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Ravenscroft School From 1951 1958
I attended this school from 1951 -1958 and Mr Henry Francis Bailey ( with his wife Mary ) was always the head. At least till the time I left in 1958. They had one son Christopher who I believe wanted to become a ...Read more
A memory of Beckington by
Barrack Hill School
I was born in Bredbury in 1941 and went to Barrack Hill School, I remember Mrs Gyton, Mrs Heaton, Mrs Stannier. I also remember the dinner meals being delivered to the school in milk churns. Later a Kitchen and Dining Room was ...Read more
A memory of Bredbury in 1947 by
Brothers And Sisters
My brother Christopher and I first went down to school at Visitation Convent, Bridport in September 1957. We lived in Ascot as our father had been an officer in the Royal Horse Guards and had been based at Windsor. We took a ...Read more
A memory of Bridport by
Collingwood Girls School
I was born in Queenswood avenue and went to Collingwood girls school in 1953 which was then situated in Stanley Park road. The headmistress was Mrs Hollis and the discipline was very strict at that time but did me no harm at ...Read more
A memory of Wallington
Convent Of The Visitation Bridport Dorset
CHAPTER TWO School Years - Convent of the Visitation 1939-1945 One’s school years leave an indelible impression on one for good or bad. My views over these years in this regard, have modified considerably. ...Read more
A memory of Bridport in 1940 by
Dorstone In The Golden Valley
In many parts of the world the countryside is largely unclaimed, untamed, even uninhabited; consider, say, the large swathes of Australia’s Kimberley region, Indonesia’s Kalimantan, or the interior of Baffin Island. ...Read more
A memory of Dorstone in 1940 by
Greengrocers 1899 1934 East Street: Mark & Annie Crouch
My Great Grandfather Mark Crouch ran a greengrocers shop from the front room of his thatched cottage in East Street from 1899-1934 and then after he died his wife Annie continued as a ...Read more
A memory of Westbourne in 1890 by
Growing Up In A Small Village
My parents moved to Twycross from London in the early 1960s. We lived on Sheepy Road next door to Mr Charlie Brooks and Louie Jones. On the opposite side were Stan and Ilma Jones and Len Gibbs and his daughter Joan. I ...Read more
A memory of Twycross by
Growing Up In Nantymoel
From 1964 I have many memories of growing up in Nantymoel and the closeness of the community, when people cared for one another and helped each other in times of need. I can remember never locking our front door even at ...Read more
A memory of Nant-y-moel by
Guards Cigarettes Jazz Festival 1960s
Does anybody remember going to the jazz festival at the Black Prince. I can recall seeing trumpeter Ken Sims playing in an amateur trad band competition. He already had his own band as a pro, he asked me not to tell ...Read more
A memory of Bexley by
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Black's Canal was at the western extreme of the Gidea Hall Estate.
The church, that sits astride a mound, is the largest medieval church on the island; its roof is constructed with half a mile of black oak timbers.
Dumbell was a banker, a director of the Laxey mines and a Deemster (justice of the Tynwald), but the failure of his bank on Saturday 3rd February 1900 ('Black Saturday') was one of the greatest financial
There is a great increase in street furniture such as lamp posts, flagpoles and traffic islands, whose black and white paintwork is a hangover from wartime blackout conditions.
The majestic 14th-century St Patrick's Church was not completed until after the Black Death, which wiped out half the village's population.
The square classical building with a pediment is Monkton Hill Wesleyan church, which stands on the site of the Black Horse (this inn is documented in 1750; it was built on land belonging to Monkton Manor
Dr James was not one to spare the rod, but his successor, Dr Henry Ingles, was known as 'The Black Tiger' for the severity of his rule.
