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Memories

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Wartime Coalville

I lived in Coalville in 1940. My father was a Police Inspector and we lived at the Vaughan Street Police station. There were two flats, the other was occupied by Dad's Sergeant. The Court used to sit upstairs in another part of the ...Read more

A memory of St Austell by John Roberts

Gainsborough

The Gainsborough today is not the Gainsborough of my youth. It was a busy market town with a very busy market on Tuesdays and Saturdays. A lot of farmers came into town on a Tuesday to take care of their business, a quick pint ...Read more

A memory of Gainsborough by Richard Chantry

The Bridge

I lived in Southbank Terrace when the bridge was under construction. Daily we would watch each new piece of steel be erected, always wondering what tomorrow would bring. The biggest disappointment we had was when the bridge opened, we ...Read more

A memory of Runcorn in 1965 by Susan Aitken Nee Cole

Growing Up

I was born on the 24th of July 1929 above a shop next to a pub called the Rose of Denmark, in Hotwells, Bristol, very convenient for Father to wet his whistle and my head at the same time. Father was born in 1893, Mother in 1895. They ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1930 by Arthur Cottrell

Thornbury Road, Osterley And Spring Grove Central School, Isleworth

I was born at West Middx. Hosp in 1940. Christened at St. Mary's Church, Osterley. I lived in Syon Park Gardens until I was 34. I remember Thornbury Road and can remember some of ...Read more

A memory of Osterley by Clive Warneford

South Street Mid 1960's

We moved to Braintree with our Dad, George Harkins, in 1966. He was an American, stationed at Wethersfield air force base, married to a young British girl, Eileen. We lived at 82 South Street for about 5 or 6 years, and ...Read more

A memory of Braintree in 1966 by Linda Gorton

Going To Bolton

I remember all too well the monument in the centre of the crossroads with the A6 as I used to come up this road before turning left to go to Bolton (no 12 bus). Also used to walk up to the town at times from my home just below the ...Read more

A memory of Walkden by Lynette Foster

26 Years, Man And Boy

Born in Colombo Road in 1937. Remember the doodle bugs, air aid shelters, Christchurch School, Dane Secondary (even know the school song word for word). Days of fun in Valentines Park and the swimming pool. Ilford Town Hall ...Read more

A memory of Ilford in 1942 by Geoff Boxer

Hounslow 40 50 60's

I see some of you remember Hounslow as it was, and the ice cream bar in Lampton Rd. I, Rita Pilbrow, lived at number 30 Lampton Rd, born 1946, with my mum and dad and two older sisters Claudette and June and my dad's mum ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow in 1955 by Rita Pilbrow

Childhood Memories

Sorry, will start agian - yes it does bring back memories, all these old photoes. As a child I lived in Back Lane, the house attached to my grandfathers Blacksmiths Shop. At the age of 5 - 1952 - I used to walk up Town Street ...Read more

A memory of Horsforth in 1952

Captions

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Caption For Arundel, Ford Road 1908

In late Victorian times the town expanded south-west.

Caption For Plymouth, Old Town Street 1889

The older anchorages of Sutton Harbour and Stonehouse, with the greater expanse of the Hamoaze and Plymouth Sound beyond, created a perfect naval base long before the new town of Devonport was founded.

Caption For Honiton, General View 1904

Honiton is the largest settlement on the River Otter; this ancient market town stretches along a mile of Roman road.

Caption For Basingstoke, Market Place And Town Hall C1955

Cars are parked by the town hall; it was home to the Galaxy Club from 1964 to 1966, and Screaming Lord Sutch and his Raving Savages, Lulu, and John Mayall's Blues Breakers featuring Eric Clapton, Mick

Caption For Blackburn, The Shopping Centre And The Golden Hind Hotel C1960

The precinct is typical of a style that dominated redevelopment and new town schemes of the late 1950s and 1960s.

Caption For Launceston, The Square 1935

It has always been at the centre of town life, hosting hunt balls and providing accommodation for the Sheriff and his men when the Assizes were in session.

Caption For Launceston, The Square 1935

It has always been at the centre of town life, hosting hunt balls and providing accommodation for the Sheriff and his men when the Assizes were in session.

Caption For St Mawes, 1890

This popular sea town sits on the western shore of the Roseland promontory under its castle.

Caption For Haverfordwest, St Martin's Church 1898

This church, dedicated to St Martin of Tours, is the oldest of the town`s three medieval churches and was built in the 12th century settlement of Castleton.

Caption For Devonport, Royal Hotel, Fore Street 1890

Devonport stands to the west of the city of Plymouth, and is the newest of the three towns that make up Devon's largest urban area.

Caption For Newton Abbot, St Leonard's Tower 1906

It now forms a centrepiece to this busy market town, familiar to the many local people who come to shop each week from dozens of surrounding towns and villages.

Caption For Loughborough, Queen's Park Entrance C1955

This pleasant and colourful place lies in the town's centre.

Caption For Teignmouth, The Parade 1903

Teignmouth remained a fashionable resort for two centuries, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars when eminent socialites made the town their own.

Caption For Whitby, From Lar Pool C1881

With a little stretch of the imagination one can visualise the original medieval town huddled below the abbey and the church.

Caption For Long Stratton, The Village C1965

The name means simply 'long street', and the village is spread along the main road, originally the Roman road running from London to Caistor St Edmund, the Roman town just south of Norwich.

Caption For Fleetwood, The High Lighthouse 1901

Over on the left is the Lancashire & Yorkshire and London & North Western joint railway station, which was conveniently built next to the steamer berths.

Caption For Shifnal, The Broadway C1965

Despite the growth of Shifnal (it developed to provide accommodation for both Birmingham and Wolverhampton to the east and the new town of Telford to the west), it has managed to retain

Caption For Loughborough, Cattle Market 1949

TODAY THE RUSHES seems just a busy stretch of road linking the town centre to the main road to Derby.

Caption For Kettering, Bowling Green C1965

Once there had been a bowling green near the town centre, commemorated by Bowling Green Road.

Caption For Kettering, Bowling Green C1965

Once there had been a bowling green near the town centre, commemorated by Bowling Green Road.

Caption For Mullion, Golf Links 1911

Polurrian Cove lies just north of Mullion Cove itself, and is the town's main beach.

Caption For Lytham, The Baths C1955

The town eventually got its open-air swimming baths.

Caption For Margate, The Sands 1918

Margate suffered from both bombing and shelling during the First World War, and many people left the town.

Caption For Wootton Bassett, The Town Hall C1950

The Town Hall, standing in the middle of the High Street, was given by Lawrence Hyde, first Earl of Rochester, in 1700.