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Carnforth Lodge Lancaster Road
As a child in the 1960’s and 70’s I went several times with my family to visit Mrs Esther Pomfret (Auntie Ettie to us; she was a relation of my father's) at Carnforth Lodge, Lancaster Road. I don't think this is ...Read more
A memory of Carnforth by
My Great Grandfather
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
Coombes Of Church Farm
I believe my Great Grandparents Annie and Maurice (Frank) Coombes lived and farmed at Church Farm during the 1920s. My father Thomas (Aubrey) Coombes used to spend most of his school holidays there as a boy. This ...Read more
A memory of Sixpenny Handley in 1920 by
Holmwood School Pupil.
I have many memories of my time at Holmwood School. I joined as a day boy in 1968, when the Headmaster was David Glass and I left around 1973 when the Headmaster was Johnny Clegg. I remember the trips we had in the old school ...Read more
A memory of Formby in 1968 by
A Yokels Tale
A Personal Recollection of growing up during the last days of the pedestrian era in rural England by Tom Thornton A Yokel's Tale My earliest recollection of my Thornton grandparents, Alice and Tom, dates back to my pre-school ...Read more
A memory of Owslebury in 1941 by
Chingford Hatch
I remember the Manor pub, it used to have an air raid warning siren on the building. I remember hearing it once, testing it I think as the year was about 1956. I too remember the tea van which had an awning on it in the rain. As ...Read more
A memory of Chingford in 1956 by
Living In Cavendish Bridge
I grew from a boy into manhood during my time in Cavendish Bridge. My parents had the Old Crown Inn and at the age of 17 had my first "pub crawl" with my mates from the bridge through Shardlow starting at the ...Read more
A memory of Shardlow in 1962 by
The Tin School
I was at this school from 1949-57, when I lived in Longacres. I seem to remember a bronze plaque on the hall wall stating that it had been built in 1908. It had evidently been built as a temporary structure, but had managed to last ...Read more
A memory of Durham by
School Days And Beyond
Having just stumbled on this website I felt compelled to add my recollections of living in Fenham in Cheeseburn Gardens from circa 1961 to 1980. I lived 2 streets down the hill from the first contributor who lived in Ovington ...Read more
A memory of Fenham by
Mario Lanza
When I was a boy, does anyone remember the Cocozza's who had the cafe in Craigneuk? The old man used to have a cycle with an attachment to carry ice-cream for sale in the Craigneuk area. I seem to remember that Mario Lanza ...Read more
A memory of Wishaw in 1953 by
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On the right are L D Faires the wine merchants, Annette's ladies fashions, and under the lock G W Henshall, ironmongers and builders' merchants.
This did not happen, but the Wizard still does not have a full licence, a relic of its teetotal days.
When this picture was taken, the motor car was a relatively new method of travelling up the hill to the village grocery store, A E Hammond (right).
A relic of the old stone balustrade from the bridge is preserved behind the new shops where the mill once stood.
Every day the pilot boats thread a winding path between the yachts, leading in huge vessels that seem impossibly big for such a relatively narrow waterway.
No 36a on the right is late Georgian, while the Feoffee almshouses are late 16th- century timber-framed under the render.
This charming timber framed cottage (with a relatively modern extension) is a typical product of the skill of local carpenters and builders.
At weekends the banks are lively with visitors, strollers and walkers, rowing club members, and people visiting the café.
This was a relatively easy position to defend because the river almost surrounds the site.
The adjacent tobacconist's premises bears numerous advertisements for assorted products, while on the opposite side of the street, the hardware store displays some of its stock, including a roll
KIDDERMINSTER has been fortunate in that it has always been a relatively compact town, despite its expansion during the 18th and 19th centuries.
The creators of Golden Acre Holiday Bungalows - as they are now called - proposed a relatively modest development of 18 such buildings.
Royston is a relatively modern town - it is not mentioned in the Domesday Book - which grew up at the crossing of Ermine Street and the Icknield Way; it was not officially recognised until the late 1800s
In the 1960s weekly freight services to Ireland were launched, sailing to Londonderry, Portrush, Dublin and Waterford, and the port was amongst the first to offer a roll-on, roll-off service for taking
George Cowper, who was backed by the Bromsgrove Guild; once they were satisfied with their work, they dismantled the statues and rebuilt them on top of the Liver Building, fixing them into place with a rolled
The Roman Catholic Church, discounting the 1000 years or so before King Henry VIII separated the Anglican church from it, has a relatively short history in Godalming.
The Derby winner has always been celebrated by sporting artists, but it was not until Victorian times that race-goers themselves caught the imagination of the art world.
There was also a roller-skating rink, facilities for a range of sports and catering - 'plain tea, meat tea or first class tea' could be provided.
Cars remained a relative luxury in the 1930s and most people either travelled by public transport or used a bicycle.
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