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Happy Memories Growing Up In Stevenage In The 60's

I started my life in Stevenage at the age of 10 when we moved from London and my dad was given a house in Holly Leys, Longmeadow. I went to the Roebuck Junior School and I remember the long walk to ...Read more

A memory of Stevenage by gwenausten

Ty Coch Farm

I lived at Ty Coch Farm. It is now in the centre of an industrial estate next to the Parkway Hotel. I have some pictures taken when I lived there.

A memory of Ty-coch in 1977 by Brenda Flewelling

Adele Avenue (Not Station Road!)

The side road (foreground) was one of two streets in Digswell both called Station Road! To remove the confusion, this one was renamed Adele Avenue some time before 1937, after the lady of the only house in the street at ...Read more

A memory of Digswell in 1978 by Peter Neville

Paul Richard Bullivant Living On Fountain Terrace, Bacup 1950 57

From being born on Fountain Terrace, Bacup in January 1950, to leaving in the summer of 1957 to go and live up Gladstone Street. I remember myself and my two sisters living in a ...Read more

A memory of Bacup in 1957

Peterlee Then And Noe

I don't remember any of my childhood until I moved to Peterlee in 1971. I was 5 years old at the time and was started at Eden Hall infants. When I moved to the big school aged 7 I was placed in Mrs Hoy's class, she was a ...Read more

A memory of Peterlee in 2014 by Stuart Wright

Post War Tyldesley

Born in 1947 my family lived in Gin Pit at No 2 Lord Street. In those days there were huge slag heaps just over a stream at the bottom of the village and a pond at the bottom of Lord Street. We used to skate on it in the winter ...Read more

A memory of Tyldesley by Richard Carter

Growing Up In Wislden

I was born in Denholme but moved to Wilsden when I was two. I can remember arriving in the back of a furniture truck. It was a lovely life for a child, even after the war started. Most of the dads were away fighting but the ...Read more

A memory of Wilsden in 1930 by Shirley Jones

Dream Posting.

I was in the Army in 1966 when I was fortunate to be posted to Morfa Camp. It was the Army Outward Bound School then and catered mainly for Junior Leaders. They did a 3 week course there during which they engaged in rock climbing, ...Read more

A memory of Towyn in 1966 by William Head

Kirkdale The 50s And 60s.

I grew up in Tillard St. Kirkdale. I remember we always had to use the back door when we left the house as kids, so the neighbours would not see we had no lino in the hall. (probably no body else had any anyway) I was a ...Read more

A memory of Liverpool in 1955 by John Sumner

My Wedding

I got married here in Feb 1968 on a cold snowy day after having a few drinks in the Cross Keys pub first. My sister made the bridesmaid dresses and we used all the family cars to save money. The reception was in the new Becontree Hall ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1968 by Sydney Fox

Captions

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Caption For Clun, View From The Mowdens C1960

Actually this castle was less a military stronghold than a centre for hunting.

Caption For Yetminster, View From Tarks Hill C1960

We are looking north- eastwards from one of the public footpaths across Tarks Hill over Mill Lane and Brister End (centre) to the twin peaks of Honeycombe Wood (top left) and Lillington Hill

Caption For Fordingbridge, The Village C1960

The local policeman (centre) goes on his daily beat around this peaceful village – a sight not to be seen now.

Caption For New Milton, C1965

The town centre is in the distance; there are some Edwardian and many modern buildings here.To the north is a pond, and south of the railway line is a water tower resembling a castle.

Caption For Wimborne, Merley House 1904

It is now a model museum and exhibition centre.

Caption For Corfe Mullen, Pardy's Hill C1955

His brand new Volvo once rolled, driverless, across Blandford Road and into Pardy's Hill, coming to rest harmlessly against the tree (centre).

Caption For Ambleside, The White Lion And Royal Oak Hotels 1912

As we move further down the main street, no less than three hotels are now in view: the Queen's peering round the corner (centre left), the impressive White Lion and the more humble Royal

Caption For Staverton, The Old Crown C1955

This is a view of the real centre of the village looking up Oakham Lane.

Caption For Ambleside, Tarn Hows C1955

This is a classic view of Tarn Hows, near Hawkshead, with the peaks of the Langdale Pikes in the centre background.

Caption For Kings Norton, Old Saracen's Head Inn C1960

Since then it has served as an inn, a grocer's shop, a chemist's, a tea room, a community centre and a royal bailiff's residence.

Caption For Eastleigh, The Swimming Pool C1955

Water from the Barton River was filtered through the chlorination plant at the far end, left centre.

Caption For Coltishall, The Village C1945

the shop to the right is unchanged since Edwardian days and is now Coltishall Pharmacy, but the corner where the confectioner's small shop stood has been redeveloped and now houses Coltishall Antiques Centre

Caption For Cardiff, The Docks 1893

The one in the centre, pictured here, has docked from Liverpool.

Caption For Lavenham, Lady Street C1960

In the centre of the picture, in Water Street, is Priory Farm, which once belonged to Earls Colne Priory in Essex.

Caption For Bewdley, Load Street C1950

Bewdley was an important trading centre where road traffic met river traffic.

Caption For Blackheath, 1921

He was an accomplished musician, and played the organ at St Martin's Church (centre right).

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 Margate, Clifton Baths Promenade 1897

In the centre is the white façade of the Cliftonville Hotel, where now stand Thorley's public house and a bowling alley.

Caption For Wareside, Babbs Green C1955

They face onto the road leading to Wareside village centre.

Caption For Desborough, War Memorial And Church C1955

The church-like building on the corner of Kettering Road (now Lower Street) has since been demolished, and a modern community centre stands on its site.

Caption For Thornaby, Mandale Road And Five Lamps 1957

Thornaby Town Hall in the centre distance still survives - an elegant building constructed in 1890.

Caption For Horsmonden, The Green 1903

Looking across the green, on the right-hand side we can see the boot and shoe shop of the Foord family, and in the centre the butcherís shop of H J Harvey.

Caption For Lowestoft, Children's Corner C1945

Punch and Judy (centre right) first arrived in Lowestoft in 1886, but they moved to the south side of the pier in 1902.

Caption For York, The Castle C1885

As we look east over Skeldergate Bridge and the River Ouse to the left we can see the Assize Court; to the centre, standing out against the skyline is the spire of what was the Debtors' Prison and