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Schooldays At Arley Castle

I went to Arley Castle as a boarder in 1943/44. It made a lasting impression on me. The Arboretum was my favourite place and we had names for many of the trees which we would climb from time to time. Miss Kell and Miss ...Read more

A memory of Upper Arley in 1943 by lucyontheinternet

A Day At Alum Chine In The 1960s

It's a few minutes before 8.30am, and I've just returned with the newspaper for Dad bought from the Riviera Hotel next door. I have to rush downstairs again in time to ring the gong for breakfast - Mr Lacey, ...Read more

A memory of Westbourne in 1966 by Michael Bond

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 Mo Haarhoff

Blue Gems Chinese Restaurant

I remember many enjoyable Friday evenings at 'The Plough' on the corner of Gooseacre Lane (usually with too much beer!) and the following visits to the 'Blue Gems' in Kenton Road for some Chinese food at pub closing time. ...Read more

A memory of Kenton in 1962 by Tony Nyman

School Holidays At Abington Park

I was born in 1951 in Lutterworth Road, Northampton just a 5 minutes' walk from one of the most beautiful parks in the country - Abington Park. Originally part of the Wantage family estate, it boasted a museum ...Read more

A memory of Little Billing in 1959 by Andrew Beardsmore

A Gentlmen From Amblecote

A Gentlemen from Amblecote, Staffordshire By The Oracle | April 16, 2009 This public voice, dos not usually, print obituaries. However, three persons have signed their names to a tribute to Samuel Kinnear from Amblecote, ...Read more

A memory of Amblecote

My Childhood In Houghton Regis.

My name is Daniel (Danny) Cronin, the youngest of 5 and the only boy of Harry 'H' and Ann Cronin. My life began on the 27th of November 1970. My first place of residence was Recreation Road where I have broken ...Read more

A memory of Houghton Regis in 1970 by Daniel Cronin

Memories Of My Family

I was not born when my family lived in Kirkby Green but I have heard my mother tell a few stories of life there. She had a pet trout who lived in the Beck which ran past the back garden. She called him Peter and would go ...Read more

A memory of Kirkby Green by Gillian Emerton

The Waltham Abbey Choir And Other Memories

My family lived in Waltham Abbey from 1955 to 1961 and living there left a lasting impression on me. I attended Waltham Holy Cross County Primary School during this time and at the ripe old age of 8 ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Abbey in 1960 by Bill Waring

Sevenoaks Scouts Go Youth Hostelling In Wales

I remember taking the patrol leaders from my scout troop, the 3rd Sevenoaks (Riverhead), on a visit to Wales as we wanted to check out posiible sites for a summer camp the following summer. "Skip" was ...Read more

A memory of Crickhowell in 1973 by John Howard Norfolk

Captions

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Caption For Portsmouth, Fratton Park 2005

The glory days of the 1950s were followed by difficult years. There were peaks such as promotion to Division 1 in 1986, although relegation followed immediately afterwards.

Caption For Saundersfoot, From St Bride's 1933

Following a fire in 1913, the building was reconstructed. It is now the Tourist Information Centre.

Caption For Saundersfoot, Cambrian Terrace 1949

Following a fire in 1913, the building was reconstructed. It is now the Tourist Information Centre.

Caption For Wherwell, Village 1901

Wherwell is famous for its ruined priory, established by the Saxon Queen Elfreda, mother of Ethelred the Unready, possibly as an act of repentance following several dark deeds.

Caption For Penrith, Christ Church 1893

The burial ground closed in 1873 following the opening of Penrith Cemetery.

Caption For Southend On Sea, Churchill Gardens C1966

Following the death of the owner, the site was acquired by the town and first opened to the public in 1960.

Caption For Southport, Cambridge Hall 1902

The sign above the entrance of Cambridge Hall indicates that the picture was taken around 1901-02 following the accession of King Edward VII.

Caption For Chester, The Cathedral, The West Front 1888

Following its dissolution during the reign of Henry VIII, the former abbey was granted cathedral status.

Caption For Chester, St John's Priory West 1913

Following the collapse of the north-west tower, a detached belfry was erected on its site; but this too collapsed in 1881 and wrecked the north porch.

Caption For Sheffield, Fitzalan Square 1902

In September 1906 the tramway announced record takings for the year of £70,295 and the following year the record was broken again with takings of £73,514.

Caption For Durham, College Gateway 1923

However, following a reappraisal of the college's status, the college ceased training people for the priesthood in 1971.

Caption For Lulworth, Castle Inn 1903

Landlady Mrs Ann Winzar Dorey was followed by Mrs Phoebe Harvell.

Caption For Stoborough, Near Ridge Village C1960

This is Nutcrack Lane at Ridge, between Stoborough and Arne, where Roman pottery kilns and Victorian industry were followed by 1930s homesteading.

Caption For Durham, The Castle 1892

A university was officially established at Durham in 1657 during the Commonwealth, but it was suppressed following the Restoration. Durham was finally granted its university in 1832.

Caption For Dover, The Promenade Pier 1901

Repair costs were felt to be unjustifiable, and demolition followed in 1927.

Caption For Newark, Queens Head Court C1965

When the half-timbered Queen's Head Inn was being built in Newark in the 16th century, the largest town in the East Midlands was probably Leicester, closely followed by Nottingham.

Caption For Dorridge, The Village 1967

In return for granting permission to the GWR to build the line across his land, local landowner George Frederick Muntz demanded the provision of a station: houses and shops inevitably followed

Caption For Willenhall, St Giles's Parish Church C1965

He used to preach with the church door open so as not to miss fellow cock fighters passing by on their way to matches at Darlaston Fields - and would cut short his sermon to follow them.

Caption For Edinburgh, Princes Street 1897

Next on the list were the Caledonian, the Station and the Royal, followed by the somewhat cheaper Royal British, the Douglas and the Bedford.

Caption For Edinburgh, The Castle And The National Gallery 1897

The Edinburgh Castle we see today is, with a few additions, that built by the Earl of Morton following the siege of 1572.

Caption For Kettering, Pleasure Park C1960

The path through the park was supposed to follow the route of a Roman road.

Caption For Penally, Looking Towards Tenby 1890

The tree line follows the line of the Tenby Pembroke railway track.

Caption For Stowmarket, Ipswich Street C1960

On the right is the forecourt of the Congregational Church, which was rebuilt in 1955 following its destruction by a German bomb in 1940.

Caption For Hereford, Commercial Road C1950

Today a ring road loosely follows the line where the old city walls once stood, criss crossed with radial roads.