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Memories

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Boyhood And Teenage Years In Chopwell By Douglas Hind

I was born on 23rd. September 1928 son of John and Frances May Hind; we lived in Hall Road Bungalows until 1935 when we moved to Joseph Terrace. I attended the Infant and Junior schools-headmaster ...Read more

A memory of Chopwell by dhind675

Born In Upper Boat 1943

Ken Beard speaking. My parents were evacuated to South Wales from Bermondsey London during the 2nd. war. I wish I had some dates, as there is no one alive to ask. We lived at 63 Crwys Crescent where I was born in 1943.I'm not ...Read more

A memory of Upper Boat by ken.beard

Wroughton From 1954ish

My parents moved from East London to Swindon and then to Wroughton in 1954. My parents were Pat and Geoff Leach. I am Janet (Leach - now Ford) and my sister penny was born in the maternity hospital in Swindon in 1958. My ...Read more

A memory of Wroughton

Maidstone

I was born in Maidstone 19 Hardy Street. Went to St Paul's School. I started at Northborough School.The house was converted into flats.at the same time my mum had twins.so had to move out .And moved to Milton Street. So went to Westborough ...Read more

A memory of Maidstone by swafflg

Hampsfield Convelasent Home Run By English Electric Company, In Grange Over Sands.

My Nan Was Matron of the Hampsfield as a child I would visit with my mum, it was such a beautiful place, the gardens were marvellous to be honest, Hong Kong ...Read more

A memory of Grange-Over-Sands

Black And White House Next To Lower Chequer

This was the family home of Harold and Dora Bagnall (my Grandparents) until the 1960s. The address used to be 21 Hawk Street and I was told as a child the incline next to Lower Chequer was for people to ...Read more

A memory of Sandbach by falroma

Brief Memories Of My First School: Noak Hill

It was 1947, when my parents were told they would be able to move from their one room in a house to a Prefab in Harold Hill. My mother was pregnant. You didn't start school until you were 5. The closest ...Read more

A memory of Noak Hill by hilsidkay

Willingsworth House

I used to live in willingsworth house as a child. My dad worked at Patent Shaft and they owned the house. It was a lovely big house. Has any one any photos ? Shame they built houses there now. I lived there in the early 60's before willingsworth school

A memory of Wednesbury by hutton87440

West Street, Erith

Does anyone remember West Street, Erith in 1948? Did it comprise shops, houses/flats? I was just a baby when I was abandoned in West Street, Erith and can find out very little about my origins. I would love to know the layout of the street if anyone recalls.

A memory of Erith by marie550

Granddad Richard And Nana Ada Roseneath

My name is Chris Procter, son of Tom and Joyce Procter of Mount Pleasant, High Bentham. My Grandparents, Richard and Ada lived at Roseneath, Goodenber Road. I remember playing in Goodenber Road on many ...Read more

A memory of High Bentham by c.procter

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Captions

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Caption For Warrington, The War Memorial C1960

To the memorial's right is the half-timbered group of buildings housing the New Bridge Cafe and Marsh's Commercial College.

Caption For Catterick, The Village 1913

St Anne's Church tower is visible behind the handsome Stepping Stones House. The stepping stones themselves look less serviceable now, but there is also a footbridge today.

Caption For Alfriston, High Street And The Star And George Inns 1921

Off the street are numerous narrow alleys between the houses, in Sussex known as Twittens, and probably useful to smugglers.

Caption For Stourpaine, Manor Road C1955

The cottage on the right houses the Manor Road Stores.

Caption For Bath, Great Pulteney Street 1887

At its junction with Laura Place you can look along Great Pulteney Street towards the Holburne Museum, built as the Sydney House hotel in 1796 to serve the Sydney Gardens beyond, a large hexagonal public

Caption For Bath, York House Hotel 1907

Designed by the younger Wood in the 1760s, York House Hotel has descended to a Slug and Lettuce theme pub and Travelodge.

Caption For Bath, Cleveland Place And Bridge 1929

Splendidly guarded by four toll houses or lodges in Greek temple style with Doric columned porticos, the cast-iron bridge was designed by Henry Goodrich and opened in 1827.

Caption For St Ives, Market Square 1898

A great fire in 1689 destroyed over a hundred houses.

Caption For Oxwich, The Castle 1910

In 1541 a large manor house was constructed within the remnants of the old castle. It even incorporated a part of the curtain wall, gatehouse and great tower.

Caption For Scone, Palace North West And Queen Mary's Tree 1899

He and his descendants extended the house built by the Earl of Gowrie, but at the turn of the century the decision was taken to build a new palace.

Caption For Windsor, Town Bridge And Sir Christopher Wren's House C1900

The large house with rooftop windows is where Sir Christopher Wren once lived. It is now a hotel.

Caption For Bedford, River Ouse C1955

The building on the extreme left is the Bedford Swan Hotel, wherein may be found the staircase extracted from Houghton House in the 18th century.

Caption For Toddington, The Green C1965

Georgian houses, thatched roofs, the war memorial and a village pub make a pleasurable combination.

Caption For Newquay, Towan Head 1907

The lifeboat house in the distance (centre) was built in 1899 to replace an earlier station. It was closed in 1934, but it had a brief reprieve during the Second World War.

Caption For Perranporth, Boscawen Park 1938

By this date the open spaces have been infilled with housing, and the Perranporth Hotel can be recognised on the far side of the pond immediately behind the right-hand tree.

Caption For Great Dunmow, New Street C1965

Tucked behind the White House, New Street has always been a residential quarter. It already had its name in 1419.

Caption For St Austell, Duporth Beach 1912

There are now houses and the Duporth Holiday Village along the slopes behind.

Caption For Pentewan, The Valley 1912

The road on the left curves past the houses of Nansladron, where the fields in the valley floor are now caravan and camping parks.

Caption For Snaresbrook, Eagle Pond 1903

Eagle Pond was named after the popular public house and one-time coaching inn the Spread Eagle (substantially rebuilt as the Eagle).

Caption For Hackness, The Park And Lake C1877

The house survived, and has recently been converted to a luxury

Caption For Shepton Mallet, High Street 1899

Most of the houses have Georgian and early 19th-century fronts of harmonious proportions and scale, although there is a grander later Victorian bank building at the crossroads.

Caption For Frome, Cheap Street 1907

On the right is a late Tudor jettied timber-framed house, and opposite Vincent the Fishmonger's building survives as The Settle Bakehouse, Restaurant and Tea Rooms..

Caption For Romford, All Saints Church, Squirrels Heath 1908

From outside the Squirrel's Head public house, Hare Hall Lane (now Upper Brentwood Road) stretches off towards Hare Street.

Caption For Noak Hill, Romford Road 1908

Before the arrival of the LCC Harold Hill housing estate, Noak Hill was an isolated hamlet; however the thatched weather-boarded cottage on the right still remains to this day.