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Memories
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Hulton Street
Hi, I lived 26 Hulton Street after I got married, there was a church at the corner - I can't remember what it was called; It had a small graveyard at the side. We didn't stay there long but we moved back a year later into 30. We ...Read more
A memory of Salford in 1966 by
Heath Town
I was born in Heath Town in 1950 in Tremont Street that was just off the Wednesfield Road. There was The Poplar public house on the right going towards Wednesfield, the next road was where I was born. At the top of the street was a ...Read more
A memory of Heath Town in 1955 by
Headmaster's Son Remembers
I was interested to read the memories of those who attended this school during the war years because the headmaster, whose name was mentioned, was my father, Bill Scott. At that time, the school was operated by Newcastle ...Read more
A memory of Hexham in 1940 by
Another Local Then!
I came across this photo by chance, and it brought back a lot of memories when I lived there in the 1960's. I was born in Farnborough Hospital in 1952 and lived in Northlands Avenue until I was thirteen or fourteen? Just around ...Read more
A memory of Orpington in 1960 by
Childhood Memories
I lived in Stadhampton from 1949 - 1952. When I was eight years old living in Rutland my parents split up leaving my Dad with three small boys rather suddenly. As was often the case in those days I was shipped out and came to ...Read more
A memory of Stadhampton in 1949 by
Leaf Road
I moved from London into 64 Leaf Road on 1st January 1961. We were offered the house because housing was very short in Southwalk, where we lived with my mum and dad. When we got there it was freezing, the roads were laid but there ...Read more
A memory of Houghton Regis in 1961 by
Blissful Times
My Mother and I arrived in 1974, from a divorced Warrington and the dilapidation of the north-west. Merrily drinking tea and eating custard tarts in the bare miners' cottage living room, sitting in a deck chair and eating from a ...Read more
A memory of Gwespyr in 1977 by
I Know This Spot So Well !
I know this spot so well as almost every year for the last thirty years it has been a popular street corner to stage music and dance events at the annual Wimborne Folk Festival. You need to imagine that the deserted ...Read more
A memory of Wimborne Minster in 2012 by
Happy Memories Of My Time At South Weald
I started at St. Peters School South Weald in the Infants class with Miss Clough in 1950. She was a lovely lady. My first few months were very worrying as I was a shy only child and I cried a lot as ...Read more
A memory of South Weald in 1950 by
There's Always Been A Chip Shop
At leas,t for as long as I can remember - there's always been a chip shop on the Parade at Crayford. Just like there's always been on the corner of Station Road - a little way further through the town - if you can ...Read more
A memory of Crayford in 1965 by
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Another popular place in the winter months was George Scott's blacksmiths shop. The forge lit up the whole street at night-time.
Traditional summer shows are still popular.
This was a popular coaching inn; it has since been renamed the Gower Inn to reflect its new-found function as a public house.
The Sterrage Valley (sometimes spelled Sterridge) was a popular spot for day trips, initially by horse and coach such as those run by Copp`s, and from 1910 onwards by charabanc.
The seafront terraces and hills behind remain much the same today, and boating has grown ever more popular in the Dyfi estuary, which is fringed by wooded banks.
This popular public house in Goring Street was formerly known as The Bull's Head; the old sign, which hung over the door for years, was removed by the brewery and transferred to a public house in East
Today the local industry is agriculture, but the marina remains popular.
People mostly arrive at the Lickeys by car today (though there are plenty of buses), but from 1913 to 1924 they came by bus, and from 1924 to 1952 on the hugely popular Number 70 tram, which served nearby
Its riverside location made the pub a popular venue and it was considerably extended during the 1960s to provide a comfortable restaurant.
During the resort's heyday it was a popular excursion for visitors and, at one time, the boat carried almost 1½ million passengers a year.
In spite of its name, the New Pond was dug back in the 14th century, and was once a popular bathing place.
This was yet another popular spot with smugglers, who often ensured the silence of the local parson with the odd cask of brandy.
The villagers would not accept it, although it was a valiant attempt to turn this Over-Wyre village into a popular watering place. To the right is Fleetwood Co-operative Society Ltd's grocery store.
Once little more than a fishing village, the area became popular as a sea-bathing resort during the mid 19th century after the arrival of the railway.
The boating lake and nearby bathing pool were always popular attractions for holidaymakers and locals alike.
However, popular history associates these Tudor cottages on the corner of Eldon Street with Cromwell's visit to Warrington in 1648 whilst pursuing the Scottish army.
Pony rides have always been popular in Yarmouth; the problem of disposal of the droppings is still a disputed one, with local authorities sometimes suggesting that the ponies should wear nappies.
Although most associate Bath's waters with the Georgian or Roman period, the spring-fed baths were very popular in Tudor and Stuart times.
Eventually it was filled in, and a new pool became a popular attraction, particularly in the 1960s and 70s during Children's Week.
Prior to the advent of mass car ownership cycling to the park was an even more popular option than today. With so many bicycles present this busy scene is more reminiscent of Oxford or Cambridge.
Noak Hill was popular with ramblers and cyclists between the World Wars and the Pentowen Cafe beyond the chapel was a favourite place to meet.
It was a popular choice and around 50,000 people attended the unveiling on 26 November 1922.
With its jumble of streets and pleasing buildings of local moorstone, it has long been popular with visitors.
Yet apart from the 1937 gatehouse, once a popular dance hall but currently closed, it is now hard to tell there was once a pier here, despite its being Britain's second oldest.
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