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Memories

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I Had A Wonderful Childhood Growing Up In Hyde.

We used to go swimming at the local baths on a Saturday morning, then into Meschias for ice cream. In the afternoon we would walk down Market Street, or Hyde Lane as some people called it. We would go ...Read more

A memory of Hyde in 1958

Saturday Girl In Snows The Bakers.

I worked for 3 years as a Saturday girl in Snows the bakers (in fact the head office at the time) at the Brondesbury end of Kilburn High Road. It was not far from the Foresters Hall which I ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn in 1951

East Ham 1966/1968

I moved from Dulwich in 1966 as my father was in the army.We lived in the TA camp on Vicarage lane and I went to Vicarage Lane School. My maiden name was Mcnickle. I attend it for 18 months then went to Burges Manor which I ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1967 by Sharron Hill

Kennards

At the same time in Wimbledon, there was also another Kennards and like the poster said, he used to go to Kennards with his mum and nan and so did I (to the Kennards in Wimbledon). I was about 4 or 5 then, just after the war and when I ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1957 by Geoffrey Cains

Growing Up In Highbrook

My brother Tony and I lived with our grandparents Mr and Mrs Ford at 112 Watney Cottages. What a magical time we had, we knew all neighbours and doors were always open. We would collect the cows in for milking with ...Read more

A memory of Highbrook by Jeannette Mcallister

Rock And Roll Years

I lived in South Harrow from birth in 1945 in 125 Roxeth Green Avenue. I attended Roxeth Hill primary school until failing the eleven plus and then went to Lascelles Secondary Modern. Not the best of pupils although I was ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow in 1959 by Christopher West

Tricorn And Charlotte St

I worked at Fine Fare and the Landport Drapery Bazaar in 1970/71 and was a member of the Tricorn Club on top of the Tricorn. My favourite locals were the Coxs Hotel and the Casbah Pub both in Charlotte St. The landlord ...Read more

A memory of Portsmouth in 1971 by Chris Evans

My Local Church

This is the church in Warren Road where l was christened in 1956, and sat through many a Sunday morning service. The vicar's name was Mr Carey. I used to attend monthly church parades with the Brownies and then the Guides, and my ...Read more

A memory of Nork in 1956 by Patricia White

Memories Of My Gran

I was born in Tean and in about 1957, when I was 8 yrs old, I was allowed to travel to Cheadle alone on the PMT service buses. I was 8yrs old. My gran would meet me at the cinema stop on Butlers Hill. She would ...Read more

A memory of Cheadle in 1957 by Janita Plant

George And Dragon , Market Square

My parents ran the George and Dragon. I can just about remember the place, but I do remember my brother and I sitting in a paddling pool aged 5 and 1 throwing water over the balcony. Our misfortune was it ...Read more

A memory of Ashton in 1960 by Steven Schrimshaw

Captions

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Caption For Whitworth, From Sunny Bank 1951

Whitworth town centre is behind, with Market Street on the right.

Caption For Flookburgh, The Village 1897

This charming and ancient market town, between the Kent Estuary and Cartmel Sands, takes its name from Floki, the name of a Norse settler.

Caption For Pett Level, The Market Stores C1955

The photographer has moved slightly further back down the road to take in the whole of the Market Stores, no doubt for a picture postcard of the time.

Caption For Basildon, Market Place 1961

A view of the centre of Basildon New Town, the Market Place with its brightly coloured stalls, which was opened in September 1958.

Caption For Newbury, Victoria Park C1955

The park includes a statue of Queen Victoria (see photograph N61083, above), guarded by two terracotta lions, which originally stood in the Market Place.

Caption For Kingsbridge, Fore Street And Bank 1896

Fore Street boasts many excellent examples of Georgian and Victorian architecture, with a Shambles and market arcade rebuilt in 1796.

Caption For Beccles, Market Square 1900

The Market Square of Beccles is overlooked by the detached tower of St Michael's church.

Caption For Pontefract, Friarwood Valley Gardens C1960

Before becoming a municipal park, these grounds were a nursery and market garden, whose business included the growing of liquorice plants.

Caption For Rochdale, Healey Dell 1898

Three-storey stone cottages on Market Street can just be seen at the top of this photograph. There is another man- made weir above the rocks in the Thrutch.

Caption For Chepstow, The Racecourse 2004

In addition to horse racing, the racecourse is now the venue for a large and popular Sunday market.

Caption For Crawley, The Fair, Upper Square 1905

Although a market is still held in the High Street, there are no cattle fairs any more.

Caption For Lechlade, High Street C1960

The church, with its distinctive spire, dates from the 15th century, and dominates the town's market square.

Caption For Acle, The Street C1955

This was the medieval market place of a town strategically situated where the River Bure cut gently through higher (for Norfolk) ground.

Caption For Kempsey, The Village 1910

These vehicles were extremely popular for short distance excursion work, and were also used to operate scheduled services between towns and outlying villages, especially on market days.

Caption For Ironbridge, High Street And Church Street 1925

The town also has a Market House, which like many others, was originally open on the ground floor.

Caption For Richmond, Millgate 1913

This photograph was taken from the top near the Market Place, with Castle Wynd up on the right.

Caption For Bedlington, The Market Place C1955

The obelisk is in fact an 18th-century market cross. The town grew during the 1840s with the sinking of the first coal mine in the locality.

Caption For Haltwhistle, Main Street C1960

The market town of Haltwhistle straddles the present-day A69 a few miles from the border with Cumbria.

Caption For St Columb, The King's Arms 1888

The Town Hall on the left has a meat market on the ground floor, and butchers have come out to pose for the photograph.

Caption For Penryn, Market Street 1890

Behind it is the Town Hall of 1825, containing council chambers, a market hall and a police station. The horse-drawn coach is perhaps waiting for custom from the Elephant and Castle Hotel opposite.

Caption For Potton, Biggleswade Road C1955

The homes in the middle distance would have been built to house the employees of the many market gardens in the area.

Caption For Tamworth, George Street 1949

Even the close proximity of several coal mines did not cause Tamworth to lose its market town image.

Caption For Dell Quay, C1960

Dell Quay, at the northern end of Chichester Harbour, was the landing place for cargo ships delivering goods to the market at Chichester.

Caption For Wheddon Cross, Rest And Be Thankful Hotel C1965

This early 19th-century inn is used by farmers attending the adjacent Cutcombe Market.