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Memories

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The Grange

My Grand Parents Mr and Mrs Burbidge lived in Ambleside cottage and worked in the Grange. Its owners then were Mr and Mrs collier and Miss Hewitt. As young school boy 60 years ago I used to go and help Mr Franklin the gardener which gave ...Read more

A memory of Hellidon by Terence Wilcox

A Promise To Dad

Many years ago, I promised to buy Dad a drink in the "Labour In Vain" public house in Oldswinford, a hostelry that the family has talked about for generations. I had driven past it once before in the 1980s but at that time it ...Read more

A memory of Old Swinford in 1994 by Chris Skelding

Great Grandad James Henry Swindells

My gt. Grandad was a steam engine driver of the Army stationed in Tidworth. He lived on the corner of Pennings Rd and Coronation Rd . His house was the large house on the left of the junction. I am seeking ...Read more

A memory of North Tidworth in 1940 by Wendy Candlin

School Days.

I also went to Stanford junior school, I have fond memories of Stanford. I used to catch the bus from East Tilbury to school every day. I remember the one cow in the field near the railway station. The tuck shop was great, ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope in 1948 by Yvonne Partridge

Caravan Holiday At Cliffsend

My Aunt owned a caravan on Danes Nursery site Cliffsend. It was called "Endevour". It was built by may Uncle, then when completed towed to Danes Field. It was sited in the far right hand corner of the field. ...Read more

A memory of Little Cliffsend in 1955 by Jill Ottley

The Council Houses

i moved with my mother two sisters and brother to esh winning in 1956 I think. We had a terraced house in Evenwood Road where my step grandmother Ethel Galley also lived. My mother managed to get a three bedroom council house ...Read more

A memory of Esh Winning in 1956 by Jean Berry

Circa 1950

I was born in 1947 in a house across the road from the church (17 Llandudno Rd). I was christened in the church. When I was 3 or 4 I remember my parents being friendly with the verger, Mr Shingler, and taking me to visit his ...Read more

A memory of Llandrillo-yn-Rhôs in 1950 by Stuart Gorst

Corrance Rd/Acre Lane Brixton.

I grew up in the 1950s/60s in this area and well remember the local picture houses and Saturday matinees - watched 'Sink the Bismark ' when it first showed. Mum used to take me round the market then the big stores and ...Read more

A memory of Brixton by Peter Barry

First Home

My fist home from 1953 to 1959 was in Welldon Crescent and my Primary School was Greenhill Primary. We went to Harrow Baptist and my father was the first baby to be Christened in the "new" Church, now demolished. My grandparents ...Read more

A memory of Harrow on the Hill in 1955 by Aileen Catterson

Living In Jaywick

My mum, dad, 2 brothers and 2 sisters lived at the bottom of Vauxhall Avenue - it was about 1963/64. It was a great place to live as kids, not so easy for my parents. We kids would collect water from the standpipe at the alleyway a ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick in 1963 by Hazel Methven Nee Sullivan

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Captions

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Caption For Ross On Wye, Market Place C1955

Today the upper floor is used as a Heritage Centre and houses a museum that tells the history of the town.

Caption For Islip, House, Country Club C1960

A fine Georgian house, it boasts a Colleyweston slate roof and sash windows. The creeper has gone and the render has now been colourwashed.

Caption For Dedham, High Street And Church 1907

The house with the classical pediment is Sherman's, formerly a school teaching English and mathematics.

Caption For Cadgwith, The Beach 1899

On the right is the lifeboat house and in the centre a sizeable boat shed, the home of the 'Marianna'. Crabbing is a local industry.

Caption For Launceston, Southgate Street 1906

It boasts a Norman castle, a wealth of historic houses and a spacious square. The south gate with its twin arches is a remnant of the walls which once enclosed the town.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Cat Nab 1891

Just below Marine Parade can be seen a house known as The Cottage but also affectionately known in the town as Teddy's Nook, a reference to visits to Saltburn by Edward, Prince of Wales

Caption For Hornsea, Cliff Road C1950

A signpost on the corner of the wide road points to the sea, and the Clifton Guest House stands opposite.

Caption For Hinton St George, The Post Office And Cross C1955

He attended the town's grammar school, which in those days was housed in the adjacent Jacobean church hall.

Caption For Hornchurch, High Street 1909

The Bull Inn was first mentioned in the 17th century and at the time of this picture was an Ind Coope house.

Caption For Nottingham, Council House, Market Square C1950

After the smaller scale Exchange, the new Council House of Portland stone seemed very grandiose to the citizens of Nottingham, but they have come to appreciate their imposing town hall.

Caption For Dorking, Cottage Hospital 1906

In its later years, the house became a hotel, which was bought in 1939 by the Southern Railway Co.

Caption For Durham, The Castle 1892

The keep is 14th century, though it was rebuilt in 1840 to house students following the creation of Durham University in 1832. The castle was turned into a university college a few years later.

Caption For Moseley, St Mary's Row C1965

Towards the end of the century many smaller houses were also built in Moseley, which became a notably cosmopolitan community.

Caption For Bolton By Bowland, The Village C1955

Bolton Hall Estate own most of the property here; no new houses have been built, nor is there employment other than in agriculture.

Caption For Mollington, The Mollington Banastre Hotel C1965

The old manor house on the site was replaced by the present building in 1853. Converted first of all into a country club, it became a hotel in 1964.

Caption For Kidwelly, View From The Castle C1960

At that elevation, the views encompass the surrounding countryside; in this scene, we can see across the river to a development of modern semi-detached houses, which would be newly-built at this time.

Caption For Bramber, The Village C1955

The houses of Bramber are varied and picturesque. Some are built of brick or flint, and some are creeper-clad. The village was once an important port on the River Adur.

Caption For Slinfold, The Lychgate C1965

A pretty village with various Georgian houses, Slinfold lies in the countryside to the west of Horsham.

Caption For Treherbert, The Reservoir And Pen Pych C1955

To the right of the houses the clay soil of the valley bottom will be very fertile for a variety of crops in the fullness of time when nature reasserts itself.

Caption For Sileby, The Memorial Gardens C1960

Regimented pollard trees do little to provide a backdrop screen which will mask out the endless row of unattractive house backs, against which the memorial tends to be lost.

Caption For Sambourne, The Green Dragon C1965

Today, altered and extended 17th-century buildings, such as The Green Dragon, mingle with modern suburban houses.

Caption For Blewbury, Nottyngham Fee C1960

The tall timber-framed and thatched house behind, called 'Laurences', is dated 1548.

Caption For Woodstock, High Street C1960

A couple of small shops now occupy the ground floor of the first house on the right. Blenheim Palace and Blenheim Park attract a large number of tourists to the town.

Caption For Winsham, Church Street C1955

The George Inn, behind the cross, and the King's Arms (left) are now just houses.