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Memories

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Days Gone By

My Granddad was born somewhere about this time and is now part of Whinhill as that is where his ashes were scattered at his request. This looks like the old mill and if it is, there is a railway bridge just in front of the tenement ...Read more

A memory of Greenock in 1954 by Ian Woodward

Irene Edwards Sweet Shop

My mother had the above sweetshop in Great Bridge. We used to sell one penny bottles of pop to the children who were going to the Palace Cinema on Saturday. The shop was open from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. and only ...Read more

A memory of Great Bridge in 1954

Wickford As A Boy

A part of my boyhood was spent on a smallholding just outside of Wickford, the smallholding was called Littlemead. When I first went to Wickford my uncle Ted picked us up from the railway station in a pony and trap, the horse ...Read more

A memory of Wickford in 1954 by Ronald Flynn

Olympia Cinema

Every Saturday morning used to walk up over the shroppy bridge and go to the Olympia cinema just off Broad street. For the kids club filmshow. Passed the toilet near railway bridge and past the horse tough on the canal bridge, ...Read more

A memory of Heath Town in 1954 by Gordon Ford

Pelton Fell Pit

I remember moving to Pelton Fell at about the age of eight, number 9 Ferndene Avenue. The house was new and we were the first to occupy it. There was a small alley at the end of the street that led to the railway line. A ...Read more

A memory of Chester-Le-Street in 1954 by John Moffatt

Mardyke Hill

Just read the memory by Ian Pescott. Mardyke Hill and stream in the summer, as you say, was a perfect spot for kids. It was about half an hour walk from Foxglove Crescent where most of us lived or a 10 min ride on a "bitza" ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1954 by Brian Dudley

The Polehampton Schools

I think this picture could show Mr Farthing who was a teacher at the Boys School, near the railway bridge. When I was walking to and from the girls' school at the other end of the village I often used to meet him rolling ...Read more

A memory of Twyford in 1953 by Phoebe Newton

Shops And Places The High Road And Ealing Road.

I was born and lived in Wembley until 1960. The Railway Hotel was the pub on the corner of Ealing Road and my mother was head housekeeper there for a long time. On the day of the Coronation the pub ...Read more

A memory of Wembley in 1953 by Barbara Fisher

Early Memories

One of my earliest memories was the Coronation. In Northfield Road there was a dairy that opened up its premises for a street party. We used to go to the railway bridge off Burgess Road to watch the steam trains. I had forgotten ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1953

Blundellsands Beach.Prior To 1960

I was thirteen at the time and lived off Riverslea Road, which led down to a walled field on to the beach. My friends Derek Austin, Les Reece, Charlie Kelly, and a few others had built the Biggest Bonfire ...Read more

A memory of Blundellsands in 1953 by Thomas Davies

Captions

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Caption For Leatherhead, High Street 1932

An RAC patrolman guides an early Austin saloon around the junction of Church Street and the High Street, as a 408C double-decker bus emerges from the top of Bridge Street.

Caption For Dulverton, 1892

In this view the medieval bridge is on the left and the former Crepe Mill of 1814, now the Dulverton Laundry, dominates the centre.

Caption For Eamont Bridge, Mayburgh Henge 1893

Mayburgh Henge is one of a group of three prehistoric monuments near Eamont Bridge.

Caption For Looe, From The South 1893

There are sailing ships and fishing boats alongside the quays at East Looe, with warehouses and a fish cellar in the foreground.

Caption For West Rasen, The Church C1955

Apart from All Saints church, West Rasen is noted for its 15th-century pack horse bridge which crosses the River Rase, from which the Rasens are named, and which descends from The Wolds to merge with the

Caption For Fullerton, Vine Cottage C1960

Viewed from the old railway bridge, here is Vine Cottage by the River Anton where it joins the Test at Fullerton Junction.

Caption For Builth Wells, The Bridge C1955

This finely proportioned bridge was constructed in 1779 and widened in 1820. Builth grew up under the shadow of the castle, which was rebuilt by Edward I in 1277.

Caption For Geddington, The Village C1955

Beyond the medieval bridge over the River Ise lies the Church of St Mary Magdalen, distinguished by its tower and octagonal spire.

Caption For West Rasen, The Church C1955

Apart from All Saints' Church, West Rasen is noted for its 15th-century pack horse bridge which crosses the River Rase, from which the Rasens are named, and which descends from The Wolds to merge with

Caption For Ebbw Vale, Bethcar Street C1950

The Red and White bus disappearing in the distance was specially built for the area: it was one of the first double-decker buses for low bridges.

Caption For Bridgnorth, From Castle Walk 1898

The bridge is thought to have been rebuilt by Thomas Telford, who was also responsible for designing the local church dedicated to St Mary Magdalene.

Caption For York, Minster From City Walls C1940

It is nearly 20 years later, and the area to the right is now completely built up.

Caption For Gravesend, Clifton Marine Parade C1898

We are keeping to the Kent bank of the Thames Estuary as the river reaches Gravesend, beyond the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at Dartford.

Caption For Budleigh Salterton, The Beach 1925

This charmingly-situated little watering-place lies in a sheltered valley, and its garden-girt villas are further beautified by a sparkling brook, spanned by numerous rustic bridges.

Caption For Potter Heigham, The Bridge 1934

The old medieval stone bridge, with one central and two pointed side arches, carries Yarmouth-bound traffic over the Thurne. Its painted warning 'Caution, proceed slowly' must not be ignored.

Caption For Selby, Old Toll Bridge 1918

The wooden toll-bridge over the Ouse was built in the 18th century. Selby still sees small ships loading and unloading at the modest wharf.

Caption For Potter Heigham, The Bridge 1934

The old medieval stone bridge, with one central and two pointed side arches, carries Yarmouth-bound traffic over the Thurne. Its painted warning 'Caution, proceed slowly' must not be ignored.

Caption For Prestbury, The Manor House 1903

At the bottom of the street is the bridge over the River Bollin and the Manor house.

Caption For Coulsdon, Woodcote Grove Road C1955

The gabled row of houses leads towards a railway bridge with St Andrew`s Church beyond.

Caption For Marlborough, College 1923

Marlborough College, the prestigious public school, was founded in 1843 close to the river Kennet and the site of the old castle. An enclosed bridge crosses the A4 Bath road.

Caption For Ilkley, Brook Street 1923

This view was taken from underneath the railway bridge looking down towards the Wharfe and the next village, Middleton.

Caption For Selby, Old Toll Bridge 1918

The wooden toll-bridge over the Ouse was built in the 18th century. Selby still sees small ships loading and unloading at the modest wharf.

Caption For Canford Magna, Canford Bridge 1899

Canford Bridge has three arches of Portland stone over a languid length of the River Stour, and carries the road from Wimborne to Poole.

Caption For Rowsley, Bridge And Peacock Inn C1870

This fine five-arched bridge over the River Derwent at Rowsley has carried traffic for nearly four hundred years.