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Memories

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Wembley

I was born in Park Royal Hospital in Dec 1948. I remember Woolworths in Wembley town had an exit on a corner of the high street and there were trolley buses all round. We used to shop for toys and games in George Arthur's which seemed huge to ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1956 by Janet Cockman Nee King

East The Water

Hi Folks, I am looking for an old photograph. Just over the bridge on the East The Water side of Bideford is the parking lot for the Royal Hotel. In days gone by, and in my youth, as I was born in Torrington Street, it used to be a ...Read more

A memory of Bideford in 1956 by Eddie Neylon

Freedom For Play

Maiden name Winter. I was born and raised in Gelli-gron Terrace, which you can see in this photo was a side street off Waunrhydd Road. The location from which this photo was taken we called 'the tump' where we children of ...Read more

A memory of Tonyrefail in 1956 by Lynnette Ganda

No.1 Lycett Road.

My friends, the 'Bartups', lived at No.1 Lycett Road. John, the father was an accountant who worked for ICI. His wife Isabella (Bella) was a Scots lady from Kirkcudbright, I believe. Two children John and Jean. John went to the ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey in 1956 by Leslie James Payne

Manvers. Old Big Yard Housing

My family and I lived in the old houses along the canal, there was a large archway leading into what we called the big yard, I was very small and can still remember the smell of the coal trains as we stood on the ...Read more

A memory of Wath Upon Dearne in 1956 by Moreen Arundel

Childhood In The 1950s

Life for a child in the village of Worle in the 1950s was exciting, parochial and safe. Our parents did not lose sleep over thoughts of us being molested. Children were more likely to be in danger from their own recklessness than ...Read more

A memory of Worle in 1956 by Raye Green

Childhood

I was the son of the cobbler at the Klondyke pit. All the kids at that time played in the streets or went up to the pit head baths for a shower, this was because there were no baths or showers in the miners' houses. Everybody in the ...Read more

A memory of Newcraighall in 1956 by David Thomson

Triangle In The 50s

My name is Monica Sekulka, I lived at Oaken Royd, Triangle, on the Norland side of the valley. Our house was one of 8, back to back - which the local council decided to demolish in their haste for modernity sometime in ...Read more

A memory of Triangle in 1956 by Monica Sekulka

Daily Walk To Lectures

While I was at Durham University I attended St. Mary's College, on the opposite side of the River Wear from the City centre, and every day I had to walk across this bridge over the river, which was strictly a footbridge. The only ...Read more

A memory of Durham in 1956 by Diana Dioszeghy

Growing Up In East Ham

We moved to East Ham from Bow when I was about 3 years old. I lived in Clements Road  there was Mum and Dad, Nan and Grandad and my brother. I went to Lathom School, where I met my first love. I also remember Mr Cordwell and ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1956 by Derek Burg

Captions

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Caption For Shiplake, Lock C1955

During the summer months the small shop, which he has just visited, does a flourishing trade selling teas, ices and postcards, The bridge that carries the Twyford to Henley railway line over the Thames

Caption For Bradford On Avon, The Three Gables C1955

In his 'Topographical Collections' of 1659-70, John Aubrey wrote: 'Here is a strong and handsome bridge in the middest of which is a little chapell as at Bathe, for Masse'.

Caption For Bathampton, The Weir And Hotel C1960

The mill is actially on the Bathampton or south bank of the Avon, beyond the toll bridge. In this view it has been converted into the Weir Tea Garden Hotel, and the meadow turned into a tea lawn.

Caption For Oxford, On The River From Folly Bridge 1890

Here we see steamers and pleasure craft on the Thames at Oxford. This photograph was taken from Folly Bridge, which originally had a tower and gatehouse.

Caption For York, Skeldergate Bridge C1885

We are looking towards Ouse Bridge with South Esplanade on the right.The view has remained virtually the same, except for the difference in the river traffic and a change of use for some of the

Caption For York, View From Skeldergate Bridge C1885

We are looking towards Ouse Bridge with South Esplanade on the right.The view has remained virtually the same, except for the difference in the river traffic and a change of use for some of the

Caption For Abingdon, St Helen's Church 1890

This view was taken looking along the backwater from Abingdon Bridge with the gardens of houses in East St Helen Street on the right and a then well-treed Nag's Head Island on the left.

Caption For Reading, River And Promenade C1955

This view, looking west from the present Caversham Bridge past the Reading Rowing Club behind the coach, shows well the flat south bank in contrast to the steep and heavily treed Caversham bank.

Caption For Powerstock, The Village 1902

This view was taken from Nettlecombe looking towards the thatched Knapp House and St Mary's Parish Church (centre).

Caption For Bainbridge, 1896

The old Roman road drops steeply down onto the green, via a bridge over the short river from Semer Water, two miles away.

Caption For Halstead, Bridge Street C1955

This road takes its name from the bridge over the River Colne, visible in the foreground of the picture.

Caption For Port Sunlight, Dell Bridge C1955

Dell Bridge was built in 1894 to span what was once the upper reaches of Dell Creek, a former tidal creek that once divided the village in half.

Caption For Geddington, The Ford C1955

This view looks across the River Ise towards the parish church with its graceful 15th-century tower and tall recessed spire.

Caption For Loftus, High Street C1960

This was remodelled by Sir Robert Dundas of Loftus Hall, who took a keen personal interest in restoring and developing Loftus.

Caption For Bursledon, The River C1960

Until the beginning of the 19th century the only crossing of the Hamble was by ferry.The first structure was a toll bridge; today the river is spanned by various busy roads and a motorway—a far

Caption For Bursledon, The River Hamble C1955

Until the beginning of the 19th century the only crossing of the Hamble was by ferry.The first structure was a toll bridge; today the river is spanned by various busy roads and a motorway—a far

Caption For Finchingfield, The Green C1960

This has its pros and cons: the narrow bridge looks quaint, but it has to take up to 500 coachloads of visitors a year. And there is no car-park.

Caption For Ashburton, Two Bridges 1922

The River Ashburn rises high on Dartmoor and empties into the River Dart near Buckfastleigh, gurgling through Ashburton as it does so.

Caption For Newby Bridge, The Platform 1914

The locomotive comes tender first into Newby Bridge station, where it is awaited by the station-master.

Caption For Cannington, The Village C1965

Two bridges and a ford cross the stream that flows past the Blue Anchor Inn, which stands at the centre of the village.

Caption For Eccleston, Excursion Steamer C1886

The three-mile trip along the Dee to Eccleston Ferry was, and remains, a popular summer season excursion. Here we have a small paddle steamer on the Eccleston Ferry/Eaton Hall run.

Caption For Cardiff, Roath Park 1896

Often referred to by locals as the 'Flower Gardens' here is the same scene some 35 years after that shown in 38714 (above) and a new concrete bridge is in place.

Caption For Salisbury, Harnham Gate C1950

The Gate leads directly to Harnham Bridge over the River Avon.

Caption For Salisbury, The Close 1906

The Gate leads directly to Harnham Bridge over the River Avon. This was an important medieval trading entrance to the city for traders and travellers from the west.