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Market Drayton Revisited
I visited my mother in the Midlands (Shrewsbury)recently. A trip to Market Drayton on Wednesdays is mandatory (my stipulation) each time I travel from my home in Essex where I have resided for many years now. Although ...Read more
A memory of Market Drayton in 2010 by
The Slate Islands Easdale
THE SLATE ISLANDS By Walter Deas Some 24k (15 miles) south and west of Oban lies an area with interesting old ...Read more
A memory of Easdale in 2005 by
In Loving Memory Of My Dad Jimmy Aka James Chambers!!
I want my dad to be remembered by all you that knew him he was born in coalville and spent his days growing up in witwick.The memories i have of my dad are all good he was always smiling and doing ...Read more
A memory of Whitwick in 2004 by
Our Picnic While Boscastle Flooded
On the day of the Boscastle flood I went with my wife Carmela, and our kids Molly, Libby and George for a walk up to the lighthouse on Trevose head above mother Iveys Bay. The sun was shining beautifully though ...Read more
A memory of Mother Ivey's in 2004 by
Unchanged Lerryn
Lerryn is a place that one almost wants to keep secret so that it does not become a popular destination. It has barely changed in a hundred years. A beautiful and unspoilt village in a steep sided valley, Lerryn lies at the tidal head ...Read more
A memory of Lerryn in 2004 by
You Are Codding
A memory and what a memory it was! There were eleven of us lads who had booked a fishing trip on one of the boats that went out from the harbour in Berwick. It was early in the day when we went out for a five hour trip; ...Read more
A memory of Berwick-upon-Tweed in 2000 by
Holidays In Downderry
Uncle Tim owned the left side of Tremmor Cottage, next to St Nicolas Church, as a holiday home. He would let it out privately to friends and family. Subsequently he changed his holiday venue to the house next door - Firside ...Read more
A memory of Downderry in 1999 by
Holland On Sea 1993
Holland is a bustling Essex coastal town `resplendent`-a bride in her wedding day gown, tree lined avenues, with neat little plots, well kept gardens and a place for the tots, a school, four churches, library and hall, a ...Read more
A memory of Clacton-On-Sea in 1993 by
The Start Of My Quest
This is Lower Castle Road and the second cottage which is a slightly darker colour belonged to my parents-in-law, Edward and Nancy Honeyman-Brown. They originally lived in Essex but had taken their holidays in Porthscatho for ...Read more
A memory of St Mawes in 1991 by
It Was No Surprise
It was at Insh carnival where my disabled wife and I and our two month old daughter went, simply to spend a few hours from our home village of Inverurie. There were the usual sorts of entertainments such as pipe bands and the tug ...Read more
A memory of Muirtown in 1990 by
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In the 19th century, banks often built very imposing buildings to reflect their status in everyday life.
In the 19th century, banks often built very imposing buildings to reflect their status in everyday life.
In the 19th century, banks often built very imposing buildings to reflect their status in everyday life.
On the left is the corner of Lloyds Bank; then comes Siddal and Kirby's shoe shop, the Wool Shop, now Nationwide with a new shop front, and the Midland Bank.
This view shows one of Salter's pleaseure steamers, the 'Henley', having just passed through Burford Bridge heading upstream towards Oxford.
On the left is the Queen's Head Hotel; beyond that is the Chesterfield & District Co-operative Society.
We are looking at West Bank and the Victoria Promenade.
The scaffolding beyond the lamppost hides Lloyds Bank, which was being extended and restored at the time this photograph was taken (there are rainwater heads dated 1921).
The view looking north from the King's Head shows the National Provincial Bank on the left (now NatWest) and, opposite, the Button Shop (now the Wimborne Pottery).
From Brook the route heads to Milford, formerly partially on the A3 London to Portsmouth road but now, mercifully, by-passed - but the traffic is still heavy.
By 1906 the pier had been considerably widened and extended in length.
By 1906 the pier had been considerably widened and extended in length.
At the junction with Paternoster Row, Cheapside swings from the north in an arc and heads east towards the Bank.
A clipper-bowed excursion steamer crowded with passengers heads along the Dee, attracting little attention from the young fishermen on the bank.
The photographer is looking east towards Poole Head, at the end of the long high cliff of Poole Bay which includes Bournemouth.
Approaching is an LCC ambulance; on the left a tram, about to go out of service, heads towards Walworth Road.
The boy on the left appears to have been diverted from what he was doing: probably he has been hailed by the two cyclists opposite Lloyd's Bank, who seem to be about to head across the road towards him
The bank to the right, where the car is parked, now houses a boat hire firm, Castle Narrowboats.
The bank to the right, where the car is parked, now houses a boat hire firm, Castle Narrowboats.
At the junction with Paternoster Row, Cheapside swings from the north in an arc and heads east towards the Bank.
Heading north-east we come to Wisbech St Mary, which is built alongside the New River, which takes the water of the Nene to the huge pumping station at Denver Sluice.
The Mumbles-Swansea train in the centre of the photograph is heading for or leaving the Elms Terminus.
By the time of this photograph, the river was being used more and more for pleasure: streamlined boats are moored by the bank, and a canoe with its lone occupant is heading towards Lendal Bridge
This is Loves Lane leading off the Main Street and heading for Horn Mill.
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