shop (right) that is now O2.

Caption For Manchester, The Royal Exchange 1889

This lovely close-up view was taken from Cross Street.

Caption For Cropton, St Gregory's Church C1960

Down a tiny lane off the main street, we find the charming 19th-century church of St Gregory.

Caption For Hartford, 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 Basingstoke, Market Place And Town Hall C1955

The road with no entry signs (right) is Wote Street, home to the Haymarket Theatre.

Caption For Ilkley, Brook Street C1965

Buffer stops were added to the Ilkley station on 3rd January 1966 and the eighty year old bridge over Brook Street was demolished, with work starting at 5am on Sunday 10th July 1966.

Caption For Whitby, East Cliff 1932

The donkeys have a long walk every day from their field just below the Abbey House, down the donkey path, along Church Street, over the bridge and down Pier Road to the sands.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Angel Hill C1965

The 'Georgian' Borough Offices of 1937 dominate this view from Mustow Street. The buildings to the left include timber-framed structures, at least four of which have jettied first floors.

Caption For Sabden, Wesleyan Church And Wesley Street C1960

This photograph was taken from Wesley Street.

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 Lyme Regis, Pinhay 1922

The case against was fought by Joseph Hayward of Silver Street through his son, the barrister and essayist Abraham Hayward (1801-84).

Caption For Durham, Market Place C1955

peculiar box controlling the traffic from the Market Place with a closed-circuit television monitor (bottom right), and drivers now have to pay a charge to drive through the square into Saddler Street

Caption For Standon, High Street C1965

The large piece of puddingstone (we get a good view of it in S377013) is reputed to have been turned up by a plough on a field called 'Plain', and it was set up in the street opposite the church gate.

Caption For Enfield, The Old Market C1960

These architects specialised in pub design, and quality shines through; similar quality can be seen at The Crown, an exuberant pub in Cricklewood Broadway, and The Rising Sun in Chalton Street, Euston.

Caption For Cardiff, General View 1893

At left is Westgate Street where only 40 years earlier ran the course of the Taff. The Cardiff and County Club, later to find a home here, is a new venture founded only three years previously.

Caption For Avebury, The High Street C1950

This view looks from within the circle, west to the High Street which continues outside the henge. The post office (left) is now a Celtic gift shop.

Caption For Loughborough, Cattle Market 1949

Lights were also blazing at the Theatre Royal in Market Street and at the Empire cinema in the Cattle Market.

Caption For Runcorn, Top Locks C1955

The Waterloo Hotel is on the left on High Street. In 1961, the area's first Chinese restaurant opened in the small white buildings on the left.

Caption For Gisburn, Main Street 1921

Here we see the main street, and two cars parked outside the Ribblesdale Arms.

Caption For Manchester, Art Gallery And Mosley Street C1885

The year 2000 saw the gallery closed while work began on expanding it to take in new buildings, including the Athenaeum Club next door on Princess Street.

Caption For Tintagel, King Arthur's Castle 1894

Situated almost a mile inland from the castle, Tintagel village has a single plain street, a confusion of antique slate buildings and tawdry modern bungalows and shops.