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Places

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Photos

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Maps

31 maps found.

Books

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Memories

392 memories found. Showing results 301 to 310.

Dodwell Lane Walks Along Dodwell The River Hamble

A group of us children would often after church on a Sunday go for a walk home 'the long way'. Yes, walking then was just wonderful. Our trek often took us along the river to the farm, before Ho- ...Read more

A memory of Old Milton in 1930 by Phyllis Williams

Corn Brook

Hi, it looks like this house was set against the Corn Brook midway between Corn Brook bridge on the A4117 and Fairyglen which is downstream. The house is no longer there, but where it was, was a place called Enoch's Garden. We used to ...Read more

A memory of Clee Hill in 1974 by Patrick Warrington

Polar Bear

Wellingborough Zoo had the saddest Polar Bear I have ever seen. Its enclosure was roughly three times the size of the bear and its pool was hardly bigger than a bath tub. Even as a small child, I knew this was cruel. It really upset me. Wendy Nicolle, nee March.

A memory of Wellingborough in 1951 by Wendy Nicolle

Leaving Home

My memory of Syderstone is in October of 1951. I left my home in Leicester as the bride of a young man who was in the USAF. He had been my High School pen-friend and was stationed at RAF Sculthorpe. I left my home for Norfolk one ...Read more

A memory of Syderstone in 1951 by Janet Ramsey

Born And Bred

The summer of 1959 goes down as the hottest in my memory. It started at the end of April and continued right through until the end of September. I was ten years of age that year and I spent most of that glorious summer hanging out ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1959 by Chris Bowers

Memories Never Fade Only Names To People's Faces

I have many memories of Kingsbury. I was born in Kingsbury in 1955 and lived in Dorchester Way which backed onto the side of the then fire station. I attended St Bernadette's school off the Kenton ...Read more

A memory of Kingsbury in 1960 by Andrew Avenell

Fawley Hardley & Hythe

My maiden name was Perl. I have so many happy memories of growing up in this area in the 50's. Moved to a bungalow in Hythe in 1954 one of the first to be built on the old golf course. Attended, for a short time, the primary ...Read more

A memory of Fawley by Christyne Remnant

Grand Hotel Sheringham

I watched, with my young son, this wonderful Victorian building being demolished in 1974. Being such a huge Hotel, it became untenable. Part of it was, I recall made into flats, but after a time this apparently was not ...Read more

A memory of Sheringham in 1974 by Georgina Martin

Ww2.

This (downstream) side of the mill was a popular site for the Canadian Army stationed at Bordon Camp during the war. Almost every day they would be there with their lorries, tanks and motorbikes, ostensibly to wash the vehicles but generally to ...Read more

A memory of Bordon in 1942 by Denis Payne

Chingford In The 60's

Very, very, happy memories of living in Chingford in the 60's. I moved to Westward Road when I was five and I went to Chase Lane School when it still had more or less outside toilets! One of the teachers (I think the maths ...Read more

A memory of Chingford by Jan Porter

Captions

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Caption For Blakeney, The Quay C1955

Blakeney only really began to become popular as a tourist and holiday destination from the mid 1920s.

Caption For East Runton, High Street C1955

Once Cromer and Sheringham became popular as holiday destinations, the Runtons (the villages between the towns) enjoyed the benefits of the overflowing holiday trade.

Caption For Scarborough, Castle From The East Pier C1958

Scarborough's sandy beaches are still as popular with northern holidaymakers, who still throng to the seaside town for the donkey rides, candy floss and sticks of rock as they did 50 years ago.

Caption For Higher Walton, Walton Gardens, The Lily Pond C1955

Since 1945, Walton Gardens have been a popular public park.

Caption For Llangrannog, The Beach C1955

Like Tresaith, it became popular with holidaymakers from the 1930s.

Caption For Bedford, River Ouse C1955

The south bank is a series of islands linked by footbridges, and is just as popular as public parkland.

Caption For Ilkley, The Moors 1914

One popular walk was up Heber's Gill to the Swastika Stone, an ancient area which may have been used for fire worship.

Caption For Hitchin, The Market 1901

The bustling twice-weekly market was clearly a popular event at the turn of the century.

Caption For Sompting, West Street C1955

The picture shows Sompting General Supply Stores with a sign fixed to the shopfront advertising Players Weights cigarettes, a popular budget brand.

Caption For Aberystwyth, The Castle 1903

Its ragged remains were transformed into public gardens by the local council and became a popular place for all. Here on a sunny afternoon the crowd gathers to enjoy the antics of a Pierrot troupe.

Caption For Llangollen, On The Canal 1913

Long before the holiday boat industry took off, a trip behind a horse-drawn boat in Llangollen was a popular outing.

Caption For Plymouth, The Hoe Pier 1889

The poster at the entrance advertises a military band concert, for which the bandstand on the pier was popular.

Caption For Barns Green, The Village C1960

In more recent years the village has been the annual venue for a very popular half-marathon road race.

Caption For Leysdown On Sea, Station Road C1960

Leysdown is a popular holiday resort on the Isle of Sheppey, reached by crossing the Kingsferry Bridge.

Caption For Thornton Cleveleys, The Library And Lecture Hall C1955

It was inevitable that two years ago (2002) a decision was made to bring this popular venue up to standard.

Caption For Bacton, Abbey 1933

It was well known that the priory had a miraculous section of the True Cross, and a popular exclamation in 14th- and 15th-century texts was 'Oh, Holy Rood of Bromholm!'

Caption For Broxbourne, The River C1960

Pleasure boats could be hired for trips and picnics on the river bank, and further north, Rye House was a popular weekend venue for east Londoners seeking respite from the smoky capital.

Caption For Southend On Sea, The Pier C1955

Well-wrapped holidaymakers manage to enjoy the sun on the ever-popular deckchairs. Ten-Pin Bowling is played in the new pavilion.

Caption For Blackheath, 1921

His books were once as popular as those of Agatha Christie, although nowadays few people know of him or his work.

Caption For Aylesford, Kit's Coty C1960

The most popular theory is that Kit's Coty - 'coty' means 'house' - was the burial place of Catigern, who is said to have fallen fighting the legendary Jutish warriors Hengist and Horsa in the Battle

Caption For Sheffield, Rivelin Valley C1955

For most of the century the city's parks retained their popularity and were maintained meticulously, only in the last quarter of the century suffering from a lack of management and care.

Caption For Filey, The Promenade 1897

Situated eleven miles north of Bridlington, Filey was for many years a working fishing village, but became a popular place in the 1890s for those seeking a quiet holiday.

Caption For Deal, The Esplanade 1899

Deal is a delightful small resort which became very popular Victorian times.

Caption For Caister On Sea, The Holiday Camp C1955

The family tricycle was always a popular attraction.