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Memories

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I Was Born In Merriott

I was born in Merriott, Sept 1st  1960, in the bedroom of my parents' cottage opposite the nursery garden centre. My mum is June Elliott (Hooper family from Merriott) and my dad John Elliott (kingsbury Episcopi). I lived there ...Read more

A memory of Merriott in 1960 by Susan Vining

Memories Of Mitcham Figgs Marsh Tooting Bec

When I was in my early teens, my mates and I used to go to Figgs Marsh and wait for the lads. We used to sit in an open brick-built toilet area which had seating and it was magical to see all the pictures ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1950 by Patricia Cohen

Battersea Town Hall

The impressive entrance on Lavender Hill actually led into the Council Offices, where I started work when I left school in 1966. At that time they had changed very little since their Victorian origins; there was a grand staircase ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1966

Maesteg So Many Happy Childhood Memories.....

So many happy memories of Maesteg - where do I start? I was born in 1947 and lived at No 3, Plasnewydd Street until I was about 19. My best friend when I was young was Paul Spracklen (with whom I re-kindled ...Read more

A memory of Maesteg by Nick Davies

Swimming In The River Derwent Shotley Bridge

Those were the days - loads of fun swimming in the so called "divvy" (river) at Shotley Bridge in the early fifties - different parts of the river namely; Leveys, Puddlers, chat ties, the dry rocks ...Read more

A memory of Shotley Bridge in 1950 by Joan Sedgwick

Garetts

I was born in Woolwich in 1948. The things I remember of the shops in Powis St; David Greggs was where my mother would send me for ham off the bone, I also remember Biddles Fruit and Veg which was just off the High St. The R.A.C.S. ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich in 1956 by Ian Connelly

Entertainment

I grew up in Ermen Road, Barton. I remember how Liverpool Road was a mass of pubs almost next door to each other and the variety of shops and businesses along the way. Does anyone know if it was the Lyndale that later changed to The ...Read more

A memory of Eccles in 1972 by Brian Springthorpe

My Childhood Home

I was born in 1952 and lived in this village untill I was 22. My home was no3, the red brick semi in the centre of photo and later no5, the white house right hand side. These houses were called Kerrsland Cottages and were owed by ...Read more

A memory of Hurtmore in 1977 by Janet Wilde

A Playground

This was the entry onto the moor, the Moor Gate in the centre leads towards Long Wood. At the right hand side there is a gate, a stone stile by its side, just over the stile and a little way up the moor is Rankin's Well. Over the wall on ...Read more

A memory of Skipton in 1948 by Ian Perriman

The Bridge 40+ Years Of Memories

'Mum, did you catch fish in the pond at the Bridge' asked my son when Googling for ponds to fish. 0f course we did, with our home made nets of a piece of material attached to a stick, carrying home the ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge by Patricia Lucas

Captions

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Caption For West Marden, Village C1955

This sizeable hamlet on the Downs south of Harting has no church, but boasts some attractive flint cottages and fine scenery.There is plenty of history here: Bow Hill was a great Stone Age centre

Caption For Lancaster, The Grammar School 1896

Being on the far side of the Lancaster Canal from the centre, the school was considered to be out in the country, and the air was good for the boys.

Caption For Maldon, High Street 1901

In the right fore- ground, the King's Head still stands, but is no longer an Inn; now, it is the King's Head centre.

Caption For Garston, Manor Work Assessment Shop C1955

The Board converted the manor into a medical rehabilitation centre to accommodate men and women between the ages of sixteen and seventy who were recovering from physical disabilities resulting from injury

Caption For Cromer, The Sands 1906

The Lotus tearoom next to the card shop (centre) provided meals to eat inside and trays of refreshments to take onto the beach.

Caption For Woodhouse Eaves, Maplewell Road C1955

Local dry stone walling, brick and Swithland slate are all here in abundance, as the road drops down from Maplewell Hall to the village centre.

Caption For Ambleside, Stepping Stones 1888

A short distance to the west of the town centre, the stepping stones have long provided a foot crossing of the River Rothay, at least for those with good balance; they link Ambleside with properties

Caption For Trimley, High Street C1960

St Mary's church, here without a tower, became a church centre in the late 1980s.

Caption For Braunston, The Green C1955

At the top of the High Street stands the old National School, now the Village Hall (centre).

Caption For Heywood, The Centre C1955

St Luke`s Church was consecrated in October 1862 with seating for 1,000 and it dominates Heywood`s centre.

Caption For Fishbourne, The Roman Palace, A Mosaic Floor C1968

The mosaic floor pictured shows in the centre a winged cupid riding a dolphin, with sea panthers and sea horses in the surrounding semi-circles.

Caption For Wickham, The Square C1965

Behind The Old Tea House (centre right), which is still trading, is a hardware shop.

Caption For Stourbridge, High Street And Gardens C1955

at the immaculately maintained gardens here, with flower beds and lawns that require a great deal of attention, it is easy to understand why so many such areas have disappeared from the centre

Caption For Pendleton, 1921

The houses here are built of local stone.The stream meanders through the centre of the village, and local children play pooh sticks and just watch the stream.The fortunes of the village have fluctated

Caption For Bagshot, The Square 1901

The signpost and gas lamp we see here (centre right) commemorates Queen Victoria`s Diamond Jubilee of 1897.

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1902

Opposite is the Royal Oak Hotel (centre), and the Wilts and Dorset Bank (far right) had yet to be absorbed into Lloyds.

Caption For Sabden, The Caravan Site C1965

Popular Sabden attractions are Pendle Antiques Centre in Union Street and Pendle Toy and Train Museum.

Caption For Epsom, High Street 1902

Once the village of Ebbisham, its immense popularity as a spa resort after the Restoration, followed by its emergence as a racing centre, brought Epsom to national prominence.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, C1960

The Beach Café (centre) is doing good business, and the imposing outline of Huntcliffe dominates in the distance.

Caption For Yarm, High Street 1963

We are looking south, with a good view of Yarm Town Hall, built in 1710 and standing in splendid isolation in the centre of the High Street.

Caption For Tunbridge Wells, C1955

To the right is the Civic Centre and the library.

Caption For Tenterden, High Street 1900

The town, a prosperous agricultural centre, consists mainly of this long street, with its attractive lines of trees, which widens at its west end into a picturesque boulevard with grass verges.

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, Kodak House 2005

The council, after wide public consultation, improved the town centre with a refurbished market and the pedestrianisation of Marlowes.

Caption For Launceston, Square And War Memorial C1922

remain in their original positions: Barclay's Bank, originally built for the East Cornwall Bank in 1885 with the town clock on its corner, placed there in 1922 and still running today; Lloyd's Bank (centre