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Fairfield House

I was at Fairfield house about 1963 i was five I remember mrs fisher.and I remember.that in the summer we used to have an afternoon sleep in the garden.I had such a wonderful time there .I remember we used to go to the beach and ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs by Lesley Lamb

Shooters Hill Grammar School 1948 To 1955

So glad to review the two messages from former boys of Schooters Hill Grammar School in Woolwich, London. I ( A.David Barnes ) was there a little earlier: 1948-1955 with clear memories of WW II and ...Read more

A memory of Shooters Hill by Arthur Barnes

Sandon House Boarding School

i remember the headmaster caning you backside until it bled, and he soaked the cane in salt water! also his dog walked around the dining room with excrement hanging from his backside!! not happy days for me??

A memory of Sandon by Peter Welsh

Wembley High Road

I grew up in Wembley, late 60’s to early 80’s. used to hang around the high road a lot . Who remembers a trendy shop called Screws ,it had like a coffee/cafeteria downstairs anc a record booth that you could listen to before you ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by e.tyndale

A Visit To My Nan Kirby

My Nan Kirby (Cozens and nee Annetts) lived in a bungalow in Woodfield. Memories of visiting her include sitting in front of a roaring fire with a large central dining table with a soft red tablecloth overhanging ...Read more

A memory of Kingsley by D Toovey

Grandparents And Some Of Their Children

I have a large sepia photo hanging in the hallway of my grandparents and some of their children walking on the banks of the river in 1922. My mother is 8 yrs old. At the time they lived in Tredegar. How can I send a copy of the picture as an attachment?

A memory of Sirhowy River

Life In Oxshott In 1940s And 50s Royal Kent School

I remember my first day at the Royal Kent School – 8th November 1948 – as recorded at entry no. 1450 in the school's original Admissions Register. It was a few weeks into the Autumn term, as in ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by Rose Phillips

A B C Minors Saturday Morning At The Ritz

Queuing up to go and see our films on a Saturday morning and singing the song about the abc minors. The words are as follows.We are the boys and girls well known as minors of the abc and every Saturday we ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend by Kathleen White

Dolobran Road, Sparkhill

I lived on Dolobran Road Sparkhill from 1956 (DATE OF BIRTH) to around 1962 when we moved to Northfield. We were the only double fronted house on the street and we fronted Lime Grove where my grandmother lived at Number 1. ...Read more

A memory of Sparkbrook by Karen Bevis

Rutland Road

Hi, came on this site by accident, I was born at 12 Rutland Rd in 1966 and had wonderful memories of playing in the street ( unheard of now ) and the jubilee park and library, off to the "top shops " on Allenby road, anyone remember ...Read more

A memory of Southall by Roger Wall

Captions

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Caption For Filey, North Beach C1960

Fishing nets hang out to dry along the esplanade of Filey's North Beach, while a 'coble', as the old-fashioned fishing boats are called, waits above on the left.

Caption For Wollaston, High Park Avenue C1960

That finished when the farm closed, but the Darbys are still around - Graham Darby is currently licensee of The Gate Hangs Well on High Park Avenue.

Caption For Dartmouth, Fairfax Place C1955

Fairfax Place was built in the 1880s, replacing some 16th-century properties. Oldreive Brothers (left) were highly successful butchers, supplying the 'Britannia' and visiting ships.

Caption For York, Shambles 1893

The overhanging storeys were a feature of town architecture, which came into use some time in the late 13th or early 14th centuries.

Caption For Tadcaster, High Street C1955

It is a quiet day in Tadcaster's High Street as a cyclist pedals unconcernedly down the middle of the road.

Caption For Winchester, Great Hall And The Round Table 1912

Considered to be the best medieval hall in the country after Westminster Hall, the Great Hall dates back to the early 13th century and includes fine arcade piers of Purbeck marble.

Caption For Sunningdale, The Church C1960

The 1893 reredos is by Pearson, and the church has a remarkable painting of The Mourning of Christ after Van Dyck, the original of which hangs in the Berlin gallery.

Caption For Old Colwyn, Abergele Road 1908

All the hustle and bustle of Edwardian life is here in this photograph.

Caption For York, The Shambles C1960

The word Shambles derives from 'shamel', meaning benches or stalls.

Caption For Winchester, Great Hall And The Round Table 1912

Considered to be the best medieval hall in the country after Westminster Hall, the Great Hall dates back to the early 13th century and includes fine arcade piers of Purbeck marble.

Caption For Padstow, Market Place 1906

You could hardly travel further from London than here, but Williams the Padstow newsagent is displaying the very latest penny dreadfuls.

Caption For Nottage, 1938

The Swan Inn, pictured on the right of this photograph, is still here today.

Caption For East Grinstead, High Street C1960

The left- hand ground-floor window now matches its fellow, three dormers have replaced the original two, the end elevation has plasterwork instead of tile-hanging, a larger window and more

Caption For Blaenau Ffestiniog, Church Street 1901

This photograph looks uphill towards the great cliff of Carreg Du, which looms over the town's streets.

Caption For Colwich, The Lock House C1955

Her body was dragged out of the canal two days later at the Bloody Steps in Rugeley, where her grave can be seen in the churchyard. Two of the crew were hanged and another transported.

Caption For Hadley, The Village 1901

The pub is called the Old Bush Inn. This is an old name for a pub; it dates back to times when the brewer would hang a bit of a bush over the front door to advertise that a new brew was ready.

Caption For Fleet, Oakley's Stores, Market Place 1906

The impressive façade of Oakley's Stores simply oozes prosperity as it faces the larger department store premises across Fleet Road.

Caption For Cardiff, City Hall C1960

The Marble Hall forms a magnificent approach to the spectacularly ornate Assembly Room.

Caption For Teignmouth, 1906

In this later image, suits and towels hired by male bath- ers hang out to dry. The top of the sea wall provides additional seating and a pagoda shelter adorns the prom- enade.

Caption For Cousley Wood, The Village 1899

Weatherboarding - as seen on the inn - and tile-hanging are typical of this area of Sussex. W J Ballard's forge is in the centre of the picture.

Caption For Usk, The Three Salmons Hotel C1965

The Three Salmons Hotel, which stands on the A471 to Abergavenny, looks much the same today, except that it has now expanded to occupy the premises across the road.

Caption For Sharpness, The Training Ship Vindicatrix C1955

During that time more than 70,000 boys aged between 14 and 17 were trained on her prior to entering the Merchant Navy. Note the size of the twin anchors hanging from the bow.

Caption For Farnborough, Camp Road C1965

Looking towards the junction with Lynchford Road, a rather downmarket- looking Fine Fare supermarket with what appears to be a corrugated iron roof has managed to gain a toe-hold, next to

Caption For Edenbridge, High Street 1906

This main street was once part of the Roman road which ran from London to Lewes in West Sussex. The legionaries paved it with ragstone eighteen feet wide and seven inches thick.