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Transport

That must be a No 132 bus pulling away from the bustop. Used that frequently. Corner shop used to be an Express Dairy where you could have a cup of tea.

A memory of Eltham in 1945 by Mary Donnachie

Transport

There used to be a tram running down this roadd. One of my family owned a shop and flat above on the right.

A memory of Eltham in 1945 by Mary Donnachie

Shopping With My Mum In Heathfield...

I remember in the 1960s going to Heathfield with Mum on the bus (we lived at Corner Farm, Swife Lane). We would go shopping and often would go into the Bluebird. Seeing that name in this picture brought all ...Read more

A memory of Heathfield in 1965 by Sally Semple

Shoe Shop

The shoe shop at number 44 was Thomas Alderton and Son, shown on the 1871 census as the family living there, presumably above the shop, it was still there in 1985 with the original street frontage, is it there now?

A memory of Ipswich in 1870 by First Name Last Name

Childhood On Osborne Terrace

In 1949 the houses on Osborne Terrace were just being built, as soon as they were coming available the council were moving people in, our family moved into no 21. I was 4 years old. It was a lovely place then, nice and ...Read more

A memory of Stacksteads in 1950 by Renee Comer

The Old Vicarage

In the 1970s I lived in the Old Vicarage and remember being able to view the church from the house.  My fondest memories are a lovely gentleman named Tom who used to take me to the shop each week when (I think) he collected his ...Read more

A memory of Biddulph

Dwyer's Newsagents

I used to cycle down to Dwyer's, the newsagents, with my brother to buy tins of coke, caps for our toy guns and comics (and half-penny chews). Dwyer's was in Brooklyn Parade, which is shown in this photo, I think it was two shops ...Read more

A memory of Loughton in 1967 by debandjon2

School

I lived and went to school in Ogbourne St Andrew, I think the headmistress was a Miss Platt and very authoritarian. I always remember school dinners because we were not allowed to leave anything it all had to be eaten. Fried tomato ...Read more

A memory of Ogbourne St Andrew in 1966 by First Name Last Name

Cotgrave Memories

Our grandad George Boultby was a miner at Cotgrave. Because we didn't have a car, we had to go on the old type Barton buses. We would walk from the bus stop to our grandparents' house. They used to live in two different locations, ...Read more

A memory of Cotgrave in 1970 by Jean Smith

Big Christmas Tree In The Cross, Moreton

One of my fondest memories is of the big Christmas tree at Moreton Cross all lit up, you could see it way up Pasture Road in the dark and to a small child it was magic. I also loved the great hot ...Read more

A memory of Moreton in 1958 by Margery Hall

Captions

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Caption For Hitchin, Bridge Street C1955

A fine picture taken around 1905 shows that the added part had been a butcher's shop (and a public house called the Dial) run by the Crawley family.

Caption For Botley, The Square C1960

On the extreme left is Botley Post Office, and next to it is a chemists; the former is now a dress shop, and the latter remains a pharmacy.

Caption For Lincoln, Steep Hill 1906

Mr Haigh's Toy and Fancy Repository on the left is now a gift and games shop: a kind of continuity.

Caption For Stamford, Ironmonger Street 1922

As we look south down Ironmonger Street, the view is terminated by St Michael's Church, now gruesomely converted into shops, but I suppose in some way 'saved' from physical if not spiritual destruction

Caption For Boston, Market Place C1955

Benefit, in earlier views The Angel Hotel, is now an Edinburgh Woollen Mill shop.

Caption For Cockfosters, Heddon Court Parade C1965

Situated a short distance to the south of the underground station, this archetypal 1930s parade of shops and flats sits comfortably with it and its well-treed and manicured surroundings.

Caption For Thorpe Le Soken, The Village C1955

Wares from the small shop on the right spill out onto the pavement, and among other commodities it advertises petrol! A garage stands on the left with a hose stretching out towards the road.

Caption For Melton Mowbray, Nottingham Street C1960

A delivery van stands beside the Olde Pork Pie Shoppe of Dickinson and Morris. The Melton area is world-famous for its pork pies, Stilton cheese and hunt cake.

Caption For Billingham, The Town Centre C1970

This view was taken further down the shopping precinct. In the distance are high-rise flats.

Caption For Penrith, King Street C1955

As we look north towards Market Square, Hutchinson's tobacconist shop is at the corner of Langton Street.

Caption For Saffron Walden, Myddleton Place C1965

By 1965, the building on the left, which was a shop in 85118, has become a private dwelling.

Caption For Launceston, Newport 1911

The premises of Allen's, the grocers, behind the horses are now occupied by a stove and kitchen shop, and the building on the right is now a private house.

Caption For Launceston, St Mary Magdalene Church C1949

The Orange Tea Rooms (we can see the projecting sign) is now a florist, and the slate-hung shop on the right, in this picture Miss Whitford's, selling pots and pans, china, paraffin and other useful items

Caption For Norwich, Davey Place 1922

This tiny street of small shops offers a glimpse of the city's gleaming white castle, which rises from a great mound raised in prehistoric times.

Caption For Wroxham, The Village C1940

Roy's, 'the biggest shop in the world', has expanded to fill two corners.

Caption For Oxford, Cornmarket Street 1922

The most striking building amid the shops is the rough-hewn late Anglo-Saxon tower of St Michael's Church, with its two tiers of paired belfry windows.

Caption For West Burton, The Village 1909

A century ago, West Burton was a lively farming village with a market and many shops. The villagers bought the green from the lord of the manor in 1969.

Caption For Hailsham, High Street 1902

The 20th century has added modern shopping centres and a leisure complex. This view of Hailsham captures The String Town in its Victorian prosperity.

Caption For East Grinstead, High Street 1921

The Rose and Crown brewers Nalder & Collyer have had their sign re-lettered, but the Greenstede Café is still at No 82 and the shop between Cromwell House and Sackville House is still a butcher's,

Caption For Penarth, Stanwell Road C1955

To the left is the Washington Super Cinema section of a bold 1930s block which was also designed to accommodate flats, shops and garages.

Caption For Crawley, High Street 1903

All on the left has been rebuilt; the Boulevard, part of the new town's shopping streets, took out most of the right-hand houses.

Caption For Eastleigh, Market Street C1965

Burton's is pre-eminent on the left, and Pricerite is on the right, next to three shoe shops, Lennard's, True-Form and Frisby's. All have gone.

Caption For Hitchin, Churchyard C1955

In 1963, a well was found in the premises fac- ing us, then Wendy's Hat Shop. Believed to be early medieval, it was lined with a soft chalky stone, and contained 15 feet of clear water.

Caption For Rothwell, High Street C1955

The proudly pedimented Midland Bank is now Peter M Ayres clothes shop while R Walker on the left has become Alistair Mackay's antiques and clocks.