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Maps

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1924, Platts Common Ref. POP807495
1947, Plas Coch Ref. NPO807183
1896, Chipmans Platt Ref. RNE668012
1899 - 1900, Plas Derwen Ref. HOSM65464
1887 - 1903, Dancing Green Ref. HOSM56027
1897-1898, St Mary's Platt Ref. RNC807484

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Memories

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Wonderful Childhood Memories

I lived in Cannock from 1963 to 1970. We lived on the Longford Estate in Leamington Close, we were the first family to live in that house after it was built. I went to Bridgetown Primary School and started year 1 in ...Read more

A memory of Cannock in 1860 by Agnes Paterson

Gervis Road Collyhurst Flats 1945 1964

My name is Tom Smith. I was born in 17 Gervis Rd, Collyhurst Flats in August 1945. My dad was Jack Smith and my mam was Ada; there were 6 kids, John, Mary, James, (me) Andrew, and Arthur. To me the flats ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1945 by Tom Smith

Born On Sutton Flats

I was born on Sutton Flats (now demolished) Pendleton in 1941. My first vague memory was sitting under a table with a blanket draped over it and a lit candle (must have been an air-raid on at the time). My first real memory ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Edward Ashton

Collyhurst Flats, Southern Drive

Lived at 17 Southern Drive, went to St Oswalds. One of my memories was helping Harry the firewood lad; he used to sell firewood from his handcart. Marco real ice-cream. Harry Wilkinson in the chip shop - if you ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1952 by Jimmy Jones

Growing Up In Penge (1947 Onwards)

I have said that my early life began in Penge in 1947, but that is only as far back as I can remember. Although I was still only two then, I do have a very good memory. I can remember while I was in a pram outside ...Read more

A memory of Penge in 1947 by Anthony Godly

Longley Road, Tooting 1950

Hi. I lived in Longley Road, Tooting opposite the bus station at the Tooting Junction end of Longley Road from 1950. We lived in a flat above Cussons grocery store until the site was bought and demolished by the council, for ...Read more

A memory of Tooting

Good Childhood In Willesden/Neasden

I was born in Park Royal hospital in Feb 1952 then taken home to 70 Craven Park Road spitting distance from Harlesden police station. Just across the road from our family doctor, (Dr Curtis) not much bedside ...Read more

A memory of Willesden by pjspence18

Charnwood Forest Children's Convalescent Home, Summer 1950

It was July/August of 1950 when I was sent here from my home town of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent at the age of eight, to convalesce after a serious post-operative infection. My first ...Read more

A memory of Woodhouse Eaves by Eric Brass

The Allotments Cricketfield Road 1950's

My father would put me on his bycycle crossbar and took us from Elthorne Rd to the allotments via Whitehall Road and Vine Street. Cricketfield Rd was (is?)a dead end. A footpath to the left passed by a nursery ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge by Philip Cousins

Harrogate's Station Square 1960/70's

I see Macfisheries and Lindy's Cafe.There was also a cafe called Chequeres that as a child I was advised by my parents not to use.Standings was on the corner of Station Square and James Street providing that old ...Read more

A memory of Harrogate

Captions

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Caption For Calne, Church Street C1965

Beyond, on the corner with Mill Street, is No 26, Weston's, a stationers and newsagents, an earlier building re-fronted in the 19th century with a late Victorian shop-front.

Caption For Snettisham, The Village C1960

The churchyard was the setting for the Snettisham Ghost, a late Victorian apparition described by the writer Andrew Lang and others.

Caption For Salisbury, St Ann's Gate C1950

A later view of St Ann's Gate, with motor cars in evidence in the street scene—now, the gate can be used by pedestrians only.

Caption For Billingham, Ici Office Building C1965

This is a later photograph, with the futuristic-looking covered car park visible on the right - a car can just be seen there, giving an idea of its scale.

Caption For Frome, Cheap Street 1907

On the right is a late Tudor jettied timber-framed house, and opposite Vincent the Fishmonger's building survives as The Settle Bakehouse, Restaurant and Tea Rooms..

Caption For West Monkton, The Stocks C1960

The shelter above is of a later date, for miscreants were seldom protected from the vagaries of the English weather.

Caption For Ickenham, Swakeleys House C1965

A later owner, Sir Robert Vyner, notoriously cooked one of his deceased servants, displaying the corpse in an open coffin to visitors - a macabre spectacle that delighted Samuel Pepys, who recorded

Caption For Midhurst, North Street 1921

Midhurst is a town of contrasts, with an early medieval core around the church, west of the Norman castle earthworks on St Anne's Hill, and the wide North Street, a later medieval planned market place.

Caption For Blackheath, The Volunteer Arms C1955

The pub dates from about 1840, and used to have a later elaborate arched canopy, now long gone.

Caption For Woburn Sands, High Street C1955

The brick wall on the left encloses the grounds of Shelton House, the best building in the village, a late 18th- century brick house predating Woburn Sands' arrival; it is now offices.

Caption For West Overton, The Village Centre C1955

Behind it rises the slim tower of St Michael's Church, a late Victorian construction.

Caption For Lincoln, Eastgate C1955

Number 18, on the left, was refronted in the 1770s in brick with Venetian windows (with their centre part arched), and a later Greek Doric- style porch added.

Caption For Thorne, Market Place C1960

At Thorne the church of St Nicholas has a late 13th-century tower and early 20th-century glass.

Caption For Stroud, Trinity Church 1890

At a later stage its twin turrets became unsafe and were removed.

Caption For Luccombe, The Village 1901

To the left is Ketnor, Luccombe Post Office, a late 17th-century house with a good external stack.

Caption For Prestbury, Priest's House 1896

Besides the smart façade, one can also see the side wall, with enough evidence in the timber work to suggest that once the building was lower, and the attic floors are a later addition.

Caption For Banbury, Town Hall C1965

The clock was a later addition.

Caption For Chedworth, St Andrew's Church C1960

This is a late Norman church, which was subsequently augmented during the 14th and 15th centuries by the wealth generated by the local wool trade.

Caption For Colwyn Bay, Pier 1900

A late Victorian guide book noted that 'of the fine climate of Colwyn Bay there can be no doubt.

Caption For Corbridge, Main Street C1955

This building is thought to be a late 13th- to early 14th-century hall that was raised to a pele-tower during the 15th century.

Caption For Lee On The Solent, Lee Tower From The West C1955

Lee-on-the-Solent grew as a late-Victorian development.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Tea Gardens C1955

Here we see another restful feature in the Valley Gardens, but this is a later design.

Caption For Upwell, Town Street 1923

A later brick front was added to the 17th-century White Lion.

Caption For Glasgow, The Cathedral, The Nave Looking East 1897

At a later date it was divided into three congregations, the nave, choir and crypt.