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The Blackmore Family

A little more information on the Blackmore family, they moved from Ide to become the licences of the Sturt Arms, I would say around 1880, Albert was born 1886 and his sister Alice in 1874. Miss Lillian Wreford sold Albert ...Read more

A memory of Down St Mary in 1940 by John Shapland

Schools

I was born in Feltham and lived there for 20 years, I went to a school in Boundary Road - Lafone Secondary for Girls. Also in the same road there was the boys' school, DeBroome (not sure of spelling). Anyway, having looked on Google ...Read more

A memory of Hanworth in 1962 by Susan Crook

Early Childhood In Romford

I was born in 1953 and lived for the first 3 years in an old house in Junction Road (Number 8) with my parents and Mum's mum (Granny). The back garden of the house seemed to be a jungle and had its end boundary with ...Read more

A memory of Romford by Roger Harley

Just A Kibbuth Lad

For those who have never been to our village called Kibworth, it is worth noting locals call it "Kibbuth". You live in either "Top Kibbuth"- Kibworth Harcourt or "Bottom Kibbuth"- Kibworth Beauchamp. I myself personally, ...Read more

A memory of Kibworth Harcourt in 1973 by Wayne Coleman

Smallbridge And All That

The place name comes from a narrow bridge over a stream that forms the boundary between Rochdale and Wardle on Halifax Road, by The Red Lion pub as it was then. Folk who lived in Smallbridge were once called "Sandknockers" ...Read more

A memory of Smallbridge in 1940 by Peter Butterworth

Hummed To Sleep By A Factory

We used to live on what was called The Avenues on the Rylands estate. This was situated behind the Princess shopping parade, so called after the name of the local flea pit where all the kids went to Saturday morning ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1961 by John Simpson

Tay Mill Lodge.

I remember the Tay Mill Lodge very well. I lived just opposite at no 1 Stilton Street next door was my friend Alice Newton and family, wonder where they are now. When I lived there the mill was still in use, but not as a cotton ...Read more

A memory of Higginshaw in 1940 by Mavis Hague Nee Lees

Living In And Near Heston In The Early Sixties

I spent most of my early life just on the borders of Heston and southall, as my father was a male nurse working for the ministry and our house came with his job, back in the fifties, I and my mum and dad ...Read more

A memory of Heston by janetsmith728

Growing Up In 50s Middleton

I loved growing up in Middleton in the 50s. Except for the smell from the Pixie Pickle factory - always hated vinegar!. Late afternoon April 30 1954. Passing through the town were endless 'charrers' full of blue and ...Read more

A memory of Middleton by Paul Blackwell

Witnessing The Last Throes Of Strict Bathing Segregation Laws

The caption in the Francis Frith book 'Paignton', by Peggy Parnell (p.46), reads: 'With his powerful business aptitude, Mr Dendy quickly installed the most important tourist commodity, ...Read more

A memory of Paignton by robert_slack5

Captions

233 captions found. Showing results 73 to 96.

Caption For Sawbridgeworth, The River C1965

The River Stort formed the boundary between Hertfordshire and Essex and provided the transportation service for the malting industry in the town.

Caption For Stamford, View From The Water Meadows 1922

The River Welland is the boundary between it and Northamptonshire.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Pier Entrance 1913

This is the only pier remaining within Yorkshire's traditional boundaries.

Caption For Horsforth, Horsforth Hall 1901

Within the Leeds city boundary most of the open areas between the townships gradually dispersed under an urban sprawl of industrial and housing development.

Caption For Horsforth, Newlay Wood 1901

Within the Leeds city boundary most of the open areas between the townships gradually dispersed under an urban sprawl of industrial and housing development.

Caption For Shottermill, Three Counties Bridge 1907

The three boundaries of Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey all meet by the bridge across the River Wey.

Caption For St Leonards On Sea, From The Boundary 1891

The New Pier (it dated from 1891) runs along the skyline of this view of the seafront, with its former Boundary Archway (separating Burton's town from Hastings) on the right.

Caption For Butser Hill, 1898

The stamp of ancient man is here too - there are traces of defensive works on the summit, while on the lower flank are Iron Age field boundaries or lynchets.

Caption For Brockenhurst, The Railway Crossing 1949

London, Brockenhurst began to expand during the second half of the 19th century and continued to develop in the 20th century, establishing itself as a convenient and popular inland resort within the boundaries

Caption For Measham, Magna Motors C1965

This is not a beautiful scene, but some effort has been put into designing the brick boundary wall, flagpoles and railings.

Caption For Gidea Park, The Golf Course C1955

The splendid golf course was also part of Herbert Raphael's grand plan for Gidea Park Garden Suburb, providing it with a green and pleasant boundary to the east just as Raphael Park did to the west

Caption For Taunton, Elm Grove 1901

Many Taunton families and thousands of incomers were relocated on to the vast new housing estates that sprang up around and beyond the borough boundary.

Caption For Salisbury, High Street Gate 1894

The 14th-century gate is shut every night, marking the boundary between city and church.

Caption For Sherfield English, The Hatchet Inn C1965

Situated to the west of Romsey, Sherfield English lies close to the county boundary with Wiltshire.

Caption For Anstey, St Mary's Church C1965

Raised above the road, behind a rather forbidding local stone boundary wall, the rather stumpy three-stage crenellated west tower is all that remains of the medieval church.

Caption For Edlesborough, The Ford And Mill C1965

South-east of the village, a lane crosses the county boundary with Bedfordshire along the upper reaches of the young River Ouzel.

Caption For Warrington, Buttermarket Street C1950

At the time these photographs were taken, Warrington was still part of Lancashire but, after the boundaries were changed in the 1970s, it became part of Cheshire.

Caption For Ringwood, Market Place 1890

Ringwood stands on the banks of the meandering River Avon, at the New Forest's western boundary.

Caption For Cheam, The Gander Inn C1955

At the foot of St Dunstan's Hill, this mock-Tudor fronted Charrington's pub stands at the crossing point of the old parish boundary of Gander Green Lane with the Sutton by-pass, which had been constructed

Caption For Overstone, The Solarium Hotel C1955

The original village was in front of the manor house: such was the power and influence of the local landowner in those days, that the settlement was demolished and rebuilt outside the park boundary.

Caption For Yardley Gobion, High Street C1965

Close to the county's southern boundary, the village of Yardley Gobion is flanked by the Grand Union Canal and the River Tove.

Caption For Teesville, Eston Grammar School C1965

Changes in administrative boundaries and education policy were later to alter its status significantly.

Caption For Cucklington, St Lawrence's Church C1965

St Lawrence's Church provides good views towards Wincanton and the hills on the boundary with Dorset.

Caption For Oxford, The Plain 1922

The Plain, as it is known, lies just to the east of Magdalen Bridge, representing the boundaries of the old city.