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Evacuation From London To Harpley

I remember Harpley as a four-year-old, when it had no running water, electricity or gas.  I was evacuated there when first born, in 1939 during the war years and stayed in a cottage opposite to the village ...Read more

A memory of Harpley in 1940 by David Newman

Grays Thurrock Essex England Uk 1935 1953

My memories of Grays go back to the 1940's and 1950's the war years and before the London over-spill estates Of Belhurst Park and Basildon arrived. I was born and lived at 106 Bridge Road with my parents Thomas ...Read more

A memory of Grays in 1940 by Albert Wm Gosnall

Wonderful Days

We spent all our warm summer holidays at Westgate. We lived in South London. My Grandmother lived in Quex Road and we had a caravan on St Crispens caravan site. I loved getting fish heads from the fish monger to go crabbing. I ...Read more

A memory of Westgate on Sea by grahamleeper1

The Mystery Bridge Across The Mill Brook In Baguley.

The Mystery Bridge across the Mill Brook in Baguley. I was born in September 1946 and lived in Overdale Road Benchill before moving to Fouracers Road in Baguley about 1951. The Lanes, Farms and ...Read more

A memory of Wythenshawe by christopher.bowden

The Ferry Boatman Disaster

Sad boat accident Monday morning 26th March 1877 at Ryton. There were two brothers named Scott who lived in a house on Ryton Island, this was just below Moor Court. (You can read about this in my other stories). The brothers had ...Read more

A memory of Ryton

Recollections Of Ash Vale By Lt Col Taylor

RECOLLECTIONS OF ASH VALE By Lt Col Taylor Ash Vale, viewed from the main route through it the Frimley and Ash Vale roads would not have appeared to alter a lot during the last 100 years. Houses do now ...Read more

A memory of Ash Vale by nemeton2

Holloway Sanatorium

The ballroom had huge paintings on the walls. In particular I recall one of Sir Walter Raleigh. The patients' dining room had those lovely murals. We were issued a key which unlocked all of the doors in the hospital and ...Read more

A memory of Virginia Water in 1961 by Patricia Hampton

Cloch View 1931

Hello, I am trying to find out more about the place my father was born in 1931 which was Cloch View, Kirn. I understand that it was a tenement in Hunter street with a view of the Cloch Lighthouse. My father's mother was called Lillian Rose ...Read more

A memory of Kirn by lyn

Kellys Bakery

Iwas born in Mitchell St,South Moor then moved to Craghead where I am sure there was a kellys bakery shop near the bus stop

A memory of South Moor in 1958 by Bill Howd

Living In Aveley 1948 68

Hello. I came across this site yesterday quite by accident and was really taken away by all the memories. Here are mine - I was surprised by the names and everything else that came back to me. Forgive me if I don't spell all ...Read more

A memory of Aveley in 1948 by Colin Newberry

Captions

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Caption For Hemel Hempstead, Marlowes 2005

attractive and extensive open spaces; to the west of the old High Street lies Gadebridge Park, bought by the former Hemel Hempstead Borough Council in 1952; the second, further west, is Box Moor

Caption For Henley On Thames, Regatta 1890

In 1888 there were no less than 88 houseboats and 55 launches moored along the river banks.

Caption For Weymouth, Jersey Boat 1898

Requisitioned for minesweeping duties during the Great War, she became a casualty in the Orkneys on 13 January 1915, when she parted her moorings during a gale and finished up impaled upon the ram

Caption For Accrington, The Haworth Art Gallery C1945

Built on the south side of the town in over 13 acres of park, Hollins Hill commanded a fine view of the hills.

Caption For Stillingfleet, Church And Bridge C1960

The parish church of St Helen stands sentinel over the bridge in the village of Stillingfleet, south of York.

Caption For Devizes, St Mary's Church, Interior 1898

The wood sculpture of a pelican over the south door could have been a roof corbel.

Caption For Heybridge, St Andrew's Church 1901

The south door is notable, too, for its iron scrollwork.

Caption For Middleton, Church 1895

The church has a Norman nave and chancel, with Norman mouldings to the south door and chancel arch.

Caption For Eaton Bray, The Church C1955

A 13th-century building with 15th-century additions and some 1890s restoration, St Mary the Virgin has some very fine ironwork from the original building still in operation on the south door.

Caption For London, St Paul's Cathedral C1950

The building on the left, which survived, has now been demolished, leaving an approach to the south door from the Millennium Bridge.

Caption For Uppingham, C1950

The south door of the church is visible and the extent of the cemetery easier to see.

Caption For Blackpool, The Flying Machine 1906

Both are large; the north one is the more select, and the south more popular – just a penny pier where dancing goes on all day in the summer.

Caption For Weybridge, The Parish Church C1955

The build- ing on the right is the Midland Bank; between it and the church- yard is a narrow passage, now called Church Lane, leading to the south door of the church.

Caption For Pilton, Tithe Barn C1955

The church has an attractive Norman south door, with corbels with heads of a bish- op and two angels inside the porch.

Caption For Carlton In Lindrick, High Road C1965

Two miles south of Langold, Carlton in Lindrick is a village of two parts, the original village to the south and a large former colliery village with hard red brick semi-detached houses.

Caption For Stafford, St Chad's Church C1950

Facing the south door is a bust of Stafford's best-known son, Izaak Walton, author of 'The Compleat Angler'.

Caption For Stafford, The Font, St Mary's Church 2005

Facing the south door is a bust of Stafford's best-known son, Izaak Walton, author of 'The Compleat Angler'.

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1909

This is the south side of West Street, from the north-east.

Caption For Sonning, Village 1904

Fortunately, south of Thames Street you can escape the modern traffic.

Caption For Cheam, Upper Mulgrave Road C1950

approach to the entrance to Cheam Station, which is behind the trees on the left, includes on the extreme right a branch of the Norvic chain of shoe shops, with a local outpost of Sutton Creameries next door

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street 1900

The period facade and shop front next door of Lockes Library has since been completely redeveloped for the Midland (now HSBC) Bank.