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Places
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Maps
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Books
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Memories
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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
My Specail Place, My Memories At Fitties.
I was 6 weeks old, I was told by my Mam, when I had my first holiday at Fitties Camp. So that would have been some time in August/September, as I was born in July, 1961. I don't remember my first few ...Read more
A memory of Humberston Fitties by
Reflections Upon The Changing Face Of Stafford Since 1964
It’s a rather sad fact that you only come to appreciate a town several years after you have left it. At the age of 19 I was sent to live and work in Stafford between 1964 and 1979, before ...Read more
A memory of Stafford by
Wembley House School
My name is Jeanette Levin, but when I went to Wembley House School I was Jeanette Green. I lived at 2 Crawford Avenue. I remember Richard Model. I was born in 1935. My parents had a shop in the old Wembley Market, selling ...Read more
A memory of Wembley by
Joseph Buckley Photographer
Joseph Buckley my great great grandfather, was a photographer, known as Owd Ab from the Ben Brierley character. In Volume 1 of Ben Brierley's “Lancashire Stories”, is another short tale “A "Strike" Adventure or The ...Read more
A memory of Daisy Nook by
St Anns C Of E Primary School In The 60's
I hit my 60th birthday at the end of last September. I look back over my life which took a few detours over the years with very fond memories of my primary school life. I adore my 4 children and great ...Read more
A memory of Tottenham by
Working On Church Street Six Times
When in 2018 I started work as a supervisor in a shop on Church Street, it occurred to me that I had had four jobs & two volunteer posts on the road. The first was a temporary job in the late '70's under the ...Read more
A memory of Great Malvern by
Bands, Cinema & Theatre 1970's '80's
Spent a good deal of time here in my younger years. My brother & many of his friends worked at the MoD,, & had what they called 'the Tuesday night cinema club'. Good or bad, most Tuesdays would see us at ...Read more
A memory of Great Malvern by
1960s Holidays In Newbiggin
My family, surname Ligema, were friends of Jim Highmoor who ran the scout group at Newbiggin during the 1950s and 60s. Mr Highmoor kindly let us stay for our holidays in the Scout Hut which was situated below the old ...Read more
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Givons Grove 1859 To 1865
Givons Grove was owned between 1859 and 1865 by my great grand uncle by marriage Duncan Fletcher, He was born in Glen Orchy, Argyll, the son of a farmer. He was sent to Glasgow in to business from where he went to Hong Kong ...Read more
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Calshot has long been popular with local people and holidaymakers for the views it affords of Southampton Water.
Opposite was Booths the grocer's, part of a chain of shops, who ran a popular café upstairs.
The lake is very popular for boating, and its environs now attract barnacle geese flying up the Ribble estuary. Not far from here was a huge sandhill, across from Lord Ashton's bungalow.
The mooring is free, the meals at the hotel are good, and there is a ferry and a railway by which you can travel to Norwich, Lowestoft and Yarmouth quicker than by boat; no wonder Cantley is popular with
A hugely expansive beach here means that it never fills up with holidaymakers in this popular resort and former fishing and trading port.
After the railway came to Mundesley in 1898, it was anticipated that the village would be as popular as Cromer.
To the south of the village lies some of the most spectacular downland in Sussex - a popular haunt of walkers and outdoor enthusiasts.
Although popular with the citizens, the Butes' motives and retention of ownership were initially met with scepticism and suspicion.
Yardley is an ancient manor and parish covering 11.5 square miles, and was once a part of Worcestershire.With the extension of the tramway from Small Heath to the Swan Hotel it became a popular residential
Nearby, Headley Mill is still working, and is a popular beauty spot.
The popular Bucks Head pub is on the right. Cows are being herded up the hill towards the triangular green, where there is a road running southwards.
The large white building is the Hean Castle Hotel, previously the Picton Castle Hotel, and still a popular hostelry in the village. George Borrow, author of Wild Wales, stayed here in 1857.
East of the Central Avenue/Bridgford Road junction is Bridgford Park; the house's extensive grounds are now a very popular public park.
These brakes were the only means of transporting the tourist to places such as Pegwell Bay or Minster; although these were popular venues, there were no tram services to these villages.
Although the west-coast railway was eventually built, taking with it the Scottish traffic, the town developed a busy fishing fleet and Irish trade and emerged as a popular holiday resort.
Situated in the 270-acre grounds of Cobtree Manor, an Elizabethan house alleged to be the original of Mr Wardell's Dingley Dell in 'Pickwick Papers', this formerly popular family attraction was noted for
Our journey starts in the superb stone-built town of Oundle, nowadays a popular tourist destination and home to Oundle School.
For the time being its popularity is assured.
By 1918 Margate Council had become envious of Pettman's monopoly of bathing at Cliftonville and made a charge for the bathing rights and the hiring of deckchairs on the popular Cliftonville beaches
With its sheltered sandy beaches, it has become popular with holiday makers.
As with many seaside resorts, one of the popular attractions was a trip in a boat.
The writer seems to recall it being more of a very popular pub than a busy hotel.
The ivy-clad King's Head public house, on the right, is a popular local hostelry, although the gallows-type pub sign out in the street has long gone.
The village stands on the skyline above the approach to the popular golden sand of Crantock Beach.
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