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Memories

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Happy Summers

I was born and bred in Gravesend. This photo brings back many memories of summer days down the prom! We always came here with my mum. She used to leave us and our cousins in the park behind the cafe whilst they went shopping in town. ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend in 1969 by Trudie Grant

Those Were The Days.

i am the Tony Williams that used to live in Hatherop road, Infant, Junior, Senior Schools Hampton. i moved to Bristol in 1953, i now live in Frome Somerset. I had lots of good happy memories of Hampton especially going fishing ...Read more

A memory of Hampton by Anthony Williams

Happy Days

I, Allen Rix, was born and grew up in Jersey Marine from 1933 to 1951 when I left to join the RAF. Living through World War 2 was hard for a lot of people but for us it was a gat time, even though we had to endure the bombing of ...Read more

A memory of Jersey Marine by Allen Rix

From The Pews Of The Church In Kilinian To Pioneers In Colonial Australia. The Patterson Clan.

The Church at Kilinian during the 18th and 19th century, if not earlier, was a Celtic Presbyterian Church where my ancestors, the Patterson and McClean ...Read more

A memory of Kilninian by Ian Patterson

Life In Oxshott In 1940s And 50s Royal Kent School

I remember my first day at the Royal Kent School – 8th November 1948 – as recorded at entry no. 1450 in the school's original Admissions Register. It was a few weeks into the Autumn term, as in ...Read more

A memory of Oxshott by Rose Phillips

A Memory To George Clues

i was born at Thomas Clayton boatyard on the Gifford where mary white raised me until i was old enough to be on my dad's boat at the age of seven i can just remember walking the horse from the stable at 2oclock in the ...Read more

A memory of Oldbury by John Millwood

Whetstone Hey Shops

I remember the triangle of shops at the top of Whetstone Hey in(1962), when I was about 7 years old. If you came up Whetstone Hey, from Valley Drive, on your left was Wartons Newsagents (what we called The Paper Shop). It ...Read more

A memory of Great Sutton by John Harrison

Growing Up At Tombuie Cottage

My name is Drew Ramsay and my father retired from Calcutta India back home to Dundee in 1963 when I was 13 years old. He leased Tombuie Cottage for 5 years as a holiday home which came complete with a little over ...Read more

A memory of Tombuie Cottage by Drew Ramsay

South Africa Lodge

I loved reading the memories of South Africa Lodge. What sparked me to Google search was watching Hinterland!! It worries me that I can’t remember much! I remember Mr Liddle and Miss Gardner and Christmas parties and Boxing ...Read more

A memory of Waterlooville by Carolyn Moon

Growing Up In Brentwood

We moved to Pilgrims Hatch in 1971, such fun living on the Estate with a never ending hotch potch of mates to street rake with - knock down ginger, ipp dipp dog sh*t, duck duck goose, conkers and kiss chase. We'd bike to Ken ...Read more

A memory of Brentwood by Sam Golder

Captions

1,648 captions found. Showing results 169 to 192.

Caption For Oxwich, The Castle 1935

Above the gate we can see the coat of arms of Sir Rhys Mansell (1487-1559), who by the reign of Queen Mary had risen to be one of Glamorgan's major landowners.

Caption For Dorking, Punch Bowl Inn 1907

The conversion of the 18th-century house into a Gothic mansion was costly, to say the least.

Caption For Dorking, The Dorking Halls 1936

The conversion of the 18th-century house into a Gothic mansion was costly, to say the least.

Caption For Abingdon, The River C1960

Until the 1960s there were two boat building and hiring businesses occupying the west part of the island.

Caption For Skegness, The Beach 1910

Until near the middle of the 20th century, there was plenty of choice for a short sea trip in a rowing boat, a sailing boat, a motor boat or even a speed boat.

Caption For Bowness On Windermere, The Boat Station C1880

This is the corner of the Bowness boating area used by rowing boats for hire, following the onset of mass tourism from the mid19th century.

Caption For Bowness On Windermere, The Boat Station C1880

This is the corner of the Bowness boating area which is used by rowing boats for hire, following the onset of mass tourism from the mid 19th century.

Caption For Saundersfoot, The Harbour C1965

The exporting of coal has ceased by this date, and the loading gear and coal trolleys are long gone.

Caption For Bingley, Locks On The Leeds And Liverpool Canal C1900

The famous Five Rise locks raise barges and boats an awesome 60 feet.

Caption For Newport, On The Canal 1898

A horse is just emerging under the bridge pulling a laden narrow-boat.

Caption For Colchester, Boating Pool C1960

The 1950s boating pool shelter still stands and the boats remain, still paddle boats.

Caption For Bingley, Locks On The Leeds And Liverpool Canal C1900

The famous Five Rise locks raise barges and boats an awesome 60 feet.

Caption For Holywell, The Ferry Boat Inn C1960

At the extreme end of the `ring` is the Ferry Boat Inn.

Caption For Thorpe St Andrew, On The River 1919

The river Wensum on the edge of Norwich was – and is to this day – a popular boating river.

Caption For Cadgwith, 1931

Cadgwith is an important fishing cove, especially for shellfish; boats are hauled up the beach – there is no quay.

Caption For Hemingford Grey, The River C1960

Small motor boats and cabin cruisers are moored by the river banks near the boat house.

Caption For Knott End On Sea, The Ferry C1960

Fleetwood Urban District Council started the ferry service in 1894 with two sailing boats.

Caption For Wisbech, The Canal 1929

A fishing boat lies in the tidal section of the canal that linked it to the River Nene, which can be seen under Sluice Bridge.

Caption For Hunstanton, The Pier 1921

On the left, local fishermen with their boats and horse-drawn cart are landing their catch.

Caption For Cardiff, Roath Park Lake 1925

The rowing boat in front of the lighthouse seems almost as fully laden as the motor launch 'Britannia' in the foreground!

Caption For Earith, The River Ouse C1955

These boats moored in the Cut show how the commercial river trade of earlier times has now given way to pleasure boating.

Caption For Dartmouth, The Quay And Harbour C1955

Some of the small boats here were almost certainly built at Lidstone's, whose South Town Yard started business in 1824.

Caption For Sheringham, Fishermen 1893

The crew of a Sheringham crab boat pose for the camera.

Caption For Maidenhead, View From Boulters Lock 1896

A smart houseboat is towed out by a steam launch; relatively few boats are out.