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Spaldwick Windmill The Belton Family

The Belton family has a long association with Spaldwick as millers, witnessed by a hill being in the family name, (O.S. map 153), just north of the village. My mother's sister Violet Bass, from nearby Kimbolton, ...Read more

A memory of Spaldwick in 1955 by Paul Digby

Those Were The Days

I remember Rye Lane in Peckham as a very busy shopping centre. I was born in the area and lived in Mcdermott Road in the prefabs (it is now a Charlie Dimock Garden) until I married  in Blenheim Grove Church (behind the station)and ...Read more

A memory of Peckham by Maureen Roose

Meifod In The 50s

This photo brings back many happy memories of Meifod in the 1950's when I used to go on holidays there with my family. The white building in the centre was the bank and the photo was taken outside the Lion Inn where my grandfather ...Read more

A memory of Meifod in 1950 by Brian Morris

Fishing With Billy

Billy was a hero to we boys. In the daytime you could go crabbing with him; at night, out drifting. He drove an old open jeep and at times you would see five, six or even seven boys clinging to parts of this ex-US vehicle as it ...Read more

A memory of Downderry in 1955 by D'arcy Blank

Early Schooldays

My memories of Byfield, where I lived on the brand new council estate, in Lovett Road, are idyllic. I was there from age 6 to 10, then we moved to York. We children had to walk what seemed like miles, in all weathers, to the village ...Read more

A memory of Byfield in 1954 by Rosemarie Delaney

Mixed Feelings

I first arrived in Llanegryn at the latter end of 1939 along with my younger sister and a lot of other kids from my school (St Johns)in Birkenhead. I was eight years old at the time and my sister was six. We were all put into the ...Read more

A memory of Llanegryn in 1930 by Bob Boyd

Town Hall

My first job when I left school was in the town hall. I moved to Australia in 1972 so found the photos of Hounslow interesting. I was upset to see these buildings knocked down and replaced by a shopping centre when I returned in 2006.

A memory of Hounslow in 1966 by Pauline Williams

Pardon Hall

Parndon Hall WAS NOT demolished - the Victorian house still lies at the centre of the hospital site and is currently used to house the Past Graduate Medical Centre and Trust offices. Paintings done by Elizabeth Arkwright in the late 19th ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 2008 by Ursula Myers

The Slate Islands Easdale

                                                  THE SLATE ISLANDS                                                         By Walter Deas Some 24k (15 miles) south and west of Oban lies an area with interesting old ...Read more

A memory of Easdale in 2005 by Walter Deas

Claremont Aldershot Road

The house on the right hand side of this picture was called Claremont.  We lived there in the early 60s.  There were two cottages to the side.  In one of those cottages lived a girl called Elizabeth Holland, she used ...Read more

A memory of Church Crookham by Jane Webb Sankey

Captions

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Caption For Stoke Climsland, Village 1908

Two men, a young child and a dog outside the Half Moon Inn provide the only sign of life in the village centre.

Caption For Ferrybridge, High Street C1955

The 1950s blocks of flats, left, replaced many small businesses, and even the Three Horseshoes Inn (centre distance) has been demolished to create a car park.

Caption For Fareham, West Street C1955

The clock (centre left) has been removed, a line of trees has been planted to the right, and there are some benches for weary shoppers.

Caption For Nottingham, Old Market Square C1950

Before the two shopping centres were built in Nottingham, the square was a mecca for most shoppers.

Caption For Richmond, From West 1908

In the centre is a terrace called Cornforth Hill.

Caption For Ashford, High Street 1901

Centre left of the picture we can see a Bon Marché shop; the Bingo Hall now stands on this site.

Caption For Oxford, The Castle 1912

At the centre of this photograph lies the Norman tower of Oxford Castle.

Caption For Ramsgate, Ellington Park, The Bandstand 1901

The centre of attraction around which Ramsgate visitors and residents once clustered to listen to regimental and dance bands perform during 1920s and 1930s, the bandstand has survived two World Wars

Caption For Berrynarbor, General View C1960

There are several charming thatched cottages in the centre of the village.

Caption For Mobberley, The Victory Hall C1955

part of the village's memorial to the men who fought in the conflict, standing above the Mobberley Brook and the main road through the village, the hall is still very much the centre

Caption For Bradford On Avon, Town And Bridge 1900

This traffic-free view of the town centre from Bridge Street conveys the history and feel of the place instantly.

Caption For Ramsgate, The Harbour Crosswall 1907

This very interesting picture shows, in the centre, the fishmarket of 1881, which was demolished in the 1960s.

Caption For Southend On Sea, Chalkwell Park C1960

It became noted for its rose gardens and as the popular centre for the annual Carnival funfair.

Caption For Coniston, The Village 1929

The town centre of Coniston shows a quieter scene than today, with just one car on the road and a pair of ramblers (right) setting out purposefully for the hills.

Caption For Porthcawl, The Terraces 1901

A sign in the centre left of the picture reads - 'Jones's Hotels and Cafés'.

Caption For Wirksworth, Market Place C1965

The steeply-sloping cobbled Market Place in the centre of Wirksworth was the centrepiece of the restoration of this former lead mining town, which won a Casa Nostra award in the 1980s.

Caption For Charmouth, The Village C1960

Charmouth is a good holiday centre for the tourist seeking somewhere a little quieter than the major resorts.

Caption For Clapham, Upper Falls 1900

In 1857, Ingleborough Cave was made accessible; thereafter, Clapham became a centre for potholing.

Caption For Chippenham, The Bandstand And St Paul's Church C1960

The bandstand in the centre of the park was designed by Mr Adams, the Borough Surveyor, at a cost of £267 in 1923.

Caption For Charmouth, From East Cliffs C1960

Here we see Evans Cliff and the view westwards to the Cobb at Lyme Regis (far left) beyond the landslips and mud-flows of Black Ven and the Shambles (centre).

Caption For Lakeside, From Fell Foot 1914

Much of the large area included in the centre is woodland.

Caption For Datchet, High Street 1905

The railway at Datchet runs between the Thames and the village centre.

Caption For Haverfordwest, High Street C1955

Note the Ever Ready delivery van in the centre of the picture and the branch of Hepworths on the right.

Caption For Cowes, The Gloster Hotel 1897

Nearby stands the Royal Marine Hotel (26187, centre, and