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This is a photo of Henry Kitchen, my mother's grandfather, who was also one of Stanhope Forbes' favourite models.  He was painted sitting in the rowing boat in Forbes' painting 'The Lighthouse', which now hangs in Manchester Art ...Read more

A memory of Newlyn in 1900 by Kath Shannon

My great grandfather's shop is one or other or both buildings immediately on the left of the photo. It was a general grocers and tea merchants.

A memory of Swansea by Carolyn Hartley

My Great Grandmother was a school caretaker (I think at St Peter's school on the corner of Catherine and Church street) in 1911. She lived with her family at 16 New Dalton street. Her name was Rose Cleaver (nee Rope) maiden name ...Read more

A memory of St Albans by ritathompson961

Please can somebody tell me what the building is with the sign on the top of the wall? I have a honeymoon photo of my great grandparents taken on a horse and coach around 1890. The sign says .....ish's Family ...Read more

A memory of Shanklin by Mark Sugden

I was born in 1933 in the house attached to Overton Garage and i spent my first twenty-one years in the same house. I went to the village school, was a member of the Church choir and a scout in the 1st Churt Scout ...Read more

A memory of Churt by John Charman

My mum & dad used to take me and my sister to Margate (Cliftonville) for 2 whole weeks back in the late 50s/early60s. I shall look up some old photos when I have a chance. Although we didn't have much money then, we took a ...Read more

A memory of Margate by Wendy King

I think you will find that the steel works were the Oughtibridge Silica Firebrick Company. The so called pensioner in the photo was Oughtibridge post master for 37 years and he is outside the post office.

A memory of Oughtibridge

I was born in the house on the right and spent my childhood here.  It's nice to see a photo of the crossroads with the Town Hall with the spire.

A memory of Wrentham in 1930 by Ed Lansdell

I am Arthur Bridge's stepdaugher and first came to the Manor when I was 7yrs old, back in the 60's and lived there until I was 31. I have a photo of the building when it was a private house and I knew who lived there. I can tell you loads about the place.

A memory of Pershore by Jane Claridge

Mum and Dad were nurses, Dad specialising in psychiatric nursing. In the late 1960s, their careers took them to Jacques Hall and a post with what was then known as the Spastics Society. The Society had either bought or ...Read more

A memory of Jacques Hall by Nicolas Devonport