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Memories
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My Grandparents Kitty Reg Nichols By Elaine Waterfield Nee Merrikin
My Mum Valerie Merrikin, nee Nichols, was born next to the old pub (recently knocked down) in Skeffington. Grandad Nichols worked at the hall and got the sack because he picked up ...Read more
A memory of Billesdon in 1974 by
View Towards Holcombe
This is a view from the east side of the valley looking towards Holcombe Hill and the Peel Monument. The tower was erected in memory of Sir Robert Peel who repealed the Corn Laws in about 1846. The hill is a favourite local ...Read more
A memory of Ramsbottom in 1955 by
Meeting Place
Seeing this brings back memories of many happy meetings. In my day the foot of Reform St was the place where all of Dundee's friends and lovers seemed to meet. Late at night the fish and chip stand on Boots the Chemists corner was also a ...Read more
A memory of Dundee in 1950 by
Trips To Co Op
The bus ride into Addlestone from New Haw took about 15 minutes. We were taken on a regular basis either to see our Grandparents who lived in Byron Road or shop at the Co-op, which took up a large part of the High Street. In order ...Read more
A memory of Addlestone in 1956 by
Rectory Road
I lived in Hadleigh from the late sixties until 1982 - The name of the sweetshop in the parade on the right was Hunts but we nicknamed it "the post office" as there was a small post office at the back. Other popular sweetshops ...Read more
A memory of Hadleigh by
Norbury Junction!
This is Norbury Junction, not far from but, definitely not Gnosall. The boys in the woodwork class at school (Gnosall) built a canoe as a project which was afterwards stored in the old Mill on the opposite side of the canal ...Read more
A memory of Norbury Junction in 1963 by
The Cricketers Arms And The Town Hall
I always remember the Cricket Green as the lazy hazy days of summer. My father played cricket here, I don't remember the name of his team, but we had to sit and watch him. I liked it when the crocuses poked ...Read more
A memory of Mitcham in 1959 by
St Marychurch's "Party In The Precinct"
I was really surprised at how busy and popular this community event was. I went along with my wife, Elizabeth, who is a dancer with the Heather and Gorse Clog Morris Dancers. The team had been invited to ...Read more
A memory of St Marychurch in 2010 by
Memories From My Father Tom Ebert Who Was Evacuated To Dersingham From Poplar During Ww2
My first recollection of Dersingham was as a seven year old boy in 1941. My mother, sister and I were evacuated from the East End of London during the blitz ...Read more
A memory of Dersingham by
Stephen Holmes
I remember my friends and I found ,on blackhall beach some explosives, one of our group (no names no pack drill) made use of them to blow up one of the most popular caves at the rocks, I can still hear the shouts as the ...Read more
A memory of Blackhall Colliery in 1955 by
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Motorcycles with sidecars were a popular and economical means of getting about for ordinary people.
Haddon Hall is popular with film-makers, having featured in Franco Zefferelli's 'Jane Eyre' and the ITV series 'Moll Flanders'.
North Berwick's popularity as a resort began in the 1840s, but as late as 1859, when HRH The Prince of Wales visited the town, there was a serious lack of accommodation for tourists.
Queen Anne established this famous racecourse in 1711, though the meetings only became popular when the Duke of Cumberland revived them later in the 18th century.
To this day, this is the most popular event on the river. A view of the main regatta course is obscured by the bush in the foreground, but there is much other activity to please the eye.
The river Wensum on the edge of Norwich was - and is to this day - a popular boating water. There is an elegant clinker-built yacht in the foreground, and assorted rowing boats all around.
Long before the holiday boat industry took off, a trip behind a horse-drawn boat in Llangollen was a popular outing.
The popular 3 ft 6in gauge tramway ran for four miles along this dune-backed coast to Llanbedrog.
Even today, shrimping is still a popular pastime on the waterfront. The girl's bathing costume has legs to it; today's toddler is quite likely to be sporting a pair of knickers at most.
Then, as now, it is a popular place for mothers to take their children out in prams: you don't see so many nannies these days though.
During their residence in the Square, the quarterjacks were not at all popular with customers at the White Hart, who objected to being woken every fifteen minutes.
Cinema in 1960 was still a popular form of entertainment, though television and the opportunities opened up by private car ownership were both beginning to make inroads.
Trafalgar Square, largely because of its huge size and central position, became a popular place for Londoners to gather.
Pierrot troupes were popular from the early 1890s, almost up to the outbreak of the Second World War. They dressed in clown-like costumes and their show consisted of songs, jokes and monologues.
This village is popular with visitors to Broadland, with St Catherine's Church and its beautiful hammer-beam roof and painted rood screen dating from 1493.
During the first quarter of the 20th century Worthing's beach was very popular with visitors and inhabitants alike.
Lying close to the larger holiday centre of Morecambe, Heysham has been popular with visitors since the Victorian period, many coming to sample the famous locally brewed nettle beer.
Ashford was a centre of lead mining in the 18th and 19th centuries, and is now a popular tourist village.
This became a popular holiday area after Jaywick Farm was sold following the farming recession of the 1930s. The land was sold in small plots, and the area became a bungalow township.
Today it is a popular spot for the sailing fraternity, and the sailing club now occupies the area of corrugated shacks on the left.
The Pig and Whistle, now called Quinneys, was a popular stopping place along the route and needed its large car park to accommodate the many vehicles that pulled in.
Cinema in 1960 was still a popular form of entertainment, though television and the opportunities opened up by private car ownership were both beginning to make inroads.
Rolls was the first person to die in a British air accident.The downlands above the cliffs were popular with early aviators until Southbourne became too built up.
The Black Swan of Home Ales Brewery, a popular edge-of-centre inn, is facing the brand-new supermarket selling best salmon at 3s 11d a tin and its own-brand tea at 1s 3d per packet.
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