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Stubbington House School Teachers

I read with interest Peter Madden's memories. I remember Madden, we were all known by surnames. Just to jog a few more memories, there was Miss Critten's partner Miss Stapleton, they taught the juniors - Donkey ...Read more

A memory of Stubbington by Kevan Fogarty

James Cook

Hi to all, for the past twenty-two years my wife Sheila and myself have brought our family to Staithes on holiday twice a year, around February and October time. We stayed in many of the wonderful cottages on offer - FORDSIDE, NORTHLEA, ...Read more

A memory of Staithes by Jimmy Perryman

Early Years In Hindley

What - no memories of Hindley? I was born in 1935 (nee Pennington) at a house in Liverpool Road, just up from the Strangeways Pub (The Paddock). The area was called Navvies' Lump, and although the address was "Liverpool ...Read more

A memory of Hindley in 1930 by Edna Booth

Monkey

I was born up The Monkey in 1957. I moved from there to George Street in 1966. The name of the street was Dunraven Place. The name of the pub was the Dunraven Hotel. There were 8 houses up The Monkey when I lived there. My mother told me there ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1957 by Karen Davies

The Shops And Doctors At Sandiway 1956

We first arrived in Sandiway in 1956. I remember getting off the bus at the top of Mere Lane and walking down towards our new home in Cherry Lane. The house was a 'tied house' belonging to the ICI and our ...Read more

A memory of Sandiway in 1956 by Keith Wilson

Holidays In Saham Hills

Just after the war we visited Saham Hills quite regular from Hull. We stayed with an aunt and uncle of my father's by the name of Smith. He was called Charlie, his wife was Pat and they had a son who was called young ...Read more

A memory of Saham Hills in 1950 by Mal. Wilson

Raf Dishforth

My brother was stationed here during his National Service. I was 9 years old in 1953 and I remember very vividly writing letters to him and receiving the same from him. He thoroughly enjoyed his time there. He was also able, when ...Read more

A memory of Skelton on Ure in 1953

Wartime Camp At Horton Chapel

I was a child living in a large house next to the river at Horton Chapel adjacent to a bridge. In the Second World War in 1944 prior to Normandy, a squadron of Canadian Engineers camped next to the river and built a ...Read more

A memory of Chartham in 1944 by Patrick Mc Neile

Leverington County Primary Sghool 1964 1970

I was a pupil at Leverington for 6 years. I started in 1964 and left in 1970. The headmaster was Mr Gibson. He lived in the house attached to the school. The first year teacher was Mrs Hall. The 2nd ...Read more

A memory of Leverington in 1964 by Lorraine Lane

Living At Almington Hall

I was only 5 or 6 years old when my mother was employed as a cook at the hall. I remember we had a bedroom at the top of the hall and when Mother put me to bed, Nanny would come and take to the nursery to play. I remember a ...Read more

A memory of Almington in 1945 by Cynthia Rice

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Caption For Ashford, High Street 1901

Several 18th-century stone facades are apparent in these pictures, and some of the other old houses are disguised by contemporary shop fronts.

Caption For Basildon, Ghyllgrove C1960

Then, the government issued plans for increased house-building all over the country. The south-west corner of the proposed Gloucester Park was therefore set aside for the Ghyllgrove neighbourhood.

Caption For Laindon, View From St Nicholas Church C1960

The bungalows along Church Road are fairly representative of the kind of housing to be seen in Laindon before the New Town came. Several of them are still there.

Caption For Ashford, High Street 1901

Several 18th-century stone facades are apparent in these pictures, and some of the other old houses are disguised by contemporary shop fronts.

Caption For Kettering, The Church C1960

This village-like landscape is a reminder of the old centre of Kettering, which clustered around the Manor House and the church. There are now only a few gravestones left in the re-organised area.

Caption For Market Harborough, The Square C1955

The open space around the square and the High Street to the north is bounded by well-mannered Georgian houses. 19th-century encroachments on the right do not distract from the beauty of the church, which

Caption For Kirkstall Abbey, The Ruins 1891

The Abbey was founded in 1152 as a daughter house of Fountains. Building work was completed by 1175, and iron forging began in 1200.

Caption For Odiham, Old Houses, Cemetery Hill 1910

Odiham's houses are a mixture of Georgian and Tudor; some are timber-framed, which was common before local bricks came into general use in the 18th century.

Caption For Princetown, Dartmoor Prison 1890

The prison was originally built to house prisoners from the Napoleonic Wars. It closed in 1816 and remained derelict until 1850, when it was re-opened and extended to incarcerate the hardest cases.

Caption For Beckenham, Christ Church 1899

The foreground was soon filled with a terrace of houses, which now includes the Liberal Club.

Caption For Port Erin, The Baths 1907

Women were given the vote in 1881; the first woman member of the House of Keys was Mrs Marion Shimmin, elected in February 1933.

Caption For Nottingham, Lower Parliament Street C1950

A mixture of architectural styles are on the left, including two old houses, the entrance archway to the old St Stephen's church and the south entrance to the Victoria Railway Station.

Caption For Bridport, Victoria Grove And Roman Catholic Church 1913

The Foresters' Hall is now the British Legion Hall (centre) with No 50 the prominent house behind it. The three-storey terrace of dwellings extends from No 27 to No 35.

Caption For Eype, Post Office C1955

Beyond, then housing the Post Office, is Journey's End, which takes its name from local landowner R C Sherriff's best-known play. Ducks Bottom is behind The Chalet (top left).

Caption For Plymouth, The Pier And Mount Edgcumbe 1889

The clearing in the centre is the site of the famous folly, while on the right the top of Mount Edgecumbe House can be seen peep- ing from the trees.

Caption For Steeton, The Tower C1955

This view is of The Tower, a crenellated gateway to the 17th-century High Hall, the village manor house. There is also a Low Hall at Steeton.

Caption For Rodborough, The Fort 1900

its non- military origins, the outline of the fort succeeds in making a dramatic statement on the skyline of the common; it serves to highlight the domestic scene below, where each house

Caption For Alsager, Crewe Road C1965

Then the Alsager family started to build houses and a church here in the 18th and 19th centuries. This view shows the main road through the town, which has changed little in recent years.

Caption For North Warnborough, Mill Corner C1955

The formerly thatched 17th-century house on the right of the photograph was the Smith Brothers' coal merchant's business.

Caption For Blandford Forum, The Bridge C1955

During the 20th century the old fairs stopped, and modern housing now covers much of the old market ground.

Caption For Caldey Island, The Lighthouse C1960

The lighthouse remains the property of Trinity House, but the keepers' cottages are now in the ownership of the religious community.

Caption For Accrington, Broadway C1965

The Arndale House shops opened in September 1961.

Caption For Southend On Sea, Westcliff Parade 1898

This photograph looks back at the same houses as those shown in 41386 and 41387.The well-laid out public gardens give a tropical air to the scene.The Lees Hotel was one of the many hotels to be found

Caption For Westbourne, Herbert Home 1892

Westbourne, on the west side of Bournemouth, retains a village atmosphere even today, with spacious houses and hotels situated around an attractive woodland chine leading down to the sea.