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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 Allen Warrender

Charles E Gardner Chas The Woodturner Of Stockton

I remember my great grandfather so well, I feel I could pen a book in relation to his life. He holds so many memories to me that are so very precious and times I wish I could have back ...Read more

A memory of Stockton in 1975 by Jonathan Fitchett

All Uphill

Our Dad used to take us for a walk up to Mow Cop Castle on a sunny Sunday. We would set off from Talke with our bottle of pop and a jam butty and walk along the canal for a while then through the lanes in Scholar Green past the Three ...Read more

A memory of Kidsgrove in 1973 by Tina Stanyer

Not Strictly Ashby : )

Willesley Close was the centre of the universe for the first twelve years of my life from 1959. The garden enclosed twenty yards of the old railway embankment and featured a natural spring, the source of much ...Read more

A memory of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in 1971 by Bill Davey

David Greig Shop

My granddad, Ron Beeson, was the manager of David Greig shop in Egham High Street from around 1956 until he died. My grandparents, Dad and uncle lived above the shop and my parents met when my mum went to work there. I spent a lot of ...Read more

A memory of Egham in 1971 by Melanie Nelson

Our Stay In Thaxted

In 1969, my father, a MSGT in the USAF, was stationed at RAF Wethersfield. While waiting for base housing, we rented a beautifully situated place named Barn Cottage, a 600-year-old converted stable. Our landlord, Mr. Ainsworth, ...Read more

A memory of Thaxted in 1969 by Bonnie Wood

Wilson Of Braidwood

My brother and I were packed off to Scotland from London each summer to visit our ancestral homeland, whence we would visit our Aunt Daisy and Uncle Adam at their place next to the old Braidwood school near the bottom of the ...Read more

A memory of Braidwood in 1967 by kwilson_57

Memories Of The Red Lion

I was born in 1966 and lived in the Red Lion. My dad and mum were married in 1961. My dad lived in the village all his life, moving to the Red Lion on his marriage. My dad was formerly of Temperance Hall, down the road from ...Read more

A memory of Wareside in 1966 by Amanda Shaw

Bishopsteignton And The Commercial Inn

My aunt and uncle, Dot and Mick Perkins, ran the Commercial Inn, now renamed the Bishop John de Grandeson. I don't know when they took it over but they ran it for over 30 years. As a child my mum and ...Read more

A memory of Bishopsteignton in 1965 by Graham Andrews

Tilgate Park Stables 1964 To 1966

We used to live in the stables part of the old house, when it was used as council homes. The old house was still there when we moved in. I remember it being vacant and briefly owned by a 'famous' footballer, although ...Read more

A memory of Crawley in 1964 by Jane Jones

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Captions

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Caption For Harrogate, Royal Pump Room 1907

Here, bumpers of sulphuric and chalybeate water were dispensed from seven o'clock in the morning, after which a constitutional in the Valley Gardens was highly recommended.

Caption For Harrogate, The Royal Pump Room 1923

After taking the first glass, a mild constitutional in Valley Gardens was recommended.

Caption For Harrogate, Valley Gardens And Tea House 1911

Visitors relax in the splendour of Valley Gardens, and tea is served from the Sun Pavilion.

Caption For Harrogate, The Royal Pump Room 1923

After taking the first glass, a mild constitutional in Valley Gardens was recommended.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Miniature Railway C1955

Always a highly popular attraction, the miniature railway was opened in the Valley Gardens in 1947.

Caption For Harrogate, Royal Pump Room 1911

The roads leading to the Pump Room were often chained off to allow drinkers the opportunity of enjoying a leisurely constitutional in and around the Crescent and Valley Gardens.

Caption For Castleford, Valley Gardens C1965

Complete with a stream and ornamental flowerbeds, the Valley Gardens still give much pleasure to shoppers seeking relaxation after shopping in nearby Carlton Street.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Tea Gardens C1955

Here we see another restful feature in the Valley Gardens, but this is a later design.

Caption For Little Sutton, Rivacre Baths C1935

Rivacre Valley Swimming Pool was one of the main attractions within the 45-acre site that comprised Rivacre Valley.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Italian Garden, Valley Gardens C1955

This attractive feature was part of the Valley Gardens site in Saltburn Glen, and was originally established in the 1860s when the concept of an Italian garden was very fashionable.

Caption For Harrogate, Valley Gardens 1907

Valley Gardens was a favourite place for a mild constitutional after taking the waters.

Caption For Bournemouth, The Pier 1897

From the ever-green valley of the Bourne (whence arose the nucleus of this resort) Bournemouth stretches for miles in either direction upon the sandy cliffs and pine-clad table-land of a gently curving

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Italian Gardens 1891

As with many Victorian seaside resorts, Saltburn boasted elaborate, well kept, (and labour intensive) public gardens, as seen here in the Italian Gardens.

Caption For Waterrow, The Village C1955

Climbing westwards, the Taunton to Barnstaple road crosses the well-treed and young River Tone Valley at Waterrow.

Caption For Ardingly, The Village C1950

Ardingly is a village overlooking the Ouse valley, north of Haywards Heath.The 14th-century church of St Peter has an impressive tower.

Caption For Combe Martin, Newberry Beach 1926

The deep, sheltered valleys of this part of the coast were at one time noted for their market gardens, which grew a variety of produce, but were most famous for their strawberries.

Caption For Goyt Valley, 1894

The gatehouse and gardeners' cottages on the approach to Errwood Hall at Goyt's Bridge in the Goyt Valley.

Caption For Harrogate, Valley Gardens 1907

Valley Gardens was a favourite place for a mild constitutional after taking the waters.

Caption For Litlington, The Village C1960

This leafy flint village is situated in the Cuckmere valley near Alfriston.

Caption For Aberfan, Aberfan Road C1965

This valley community became the focus of a nation's grief when in 1966 Pontglas School and a row of adjacent houses were buried under a sliding coal tip.

Caption For Litlington, The Village C1960

This leafy flint village is situated in the Cuckmere valley near Alfriston.

Caption For Calver, Cliff College C1950

A view from the gardens of the imposing front of Cliff College at Calver, in the valley of the River Derwent, near Bakewell.

Caption For Lamberhurst, The Village C1955

Lamberhurst sits in rolling downland in the beautiful Teise valley close to the border with Sussex, surrounded by orchards and hop gardens.

Caption For Chalford, The Hill C1960

Houses with terraced gardens climb the steep sided Golden Valley and overlook some of the most lovely scenery in the region.