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Places
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Memories
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Nursing In Angus 1923 1958
This is what I know about my late aunt, Miss Margaret J.A. Urquhart,( 1898 -1977). Miss Urquhart spent 39 years nursing. When she retired, Miss Urquhart was Superintendent in the Domiciliary Service of the National ...Read more
A memory of Carnoustie by
West Horsley Previously Under Ockham
The Barley Mow, we went up there for my sister's hen night, and ended up at the caravan park down Green Lane. I have just visited it, well last year actually, and didn't realize it was such a lovely park, I ...Read more
A memory of West Horsley in 1970 by
Visits To Rusper
My grand parents lived in Rusper for many years and their house was next to the butchers' shop on the same side of the road as the church. I can remember visiting my grandparents, as a school boy and my grandfather was a local builder ...Read more
A memory of Rusper in 1940 by
School Holidays In Wartime Shutford Nr Banbury Oxon
My earliest memories of Shutford date back to around 1944, when as an eleven year old schoolboy I spent summer holidays with my grandfather Fred Turner (son of plush weaver Amos Turner), ...Read more
A memory of Shutford in 1944 by
Bromley By Bow Hospital?
My mother, at the tender age of 17, was taken to Bromley-by-Bow Hospital in the midst of the London blitz to have her first child. She never saw her baby girl, was told she had died and everyone was to be evacuated to Scotland ...Read more
A memory of Bromley by
I Found My Wonderful Wife In West Bridgford
In September 1952 I was on my way to what was then French Indo China, now Vietnam. I was introduced to a young lady whilst in Nottingham visiting my parents. The date was September 19th. The ...Read more
A memory of West Bridgford in 1952 by
Love Letter Found.
My wife has a poetry book. Inside was found a love letter dated New Years Day 1943. It was addressed to a person at 'White Gates', Copthorne Bank, Sussex. It is a wonderful message from a gentleman to a lady. To hold a letter, ...Read more
A memory of Beechfield in 1943 by
The Good Old Days?
Oh, I'd love to know who made the comment about Mr Bower, Dooher, Lever, Pettitt, Crofts, Sharp, and old vVncent, head of school, as it was my time too, so if you're reading, drop me a line, I'm intrigued. Yes, I got 6 O levels, ...Read more
A memory of Brimington in 1983
I Remember {I Remember Pauldens Store On Oxford Road Burning Down I Was With My Gradma Nellie Flanagan And We Were Horrified I Am Not Sure Of The Exact Date But It Was In The 50@S
I remember Paulden's Store on Oxford Road burning down. I was with my gradma Nellie Flanagan and we were horrified. I am not sure of the exact date but it was in the 1950s.
A memory of Hulme by
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The present cathedral, with its fine west front, dates from the 12th and 13th centuries.
Situated in the southwest corner of the Market Place, the building dates from the 13th century and was the home of Hugh Ripley, the first mayor of Ripon, who was appointed in 1604.
This is the lower reach of the old Liskeard and Looe Canal; it was still used occasionally at this date to carry sea sand and limestone for burning in the kilns at Sandplace.
St John's, which is the old parish church dating from the 12th century, is on the right-hand side almost surrounded by warehouses, factories and the railway.
Sheffield was just one of a handful of authorities at this date who still had faith in their tramway system.
Dating from the 16th century, the house is said to have been built by the goldsmith of Mary, Queen of Scots. Just how long Knox lived here is open to debate.
At about this date, 18 needy women occupied the Biggin, receiving about 10s each.
North-east of Northampton, Overstone is a linear village dating back to the 18th century.
Watling Street has a good range of buildings, mostly dated 18th and 19th century, built in a mix of materials - stone, brick and render.
The building is dated 1878. Next door is the Caudle House restaurant.
It dates from the 15th century. The bell on the sign bears the motto 'I call for the living, I toll for the dead, I scatter the lightning'.
The unusual date accords to a battalion of the Hampshire Regiment that, sent to Archangel, remained in Russia fighting revolutionaries until 1920.
A major rebuilding occurred in the 15th century, and much of the present structure dates from that time.
They consist of possibly the oldest known Neolithic village in England, and are dated about 3700BC.
The slate lantern, part of the adjoining clock tower, dates from 1811, and gives the whole structure a jaunty air. The scene is familiar today, although the traffic has changed.
The previous house on the site dated from the 17th century, but was badly damaged by fire in 1720. Lowther itself was gutted in 1957.
Cheriton's original parish church is of considerable antiquity – it contains some stonework dating from the Norman conquest.
Pre-dating the Rec, Admiral's Park was once the residence of John Faithful Fortescue, a rear-admiral who died in 1820.
The previous residence on the site dated from the 17th century, but had been badly damaged by fire in 1720. Lowther itself was gutted in 1957.
The house in the centre, Cabbaches, proclaims the date 1390 on a plaque near its front door.
important 56-acre camping ground for the Guide and Brownie groups in East London, as this part of the countryside was easily reached by train, especially with electrification in the late
All Saints' Church, dating from the 13th century, is a small roughcast building with an old tiled roof. The grey wooden turret with three bells is supported in the nave by four posts.
Bridgwater prospered in the early 19th century thanks to its brick and tile industry, and many buildings in the High Street date from that time.
Its six octagonal tiers of steps date from the 15th century, but the shaft is more recent. The post office/stores is now a computer business, with a new stores opposite.
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