Books

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Memories

8,155 memories found. Showing results 271 to 280.

Croydon Thornton Heath And Norbury

I was born and brought up in Croydon and although I now live in the Channel Islands I still regard it as my home. I remember living in Northborough Road, Norbury and attending Norbury Manor Infants School only ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1963 by Annie Deuchar

The Smallfield Brickyard

I was born at 1 Kings Cottages in April 1931. I have two brothers, and as young boys we were close friends of the late Gerald Mitchel. Gerald's mum, nee Doris King, lived with her husband (Syd, who served with the RAF) in ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield in 1930 by Tony Harper

My Second Home

Right from a small child i have grown up loving Wells-next-the-Sea, my dad used to take us on holidays there and we stayed in a little cottage which was a short walk to the quay where my brother and I would wander down to ...Read more

A memory of Wells-Next-The-Sea in 1969

My Grand Parents

My grandparents lived in Hearts of Oak Cottages and we used to go and see them on Sundays with my dad and brothers while my mam made dinner. We would walk down the old line. My dad took us to the engine room at the colliery to ...Read more

A memory of Nantyffyllon in 1957 by Eira Waite

Nells Point Barry Island

I was born on 'the Island' and lived there until I was 17 years old. Nell's Point used to be my play ground.I have many fond memories of counting the coaches that used to bring the visitors from far and wide, the coaches ...Read more

A memory of Barry Island in 1959 by Chris Maidment

The Low Davidson Family

My sister and I are from Canada and came to Scotland this past month, August, 2009, to see where our mother, Kathleen Low, and her family were born and raised in their youth. After many years of hearing them describe their ...Read more

A memory of Johnshaven in 1900 by Judi Parry

Warm Sunny Days Long Gone

I remember warm sunny days when me and the gang would go down to the local river and meet many of the guys there from surrounding villages and have a whale of a time. The summers were hot, and we spent hours upon hours ...Read more

A memory of Steeple Aston in 1968 by Linda Smith Ritlinger

Oh And

King Street and its area was known as 'over the other side' to everyone on the Broadway side of the railway bridge - a mysterious place that adults would talk of to each other concerning pubs or the cemetery or the tax office. "Oh, he used to ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1975 by Neil Emery

Dysart In The 60s

I was brought up in Dysart, first in Howard Place then the High Street, where my mum and dad still live. I remember all the shops that were there in the 1960s when I was a little girl, the little wool shop where you could buy odd ...Read more

A memory of Dysart by Karen Dunn

Abc Lyric Cinema

I was the Chief Projectionist at the Lyric from approx 1957 until 1963 when I was appointed as Co Chief/Lighting Engineer at the new ABC Blackpool. The Manager at the Lyric was Mr Ron Crabb and when he moved to another ABC ...Read more

A memory of Wellingborough in 1957 by Alan Ashton

Captions

2,258 captions found. Showing results 649 to 672.

Caption For Twickenham, King Street C1960

Also scheduled for redevelopment was the remaining old part of the town between Church Street and the river, which had suffered bomb damage in the war.

Caption For Easington, Seaside Road From Church C1955

The road here winds down towards the sea, past the church of All Saints, with its decorative wrought-iron arch. Behind the church is an attached farm and tithe barn.

Caption For Weston Super Mare, Christ Church 1887

The Parish of Christ Church stretches down to Baker Street and Alfred Street, where the school and church hall were built.

Caption For Hathersage, The George 1919

In this photograph, an early automobile chugs down the street, past a white-coated delivery boy pushing a handcart outside the inn.

Caption For Crafthole, The Village C1935

This view remains largely unchanged, even down to the detail of the roofed porches on the left.

Caption For Matlock Bath, Road To Temple Hotel C1864

This view looks down on the hillside villas from the road which winds up to the Temple Hotel, which dates from the 1760s.

Caption For Bideford, The Quay 1919

There was once a railway running down the middle of this street and around the corner at the end. It went to Westward Ho! and Appledore, and ran for sixteen years, closing in March 1917.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, 1901

Neither the promenade nor the gardens by it have been built, and the stone facing of the railway embankment slopes right down to the beach.

Caption For Trusthorpe, The Beach C1955

Oh, how we love to make sand castles just so that our children can knock then down or jump on them. Here we have only two more to go! The cannon would not have been much use in 1940.

Caption For Stratford Upon Avon, Memorial Theatre From River 1922

The theatre burned down in 1926; plays then had to be performed in a local cinema.

Caption For Bucklers Hard, The Village C1960

Halfway down the estuary of the Beaulieu river stands the little community of Bucklers Hard.

Caption For Emery Down, The Post Office C1955

The best way to explore the Forest is to use a village such as Emery Down as a base and then explore on foot or horseback.

Caption For Haverfordwest, Barn Street 1906

Looking down Barn Street towards the spire of St Martin's Church, the Bethesda Baptist Chapel can be seen on the right.

Caption For Clacton On Sea, Thames Barges On West Beach 1912

Behind, rows of bathing machines are ready to wheel modest bathers down to the water's edge.

Caption For Trusthorpe, The Beach C1955

Oh, how we love to make sand castles just so that our children can knock then down or jump on them. Here we have only two more to go! The cannon would not have been much use in 1940.

Caption For London, Chelsea Watermans Arms 1875

In narrow alleys leading down to the river, similar to the one depicted here, there was an abundance of small taverns and public houses catering for the working man.

Caption For Staines, Boating 1907

Staines's High Street leads down towards this bridge over the Thames. The three-arched structure was designed by George Rennie and opened by King William IV in the 1830s.

Caption For South Harting, Church Of St Mary And St Gabriel 1906

Familiar to many, the church nestles in the shelter of the South Downs. Large horse chestnuts now break the roof line but the cottages still lie tranquil within the church's reach.

Caption For Coulsdon, View From The Downs C1955

The backs of the houses in Chaldon Way near the turning with Bradmore Way are viewed here from the footpath along the line of magnificent yews on the eastern slopes of Farthing Down.

Caption For Goodwood, The Racecourse 1904

High on the South Downs, an enthusiastic crowd, many of whom have cycled up the steep hill to the Trundle, enjoy the atmosphere of 'Glorious Goodwood', a week of racing that still begins on the last Tuesday

Caption For Uppingham, Stockerston Road C1960

This is the reverse view of U10054 (above), looking towards the town. On the right, hidden by bushes, is West Bank; further down West Deyne protrudes.

Caption For Tadcaster, High Street C1955

It is a quiet day in Tadcaster's High Street as a cyclist pedals unconcernedly down the middle of the road.

Caption For Bournemouth, East Cliff Steps 1908

Apart from the areas around the mouth of the Bourne Stream, much of Bournemouth was built to the rear of the long line of cliffs, necessitating many stairways down to the beach for energetic visitors

Caption For Reeth, The Village C1960

Another view of Reeth, looking down across the gritstone-slabbed roofs of the cottages of the village, which was another important lead mining centre during the 18th and 19th centuries.