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Memories

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The Main Shopping Area Of Newburn

I was 12 yrs old when this picture was taken and I remember it very well. The photo was taken from the war memorial looking down to the railway station, the footbridge is clearly visible in the centre of the ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1951 by Dennis Larkin

Redhill Swimming Baths

Yes, I remember Redhill Swimming Baths. I think it must have been during the year I was at Frenches Road School in 1951-2. I can remember standing in the water shivering while the teacher talked to us during our swimming ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1951 by Robert Wilkinson

My Time In Ash

I lived on Longacre estate. I was born in 1951 and stayed there until I was about 8/9 years old when my parents moved to Preston. My dad worked at the bakery in the village, and then for a milkman called Bill Bugden. My ...Read more

A memory of Ash Vale in 1951 by Alan Baker

Living In Debden, Loughton, During The 1940s And 50s

Hi all. We moved to Debden in 1948, and lived at the end of The Broadway, there were only a few shops open during this time, Sainsbury's, the Post Office, Woolworth's and a Cafe. The only bus ...Read more

A memory of Loughton in 1951 by Robert Munn

The Old Sawmill

I remember going down to my Uncle Adam's who stayed at the house near the saw mill bridge, and walking along the river path to what they called the secret works. it was a place where they made stuff for the war effort and was in ...Read more

A memory of Kilkerran in 1951 by Andrew Plain

The Waterside In The 1950s

I lived at High Barmston Farm down the Waterside and had a fantastic childhood there before moving to Alnwick when I was 11. In the 1950s there were loads of houses down the Waterside and Coxgreen. Sadly not much ...Read more

A memory of Washington in 1951 by Jean Potts Atkinson

Camping By The Derwent

I spent my early years (1951 - 1960) camping by the Derwent between Huttons Ambo and Kirkham Abbey. They were wonderful years and very rich in memories. I have wonderful memories of the swing bridge and as a child being ...Read more

A memory of Huttons Ambo in 1951 by Keith Wainwright

Whitewebbs Lake And Second Woods

Wonderful walks from Clay Hill, past the golf course and on over the bridge on the stream and up through the woods. Little children with their mothers clutching bags of bread to feed the ducks and swans on the lake. ...Read more

A memory of Enfield in 1950 by Roger Davis

Found Memories Of Early Days At Yealmpton

Now living in Australia and having revisited Yealmpton in recent times, the changes are amazing. Where there used to be fields in which I played with mates, sadly houses now stand. The old bridge, church, ...Read more

A memory of Yealmpton in 1950 by Anthony Thorne

Bridge Of Muchalls School

My name in 1950, was Joan Wood. We lived in Newtonhill but went to Bridge of Muchalls School. It was a lovely little school. We were taught by Miss Betty and Miss Mary Geddes. Every year we had a concert - ...Read more

A memory of Bridge of Muchalls in 1950

Captions

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Caption For Gloucester, The Docks 1912

Here we see the Gloucester and Sharpness steam packet office outside Warehouse Number 1 on the left.

Caption For Lymm, The Canal C1960

Heating and cooking was performed on a coal-fired range, whose chimney we can see behind the tiller. On the right, in front of the bridge, there is a lifting winch.

Caption For Richmond, The Castle And Bridge 1892

We are looking past John Carr's Green Bridge towards the magnificent castle - a true picture of medieval England.

Caption For Newark, Great North Road And Castle C1955

This seems a quiet day, for my childhood memories of passing through Newark are of nose-to-tail crawls and relief on crossing the bridge.

Caption For Chelford, Macclesfield Road C1955

The Macclesfield road rises in the distance to the bridge over the railway line, with the station and livestock market going down on the left.

Caption For Molesey Lock, The Lock C1955

Further downstream and opposite Hampton Court, Molesey Lock is photographed from Riverbank, the busy A3050 along the Surrey bank of the River Thames.

Caption For Warrington, Latchford Locks 1894

The course of the canal meant that a section of the L&NWR line to Liverpool via Warrington and Speke would have to be re-routed; this resulted in the building of Latchford Viaduct.

Caption For Downham, The Village 1894

Children pose near the small bridge over Downham Beck, a brook which runs through the heart of the village.

Caption For Penrith, Askham Bridge 1893

Forming a picturesque scene near Askham, the bridge arches over the River Lowther whose waters have their origin in the north-east Lakeland fells above Shap.

Caption For Warrington, Bridge Street C1950

Bridge Street is bustling with Saturday afternoon shoppers. Next to Singleton's the butchers is the Midland Bank's fine facade.

Caption For Clifton Hampden, From Bridge 1890

This view was taken fromthe river bridge seen in photograph 27007, and looks towards the parish church of St Michael and All Angels, perched on the cliff edge above the river.

Caption For Worcester, The Cross 1899

This view looks along Foregate Street; the bridge carrying the Great Western Railway lines to Hereford and South Wales can be seen in the background.

Caption For Chatburn, The Village 1921

In our view we are looking towards the bridge over the burn. The Brown Cow public house is on the right, and the Black Bull Hotel can just be made out further down the road.

Caption For Rickmansworth, The Canal 1897

Here, utilising the course of the River Colne, the canal goes left of the island under the bridge.

Caption For Chester, St Mary Without The Walls 1906

Nestling on its sandstone ridge in a loop in the Dee, Chester is closely framed on two sides by water.

Caption For Burton Bradstock, The Village C1960

Looking eastwards along Church Street from Magnolias, across the River Bride, in a sylvan setting beside a clapper bridge next to the village school.

Caption For Houghton, The George And Dragon C1960

Houghton is a hamlet with a long stone bridge across the tidal River Arun.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Square 1935

Cars replace horses on the taxi rank, traffic lights control movement over the bridge, Prideaux's have expanded hugely, adding Morris and Austin to their dealerships, and the gazebo has gone, demolished

Caption For Worcester, The River Severn From The Cathedral Tower C1960

We are looking upstream, towards the Abberley Hills in the distance, with the tower and spire of the otherwise demolished St Andrew's Church prominent on the right.

Caption For Hoveton, The Village 1921

The capital of the Broads is Wroxham which is just across the bridge. It is a popular starting point for boating holidays which grew rapidly in the early years of this century.

Caption For Southport, The Pier Train C1960

Obviously still viable in these photographs, Southport Pier was closed in the 1990s; it was demolished and rebuilt at a total cost of £7 million, and was reopened in 2002.

Caption For Sandy, Railway Station 1925

This view is looking down from the road bridge; things have changed greatly at Sandy.

Caption For Abingdon, Old Mill 1925

This photograph was taken from the old bridge that led onto the island, and now leads to the Upper Reaches Hotel and its car park.

Caption For Lymm, The Canal C1960

Heating and cooking was performed on a coal-fired range, whose chimney we can see behind the tiller. On the right, in front of the bridge, there is a lifting winch.