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Memories

439 memories found. Showing results 151 to 160.

Majestic Cinema

Wonderful memories of Saturday morning pictures - we would all line up outside the Majestic Picture House as it was called and monitors would walk up and down the line to make sure we were not too noisy and kept us in our place, ...Read more

A memory of King's Lynn in 1952 by faypurdy

Shop And Post Office

My parents, Fred and Marjorie Reeks bought the shop and Post Office from Mrs Britton in 1947 and they owned the business till about 1985. In the mid sixties Fred got about 100,000 daffodil bulbs from a market garden in Darlington ...Read more

A memory of Eppleby by Alison Glass

Bad Day At The Hunt

The chalk pit at Odiham looks much the same today as it did over 100 years ago, except that most of the buildings are no longer there. An old story I heard in the The Bell Pub, mentioned the local hunt gathering in the Bury Square on ...Read more

A memory of Odiham by Julian Hight

Memories Of Good Times

Coming across this picture sparked memories of such happy times I had as as a child spending my summer holidays in a chalet at Seaview. It was not unusual to stay for four or more weeks in one of the chalets and spend ...Read more

A memory of Swalecliffe in 1958 by Roger Steer

Graham Clive Cale James

Between 1938-1949 I lived in Llanarth Road then at Bryn Road 1949-1959. There was no Springfield Estate (only Springfield Villas, about 6 houses). Tradespeople at that time were Davies the bakers with door to door ...Read more

A memory of Pontllanfraith in 1940 by First Name Last Name

The Globe Tavern Castletown Road

does anyone remember the above tavern? I was born there on 7th March 1951 My mum and dad Pat and Cliff lived there at the time with my grandparents Abel and Jean Jones

A memory of Moss in 1951 by Steve Roberts

Quieter, Carefree Days.

I am Pauline Morgan (nee Real) and I am the little girl standing by the boat, whilst my brother Cliff is wading through the water. The cabin cruiser on the opposite side of the river is 'Silver Swan' owned by Gilbert Hazel of ...Read more

A memory of Axmouth in 1954 by Pauline Morgan

Seaton Carew

I lived in Seaton Carew from about 1944 to 1947. My parents ran a boarding house at 4 The Cliffe, (my sister was born there) adjacent to the Staincliffe, which as I recall (I was a 4 year old) was occupied by RAF personnel. I recall ...Read more

A memory of Seaton Carew in 1945 by Keith Booth

Windborough Road Carshalton

I LIVED IN WINDBOROUGH ROAD FROM 1956-1961. WE LIVED AT NUMBER 68 WITH MY PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS. MY DAD TOLD ME HE TOOK CLIFF RICHARD TO SCHOOL ON THE BACK OF HIS BIKE! MY MEMORIES ARE THE "GEM SHOP" WHERE WE WOULD ...Read more

A memory of Carshalton in 1956 by Kay Grimwood

Valerie Frith Pearce

The first time I went to Perranuthnoe (Perran) was in 1946 when the Warspite was in trouble and was wrecked at Prussia Cove, only to fine it's final resting place by the side of the Mount. In 1947 I married Richard Pearce and ...Read more

A memory of Perranuthnoe in 1947 by frith

Captions

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Caption For Southend On Sea, From The Cliffs 1895

Although there are well-defined paths, the cliff gardens have yet to be laid out in a formal way.The pier and Pavilion can be seen on the right with many boats close by.

Caption For Blackgang Chine, View From The Observatory C1955

The great chasm of Blackgang Chine was an early tourist attraction on the Isle of Wight, with its dramatic waterfall and eroded colourful cliffs.

Caption For Port Isaac, The Harbour 1920

These small luggers worked co-operatively with seine nets to ring the huge shoals, aided by 'Huers' on the cliffs who directed the fleet with horns and flags.

Caption For Bournemouth, East Cliff From West 1897

High above the East Cliff promenade are the turrets and flags of The Royal Bath Hotel, one of the town's leading resorts at this time.

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 Whitby, Khyber Pass 1925

The steps lead up to West Cliff with the flagstaff and Cook's statue.

Caption For Castleton, Market Place C1955

Behind that are the distant shapes of Treak Cliff and Mam Tor.

Caption For Ramsgate, Victoria Parade 1901

Victoria Parade stands on the East Cliff above Marine Road and the broad expanse of Ramsgate Sands.

Caption For Gorleston, The White Lion Hotel 1922

This is still one of Gorleston's most popular hotels, and nicely situated at the top of Cliff Hill.

Caption For Llandudno, Pier 1890

The 1,400 ft-long structure, tucked beneath the cliffs of the Great Orme, gives excellent views back to the promenade and its hotels.

Caption For Seatown, Village And Beach 1922

The view is westwards from East Cliff to Golden Cap, with Langdon Hill (top right) forming the inland horizon on what is now National Trust land.

Caption For West Bay, From The West 1902

Looking along the broad sweep of Lyme Bay toward the eminence of Barton Cliff, with the protective harbour walls jutting out to sea, and the signal mast of the coastguard station clearly visible.

Caption For Mullion, Poldhu Hotel 1899

This very austere hotel is seen in the year it was opened, out on the cliff top just south of Poldhu Cove.

Caption For Alum Bay, The Beach C1955

The coloured cliffs of Alum Bay are one of the most enduring sights on the Isle of Wight as far as visitors are concerned.

Caption For Runswick, 1927

The steep, winding stairs and the difference in levels of the houses show how the buildings cling to the steep cliff, the summit of which rises high above.

Caption For Southend On Sea, Undercliff Gardens C1955

The Cliffs Shelter, shown here, was fitted with Vita-Glass.

Caption For Dumpton Gap, 1894

To the east of Margate, and south of Foreness Point, Kingsgate Bay is marked by this gap in the cliffs.

Caption For Burton Bradstock, C1955

The cliff line of Dorset breaks to give access to a small cove and the village of Burton Bradstock, with the River Bride gurgling away to the end of Chesil Beach.

Caption For Scratby, The Steps C1955

The east coast has always been open to the threat of enemy invasion, as the concrete pill-box further along the cliff indicates.

Caption For Praa Sands, 1927

He ran the cove as his own fiefdom, and even mounted a battery of guns on the cliffs.

Caption For Overstrand, The Sands 1906

Its church disappeared from the cliffs into the ever-encroaching sea in the reign of Richard II.

Caption For Pegwell, Village 1907

Situated at the southernmost end of the Isle of Thanet, the bay is bounded by cliffs on the north, and by marshes to the south.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Harbour 1890

We are looking at the medieval Cobb harbour (centre) from the tennis ground on the cliffs south of Langmoor Gardens.

Caption For Morwenstow, The Church And Cross 1910

He kept a 'little shanty' on the cliffs to which it was his habit to retire, to 'be alone with his books, his thoughts and with God'.