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Little Boy's Heaven

In 1961 or 1962, as a small boy of 5 or 6 my mum, brought me to Hednesford to visit her grandmother, my great-grandmother, Emily Chetwyn. A diminutive lady, we, the children, called her little nana. I believe she lived in the end ...Read more

A memory of Hednesford by Steve Brooks

Camberley...Where Do I Start ?!

Our family lived at Lightwater (1 High View Road) ; I passed 11 plus and was sent to Frimley And Camberley County Grammar School, starting in Sept. 1959. One of the first things we had to do was to get the uniform. We went ...Read more

A memory of Camberley by tobypaws2002

My Esh Winning Childhood

I lived in Brandon Road in the house next door to the Majestic Cinema from about 1940 to 1946. The house in those days was called Dent Dale which was written on the glass panel above the door. I used to go to the school ...Read more

A memory of Esh Winning by James Wigmore

Skewen 1983 4

I lived in Skewen from September 1983 to May 1984 - only a short time in my life but it made a big impression on me. My wife Fiona, new baby Siobhan and I rented a house at Caenant Terrace facing the railway and the mountain.  We had moved ...Read more

A memory of Skewen by John Mc Millan

Old Roman Terrace

Hi my name is Morgan Smith and I was born at 61 Queen St. Swinton in my Nan Callis' house on the 9th 7 1948 then moved to 248 Wath Rd Mexborough into a terraced house across from the jet garage on Roman terrace. I went to Roman ...Read more

A memory of Mexborough by Morgan Smith

The Salford Girl

I was born in 1947 and lived at 52 West St, Lower Broughton, Salford 7. I attended St. John's School for girls, just off Chapel St. My parents were Annie and David Johnson. I had an older sister, Jean, and a younger brother, David. My ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Anne Whyte

Born In Fenny Stratford

I was born at number 8 Woodbine Terrace; in attendance was nurse Brinklow the local midwife and Dr Gleeve. My parents were Jim and Vera  Cusack.                      Just after the begining of the war my mother, ...Read more

A memory of Fenny Stratford in 1948 by Kathleen Roberts

Lightning Strikes

This is August 1953, I was 10. We were playing cricket on the clay field with some older lads, the stumps were iron and came from Spencers steel works which was nearby and stuff like this was easily got. Anyway I remember it was ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1953 by Jimmy Burrows

Childhood Memories From 1949

I was born in Hubert Terrace which ran off Bank Street and along to Cuthbert Street. Further down was School Street and Marian Street which ran along to Derwentwater Road, and on Derwentwater Road was Lady Vernon School ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead by Betty Harris

Looking Back To The Early Days

I was born in rented 'rooms' at Wordsworth Road in 1936 and came to move with my parents to five different addresses at Easington before I moved away from the area, when I married in 1963. But although my ...Read more

A memory of Easington Colliery in 1900 by Harold(Harry) Barnes

Captions

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Caption For Nottingham, The Castle 1890

Following a collapse of the rock face in 1996, access to the terrace overlooking the Meadows has been restricted until repairs have been completed.

Caption For Kensington, Holland Street C1965

Most of the terraced houses in this view are 18th-century, including the one behind the tree with the pedimented doorway (far right).

Caption For Cromer, Garden Street 1894

A view towards the sea along a quiet backstreet of Edwardian terraces. Many of these houses rented out rooms to summer lodgers who were unable to afford bed and board in more prestigious hotels.

Caption For Desborough, Rushton Road C1955

Rushton Road, at the east end of Station Road, is a mix of Victorian terrace housing and factories.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, The Terrace And Ornamental Grounds 1901

Yewbarrow Terrace, with its colonnades and cover for shoppers, had only recently been built at this time, but it still looks the same over 100 years later - even the rings to which to tie horses remain

Caption For Southsea, Parade 1890

Southsea started life as a group of farm cottages but by the time this photograph was taken, it bore the stamp of a classic seaside resort, characterised by the terraces, villas and open spaces so typical

Caption For Cheltenham, London Road 1906

The terraces here had all been constructed by 1820.

Caption For East Runton, High Street 1921

The Edwardian terraces in the foreground, with their bay windows and neat gardens and railings, harmonise with the simpler cottages beyond.

Caption For Bristol, Arnos Vale Cemetery 1887

Arnos Vale was laid out in terraces, and Charles Underwood designed its Doric lodges and classical chapels.

Caption For Woodchester, The Village C1960

Beyond the terraced streets of the village is Woodchester Mansion, set in a remote valley and keeping its secrets within an unfinished masterpiece of Victorian architecture; mysteries and

Caption For Kelvedon, High Street C1955

Apart from an increase of traffic and the removal of the creeper growing over Knights Templars Terrace on the left, this scene has changed little.

Caption For Basildon, Long Riding C1960

Maisonettes, terraces, semis, bungalows, flats and detached houses all had a place in the new neighbourhoods.

Caption For Blackpool, The Terrace 1890

Apart from that, notice the old cottage between the two terraces.

Caption For Mumbles, The Promenade 1898

This is Promenade Terrace and Parade Gardens (the area reclaimed from the sea).

Caption For Pentewan, 1904

The long terrace of cottages is known locally as The Row; it once housed local workers, but it is now holiday homes.

Caption For Plymouth, Drake's Statue 1930

The terrace behind is also gone; the Register Office now stands on the site.

Caption For Liskeard, Dean Terrace 1890

This smart terrace of houses stands just down the hill from picture No 32349, on the western approach to the town.

Caption For Weston Super Mare, Atlantic Terrace East 1887

Part of the 'Cliftonville' area, these smart terraces housed the wealthy colonels, surgeons and Indian Army officers who retired to the seaside here. They enjoyed outstanding views across Weston Bay.

Caption For Boston, Tower Street 1893

Tower Street, its houses mostly mid-Victorian terraces and semi-detached villas, some dated 1879 and 1880, has its vista closed by one of England's most stunningly effective buildings: the Boston Stump

Caption For Skegness, From The Beach 1899

Pier Terrace, the Pier Hotel and the Pier itself are there, as well as what was then waste ground between Edinburgh and Prince Alfred Avenues.

Caption For Alton, Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital, Nurses Home C1955

A memorial bust of Sir William Treloar, the founder, can be seen outside on the terrace (right).

Caption For Beckenham, Christ Church 1899

The foreground was soon filled with a terrace of houses, which now includes the Liberal Club.

Caption For Clifton, Granby Hill And St Vincent's Park 1887

As Clifton's reputation as a resort grew, the late Georgian terraces were built in a style that deliberately imitated Bath.

Caption For Bridport, Victoria Grove And Roman Catholic Church 1913

The three-storey terrace of dwellings extends from No 27 to No 35.