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Memories
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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
Shaldon Regatta
This view is a photograph just in front of the Ferryboat Inn at Shaldon - a popular haunt for the sailors and oarsmen taking part in the annual Shaldon Regatta. As part of the week long programme of entertainments there was an ...Read more
A memory of Shaldon in 2008 by
Newick 1950's Village Of Character With Its Share Of Characters.
The 1955 photos reflect a time well remembered by myself and many of the following will be recalled by old 'locals'. N90085. Home to Arthur Schlater and Norwegian wife. Not widely known is ...Read more
A memory of Newick
The Last Restaurant Manager.
I worked at the Beach Hotel in the early 1990s. I worked as the Restaurant manager ,the last one just before it closed . All so sad . It was supposed to be fully refurbished,but it all fell through. The Hotel was so ...Read more
A memory of Littlehampton by
Living In The Swan Inn From 1966
From the ‘Local Chit-Chat’ column in the Newbury Weekly News, October 6th 1966 SWAN AT NEWTOWN CHANGING HANDS Due to take over the Swan Inn, Newtown, when Mr R. C Coxworth retires on October 19th after ...Read more
A memory of Newtown by
Lower Morden
I was born in 1941 my dad bought the house in Lower Morden Lane in 1939,I went to Morden Farm School. Morden was a great place to be as a child I remember starting school and not liking it one bit I only started liking it in the last few ...Read more
A memory of Morden by
High Kernock
I moved into Pillaton in 1950 at the age of 10 to a smallholding, High Kernock. It was a bit of a culture shock moving from Plymouth to a bungalow with no amenities at all but we got on fine. The viullage then had some amenities in the form ...Read more
A memory of Pillaton by
Bexley Tec' School For Girls, 1965 66 And Beyond.
I started in the 6th form in September, 1965, Mrs. Taylor was our form mistress, Miss Fuller the Headmistress, Mrs. Richards for French, Miss Simms for English. In those days my name was Ruby Little; I ...Read more
A memory of Bexleyheath by
Dewsbury Market
My memory of this great and very popular market was during the late 1970's as a young kid and was every kids paradise. My mum worked at what must have been the world's largest sweet shop/stall - Jim's Candy Cabin. Every Saturday my ...Read more
A memory of Dewsbury in 1979
Graham Jeffrey And The Band Savanas
Does anyone remember the band called the Savanas? Graham Jeffrey was the band's lead singer, they were very popular in Dartford back in the late fifties. Graham lived in Dartford at #7 Moorland Ave and lived there ...Read more
A memory of Dartford in 1964 by
Captions
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Calshot has long been popular with local people and holidaymakers for the views it affords of Southampton Water.This stretch of the Hampshire coastline is the perfect spot to watch all the comings
The paddleboats were popular, whilst some were content to settle for a swim or dip their feet in the water before queuing at the ice cream vans.
The bathing stage at the lake's eastern edge reminds us of how popular swimming once was. Up to 35,000 bathers per season made use of the supervised facility.
Wyre Forest has a popular visitor centre with a restaurant and shop. It specialises in woodland displays, and organises outings with children in mind.
The miniature railway at Cofton Wood was nearly as popular as the tea room, though one cannot help wondering if the adults in this picture are not just the teeniest bit embarrassed.
Despite the popularity of this waterside restaurant, Bracebridge Pool is still a good place to see wild birds such as heron and moorhen.
It is now named Queen Mary's Gardens Cafeteria, and is as popular as ever.
Yet the resort's popularity was already well established and bathing machines and horse-drawn traps line the sands.
Judging by the rows of sweet jars on display in E W Winfield's Cash Stores, it must have been a popular shop with the local youngsters.
Situated on the mouth of the Avon, it is a popular seaside resort, and boasts a harbour with the deepest berthing facilities in the British Isles.
During World War II the Kings Head was a popular watering-hole for airmen based at the nearby North Weald airfield.
The glen, which runs 15 miles from the shores of Loch Torridon to Kinlochewe, is popular with walkers, but the terrain can be perilous and the weather can quickly change rapidly for the worse.
Today, quiz nights are particularly popular, whilst in the past there may well have been a pub darts team, sports team or, as we see here, a tug of war team!
On the extreme left we see cottage walls constructed in the popular Flemish bond. A simple decorative effect is gained from the incorporation of differently coloured headers.
Coach tours became very popular, especially to Skegness ('Skeggy') or Hunstanton ('Hunston') - usually on Sundays. They would leave at 7.30am and often would not return until 10.30pm.
From the churchyard The Street, a cul-de-sac, leads to the crossroads and the popular Yew Tree Inn, the building with the porch on the left, its Victorian brickwork now painted white.
Contrary to popular belief, Sir Walter Raleigh was not baptized in the parish church, but in the tiny chapel at nearby Place Court house.
In this century, walks around Stocks Reservoir ('the Jewel of the Forest of Bowland') are increasingly popular; the area has 70 per cent of the UK breeding population of hen harriers.
The popular Victorian poet Sydney Thompson Dobell visited the village in 1853, and the author of Beau Geste, P C Wren, is buried in the churchyard.
Once the village of Ebbisham, its popularity as a spa resort in the Restoration period, followed by its emergence as a racing centre in the following century, saved Epsom from decline.
Despite its popularity, it is quite possible to go for a long walk in the forest and not meet another soul.
Swanwick and neighbouring Bursledon, on the extreme left of the picture, are popular villages on the banks of the Hamble.
Not long after this photograph was taken, flats became popular, and today there are unsightly blocks of flats on the outskirts of this village.
Facing the sea and with a large garden and tennis court, this private hotel promoted itself as being central for the Staghound, Foxhound and Harrier Meets, popular sports for the gentry
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