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Memories

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"Bumpmill Pond"

My name is Keith Webster and I was born and brought up in Clowne. I was born on King Street before moving to Rose Avenue, then to Hickinwood Crescent, where we lived next door to Bill and Jean Ashley and their family. I was great friends ...Read more

A memory of Clowne by edbear4856

Beanz Dreamz...

Our family moved to Friars Road in the summer of 66, from a damp house in Boothen Green, which looked over toward the Michelin Factory. I was 5 years old. My father Graham was a former art student at Burslem College of Art under the ...Read more

A memory of Abbey Hulton by Marc Thorley

Broughton Astley C Of E Primary School

Born in Mill Lane in Broughton Astley on 3rd May 1926, I started school at B/Astley C of Primary in 1931 as a five year old. We would be 'called to school' by the ringing of the bell housed in the ...Read more

A memory of Broughton Astley in 1930 by Reuben Reynolds

Canoeing On Peter Pan's Pool

to 1966 I lived at Flower House Estate opposite and at every opportunity I would nip over to the pool to have a go on the canoes. It cost 6d I think. I was so good that many years later when I was on an endurance course ...Read more

A memory of Catford in 1956 by Barbara Watts [Nee Ball]

Coleton Fishacre Near Kingswear

Just a five minute drive along Mt Ridley Road to the east of Kingswear will lead you to a glorious National Trust house and garden called Coleton Fishacre. I have two memories of my visit - the wonderful sloping ...Read more

A memory of Kingswear in 2012 by John Howard Norfolk

Ex St Roberts Catholic School Harrogate

Born in Waterloo Street, Harrogate, in early 1940s. Attended above school until left in 1956. Started work at J.S.Driver, grocers on Beulah Street, Stan Wood manager. Remember 'Syncopated Sandy,' playing ...Read more

A memory of Harrogate by Tony Richardson

Glebe Barn

It was such a delight to find our house so clearly captured by the photographer in this composition! The barns pictured to the right of the church were bought by my husband and I in 1998. Originally they were grain storage barns, and in ...Read more

A memory of Sheviock in 1998 by Linda Shelton

Hit And Miss Food

Meal, The pie is always nice, but the vegetables are awful (Photos enclosed) It is not the waitress’ fault - the chef serves appalling food to be eaten, so I saw your new manager (Of 5 weeks). Took him to our ...Read more

A memory of Holywell by Peter Smith

I Have A Certificate

I live in the US. In a desk that we purchased years ago in an antique shop, we found a certificate that says: The Royal Drawing Society's Exhibition, "The Children's Royal Academy" London, Highly Commended, Julie Woodhead (aged ...Read more

A memory of Romiley in 1965 by Michelle Witzel

My Childhood Garden Part V

Beside the strawberry bed grew a large cooking apple tree that produced enormous green apples. We had a variety of both eating and cooking apple trees in the garden, the fruit from which was harvested and then stored ...Read more

A memory of Shamley Green in 1954 by Patricia Clarke

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Captions

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Caption For Bibury, Arlington Row C1960

Bibury itself is an amalgamation of several earlier hamlets, which have all merged together to make the glorious architectural composition we see today.

Caption For Barrow Upon Soar, The Boathouse C1965

The charm of the river is highlighted in this classic composition of moored boats, overhanging trees, and a perfectly-positioned swan - the ultimate vision of a lazy day spent away from traffic and stress

Caption For Eastbourne, Lansdowne Hotel, King Edwards Parade C1965

and, at the right, the Wish Tower Hotel, was the first major devel- opment west of the Wish Tower; it is in the style of the earlier stucco terraces, with its central pediment and 'palace front' composition

Caption For Boscastle, The Harbour 1893

There is much texture in this detailed composition of one corner of the harbour, made by the slate stones of the breakwater wall, the heavy coiled ropes and the basketwork of the crab pots.

Caption For Bath, The Circus C1965

The five great plane trees in the centre of the square remain as a focus for this wonderful architectural composition.

Caption For Kibworth Harcourt, The Old House C1955

Two oeil-de-boeufs and a later Tuscan-columned porch complete this quite picturesque composition.

Caption For Bath, Lansdown Crescent 1896

Lansdown Crescent is one of John Palmer's finest compositions, and dates from 1789 to 1793.

Caption For Market Harborough, Church And School 1922

The classic market-town juxtaposition of church and grammar school create an ideal composition.

Caption For St Leonards On Sea, From The Boundary 1891

Started as New Hastings by James Burton and his architect son Decimus in 1828, and later renamed St Leonards, this seaside resort is a grand composition of palatial stucco terraces.

Caption For Lower Slaughter, Parish Church C1960

But the whole composition still sits comfortably on its more ancient foundations close by the old manor house.

Caption For Hove, The Parade 1921

Behind the spacious promenade are the superb 1820s stucco compositions of Brunswick Square and Terrace and Adelaide Terrace beyond, all rather like Nash's Regents Park in London.

Caption For Kirby Muxloe, St Bartholomew's C1965

The added tower enhances the overall composition, but should the church be locked, an extended search for the key is not justified.

Caption For Kirby Muxloe, St Bartholomew's C1965

The added tower enhances the overall composition, but should the church be locked, do not embark on an extensive search for the key.

Caption For New Romney, Composite C1955

On this composite postcard of New Romney, we have the Dungeness lighthouse, built in 1904, and the Romney and Hythe District Light Railway, which started in 1927.

Caption For Bath, Queen Square C1955

His novel idea was to treat each side of the Square as a single architectural composition, so that the terraces of houses looked like single grand palace fronts with central pediments on three sides of

Caption For Anstey, The Nook C1965

The picture clearly shows Anstey's 19th-century growth with a quite picturesque composition of tiled roofs and stacks.

Caption For Little Missenden, Missenden House C1955

A most elegant composition with an equally elegant limousine parked outside.

Caption For Collingbourne Kingston, The Village And St Mary's Church C1955

The interesting monuments include one commemorating Thomas Pile and his wife, 1560 and 1561: this is a large composition of two recumbent figures and a younger couple, Sir Gabriel Pile and his wife

Caption For Byfleet, Civic Restaurant C1955

was built in 1898 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in a typical domestic Tudor revival style with a timber-framed upper floor, a cupola and battlemented stair turrets - an attractive composition

Caption For Milborne Port, Ven House C1955

Now occupied by an engineering firm, it is an interesting composition with its 5-bay arcaded 'cloister', grand dormers and spired clock tower.

Caption For Bath, Fernley Hotel 1935

It is part of the elder Wood's Royal Forum, with its long, formal composition fronting North Parade.

Caption For Melksham, St Michael's Church C1955

Pevsner describes the bell tower as having 'a very pretty composition of the bell-openings'.

Caption For Morley, Queens Street C1965

It was built in 1895 by G A Fox, with a portico formed of six composite columns.

Caption For Blindley Heath, The Red Barn C1955

It makes a picturesque composition behind its pond.