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434 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.

1972

Married at the wonderful old church of St. Peter's Walton on the Hill, 5th July 1972. At this time, my parents were living at Tudor Court, Walton St. Walton on the Hill, and Mum, owned the shop below, Anne Cleeves. I had been over in ...Read more

A memory of Walton on the Hill in 1972 by Adele Pentony Graham

Looking Back

I was born in St Peters St, Islington, 1935, bombed out late 1943, with nowhere to go, had a makeshift home in Aloysius College for a time until we were given a place in 4 Montague Road, Honsey, N8, that's where I knew what it was like to ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey in 1944 by George Burton

Honeymoon

We spent our honeymoon (1951) in Guernsey, and we had a lovely time. Even though it was only six years since the end of the war and the Islanders had suffered badly from the German occupation, we had as much butter and milk as we wanted, ...Read more

A memory of Guernsey in 1951 by June Jackson

Middle Rasen Farmer Sires Two Mayors For Grimsby

My 2nd G/Grandfather, Robert Milner (1794-1870), married Mary Ann Norton on 25th April 1821 in St. Peters Church, Middle Rasen, winessed by Thomas Miller, Nicholas Danby and Frances Popple.  They ...Read more

A memory of Middle Rasen by Ilynn Anne Miller

I Sang In The Choir At All Saints Church During The 1960s

I sang in the Choir of All Saints when I was a Treble from about 1964 to 1967/8. Mrs Marjory Bird was Choir Mistress and her husband Ken sung Bass in the Choir. Mr Fisher was the organist and ...Read more

A memory of New Haw by robertmcbride

Yateley Grange

My grandfather William Haines lived in Yateley Grange Lodge and was the coachman and eventually chauffeur to the lady who lived in The Grange, a Miss Thoits. He was also gardener and handyman and, strange as it may seem nowadays, made ...Read more

A memory of Yateley in 1910 by Robin Porter

Portmanmore Road 1964 Part Two

My dad was from Bridgend and my mother was from Llanharran. In 1961 soon after they’d got together, I was conceived, they left the valley's and moved in with my Nan, Maureen Payne / Pobihem, and Step Grampy, Polish ...Read more

A memory of Splott in 1964 by Lynette Carter

A Yokels Tale

A Personal Recollection of growing up during the last days of the pedestrian era in rural England by Tom Thornton A Yokel's Tale My earliest recollection of my Thornton grandparents, Alice and Tom, dates back to my pre-school ...Read more

A memory of Owslebury in 1941 by Tom Thornton

War Years In Earley

I lived in Clarendon Road until 1954. Does anyone remember the V1 doodlebug that crashed in Whitenights Park, causing a huge crater? In those days we would spend a lot of time in Earley Woods at the back of the allotments at the ...Read more

A memory of Earley in 1940 by Lewis Shaw

My Childhood Days Brynna Boy

8 Southall Street /16 Tan-y-Bryn. We, the Brynna Boys, used to run to school, Mr & Mrs Davies Head Master and thei two daughters, strict and friendly, firm and kind. I can only describe those happy days, Coronation ...Read more

A memory of Brynna in 1953 by Gary Edwards

Captions

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Caption For Aylesford, The Church C1960

St Peter's Church stands guardian on its knoll.

Caption For Leeds, Parish Church 1891

The church of St John the Evangelist was consecrated in 1634 and retains its oaken interior and a great screen which is considered to be one of the finest of its type in England.

Caption For Maldon, Market Hill Corner C1955

This medieval flint tower belonged to St Peter's church.

Caption For Witherley, The Church C1960

The River Anker flows slowly by St Peter's, which has served the village since 1173.

Caption For Syston, The Green C1960

The 15th-century local granite and limestone church tower of St Peter and St Paul shows above the low rise houses which bound The Green; it was heavily 'restored' in 1872 by F W Ordish.

Caption For Norwich, St Peter Mancroft Church 1896

This view, taken from St Peter's Street, shows the great parish church which dominates the west side of Norwich's great market-place.

Caption For Abergavenny, Llanwenarth Church Interior 1898

St Peter's was restored extensively in the 19th century.

Caption For Birmingham, Aston Hall Park And Church 1896

The parish church of St Peter and St Paul is the only church within city limits to be mentioned in the Domesday Book.The west tower and the spire date from the 15th century, though the latter was

Caption For Pickering, Smiddy Hill C1955

Smiddy Hill in Pickering, a bustling little market town west of Scarborough on the edge of the moors, probably takes its name from the site of a former blacksmith's shop in the area.

Caption For Sudbury, Market 1904

Market Hill is lined with elegant Georgian buildings, with St Peter's Church at the top.

Caption For Norwich, Market Place And St Peter Mancroft Church 1891

Between the Guildhall and St Peter Mancroft's church all the buildings on the right, except the Sir Garnet Wolseley pub, were demolished in the 1930s; the market was extended westwards to give the splendid

Caption For Bishops Hull, The Church Of St Peter And St Paul 1906

Now in effect a suburb of Taunton, the village is still distinctly a village architecturally, with its 1586 Elizabethan manor house, recently freshly yellow ochre colourwashed.

Caption For Grantham, Bee Hive Inn 1893

Back to the east of St Peter's Hill, the photographer looks north along Castlegate, with the Beehive Inn on the left; the leaves hide a beehive set in the tree, which is still there.

Caption For Grantham, Bee Hive Inn 1893

Back to the east of St Peter's Hill, the photographer looks north along Castlegate, with the Beehive Inn on the left; the leaves hide a beehive set in the tree, which is still there.

Caption For Northleach, Market Square C1955

It suffered traffic problems until the recent construction of its bypass.

Caption For Winchcombe, St Peter's Church C1960

St Peter's Church is all that remains of the older Winchcombe Abbey, and dates from the 15th century.

Caption For Sudbury, Market 1904

Georgian buildings line Market Hill, with St Peter's Church at the top.

Caption For Hawkley, The Village C1960

This village lies around a green, and here the church of St Peter and St Paul can be found.

Caption For Norwich, St Peter Mancroft Church 1896

This view, taken from St Peter's Street, shows the great parish church which dominates the west side of Norwich's great market-place.

Caption For Abergavenny, Llanwenarth Church Interior 1898

St Peter's was restored extensively in the 19th century.

Caption For St Peters, The Church Of St Peter In Thanet 1897

The attractive old streets of St Peters are still one of the most delightful aspects of Broadstairs.

Caption For Maidstone, The Promenade And Bridge 1898

Today, St Peter's Bridge (built in 1978) intervenes between the palace and Maidstone Bridge.

Caption For Norwich, Market Place And St Peter Mancroft Church 1891

Between the Guildhall and St Peter Mancroft's church all the buildings on the right, except the Sir Garnet Wolseley pub, were demolished in the 1930s; the market was extended westwards to give the splendid

Caption For Marlborough, London Road C1950

Further on is T C Baker, watch and clock repairer.