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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

Harmans Brewery

My grandparents pub, The Gardeners Arms. In Park Road, was a Harmans pub. There used to be an alley that ran down the centre of the Brewery. I remember two directors of the brewery coming in my pub regularly . MR Green and Mr ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1960 by Tony Rose

Totenham And Page Green School

Born in the North Mid like most people my age (1931), I lived my first 25 years at Tottenham Hale, at the end of Brograve Rd., facing the Station Green. The green had a nice fence around it before the war when hundreds ...Read more

A memory of Edmonton by Peter Mackin

My Memories Of Resolven.

The personal views of Resolven expressed in these pages reflect my own fond memories of Resolven, the Vale of Neath and its people. In 1953 I returned to the valley as a teenager, little did I know it was to become my home. I worked ...Read more

A memory of Resolven by Barry S Britzman

My Upbringing In Hemel Hempstead

We moved in to a maisonette on Galley Hill when I was one year old and then moved to a semi detached house in Manscroft Road a year later. I have very fond memories of my childhood spent playing war games in the ...Read more

A memory of Hemel Hempstead by dunnsimon7

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

A Memory Of Ulverston

My memory relates to the Gas Lamp which formerly stood in the centre of County Square in Ulverston. It was erected in front of the County Hotel which stood on what is now the site of the Coronation Hall.I understand that the ...Read more

A memory of Ulverston

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Worked in Control Centre for several years. Happy memories

A memory of Heathrow Airport London

All My Yesterdays.

This picture was taken outside the Bus Shelter and public toilets in the centre of old Corringham where the number 2A Eastern National Buses used to stop for a 15 min break on the journey from Southend to Grays. Directly opposite ...Read more

A memory of Corringham by thestockies

Captions

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Caption For Aylesbury, The Hazell, Watson And Viney Printing Works 1897

The house has gone for road 'improvement', and the printing works for the 1990s Wynn-Jones Centre, a collection of tyre-fitters and other industrial brick sheds.

Caption For Kingsclere, Market Square C1955

The centre of this picturesque north Hampshire village has changed little since the 1950s, though today there are usually more cars seen in the vicinity of the church.

Caption For Langton, The Post Office C1965

Langton is a centre for the training of racehorses, and has produced many notable winners through the years.

Caption For Budby, Village C1955

The one on the right, North Farm House, has had its farm buildings converted into the Dukeries Antiques Centre.

Caption For Portland, Bow And Arrow Castle 1898

This is Portland's rugged eastern seaboard, south-westwards from Gilbert Castle and Castle Hayes (foreground) to medieval Rufus Castle and Gallops Weare (centre); God Nor is the headland above Freshwater

Caption For Sandsend, The Village 1901

Sandsend was once a centre for alum mining, and remains can still be observed along the coast.

Caption For Wakefield, Kirkgate C1965

This shopping complex with its sweeping lines still contains large national shops, and seems unthreatened by the new Ridings Centre, off to the left down Southgate.

Caption For Sudbury, Cemetery 1900

The two chapels, Anglican and Nonconformist, are linked by an archway, and stand in the centre of the cemetery.

Caption For Accrington, Blackburn Road 2004

As we come away rfom the main shopping centre, the buildings become less imposing and only two stories in height; but still the stone facades prevail.

Caption For Bisham, The Abbey 1893

Indeed, it is the National Sports Centre with many new specialised buildings, sports pitches, etc. However the Abbey building does incorporate remains of Bisham Abbey.

Caption For Tunbridge Wells, From The Air C1955

In the centre of this aerial photograph is an area known as Harvey town after a previous owner of the land. In the late 1950s all this area was cleared to build a multi-storey car park.

Caption For Morpeth, From The Old Bridge C1960

The building in the centre of the picture with the bellcote is The Chantry; it is thought to have been founded by Robert of Morpeth around 1296.

Caption For Bridport, South Street 1897

This is looking northwards up South Street, to Stag House at the top end of West Street and the Town Hall (centre).

Caption For Eype, Village 1930

This is another view of Lower Eype from further to the south-west, closer to the cliff above Lyme Bay, looking inland to Mount Lane and St Peter's Church (centre).

Caption For Bridport, South Street C1965

The tower of St Mary's Church is beyond the pedestrian crossing (centre).

Caption For Middleham, Memorial School 1914

Twinned with Agincourt, Middleham today is a major centre for racehorse breeding and training - 300 horses are stabled around the village.

Caption For Ingleton, 1929

Before the influx of tourists, the town was a centre for mining, tanning and cotton spinning.

Caption For Bolsterstone, Village Square C1965

The village pump has been taken away, but the old smithy (centre), later a hearse house, remains. St Mary's churchyard contains the original Bolder Stone.

Caption For Portsmouth, The Harbour 1898

In the centre of the picture are a number of coal and stores hulks, and also what appears to be the turret-ship HMS 'Conqueror', built at Chatham and carrying a main armament of 2 x 45-ton guns

Caption For Newark, Market Square C1955

Curry's to the right is now an antiques centre. The building on the right side of the square with the white quoins is the Moot Hall of 1708, rebuilt in replica in 1967.

Caption For Stapleford, The Roach C1955

Its character is now that of a Victorian industrial town, as this view shows; we are at the main crossroads in the town centre, with Church Street off to the right.

Caption For Redbourn, The Aubreys C1955

After its conversion, The Aubreys was used for a short time as a holiday centre for children from Bethnal Green.

Caption For Dovercourt, High Street C1950

His plans initially centred on a spa house, which opened in 1854 but did not last. There are least three signs for Hovis in this picture.

Caption For Clifton, Bridge 1900

Bristol became a major centre for the importation of timber for use throughout the west of England. In 1870 it handled 105,000 tons, and by 1900 it was dealing with over 170,000 tons a year.