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Memories

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Seaton, Cornwall (Keveral Lane)

It was nice to read of some familiar names that lived in Seaton at the same time as me, Jon Sandy for one. I often think of Jane Sandy and where she is now. I came to live in Seaton when I was 2 years old in ...Read more

A memory of Seaton in 1958 by Lynda Collins

Rediffusion

Rediffusion: about 1958 and onwards. This bombshell hit us like nought else, it meant no interference on our wireless. No more tuning in every ten minutes or so. It was A. B. C. D. E. F. You knew Radio Luxembourg was the station ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1958 by Jimmy Burrows

River Lune

Green Ayre railway station on the left, with the Greyhound Bridge curving across the river. The bridge is now a road bridge. Most of the station is Sainsbury's supermarket, car park, and a riverside park "heritage centre".

A memory of Lancaster in 1958

Summer Holidays Spent With My Aunt In Weare Giffard

My happiest memories of childhood are the weeks spent with my aunt who lived in Weare Giffard. Coming from London I felt I had arrived in paradise. My aunt, lived in a bungalow called ...Read more

A memory of Weare Giffard in 1958

Sunday Teat Times

Happy days indeed, made lots of friends - after the Sunday bridges hikes we used to race to be first in the dining hall queue. You had a better selection of fancy cakes to choose from if you got there first! Len Johnson was ...Read more

A memory of Bellingham in 1958 by Edmund Doull

Childhood.

I spent all my childhood in Kidlington, from nought to twenty-five years, when parents moved to Woodstock. We swam at the Whyte bridge even though we could not swim. We went to the clinic at the forester's hall to get weighted, and ...Read more

A memory of Kidlington in 1958 by Hilary Woodward

The Canel/River/Pictures

We lived on Chatsworth Road and used to walk to the Bridgewater, or on to the Mersey by the Bridge pub for a swim and to fish! Not that we ever caught anything in the Mersey. We used to also go to the Ship canel by the ...Read more

A memory of Stretford in 1958 by P Hilip Morris

Visits To Medge Hall.

Reading Shane's memories brought back happy memories to me of holidays at Medge Hall. My Aunt Ada & Uncle Bill lived at Charity Cottages, near the Bridge, and I used to visit them on holidays to stay with Peter & ...Read more

A memory of Medge Hall in 1958 by Lynn Bembridge

Gills Memories Of Ealing

I went to Little Ealing Junior School which was at the bottom of my road.  I remember on my first day running home to my gran, crying because they were using pencils and I had come from a school in Hounslow where ...Read more

A memory of South Beddington in 1958 by Andrew Cooper

Happy Days What Happened

I was born in Darlington in 1944, and in 1958 I moved to Newton Aycliffe with my mum, dad and two brothers.  We moved into a lovely brand new 3 bedroomed house at 38 Macmillan Rd which was heaven compared to the two ...Read more

A memory of Newton Aycliffe in 1958

Captions

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Caption For Ilkley, Moor C1965

One of the many streams that cascade off the moor - this is the beginning of Mill Ghyll, which flows down Wells Road and then underneath Brook Street.

Caption For Colchester, North Bridge C1960

The houses of Middleborough grew up beyond the town walls and the north gate, which was demolished in 1823.

Caption For Norwich, Cow Tower And River Wensum 1896

Traversed by a dozen bridges, the Wensum clutches the old city in a tight embrace.

Caption For Matlock, Bridge 1892

This sturdy gritstone bridge has spanned the mighty River Derwent in the centre of Derbyshire's county town for five centuries, although it has been widened and strengthened to take modern traffic.

Caption For Great Barford, The Bridge C1955

The 15th-century tower of All Saints, the Anchor pub and the elevation of the bridge, which is medieval in origin with 19th-century additions, add up to a classic photograph of the entrance to the village

Caption For Ferrybridge, The Village C1955

Fred Atter's grocery shop and café and the old post office went to make way for the footings of the A1 flyover, which now dominates this scene.

Caption For Reading, On The River Thames 1904

An interesting view from the south bank of the Thames looking east, before Christchurch Meadows on the left were made into a riverside park, and, more significantly, before Reading Bridge was built

Caption For Culham, College 1900

The nearby village of Culham lies on a curve of the Thames, and is noted for its bridge built by Christ's Hospital and damaged during the Civil War.

Caption For Linton, The White Swan C1955

Across the river bridge is the White Swan, recorded as an inn in the early 17th century.

Caption For Andover, Ladies' Walk And Iron Bridge 1904

Just out of the picture, high on the right bank, is the path from Love Lane and Wolversdene Road to the bridge. The trap and donkey cart going into town have stopped to pose for the picture.

Caption For Penryn, Street 1890

This ancient borough and market town is most famous for its fine-grained granite, which was used in the construction of Waterloo Bridge.

Caption For South Luffenham, The Village C1955

Once this was a water splash, then a footbridge and now a modern bridge has been built with a wider road and footpath. The stone houses beyond cluster together as the lane goes uphill.

Caption For Abergavenny, The Castle Bridge 1914

Three girls pose on the wooden bridge leading to the ivy-clad south-west towers.

Caption For Crawley, Church 1907

This peaceful and idyllic rural scene, with the horse and cart behind a small girl pushing a pram outside the church of St John the Baptist, belies Crawley's mid 19th-century expansion into a railway town

Caption For Houghton, Vinsons Tea Lawns C1960

We are near the long stone road bridge to Houghton, built in 1875 and crossing the tidal River Arun. Vinson's was a popular riverside tea rooms and garden. There is still a tea garden on the site.

Caption For Ibsley, The Old Beams C1955

Thatch and timber buildings such as the one in this photograph are not an uncommon sight in Ibsley. There is a small brick church here, as well as a stone bridge over the river to Harbridge.

Caption For Abergavenny, The Castle Bridge 1914

Three girls pose on the wooden bridge leading to the ivy-clad south-west towers.

Caption For Great Haywood, The Canal C1955

Looking along the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal towards the T-junction with the Trent & Mersey, an attractive bridge carries the latter's towpath across the former on a slender brick arch with

Caption For Stockbridge, The White Hart C1955

Today's roundabout leaves no trace of the railway and bridge from which this bird's eye view was taken. The inn has since prospered and the garden has expanded.

Caption For Bangor Is Coed, The River And The Bridge C1955

Boys stand in their boats and paddle near the rapids, while others fish around on the bank without a concern in the world, as boys have probably done here for centuries.

Caption For Ibsley, The Bridge 1890

The bridge over the River Avon at Ibsley, with its white water weir, wildfowl and waterside scenery, is a good place to halt if you are following that lovely river up from the sea.

Caption For Worcester, Broad Street C1950

When the new Worcester Bridge opened in 1781 it gave Broad Street quite a boost, helping it to support three coaching inns.

Caption For Lincoln, The Glory Hole 1906

In this view we see the largely rebuilt High Bridge buildings with the brickwork and stonework still looking fresh.

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Caption For Brigham, C1960

The minor road off the B1249 rises with dwellings on either side, peaks and falls again to an old wooden bridge with rusted iron railings that crosses brackish water which eventually falls