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Memories

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Brook Family

I know this is not a memory, however I am looking for any Brook family members, namely Edward and Ann Brook who moved there in the early 1800s. Their son Benjamin emigrated to Australia in 1837 with his wife Mary Craddock, then ...Read more

A memory of East Farleigh by Phyllis Hart

My Childhood

I lived in Erbistock till the age of 20, that was in 1981 when I emigrated to Australia. My mum still lives there, my dad passed away a couple of years ago, he was born in Erbistock and lived down Groves Lane for nearly 70 years. I ...Read more

A memory of Erbistock by Gwyn Willmott

Remembering

I was brought up in Mossley and have lots of happy memories. My sister Dot still lives there, she fills me in on what is going on.  I now live in Florida but will always be a part of Mossley which I took so much for granted while living ...Read more

A memory of Mossley by Pete Brooks

Hassocks Primary School In The 1950s

I was at the school from 1948 until 1955, at which point the 11+ sent me to Hove County Grammar. Starting in 1948 in Miss Wood's class I ended with two years in the top class with Miss Nichols. In between I was ...Read more

A memory of Hassocks by William Lovell

The Dingle

I lived in Colwyn Bay as a child and have fond memories of The Dingle. It seemed like a magical place to a young child. Over the brook, which runs through The Dingle, there was a little bridge which led to a fortune teller's "cottage". I ...Read more

A memory of Colwyn Bay by Mary Lillington

Living In Binfield 1946 1971

I moved to Binfield with my parents Rose and Cyril Richardson and my brother Brian in 1946. We lived in Rose Hill at a house called “Athlone”.  It isn’t there any more, it was demolished and six houses built on the site. ...Read more

A memory of Binfield by Terry Richardson

Memories Of Stanford Le Hope

I too have many memories of Stanford-le-Hope.   I was born in Orsett hospital.  My mother came from South Wales whilst my father came from Ashford in Middlesex.  The reason they came to live here was my aunt and ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope

Beautiful In All Seasons

This road, as the word Brook Street most clearly implies, leads down from the Cross in the distance at the top of the hill down through this avenue of trees to the Lynch. On the left are some beautiful houses with lawns and ...Read more

A memory of Eastry by Michael Mitchell

Kingswear, Me, And My Dog.

He was only a few weeks old when he came to us, my mother had got to know about him and thought he was just the thing I needed to cheer me up. I was fourteen years of age and had not long moved home; my parents had decided to ...Read more

A memory of Kingswear

Collett Park & The Lake

As a youngster in the late '60's I was very keen on aquatic life, & there was plenty in the lake. Minnows, sticklebacks, Great Crested & other newts/amphibians, dragonfly & diving beetle larvae. It's an interest ...Read more

A memory of Shepton Mallet by bru.enzer

Captions

255 captions found. Showing results 169 to 192.

Caption For Beer, The Village 1898

As with so many East Devon villages, a tiny stream - the Beer Brook - runs down the main street, first on one side of the road and then on the other.

Caption For Sutton Coldfield, Penns Hall Hotel, The Interior C1965

It looks horribly dated now, but this was state-of-the-art opulence in 1965.

Caption For Sudbury, St Peter's Church And Market Hill 1900

The red brick building is Lloyd's Bank, dated 1879.

Caption For Alton, The Alton House Hotel 1928

Built in the the 1820s, this house was known as Beckington Place.

Caption For Ockley, The Green 1905

A herd of contented pigs rootle opposite the post office on the green which runs alongside a two-and-a-half mile stretch of the Romans' Stane Street.

Caption For Amberley, The Village C1960

We are in a marshy area—Amberley Wild Brooks, beside the tidal and navigable River Arun.The castle was a fortified manor of the Bishops of Chichester; it was crenellated c1377 to defend the coastal

Caption For Newbury, The Clock Tower From Oxford Road C1955

Buses still use the Broadway and Northbrook Street but today traffic cannot use the section of the latter thoroughfare much beyond Wheelers Garage during the daytime.

Caption For Darwen, Bold Venture Park 1895

An ornate 19th-century fountain graces the park.This is one of three parks in Darwen, all very different.

Caption For Little Baddow, Grace's Walk 1906

This point - where Grace's Walk crosses Sandon Brook - has a ghost-story attached to it: Lady Alice Mildmay (d1615), child-bride of Sir Henry, supposedly drowned herself in a pond here after he was unkind

Caption For Little Baddow, Grace's Walk 1906

This point - where Grace's Walk crosses Sandon Brook - has a ghost story attached to it: Lady Alice Mildmay (d1615), child-bride of Sir Henry, supposedly drowned herself in a pond here after he was unkind

Caption For Bristol, St Mary Redcliffe Church 1887

The magnificent St Mary Redcliffe owes much to the generosity of William Canynge the elder (died 1396), and his grandson William Canynge the younger (1394?

Caption For Warwick, St Mary's Church, Northgate Street 1892

At the time this photograph was taken it cost 2d to go up the tower.

Caption For Mundesley, Brooke Cottage 1921

Brooke Cottage was the place to visit for parents and children alike if they had a sweet tooth, for it was formerly the village sweet shop and store.

Caption For Bozeat, High Street C1955

Road improvements in the 1960s swept away these stone houses to make way for the greater convenience of the motorist.

Caption For Wimborne, River Allen From East Brook Bridge 1908

The clear, shallow and gently-flowing waters of the River Allen, fed by the natural chalk reservoirs of Cranborne Chase, make it an ideal habitat for rushes, and commercial rush-cutting flourished here

Caption For Chatham, Town Hall C1955

Sitting lofty and proud on the road to the famous dockyard, this majestic building, built in 1900, was once the centre of the town's administration until it moved to Strood during an amalgamation of Medway

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 Dinas Powys, Mill Road C1960

A product of the increasing urbanisation of Dinas Powis at the close of the 19th century, Mill Road preserves the name of the nearby Mill Farm.

Caption For Selsey, Lifeboat House 1930

The quiet little seaside town of Selsey was once part of a small island.

Caption For Daventry, Sheaf Street C1965

Redevelopment of Daventry began in the early sixties under a scheme to house Birmingham overspill population.

Caption For Warwick, St John's 1892

Following the death of Ambrose Dudley in 1589, Warwick Castle was once again in the hands of the Crown.

Caption For Glastonbury, High Street 1909

A view that has changed more than in the previous two.

Caption For Barry, Broad Street 1899

We are looking towards the corner of Island Road, with Brook and Williams's printers and bookbinder's shop and works on the right; this block of shops later became one of the first department stores in

Caption For Otterton, The Village 1906

Otterton's brook seems to be dry in this photograph, as it sometimes is during long dry summers.