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Happy Memories Of South Woodford

My family lived in Hillcrest Road, South Woodford from 1960 to 1973. I had a very very happy childhood there (am still happy though) but had to move to Brighton to attend a deaf school and to avoid the need to ...Read more

A memory of South Woodford in 1965 by Christopher Wyer

Almondsbury South Gloucester

Where do I start ? Living in Monmouth House on the top of Almondsbury Hill. going to Almondsbury village school sitting next to Tony Evans, head of the Patchway gang & a brilliant football goalkeeper. Gaffer ...Read more

A memory of Almondsbury in 1940 by Tex ( Adrian ) Woodward

Metal Bridge My Grandfather Harry Holmes My Childhood

Harry was born at spennymoor 1877, he moved to metal bridge in 1898 when he married Elizabeth Joyce born 1878 from Easthowle.They were married at St Lukes church, Ferryhill by vicar Lomax, ...Read more

A memory of Metal Bridge by Maureen Evers

Dock Area Life

I was born at 13 Ellor Street, Hankey Park, in 1940 to Sarah and Charles Feeley (snr), the youngest of five siblings: Charlie (jnr) Eileen, Monica and Hannah. In 1941 my father left for the army, and we moved to 46 Brookland St off ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1940 by Kevin Feeley

My First School

The Anson family arrived at Strensall in 1957. My father was at the camp as a 'skill at arms' instructor until 1959 attached to the K.O.Y.L.I. I can remember the first day at school in Strensall village.I caught the bus which cost ...Read more

A memory of Strensall in 1957 by Kathryn Anson

Baptist Chapel, New London Road

To the left of the Chelmsford Infirmary and Dispensary (as it was known), stands the Ebenezer Strict Baptist Chapel which was built in 1848. This place of worship is still in regular use in the 21st century despite ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsford in 1970 by Janet Lee

This Lovely Old Building

I lived in Mirador, the road where this pub, the Shaggy Calf, stood. It was a lovely building, it should never have been pulled down. The landlord then, was a tall well built man with a tash (very smart), his wife wore glasses ...Read more

A memory of Slough in 1960 by Adriene Galea

Pilling Street Memories

My gran and aunty Margaret were the last to move out of Pilling Street. I remember Lizzie Whites shop on the corner, playing on chippys roof, sitting on the railway wall and looking over to the turntable - there was no ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1963 by David Bulwich

The Ghost

My dad, even though married he was one for playing the field. Mother was taking care of my brother's kids (his wife had died, he was a Flight Sargent), Mother was miles away and Dad played about. One afternoon he had picked up a ...Read more

A memory of Royston by Roland Mitchell

St Mark's Church, Magham Down

The church was a mission hall, part of Hailsham Parish. It was constructed of green painted corrugated iron. There was just one large room, with a curtained vestry at the rear. There were two services a month, a ...Read more

A memory of Magham Down in 1954 by Barbara Margaret Fletcher

Captions

1,668 captions found. Showing results 553 to 576.

Caption For Mullion, Quayside C1955

In March 1867 the Dutch ship 'Jonkheer Meester van der Wall van Putteshoek', carrying spices, sugar and coffee, was wrecked on Men-y-Grib during a storm.

Caption For Lustleigh, Wrayland, Old House 1906

Its walls are hidden beneath some rather tatty rendering, but are almost certainly made of granite, which can be seen in the arch below the gable, and in the horse trough in which the little boy is standing

Caption For Lytham, The Windmill And Lifeboat House 1907

Amongst the facilities provided by the Cliftons was the old lifeboat house, built largely from cobbles and overlooking the promenade wall.

Caption For Jaywick, A 'b' Type Bungalow C1955

Since then the sea walls have been raised, making it impossible to get sea views from the low-lying chalets.

Caption For Old Hunstanton, The Church 1893

Generations of the Le Strange family have been buried here, and their memorials festoon the walls and floor.

Caption For Witchampton, Village 1904

The lychgate is still in place, and so are the school wall and railings (right), the porch of Linden Lea (left), and the stones protecting it from passing traffic.

Caption For Bradford On Avon, The Shambles C1955

Notice the sign reading 'A Davis & Sons, Fish, Fruit & Potato' painted on the wall further along on the right.

Caption For Yetminster, View From Tarks Hill C1960

The stony ground hereabouts led to the construction of stone walls as well as the usual Dorset hedges. In recent times the village gave a name to the much-loved Dorset folk-singing group the Yetties.

Caption For Colchester, Vineyard Street 1904

Today it houses the Castle Museum.This picture shows the castle prior to the excavation of the outer walls in the 1930s, and the castle entrance is now reached across a footbridge.

Caption For Cardiff, Castle South Side 1893

Although the castle entrance is enlarged, the Animal Wall re-sited and the trailing vines long since removed, this remains a familiar scene.

Caption For Cardiff, Castle South Side 2004

Although the castle entrance is enlarged, the Animal Wall re-sited and the trailing vines long since removed, this remains a familiar scene.

Caption For Wickford, Runwell C1955

Judging by the slogan on the rectory wall, not everyone was happy with the post-war Conservative government.

Caption For Bath, The Abbey, West Front 1887

Remarkably little of the medieval city survives; apart from St Mary Magdalen and a fragment of town wall, the Abbey is the main physical evidence of what was a prosperous town built on the wool trade.

Caption For Bath, Milsom Street 1895

Looking north from New Bond Street, this late 19th-century view captures well the quality of Milsom Street, one of the earlier streets laid out beyond the boundaries of the original walled town.

Caption For Bath, Newbridge Road 1909

These all survive, albeit now with concrete roof tiles. Most of the front garden stone walls remain, but the trams and the overhead cable standards have long gone.

Caption For Easby, Abbey 1893

The ruined walls are now free of the lush vegetation shown here, and well consolidated, but Easby Abbey is still privately owned (although in English Heritage's guardianship).

Caption For Monkton, Post Office C1955

With its wall-mounted Victorian letterbox, modern telephone box, and window display of assorted goods, this little post office was of central importance to the daily lives of the inhabitants of this small

Caption For Robin Hoods Bay, 1901

imagination, it is almost possible to smell the uncovered weed drying in the sun, as a lonely figure tramps with bowed back along the lower part of the slipway towards the boat trolley, just below the sea wall

Caption For Stamford, Old St Peter's Gate Bastion C1955

Although isolated fragments of Stamford's 13th-century town walls can still be found around the town, often incorporated into later buildings, St Peter's Gate bastion or angle tower is the only recognisable

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street 1900

Few who saw the film version of the latter will forget the scene where the enigmatic heroine, played by Meryl Streep, stood braving a storm at the end of the Cobb—Lyme's harbour wall.

Caption For Worcester, Lich Gate 1906

The posters on the wall advertise Midland Railway excursions to Blackpool and Weston-super-Mare, promising some hard-earned fun for Worcester's wage slaves.

Caption For Worcester, The Cathedral, Rising From The Dead 1907

Those on the south wall feature scenes from Judgement Day, including these three members of the faithful pushing up their coffin lids as they rise from the dead.

Caption For Wroxeter, The Ruined Bath House C1864

The wall on the left separated the exercise area, the palaestra, from the baths proper.

Caption For Brook, Wye Agricultural College Museum And Oast House 1962

The village church is a squat Norman building with a fine interior with ancient wall paintings.