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Memories

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Fishing Under The Arches

I was born Marilynne Thompson at 17, The Lynch, Polesworth in January 1952. My mam and dad, Peg and Geoff Thompson both worked at Ensor's brickyard. When I was about two or three years old we moved to a cottage ...Read more

A memory of Polesworth in 1961 by Marilynne Connolly

The Union Canal Falkirk

I have explored the Union Canal in Falkirk over the past 15 years as a local resident and canal user - I have walked, and traveled its length several times over on boats, too ( in short sections of course). The journey ...Read more

A memory of Maddiston in 1997 by Sonia Mclay

Daily Chats

I remember when I was a van salesman with Sunblest in Aberdeen - my round was Royal Deeside. My morning started at 02.30hrs in Northfield in Aberdeen. Loaded, I would head for Deeside. I enjoyed my round but more so when I ...Read more

A memory of Bridge of Gairn in 1983 by Ron Ewing

Rydal Avenue Winton Eccles

Hi, my name is Roy Mozley & I was born in 1948 in a prefab in Rydal Avenue, Winton. We then moved to Lambton St, Winton. This was our football pitch then, main problem was this guy who, lets say, used to visit a ...Read more

A memory of Eccles in 1950 by Roy Mozley

Eastgate

To the right-hand side of the flats was another parade of shops called Eastgate. Here there was Mrs North, the fishmonger, and Apps, the papershop, as well as a hairdresser and greengrocer and petshop where l had my first Saturday job. ...Read more

A memory of Nork in 1965 by Patricia White

There Was No Smith

This is the title of my memoirs that I published in 2010. I was born in Woodside Nursing Home, Woodford Wells on 30.11.30. My father was Dr.David H Smith, a local G.P. and we lived at 22 Primrose Road, S.Woodford until ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Green in 1930 by Ray Smith

Grinsdale Bridge

Grinsdale Bridge was built to take road traffic over the railway line going into Carlisle. It was always a driving hazard. The main claim to fame of the area was Ron Morton's Auto Wrecking yard. He supplied a treasure trove ...Read more

A memory of Grinsdale in 1965 by Marcia Kell

The Bridge Hotel

It is lovely to read all of the memories of those of you who lived in Greenford. I moved there in 1952 when my parents (Herbert and Mary Warman) took over The Bridge Hotel. We were there till 1972. No fly over then to obscure my ...Read more

A memory of Perivale in 1952 by Marilyn Warman

Evacuee Nee Joan Waddington

I am now an 82 years old great grandmother and I have lived in Australia for many years. My family lived in Coventry, and when I was 12 my sister and brother and I were evacuated to Polesworth. At first the billeting ...Read more

A memory of Polesworth in 1943 by Joan Miller

Caroline Street

My grandma was a Bell before she married Harry Davison and eventually went to live in South Market Street. She, her parents and siblings had lived at 32 Caroline Street, until they all married. Lizzie Maddison (my great-aunt ...Read more

A memory of Hetton-Le-Hole in 1950 by Helen Davison

Captions

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Caption For Eling, Quay C1955

Here boats are moored on the estuary of Eling Creek with its causeway and centuries-old toll bridge. The causeway encloses water for Eling Tide Mill, visible in the distance.

Caption For Devonport, Torpoint Ferry Bridge 1890

Plymouth and Devonport were served by a number of ferries, including these wonderful steam-powered, chain- guided floating bridges on the Torpoint service, which were capable of carrying wheeled vehicles

Caption For Polesworth, River 1958

The photographer in this instance was looking across to the south bank, recording for posterity a scene which no longer exists: only the bridge survives.

Caption For New Sawley, Marina C1967

Sawley Bridge Marina, on the Sawley Cut of the River Trent, south of Long Eaton, was already starting to cater for the ever-increasing boating trade when this photograph was taken in the mid-50s.

Caption For London, The Embankment From Temple Pier 1890

Here were clipped green lawns and exquisite quadrangles.The fortunate few could enjoy a few precious moments away from the bustle of the city streets above.

Caption For Ludham, The Village C1930

This village is popular with visitors to Broadland, with St Catherine's Church and its beautiful hammer-beam roof and painted rood screen dating from 1493.

Caption For Little Eccleston, Cartford Lane C1965

A small caravan site and the Cartford Hotel flank the approach to the Cartford toll bridge, which was built across the Wyre in 1831.

Caption For Bransford, The Bank House And Motel C1965

THE BANK HOUSE AND MOTEL c1965. Bransford's original bridge over the River Teme was built by a local cleric, Bishop Wulstan de Bransford, in 1338.

Caption For Newby Bridge, The River And Gummers How C1955

She was 80 feet long and 11 feet 6 inches in the beam, and was launched at Newby Bridge in 1843. Lady was paddle-driven – this was necessary because of the shallow river waters.

Caption For Chelmsford, The Wesleyan Church 1898

Photographed in the year it was built, this church had seating for 800 people, and a commodious schoolroom at the back.

Caption For Yarm, High Street C1967

We are looking north towards Yarm Bridge, with Stockton beyond.

Caption For Honiton, New Street 1904

The Methodist chapel is on the left, whilst ahead is a railway bridge. The station is to the right, on the old London and South Western Railway line from Waterloo to Exeter.

Caption For Buckfastleigh, The Bridge Over The River Dart C1955

This bridge is first recorded as 'Dertebrygg' on the Assize Rolls of 1356; since then it has been enlarged several times as traffic has grown heavier.

Caption For Two Bridges, The Hotel C1955

Two Bridges is at the junction of all the ancient packhorse trails that cross the moor, and was thus the obvious meeting place for miners from all points of the compass.

Caption For Lincoln, Cathedral From Pelham Bridge C1960

The area south-east of the city was marshy and virtually undeveloped until its draining after the Witham Act of 1812.

Caption For London, Old Waterloo Bridge 1902

This is the first Waterloo Bridge, which was opened in 1817 by the Prince Regent; this view looks from behind Cleopatra's Needle on the north bank. Below are Victoria Embankment Gardens.

Caption For Bakewell, Rutland Square 1923

The view looks along Bridge Street towards the river. The Original Bakewell Pudding Shop is located further along on the right hand side. Stewarts Clothing Hall is the major building on the right.

Caption For Bakewell, Chatsworth House C1955

This view was taken 70 years after photograph 18642, and apart from the statuary missing from the bridge buttresses, the scene is timeless.

Caption For Ilkley, The Moors 1906

This captivating view was taken looking towards the top of the 1,320-feet-high Rombalds Moor and shows White Wells at top right.

Caption For Clydebank, Kilbowie Road 1900

In 1882, the American firm of Singers opened a sewing-machine factory, bringing yet more jobs and more people to the area. Clydebank became a burgh in 1886.

Caption For Wootton Bridge, The Sloop Inn C1955

Wootton Bridge has many connections with the sea, as the name of its inn suggests. In the churchyard lies the grave of the Victorian admiral Sir John Baird, who died in 1908.

Caption For Needham Market, Hawks Mill C1960

The central section of the brick watermill was built in 1884, and the wings were added in 1892. The road is carried over the millrace by an 18th-century bridge.

Caption For Reading, Caversham Hotel And Tram Terminus 1910

A much changed view: this shows the old Caversham Hotel on the Reading approaches to Caversham Bridge, with the electric tram No.9 at its terminus.

Caption For Boston, Witham Bank And Boston Stump C1955

The bridge, built in 1848, carried the Great Northern Railway main line from Grimsby to London King's Cross (via Peterborough), but since the Beeching cuts it now only carries the Skegness to Nottingham