Maps

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Books

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Memories

8,147 memories found. Showing results 401 to 410.

A Social Life Hub

I spent many happy evenings here as a young soldier in QARANC (army nursing corps) from December 1965 until early 1967 when I was posted to Germany. Just about everyone military stationed in Aldershot congregated here at some ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot

Growing Up In Brentwood

We moved to Pilgrims Hatch in 1971, such fun living on the Estate with a never ending hotch potch of mates to street rake with - knock down ginger, ipp dipp dog sh*t, duck duck goose, conkers and kiss chase. We'd bike to Ken ...Read more

A memory of Brentwood by Sam Golder

West End

I was born on a not very pleasant day in February 1954! We lived in the Dunkirk area of the West End below the factory/mill on Dunkirk Lane. We had "The Green" to play on, Warley Road, and then the "Top Park" further up when we were a little ...Read more

A memory of Halifax by Thomas Gledhill

Another Slice Of Life In Burghfield And Sulhampstead

My Grandfather George Thomas Cooper 1880 to 1957 lived at Hebron a Detached Victorian House ( which is opposite what today is Coopers Place, named after my late Father Phillip George ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common by Andrew Cooper

I Remember The Fear.

I do not have that many clear memories from my stay there, I have a defence mechanism of blotting things out from my mind. I do not know exactly when I was there some time between 1974 - 1977. The only name I remember from that ...Read more

A memory of Barwick by Yuri Buxton

The Globe Cinema, Deepcut.

As a young child I spent a lot of time with my father in The Globe AKC cinema in the early 1960’s. At that time it was in Deepcut camp & was used by soldiers based in the camp. My father was the projectionist & ...Read more

A memory of Deepcut by Keith Goodwin

Covered Bus Stop On Sale Canal Bridge.

Born, bred, lived and worked in Sale. 50 years b4 I moved to Scotland. I seemed to be the only one, amongst my peers, to recall a scaffold-pole framed, covered bus stop situated on the wide pavement between the old ...Read more

A memory of Sale by Rob Menzies

Facts Of Life

Just before our wedding at St Thomas's in April 1967, Ching my wife to be and I, were called to see the vicar. We sat in his lounge and he gave the essential instructions for making love (for making babies). He spoke very slowly and each ...Read more

A memory of Oakwood by Roger Crunden

60s /Irby

Born 1959 & lived down the bottom of Coombe Road. Looking at the pics of the village I can remember the daily uphill trudge with mum to the shops. Ok I was in a pushchair on the way up but that became a shopping trolley on the way ...Read more

A memory of Irby by Dave Roberts

Born In 1942 Lived In Westbrook Road

Born in 1942, Lived in Westbrook Road. Attended Heston Infants School, Heston Junior School and Spring Grove Central School. I have lots of memories, but reading other people’s entries has reminded me of names of ...Read more

A memory of Heston by Carol Gaches

Captions

2,258 captions found. Showing results 961 to 984.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Promenade 1932

Magnificent sea views are afforded from the Promenade, down the north coast in the direction of Hartlepool and beyond, hence the name of these gardens.

Caption For Chepstow, Town Gate 1936

The photographer was positioned on Moor Street looking down towards the Town Gate.

Caption For Chepstow, The Bridge 1950

We are looking down onto the old bridge with the castle in the centre left of the picture. This bridge has now been superseded by a modern version, although this one is still in use.

Caption For Hitchin, Bancroft C1955

Two buildings further down is the Brotherhood House. Next to Blindell's is the Croft.

Caption For Eype, The Village C1955

This view was taken from below the New Inn, looking down into lower Eype from Mount Lane. The 1860-dated plaque is on Eype School (far left).

Caption For Bollington, General View C1955

This photograph looks down on the town from an aqueduct along the Macclesfield Canal, the last canal to be built in England, which opened in 1831.

Caption For London, The Haymarket C1950

On the right is the Haymarket Theatre facing down Charles II Street, where His Majesty's Theatre stands on the corner; in 1952, with the accession of Elizzabeth II, the theatre became Her Majesty's.

Caption For Reading, Caversham Hotel And Tram Terminus 1910

The hotel site is now replaced by a modern characterless Holiday Inn; we may be thankful that the ornate 1905 drinking fountain has been saved and relocated down by the river.

Caption For East Worldham, Hill 1907

Nearly 50 years after this picture was taken, a steam roller went out of control down the one in seven gradient, hit the bank and turned right around.

Caption For Raglan, The Castle From Moat 1893

The machicolated heights of William Herbert's gatehouse and closet towers look down on the moat which surrounds the famous Yellow Tower, the work of his father William ap Thomas.

Caption For Dunsop Bridge, Brennand Valley 1921

This lovely view was taken just a few miles north of Dunsop Bridge.We can see the tiny River Brennand running down to join the Whitendale River to make the River Dunsop, which gives the town its

Caption For Felsted, Leez Priory, The Inner Gatehouse 1903

This delicacy probably went down well with Vitbe (left). Snow's is now a house called, appropriately, No 1 Snows Court.

Caption For Falmouth, Church Street C1950

What a pleasure it must have been to walk down the middle of the street without the worry of a constant stream of traffic.

Caption For Buckland, Pond And School 1906

The village sits below the North Downs on the main road between Dorking and Reigate.

Caption For Eype, The Village C1955

We are coming down into Lower Eype from Mount Lane; the view is south-westwards from below the New Inn. The 1860-dated plaque (far left) is on Eype School.

Caption For Compton Wynyates, The House And The Garden 1922

In the late 18th century, Compton Wynyates was abandoned by its cash-strapped owner, the 8th Earl of Northampton, and narrowly avoided being pulled down.

Caption For Thurstaston, Beach Path C1950

When Parkgate, further down the Dee, was inaccessible owing to the state of the tide, ships would tie up and unload at a small anchorage just off-shore from here known as Dawpool.

Caption For Hascombe, Mare Lane 1908

Cosily tucked away in a fold of the sandstone hills south-east of Godalming, Mare Lane leads to the highest point of the Down at Hydons Ball, where it reaches 593 feet.

Caption For Runswick, A Fisherman's Cottage 1936

Lobster pots dry in the fresh air outside one of the tiny cottages that cling to the dramatic cliff swooping down to the sea. Coastal erosion is a constant peril around Runswick bay.

Caption For Fenstanton, Church Lane C1955

There is a somewhat run-down look in this view.

Caption For Carisbrooke, The Village C1955

Main Street c1955 Victorian visitors had a number of inns to choose from when seeking sustenance in the town, some acting as fully-fledged hotels.

Caption For Boston, Witham Bank And Boston Stump C1955

The lantern tower of St Botolph's dominates the town and the surrounding countryside. The river flows down into the Wash.

Caption For Chepstow, High Street 1957

We are looking down the High Street towards Barclays Bank.

Caption For Lincoln, Steep Hill C1965

This view looks down Steep Hill from nearer Castle Hill, with the jettied and timber-framed Spinning Wheel Restaurant on the far left, its later Georgian bow windows tucking under the jetty.