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Memories

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1901 Census

This is actually a memory of my father, who is listed in the census of Wales for 1901 as being a quarryman, lodging at Cidwyn View, Betws Garmon aged 21. I hope to visit the village (?) this Sept. and also the quarry. I would love to know if this house still stands.

A memory of Betws Garmon in 1900 by Eleanor Kurrein

Mill Street Clowne. 1950

The gentleman pushing a cart in the foreground of this picture is my grandfather, Ernest Pearce (1895-1970). The cart was used to transport bundles of sticks that he cut for sale as firewood. They were sold for 4d a bundle. This ...Read more

A memory of Clowne in 1950 by June Harvey

School Road

I used to live at 5 School Road nearly 20 years ago.  My mum used to work at Dianes florists on Donny Road and my Dad managed the Corner Pocket snooker club.  I still visit there now as my stepmum lives on Donny Road and my Dad, I'm very ...Read more

A memory of Langold in 1985 by Joanne Withell

1901 Wickhambreux

Sarah Clayden Rudd nee Wacey and her daughters lived in Wickhambreux.  They were listed there at the time of the 1891 census as living 'the green' and in 1901 she and her daughters, Sarah and Rebecca, are living there and ...Read more

A memory of Wickhambreaux in 1890 by Mrs L Byrne

Where I Grew Up

I lived most of my life in Sible Hedingham, as a family we moved there from London in 1962.  I was just 2 years old at the time. My father Robert Farren, "Bob" as he was best known and my mother Ivy, took over the licence of ...Read more

A memory of Sible Hedingham in 1962 by Anne Elder

Police House

I moved to Crawley Down in 1959 and for four years I lived in the police house in Hophurst Road with my Mum, Dad and sister Denise, Dad being the village policeman. For two years I attended the village school and remember Mrs Fry as ...Read more

A memory of Crawley Down in 1959 by Shirley Onslow

Growing Up In Caerbryn

I was born in Caerbryn in 1949 and I lived at 4 Caerbryn Terrace along at that time with my granny and grandad, mum and dad and my sister Gill who is thirteen months older than me. The terrace was then just the twenty houses ...Read more

A memory of Cae'r-bryn in 1959 by First Name Last Name

My Memories Of Salford

I was born in the upstairs back room of my maternal Gran's house at 20 John Street, Pendleton. I was told there was an air raid going on at the time. My first school was John Street where there was a play ground on the roof, but ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1951 by Mal Woods

Growing Up In Filton

I was born in Plymouth of Welsh parents, there was no work in Newport Wales when my Father got out of the Navy, so, we moved to my Grandparents house in 50 Wallscourt Rd Filton, until our house 13 Canberra Grove Filton became ...Read more

A memory of Filton in 1966 by Christine Flage

My Great Great Grandparents Had This Pub In 1871

my great great grandparents mary&william street had this pub in the 1800's and my grandmother says she used to have to get up at 5 a.m. to go and clean for (grandmother and she'd better ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1870 by Sandra Baldwin

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Captions

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Caption For Long Eaton, The Market Place C1950

The billiard rooms housed in the Oxford Buildings are on the right; the Palace Cinema is further down the street; and the cycle shop and the Rendezvous Milk Bar are opposite.

Caption For Elmstead, The Bowling Green C1965

The house on the right is now described as Maltravers, '18th-century restaurant'. Beth Chatto's well-known garden can be found on the edge of the village.

Caption For Wickham Market, The Mill C1960

The tower of the steam engine house has now been demolished. The water mill is 18th-century, with three pairs of wheels driven by a cast iron breast-shot wheel.

Caption For Barnt Green, Bittell Lane C1965

On the eastern edge of Barnt Green, Bittell Lane is built up, but the houses are set in fairly large gardens and there is still almost a semi-rural feel.

Caption For Kimbolton, The Village C1955

The George Hotel was once two medieval houses. Nearby is the garage selling Cleveland petrol, and a child sits on the wall of Castle Green.

Caption For Eastbourne, Mostyn Hotel And Grand Parade 1912

The elegance of this 1860s stucco terrace with three-storey bay windows to each house and the long straight para- pet is now replaced by Grand Court, a higher block of 1960s flats: typical sea-front

Caption For East Harling, The Square C1965

Shops and private houses of all dates surround the large Market Square.

Caption For Cossington, The Village C1965

Built about the time that Jane Austen was writing in Hampshire, the simple but attractive farm house on the left graces a peaceful well-treed rural villagescape.

Caption For Polkerris, C1876

This is now the Rashleigh Arms, named after the family who still own the village and live at nearby Menabilly House, immortalised as Manderley by Daphne du Maurier in her book 'Rebecca'.

Caption For Seaton Carew, The Green C1955

This is a very attractive open area with interesting houses on three sides of a square, looking out to sea, which is behind the camera. An old Ford Prefect and a motor scooter help to date the view.

Caption For Haverhill, High Street C1965

The high gable on the left is Helions House surgery, now Woolworth's. The pushchair is outside Huggins's shop.

Caption For Newmarket, The Jubilee Clock Tower C1955

Mace's wireless shop is in Aberdeen House to the left, but their TV department is on the right-hand corner. In the background is the Rutland Arms Hotel.

Caption For Broughton, The Gardens And Gatehouse C1955

Broughton is probably best known for its moated manor house, Broughton Castle, built in 1300 for Sir John de Broughton.

Caption For Bampton, Church View C1965

The cottages and houses are mainly 18th- and 19th-century, and the view we see here is more or less as we would see it today.

Caption For Sonning Common, Wood Lane C1960

Three large housing estates were built during the 1960s, and the population has risen from about 1000 to nearly 4000 today.

Caption For Cuckfield, Broad Street C1960

The attractive clock still survives, which is just as well, as the building is called Clock House. Broad Street leads off into the distance, and is the main route to Haywards Heath.

Caption For Fleetwood, The Lighthouse And Esplanade C1955

During the war it was requisitioned to house travelling people, whose nomadic lifestyle was prevented by wartime restrictions.

Caption For Abergavenny, From The Canal 1893

Between the new cemetery in the centre and the allotments and houses to the right, the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny railway line, opened in 1862, begins its climb of 1000ft to Brynmawr,

Caption For London, Old Houses And Staple Inn C1886

New buildings flank it on both sides, that on the right housing a discount bookshop.

Caption For Burnley, Royle Hall, Cannon Parker's Home 1895

This photograph shows the house to its best advantage. It stood in a delightful position in the years before Burnley started to expand into a modern town.

Caption For Newport, Belmont Hill 1932

The timber-framed house dates from the late 15th or early 16th century, though it was extended later on. The woman's short-skirted summer dress and cloche hat are typical of the early 1930s.

Caption For Filey, Promenade 1901

Its picturesque position on the cliffs of one of the noblest bays on the east coast of England, and its fine beach, along with its splendid hotels and handsome private houses, make Filey one of the most

Caption For Biddenden, The Village 1901

The old houses along this main street, some half-timbered, others of brick, or board or tile fronted, were mostly constructed during the 15th century when the village prospered in the profitable cloth

Caption For Lands End, The First And Last House C1925

We can see an extension on the right-hand side of the original small house, reflecting the increasing number of tourists who were then coming here.