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19 Colyton Way
A friend of the family introduced us to Purley. My father John Dighton, took over management of the grocery shop at 19 Colyton Way in 1952. I remember the water was from an outside type pump in the kitchen, and electicity from ...Read more
A memory of Purley on Thames in 1952 by
1932 1973
I feel a bit of a gatecrasher here, as I've been living in Suffolk since 1973! Basically though, even though I'm a wrinkly/pensioner, I'm a South Suburban Surrey Boy, through and through! Born 1932 in 144 Garendon Road, our postal address ...Read more
A memory of Morden by
19th Walsall Scout Troop
I was a scout belonging to the 19th Walsall troop, around 1958 / 59 we camped the traditional way on a farm at Melinywig, the farm was called something like Ty Teg Barc, the field sloped down to a river. The farmer's son was ...Read more
A memory of Maerdy in 1958 by
Abridge In The 1950's
I moved to Abridge in 1950 when I was ten years old. My parents bought the white cottage on the London Road, which had a wooden building next to it. This very soon became The Poplar Cafe, my mother’s dream of riches! I attended ...Read more
A memory of Abridge in 1955 by
Ashgill
Hi, my mum's family was from Ashgill, although I was born in Motherwell in1965 I like to regard myself from Ashgill. My grandparents were Daniel Gardiner and Isabella Barr. I am responding now because my auntie is now seriously ill and she ...Read more
A memory of Ferniegair in 1970 by
Auntie Vi In 1952
My mother, Evelyn (Evie) Smith and my sister Susan(14) and I ( Polly aged 9) visited for about a month with my Auntie Vi in Sutton Mandeville on our way back to the USA after living in Egypt for a year. Auntie Vi had a ...Read more
A memory of Sutton Mandeville in 1952 by
Barr Farm
I owned Barr Farm for twelve years, and poured my heart and soul into that building, the views from our living room out across the canal to the Campsie Fells was beautiful. The Antonine wall ran through my garden, once an Italian couple ...Read more
A memory of Twechar by
Beach Warriors And The Secret Army
Running down from Barton Common is a small river called Becton Bunny. This occupied the local gang of unsupervised children caled the Secret Army for many summer days, building substantial dams, which eventually ...Read more
A memory of New Milton in 1952 by
Beacholme Camp
I remember vaguely seeing trolley buses and motor buses which were converted into living accomodation, even a tram car with the upstairs windows painted out,that would have been the sleeping quarters I would imagine, and at the ...Read more
A memory of Humberston in 1949 by
Best Guinness In Town!
The little white building in the middle is the Lamb & Flag. I spent many a happy lunchtime & evening there in the '80's. It was a Marstons pub, run then by Don & Sheila Jones, an Irish couple who I think had been ...Read more
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The fine, wide street has 19th-century houses on the left; on the right are commercial buildings, filling the ground floors of older timber-framed houses.
The village is viewed from the inland side of Burton Cliff, looking north-eastwards from above Dove Inn and Southover, to St Mary's Church (right).
Donkey Lane and Dormouse Cottage (right) can be seen here in the northern end of the High Street (centre) which bends to the west beside Pound House (centre) to become Barr Lane as
Donkey Lane and Dormouse Cottage (right) can be seen here in the northern end of the High Street (centre) which bends to the west beside Pound House (centre) to become Barr Lane as it carries
Later this was to become the 'end of the line' for trams from Birmingham.
The first castle at Manorbier was probably a motte and bailey erected by Odo de Barri. The
The former stables of the Archbishop's Palace, for long believed to be a tithe barn. The
The first castle at Manorbier was probably a motte and bailey erected by Odo de Barri. The
To the north of Morecambe is the quieter sea front of Bare. The
This charming lane near the church has a concentration of thatched cottages.
The present church owes its origins to the Normans and their influence, its medieval additions making it an architectural joy.
This murky view looks west from the Pool of London towards what was to become one of the mechanical wonders of the late 19th century.
As with most rural churches, All Saints' had an attached farm and barn. The
The earliest mention of the provision of education in Leeds dates from 1552 when William Sheafield, chantry priest of St Catherine, left property to support the upkeep of a schoolmaster.
As with most rural churches, All Saints' had an attached farm and barn. The
Farther down the A330 is Stud Green, a hamlet of Holyport.
In this view from the west, the man in the straw boater looks past the school with its attached hipped-roofed master's house to Lea Hill, now known as Fittleworth Common.
This is the second incarnation of the pub – the original was destroyed by fire in 1907.
This view looks north to the thatched cottages, Nos 456 and 458.
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
A little north of the High Street Junction, off Abingdon Road, is Gravel Lane, which has a number of farm buildings on each side at its west end.
On the left are RDC houses perhaps built in the 1950s.
The Pump Room (left, 48974) was constructed in 1842 over the sulphur wells.
Mell Square was begun in 1964, with the first shops opening in 1966.
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