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Maps

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Memories

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Holmfirth And The Holme Valley

My name is Jeffrey Turner and I have lived in the Holme Valley all my life. I was born in a little cottage up Goose Green in 1927. Later we moved into a Council house at Cinderhills. I lived there until I was called up ...Read more

A memory of Holmfirth by Jeffrey Turner

Sixty Years On And We Still Visit.

Living in Southend meant that Felixstowe was a bit of a busman's holiday for us but Nan had a caravan there - close to the amusement centre on the old unmade road to the fort. I clearly remember the hiss of the ...Read more

A memory of Felixstowe by Collin Unwin

Holidays At "Shoreside", Seaview I.O.W

Our September holidays were spent at "Shoreside", the grand old house in the centre of the photo. Back then it was owned by Colonel and Mrs Farquhar and Colonel Summers, my nan worked for the Farquhars in Wiltshire and ...Read more

A memory of Seaview by Mary Maillou

Memories Of Petts Wood In The 40s And 50s

I was born in Farnborough Hospital during February of 1940. My home for the next 7 years was at 9 Kennelworth Road, and then we moved to 263 Crescent Drive, where I spent the next thirteen years. My ...Read more

A memory of Petts Wood by Greg Barrett

My Grandad's Shop

On the very right of this photo is my grandad's shop. He had his name FV DRABBLE on the front, you can just see part of the name in the photo. My grandad was Langold's only cobbler. The bottom half of the windows were painted ...Read more

A memory of Langold in 1955 by Tony Mitchell

The Beginning Of My Career

Having found my vocation overseas I obtained a post as a student Environmental Health Officer in The Civic Centre in Folkestone. I was living in a flat in Connaught Road and soon met another student who I later married. ...Read more

A memory of Folkestone in 1971 by Graham Francis

Happy Years Around Broadheath Late Fifties Early Sixties

Although I lived in Martley in those days, Broadheath has many happy memories for me. I used to cycle there to collect day-old chicks from a farm in the centre of the village - I ...Read more

A memory of Lower Broadheath by Philip Norman

Working At Owen & Owens And Arcade Music Shop

I lived in North Finchley from 1949 till 1968 and my maiden name was Battams. I have many fond memories. I started my first job on the day after my 15th birthday as I was only 14 when I left ...Read more

A memory of North Finchley in 1965 by Linda Stein

Churchill Gardens

'The gardens were officially opened on 4th May 1966 by the Lord-Lieutenant of Essex Sir John Ruggles-Brise Bt, CB, OBE, TD, JP. who unveiled a bust of Churchill in the centre of the gardens.' (quoted from the Southend Time ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea in 1966 by Jane Sealy

Gaumont Rex Prince Of Wales Cinemas

My strongest memories of Lewisham is there being three cinemas there. The Gaumont (where I saw the Beatles live in the 1960s) - I went to Saturday morning pictures there. The Rex cinema, just by the bridge ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham by Jackie Walder

Captions

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Caption For Ebbw Vale, From Beaufort Hill C1960

Before this date there were three separate industrial settlements, Beaufort in the north, Ebbw Vale in the centre, and Victoria in the south.

Caption For Buckfastleigh, The Bridge Over The River Dart C1955

The A38 is now carried by a modern concrete bridge 200 yards downstream, and the tea shack (centre) has gone, to be replaced by a Little Chef which occupies the area just out of the picture

Caption For Chapel St Leonards, The Vine Hotel 1959

There were two hotels in the village, the Vine in the village centre and the Grange along Sea Bank Road just behind the sand hills.

Caption For Ingoldmells, High Street C1965

The road is still the A52, with a few bends in the village centre.

Caption For Spilsby, The Terrace C1955

The barber's pole (centre right) has also gone.

Caption For Burgh Heath, The Galleon C1955

Apart from the rooftops of Burgh Heath Parade all these buildings have been demolished, as has the tree in the centre.

Caption For Little Haven, Black Rocks 1898

On the left are steps leading down to the beach, the Castle Hotel is centre right and a trumpet player is practising front right!

Caption For Blackburn, The Town Hall C1955

This is how local historian W A Abram described the Town Hall: 'The west front, 120 feet wide, with an elevation of 63 feet, presents the main entrance in the centre, by three massive arched doorways

Caption For Bisley, Century Range C1955

It remains an important centre for the sport, and it has some charming Colonial- style buildings that hark back to the days of the Raj.

Caption For Northchapel, The Village C1955

The old half-timbered Swan Inn (centre left) has now been renamed the Deepwell Inn.

Caption For Brierley Hill, High Street 1968

The reason is the massive shopping centre at nearby Merry Hill, opened in the 1980s on the site of a former steelworks.

Caption For Coventry, High Street C1955

Coventry endured dozens of air raids from 1940 to 1942, and much of the city centre was flattened.

Caption For Darwen, Bold Venture Park 1895

This fine example, not far from the town centre, was developed out of abandoned stone quarries, and features wooded corners, floral displays and lawns, all surrounding a lake fed by a 60-foot high waterfall

Caption For Burscough, The Village C1950

The main A59 road from Liverpool to Preston runs through the centre of the village, and at the far end, rises over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

Caption For Eastleigh, The Airport C1960

Hampshire's only commercial airport was once at the centre of a major controversy.

Caption For Bourne, Market Square 1955

The Market Square is at the busy cross-roads in the centre of this delightful small town.

Caption For Binbrook, The Square C1955

Oscar Cook is now empty, while the roof has been lowered to the left part of the centre building.

Caption For Galgate, Boatyard C1960

Lucas's boatbuilders are the premises near the large craft (centre).

Caption For Stilton, High Street C1955

When the old telephone box (centre) was moved and placed next to the village pump, it had to be listed to prevent its being replaced with a modern 'shower cubicle' version!

Caption For Stilton, The Bell Hotel C1955

New owners in the 1980s brought a fresh lease of life, and it is now a popular hotel and conference centre.

Caption For Stowmarket, The River 1922

We are looking west from the canal towpath towards the town, with the church spire in the centre distance.

Caption For Crays Hill, The Shepherd And Dog C1955

Crays Hill has, in the past, been at the centre of various speculative transport schemes: there was once talk of an Islington-Wallasea railway passing this way, as well as plans to link the village to

Caption For Rotherham, The Bridge Chapel 1895

For a few brief years Rotherham became a centre of learning, until the college was closed during the Dissolution.

Caption For Scarborough, Belmont 1890

In 1823 Scarborough was a maritime centre, and home to no fewer than 59 master mariners and 56 registered ship owners.