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East Ham In The 1960s
In February 1963, when I was six and a half, my parents bought their first house, in Thorpe Road, East Ham. It was and had been a very cold winter, and when we moved in we had difficulty opening the back door, as there was so ...Read more
A memory of East Ham in 1963 by
The Raf Estate
We lived on the RAF estate in Ickenham during the late 1950s, in a semi-detached house at 14 Nettleton Road. Every RAF home mirrored the next; their furnishings were also identical. You could move from Scotland to England (which we had ...Read more
A memory of Ickenham in 1957 by
Braintree Road
I was born at 38 Braintree Road in 1942 and enjoyed growing up in the area close to Chipping Hill. The old forge was in operation and us kids would spend hours watching My Dorking shoeing horses. I went to the Chipping Hill School from ...Read more
A memory of Witham in 1950 by
Remembrance Day
It was in the mid 50s that I went with my Grandmother to the Remembrance Day services held at the War Memorial. There were a group of WW1 veterans in a line and as a young child it was a surprise to me that they were crying. When I ...Read more
A memory of Retford
Cloch Lighthouse
My father Peter Gordon, was born in the Cloch lighthouse as his father was principle lighthouse keeper at the time. He used to tell me he jumped out of his bedroom window and go for swim. I was born in London and only once managed to ...Read more
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1977 Silver Jubilee
I remember the build up to the Silver Jubilee when we were all having a street party, it was great when all the neighbours came together to make it great. I lived on Two Butt Lane in Rainhill. It brought all of us together. It was ...Read more
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Childhood In The Village!!
I was devastated in 1964 when my mother told me we were to leave the village so that my mother could pursue her dream of owning her own small business elsewhere. It was a dreadful culture shock, one that has remained with ...Read more
A memory of Mollington in 1961 by
Its Panto Time! Oh Yes It Is!
You ever been to a panto? Oh yes you have!!! Remember! You go into a large packed hot old theatre full of sticky shouting children and adults trying to look as if they are not enjoying themselves. The house ...Read more
A memory of Newcastle upon Tyne by
A Ham Family
My mother and father lived in Evelyn Road - the cul-de-sac opposite the large white house in the distance - mother still there - lived in two of the houses for all her eighty years - married the boy next door (well.. at the top of the cul- ...Read more
A memory of Ham in 1955 by
Saturday Mornings At The Ritz
Me and my brother David would get our breakfast then run down Prospect Avenue North to the bus stop beside the shops and once in Clyde Street at Wallsend bus stops made our way to join the huge queue for entrance to the ...Read more
A memory of Byker in 1955 by
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A cup of tea (see the sign beyond the pumps) can still be purchased here too – there is now a Little Chef on the site as well.
Further along the High Street, we see the Black Bull (left) with the White Lion in the distance. The Black Bull opened in 1687, and was altered in the 18th century.
Here we see the High Street from the foot of Bank Street, showing clearly the overhead cables for the trolley-buses, one of which is in the foreground.
On the opposite side of the bank is Bushy Park, and in the distance we can see the graceful Hampton Court Bridge.
The Orange Tea Rooms (we can see the projecting sign) is now a florist, and the slate-hung shop on the right, in this picture Miss Whitford's, selling pots and pans, china, paraffin and other useful items
In this photograph it is possible to see the small aperture that would once have been the garde robe, or toilet.
This is the old Eastleigh Road, and we can see the post office and the telephone kiosk on the left. We are looking towards the old oak tree, which is just out of sight at the end of the road.
To the centre right we can just see the opening of Mortimer Lane, which leads to Bishops Waltham and to Marwell Zoo.
Here we can see the war memorial at the junction of High Street, Wollaston Road and Farndish Road, with steps leading up to the tall monument surmounted by a cross.
This lovely church tends to be missed by visitors, who speed by to see the Rev. Lyte's new church of All Saints', standing so prominently above the harbour.
This lovely church tends to be missed by visitors, who speed by to see the Rev. Lyte's new church of All Saints', standing so prominently above the harbour.
Here we see the early morning scene at the fish market after the catch has been landed and sorted. The auctioneer is at the far end.
Here, in an otherwise lonely valley, we can see the Eastern Telegraph Co's large cable station in the centre, with employees' housing in the distance.
holidaymakers for the views it affords of Southampton Water.This stretch of the Hampshire coastline is the perfect spot to watch all the comings and goings on the water.This was the place to come to see the
On the ground floor, we see the room where the jury was sent to consider its verdict. Above is a dipping chair, which was used to duck women in the river for being a 'scold' or a gossip.
The road passes through the walls between the two arches, and the walk around the surviving walls of York is still one of the finest ways to see the city.
The village green was known as the heath, and on the left we can see the Heath Engineering Works. In the centre is the Institute, and the shop with the blind down was F Bromley, a butcher's.
Here, looking east we see the old Wesleyan chapel (1861) to the left, now a guesthouse. Lime Cottage, jutting out near the end of the street, is dated 1904.
In this picture we see the Manchester Ship Canal with the Mersey immediately beyond it.
In the distance you can see the Green and beyond it the tall spire of the church of St Philip and St James, built in 1869 with sandstone from nearby Holt. The tower and spire were added later.
We can see the first Blackfriars Station on the south side.
At the centre of this picture, we can see the horses of travellers whose mobile homes are among the trees.
Nearby we can see the York Water Works Offices.
We are looking up Wedmore's Church Street, past St Mary Magdalene's Church; we can just see the Old Vicarage in the distance.
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