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The Garden City

I began my nursery training here, my house was initially Empire, then Canon Fleming.......with Miss Souter as my mentor and trainer. I was the youngest of a group of 7 girls, all hoping to gain the coveted NNEB ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1965 by Marion Parker

The Gable House

The black and white half-timbered building in the photograph was The Gable House, owned by my late grandmother, Nancy Hawkes and her sister, Hilda Cook. The house was run as a short-term residential home for patients staying ...Read more

A memory of Droitwich Spa in 1940 by David Hawkes

The Foresters On The Left

In front is the Crown PH. Later Slough College was built behind the left hand side, in the 60's when we were at the College we used to eat at The Foresters, a pub on the left, pie mash & beans and a light and lime ...Read more

A memory of Slough by Dave Hill

The Flood

Teresa Clarke's memory reminded me of the flooding of Jan. 1953. I was 9 years old and living in Gwynne Road with my folks. We were boarding at No 44, owned by Mr and Mrs. Carr. They played Crib and he polished the brass in the ...Read more

A memory of Dovercourt in 1953 by Brian Reynolds

The Flats Bearmans Lyons Cafe And Pie Mash

I often think how lucky we post-war Leytonstone kids were to be born in the East End of London, yet have the whole of Wanstead park, the flats and what we called the forest at the end of our street, ...Read more

A memory of Leytonstone by Ray Murray

The Empire Exhibition 1938. The Tower

This was our last pre-war family holiday - a week in Glasgow with Dad's brother [Somerville Drive, Mount Florida] and three wonderful weeks in Tighnabruaich, Kyles of Bute, with mum's parents. I have clearer ...Read more

A memory of Glasgow by Alastair Urquhart

The Eight Bells

I have very happy memories of Hazel and I looking after the Eight Bells for Jack and Sylvia when they went on holiday. This was for a few years in the late 60's and early 70's. Most sadly, my lovely wife Hazel, 'nee' Cook, died ...Read more

A memory of Kelsale in 1968 by Brian Corbett

The Down And Up

We went to stay at Plas-Y-Nant, Easter, Whit and Summer every year in the 50s. It was simply wonderful. Yes, I remember Auntie Lena and the whole range of little customs and practices we willingly engaged in. Not the least ...Read more

A memory of Betws Garmon in 1955 by Derek West

The Day I Was Born

74 High Street was the special place I was born into. My lovely Nan (Florrie) and Gransha (Will) were lovely loving grandparents who managed so much in their little 2 up 2 down, they brought a family up there - Mair who ...Read more

A memory of Troedrhiwfuwch in 1951 by Tanya Harris

The Danson Park Whip

Whenever the annual traveling funfair came to Danson Park in the 1960's for their Easter and Bank Holiday visits, it was party time for the local teens, a golden oportunity to hang out and socialise, meet up with friends old ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Bernard Schofield

Captions

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Caption For Manchester, Free Trade Hall C1885

The arches around the veranda carry the shields of the Lancashire towns who supported the movement.

Caption For Bangor, St Deniol's Cathedral 1906

The site was much fought over by the Vikings, the Normans and the Welsh, so that the cathedral has been rebuilt on several occasions. The cathedral is modest in size and squats in a hollow.

Caption For Addlethorpe, Church C1955

Its style is classed as early Perpendicular; the chancel was taken down in 1706 and the arch filled in with brickwork.

Caption For Abingdon, Market Place From Town Hall Roof 1900

Built in 1864, it replaced a much older hotel, itself a replacement for an inn, the Antelope, which existed here in 1538.

Caption For Wetherby, The Bridge 1909

The bridge carried the great North Road until Ernest Marples opened a much- needed bypass in 1962.

Caption For Harrow On The Hill, Old School House 1906

Carefully positioned, with views to the north over School Lake, this is an imposing Italianate house with fine red brick and terra cotta facing, accessed by an imposing triple-arch porte-cochere.

Caption For Windmill Hill, Posey Green C1955

The road widens to form Posey Green, with the 1930s Horseshoe Inn on the right out of camera shot; it is a rambling mix of local sandstone and timber-framing with a huge horseshoe- arched

Caption For London, Tower Bridge 1910

Mock Gothic turrets were added, a profusion of sharply arched windows and much other sham detailing. To many the stupendous structure had the look of an ornate medieval castle.

Caption For Shirley, The Parade C1960

The vaguely Art Deco style of Shirley House (left) contrasts with the Gothic look of the Baptist church, but Stratford Road today is a much more eclectic mix than it was in the 1960s.

Caption For Potter Heigham, The Bridge 1934

The old medieval stone bridge, with one central and two pointed side arches, carries Yarmouth-bound traffic over the Thurne. Its painted warning 'Caution, proceed slowly' must not be ignored.

Caption For London, Old Waterloo Bridge 1902

In 1924, after engineering reports of a dangerous weakening of one of the main arches, the old bridge was closed to traffic.Work on the new Waterloo Bridge was started in 1937.

Caption For Boosbeck, Lockwood Beck C1960

A familiar landmark, as well as serving as a reservoir Lockwood Beck has for many years been a much-used fishing haunt, and has also been visited by an interesting variety of wild fowl, including

Caption For Potter Heigham, The Bridge 1934

The old medieval stone bridge, with one central and two pointed side arches, carries Yarmouth-bound traffic over the Thurne. Its painted warning 'Caution, proceed slowly' must not be ignored.

Caption For York, Monk Bar C1955

The road passes through the walls between the two arches shown in this photograph, and the walk around the surviving walls of York is still one of the finest ways to see the city.

Caption For Wimborne, Minster 1899

The pillars and arches are of different Norman periods. The eight round-headed windows above them were the clerestory windows of the original Norman church before the roof was raised.

Caption For Middleton, The Gardens C1960

Opened in 1934 on the site of the former Middleton Hall corn mill, these gardens became another focal point for the town and a much-loved asset.

Caption For Aylesford, The River Medway 1898

It is superbly proportioned, with one wide central span and three smaller arches on the approach. Sailing barges are beached on the far shore.

Caption For Dumbarton, Castle 1897

The oldest part of the existing castle, the Portcullis Arch (shown here) dates from the 14th century.

Caption For Aylesbury, Church Street 1921

All the houses on the left have been bought by the Thomas Hickman Charity in recent years and refurbished, including the Chantry on the left, a pretty Gothick front of about 1840 with arched and hood-moulded

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, The Butter Market C1965

The ground floor was again rebuilt in 1873, including the round arched windows, which were retained after its closure in 1996 when it was converted into two shops.

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1949

A remarkably foreshortened shot, westwards down West Street, with the 1785-built arch (far left) being the north- west corner of the Town Hall.

Caption For Greenwich, The Royal Naval College And Riverside Walk 1951

Our tour now heads north-east to Greenwich to a much grander building.

Caption For Leeds, The Town Hall 1894

At the time of the opening of the Leeds Town Hall in 1858, an arch commemorating Queen Victoria's visit was erected in north Leeds.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Abbey Ruins 1929

The outline of the three main entrance arches marks the centre of the building.