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Epsom Army Cadets
We were part of the 3rd Cadet Batallion of the East Surrey Regiment. Our base was the wooden huts erected behind Snows cycle shop in East Street after a German bomb obliterated the infants school that was there. The Officer in charge ...Read more
A memory of Epsom by
1973 Demolition Year For The Market Buildings
I arrived in Wolverhampton when demolition of the market buildings was under way. The buildings in front of the church (in the photo) must have already been long gone, but the buildings on the side of ...Read more
A memory of Wolverhampton
Doddlebugs And V2s Plus!
I moved to Lymington Road, Dagenham, in 1939, across the road from the school. At first I attended Green Lane School - same as Dudley Moor. I even had the same piano teacher. Miss Hoggard. But she gave up on me. In the early ...Read more
A memory of Dagenham by
Halton Village
I arrived in Halton in 1957 age 6 .My memories are the shops and pubs in Halton. Harold fish shop was the most popular fish shop in Halton. There was Halton Institute where I went to dancing class, Miss Fraser ran it - she ...Read more
A memory of Halton in 1960 by
Stambridge Mill And Rochford Beach
When I was a kid about of about 10 we used to swim from the sluice at the mill. It was great for swimming as the current was strong at the gates. Also the beach was more popular, we used these sites till we had ...Read more
A memory of Rochford by
Victory Cruise
I lived in Eastham, and I was about 10 years old when the war ended and a cruise up the Manchester Ship Canal was organised, possibly on board the "Royal Daffodil" which I see is still doing the cruises. Could it be the ...Read more
A memory of Manchester Ship Canal in 1946 by
The Halcyon 1950's
I lived with my family in Connaught Gardens from being born in 1949 to late 1960 when we moved to Shiremoor. At the end of our street was an overgrown, rubble strewn wasteland which we called 'The Croft'. A natural childrens ...Read more
A memory of Forest Hall in 1950 by
Hutton Poplars.
I went to school at Doddinghurst Road Secondry School, which in my last year (1969 ish) became Hedley Walter Comprehensive School. A few people in my class came from Hutton Poplars, a children's home, and I think most of the children ...Read more
A memory of Shenfield by
Phil & John's Amazing Journey Part 2 Football, Pubs, Old Friends
Stopping briefly outside the Working Men’s Club, the meeting place on Saturday lunchtimes for us Groby footballers before away games, we pass the chippy, the old blacksmiths where the old ...Read more
A memory of Groby in 1970
Saturday Nights At Market Hall, Redhill
My memories of the Market Hall were around the smashing bands that used to play. The one that stands out is Joe Brown and his Bruvvers. We would dance the night away, jive being the most popular (if you could ...Read more
A memory of Redhill in 1963 by
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Because of their popularity and the public's enthusiasm, Dendy built a racetrack at the back of his Esplanade Hotel; we can see the entrance to Dendy's cycle track on the right.
During their residence in the Square, the quarterjacks were not at all popular with customers at the White Hart, who objected to being woken every fifteen minutes.
Cinema in 1960 was still a popular form of entertainment, though television and the opportunities opened up by private car ownership were both beginning to make inroads.
Today, only Abbey Pool survives, but this popular swimming pool, which opened in 1896, also perpetuates the watery theme.
Kelvedon Hatch is a popular commuter village in the Green Belt north-west of Brentwood. It is now well-known for its formerly 'secret' government nuclear bunker.
A portable water slide and raft were very popular too. These were the great days of Cleveleys Hydro, with its 18-hole golf course and hydropathic baths.
Its popularity as a dormitory town near Preston to the north has brought heavy traffic.
The boat trips down the river to Colwick and occasionally to Radcliffe-on-Trent have always been popular.
Babbacombe's beaches were popular with early visitors to the resort, such as Oscar Wilde and Edward VII.
Babbacombe's beaches were popular with early visitors to the resort, such as Oscar Wilde and Edward VII.
Blandford has declined as an agricultural centre, but is a popular shopping venue for the inhabitants of the surrounding villages.
This imposing town hall was designed by the popular Victorian architect Watson; it opened in 1900.
Baked potatoes were even more popular with Londoners, and handcarts fitted with ovens and chimneys plied the streets offering inexpensive hot snacks.
It was a popular place for holidays, even though the village had been spoiled by the ruins of an alum works and an iron bridge that carried the railway line between Whitby and Saltburn.
The Gorleston Pavilion (left), always a popular venue with its dance hall and theatre, is hosting the summer show— The Revumorists.
With playing fields, a recreation area, a lake and woodlands, it is very popular with the local townspeople. There are fine views over the town and to the wooded slopes beyond.
The early use of bathing machines made Weymouth a popular resort for sea bathing, and the town has never looked back.
By the 1950s bingo had become popular, and the walkway down the pier was covered.
The old sandstone bridge over the river Eamont, rebuilt in the 16th century, was a popular spot for leisurely strolls from Penrith.
THE CROWN INN c1955 The Crown Inn at Hallow was a popular venue for the motoring public visiting from nearby Worcester.
A mill chimney is prominent to the left, while in the background is Smedley Hydropathic Establishment, which provided a popular cure for all sort of ills.
The beach is still a popular area, but now the coast road with its traffic runs in front of the sycamore tree on the left.
At this time, Felixstowe enjoyed popularity as a seaside resort, but the dream of eccentric local landowner Colonel Tomline to transform the town into a major port had not yet materialised - that was to
With the grand façade of the newly-constructed Royal Hotel in the background, replacing the simpler building which had been demolished in 1981, the ever-popular and long suffering Weymouth donkeys prepare
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