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Cynwyd Youth Hostel

The Youth Hostel in Cynwyd was a converted watermill. It was very old and very damp and I stayed there one wet weekend in April 1967 with my girlfriend Angela Chapuis as we were heading towards Snowdon. I had a top bunk and banged my ...Read more

A memory of Cynwyd in 1967 by John Howard Norfolk

Ledsham Court, St Leonards, Sussex ...Great Memories! By John Franks, (Ex Rascal Boarder).

Well, I would like to bring a little history of our wonderful school in St Leonards back to life with the real colour and warmth of the time when I was there in the early ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon by John Franks

Tosh And I And Easy Pickings

Tosh and I and easy pickings Hi everyone, It's me again with the continuation of my wee story. I was taken by surprise how many people liked and responded to the ...Read more

A memory of Newarthill by Peter Laird

1939 Onwards I Remember

I was born in 1939, the year war started, and remember being lifted out of bed in the middle of the night and the barrage balloons looked like big elephants in the sky. I also remember the table shelter in the lounge which I ...Read more

A memory of Harborne in 1940 by whisky1974

A Brief Memory Of My School Days At Duncton

The first School I ever went to was Duncton Primary, I loved this school. Our Headmaster was Mr Salsbury who we nicknamed Mr Strawberry due to a strawberry shaped wort he had on the back of his head. He was an ...Read more

A memory of Duncton by Giles Mceachern King

1965

1964 and my parents announced to us kids that we were going to move to the countryside from Great Bar in Birmingham where we were all living at my grandmothers house My Father had died back when I was seven and mother had eventually ...Read more

A memory of Market Harborough by Keith Luckman

More Memories From A Boy Growing Up In Burghfield

Back in Burghfield around 1962, I clearly remember one day during the School Summer Holiday seeing a Huge Red and Green Steamroller coming towards me with a whole host of Road Tar making ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield Common by Andrew Cooper

Best Holiday Ever

When I saw this photo, and read the memory by Jill Graham, I have to admit that tears filled my eyes. I stayed at Ashleigh with my parents and sister in the 60s. It was the first time that my parents had ever booked a holiday - ...Read more

A memory of Allendale Town

Lynch Hill Primary School

I moved to Britwell Estate with my parents from Battersea in about 1958. I attended Lynch Hill Primary School from 1959 to 1965 (approx). Our teachers were Mrs May, Mrs Peirce, Mr Cutler, Mr Rolfe, Mr Treglowan. The Head was Mr ...Read more

A memory of Slough

The Teachers.

The lovely talented and sophisticated Miss Bartlett took the youngest class. I think she may have been to art school cos she drew a Spanish Conquistador (complete with sailboat steel helmet) in coloured chalk on the blackboard, dressed ...Read more

A memory of Luton

Captions

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Caption For Worston, The Village 1921

The building on the left was a non-conformist chapel and bears the date 1668, whilst hidden at the end is the Calf's Head.

Caption For Islip, Church And Lychgate C1955

Continuing along the west side of the River Nene as it heads north-east, we reach Islip.

Caption For Lincoln, Stonebow 1901

All was much restored by Pearson in the 1880s: he added the battlements, for example.

Caption For Abergavenny, Frogmore Street C1955

Frogmore Street begins near the bank on the right, site of the medieval north gate.

Caption For York, The River C1950

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.

Caption For Abingdon, The River C1960

This view was taken from immediately by Burford Bridge, in the public park on the Oxfordshire bank.

Caption For Abergavenny, Frogmore Street C1955

Frogmore Street begins near the bank on the right, site of the medieval north gate.

Caption For Saxmundham, High Street C1955

The International Stores (right) has had a shop here since c1900, but by 1986 it had become Gateway.

Caption For Bourne, Edenham Village C1955

Heading south towards Bourne, the route diverts north-east of the town to Edenham, a delightful village on the east bank of the winding East Glen River, whose church has many remarkable monuments to the

Caption For Somerton, Market Cross 1904

Heading back north, we cross the River Yeo and reach Somerton, another medieval market town, this time on a ridge in the Polden Hills and on the south bank of the River Cary, which weaves through the

Caption For Coningsby, The Mill C1955

Heading north-west roughly parallel to the River Witham, we reach two small towns on either side of the River Bain, which meets the Witham a mile away at Dogdyke.

Caption For Coningsby, The Mill C1955

Heading north-west roughly parallel to the River Witham, we reach two small towns on either side of the River Bain, which meets the Witham a mile away at Dogdyke.

Caption For Abingdon, The Bridges From The Church Tower C1945

Here we see the river bridges and Nag's Head island, which separates the main river on the right and the back water on its left.

Caption For Bourne, Edenham Village C1955

Heading south towards Bourne, the route diverts north-east of the town to Edenham, a delightful village on the east bank of the winding East Glen River, whose church has many remarkable monuments to the

Caption For Framlingham, Market Hill C1955

The Victorian Barclay's Bank beyond has delightful carved heads over the door and windows.

Caption For Sutton On Trent, The River Trent C1955

From Southwell the tour heads north-east back to the River Trent north of Newark and on to Sutton-on-Trent.

Caption For Langport, Bow Street C1955

From North Curry, we skirt the south edge of West Sedge Moor to the town of Langport on the east bank of the River Parrett.

Caption For Worksop, Victoria Square C1955

From Bridge Street we head north towards Victoria Square over the Chesterfield Canal, whose bridge parapets are in the foreground.

Caption For Balderstone, St Leonard's Church C1955

The cars parked on the pavement gives a hint of the traffic problems caused by people heading to the Lakes or southwards.

Caption For Horncastle, Bull Ring C1965

The thatched 17th-century King's Head pub still stands on the left, and the re-fronted Red Lion Hotel is still in the centre of the Bull Ring.

Caption For Egham, The King's Head C1950

Unlike Staines on the north bank, the river plays no part in Egham's townscape.

Caption For Bangor, Grand Hotel From The Old Pier 1897

The Stag's Head ranked as a public house, but took visitors.

Caption For Horncastle, Bull Ring C1965

The thatched 17th-century King's Head pub still stands on the left, and the re-fronted Red Lion Hotel is still in the centre of the Bull Ring.

Caption For Abingdon, View From The Elms 1890

We are now on the Oxfordshire bank.