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Hubert Atkinson
Hubert Atkinson was my grandfather and his mother lived in the house next to the blacksmiths. I was born in 1961 and have a photo of my great-grandmother, mother and grandfather standing outside the cottage (with me in her ...Read more
A memory of East Harlsey in 1961 by
Welbeck Colliery Village Now Know As Meden Vale
My Grandparents moved to Welbeck Colliery Village about 1926, when my mother was 10 years old, and stayed in the same house at the bottom of Elkesley Road until they went into care in the 1970s. ...Read more
A memory of Meden Vale by
Evacuee From London
I was interested to read the article by Ron Clarke (1950s football team). I lived at 34 Fulbourne Road with Mr and Mrs Clarke in the war. They were looking after their grandson whose father I believe was named Phil and ...Read more
A memory of Cherry Hinton in 1940 by
St Michael's Church
I remember Father McNeice, Father Randall and Father Preston as vicars at St Michael's church in Aveley. My Mother Mary Archer was the church clerk at St Michael's for many years from the 50s. She also did some cleaning there, was a ...Read more
A memory of Aveley
Recollections Of Ash Vale By Lt Col Taylor
RECOLLECTIONS OF ASH VALE By Lt Col Taylor Ash Vale, viewed from the main route through it the Frimley and Ash Vale roads would not have appeared to alter a lot during the last 100 years. Houses do now ...Read more
A memory of Ash Vale by
Head Housemaid
My greatgrandmother was head housemaid at Warcop Hall before she married. The ladies from the Hall made a trip to Niagara Falls and brought her a gift. It is a beautiful purple velvet needlecase embroidered with crystal beads. On ...Read more
A memory of Warcop in 1890 by
Evacuation To Martock 2nd World War
I have really good memories of Martock. During the Second World War, some time in the 1940s, I along with some other boys from Farningham Home For Little Boys was evacuated to Yeovil and Martock. We were taken ...Read more
A memory of Martock in 1943 by
Land Mine
Hello, my dad told me about that landmine and when he had to carry his little brother, Owen, downstairs when a bomb went off nearby. The family were the Ansons. Mother, Violet, dad, Lawrence Augustus and by the ...Read more
A memory of North End in 1930 by
The Ramblings Of An Old Tintacker [Intaker]
I lived in Devonshire Road from 1941 to 1962 and when we first arrived Intake ended with Warwick Road, Argyll Avenue and Cumberland Avenue for those of us that lived on this side of ...Read more
A memory of Intake in 1944 by
Above Bar Southampton
We moved to Southampton in early 1950 just after the trams had stopped running - some of the rails were still there. Above Bar along with much of the town had been badly bombed in the war and there were many bomb sites on ...Read more
A memory of Southampton in 1950 by
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A typical post Second World War shopping centre, with a range of shops designed to meet most of the local needs of those living in these suburbs of Middlesbrough.
Time stands still in this peaceful view of the village; but on 12 March 1470, the Battle of Loscote Field, one of many during the Wars of the Roses, was fought in the parish.
Commemorating those lost in the wars of the 20th century, it is used for the annual Remembrance Day Service. The pier can be seen in the background.
During the world wars of the 20th century the tradition continued, and many destroyers and smaller naval vessels were constructed there.
The impressive war memorial records the names of the dead of both World Wars of the 20th century.
Bow and Arrow Castle, or Rufus Castle as it is sometimes called in honour of its founder William II, was besieged by Robert of Gloucester in 1142 during the civil wars of King Stephen's time.
Stirling was to change hands a number of times during the Wars of Independence.
Denbigh saw action during the Wars of The Roses and changed hands on several occasions. In 1468 it finally fell to a Lancastrian force led by Jasper Tewdwr, Earl of Pembroke.
There are various family portraits inside the castle, some of them dating back to the Wars of the Roses.
In the 1460s, William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, set about remodelling Raglan in the contemporary French style as a Yorkist fortress during the Wars of the Roses. The tower keep had its own moat.
Around 1474, a petition to Henry VI was drafted complaining that a priest named Hugh Haddesley and Sir Hugh John, taking advantage of the turmoil caused by the Wars of the Roses, 'have seized on the
Shute was the home of the Bonville family until their fortunes declined after the Wars of the Roses.
The castle was slighted by Yorkists during the Wars of The Roses.
Beyond the war memorial in this view we glimpse the spire of the church of St John the Baptist, where during the Civil War some 340 troops from the Parliamentarian army were held prisoner.
Owain Glyndwr took the castle for the Welsh in 1404 and held it until 1409, and it was under siege again during the Wars of the Roses in 1460.
Another effigy portrays a knight who probably fought in the Wars of the Roses, for the links of the chain attached to his armour are joined by the roses of York.
The tower of the church is early Perpendicular, and it was used as a watchtower by Rishton families during the Wars of the Roses.
