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Living At The Mill

My father got a job in the mill in about 1950 and we moved into Mill House which is actually a part of the mill itself, on the right as you stand facing the building. I don't know what Bordon is like now, but in my day it had its ...Read more

A memory of Bordon in 1950 by Colin Noble

One Very Good Pub In England

One of My Employments of Yesteryear: Did you know that this public house has a corner where George Elliot used to write some of her famous books? Situated right opposite the War Memorial and next door to where Harry ...Read more

A memory of Witley in 1955 by Patricia White

Early Years In Park Road

Born in 1947 to Ted & Cred Fowles, I lived in 3 Park Road until 1955 when I moved down the hill to Southsea. I started Tanyfron primary school in 1951 and went on to Penygelli Secondary school, Coedpoeth, in 1958. When ...Read more

A memory of Tanyfron by Ann Evans

The Shops And Doctors At Sandiway 1956

We first arrived in Sandiway in 1956. I remember getting off the bus at the top of Mere Lane and walking down towards our new home in Cherry Lane. The house was a 'tied house' belonging to the ICI and our ...Read more

A memory of Sandiway in 1956 by Keith Wilson

My Wedding

I was born in Upney Hospital 53 years ago. My husband and myself were married at this church on October 15th 1977. It was a very nice warm day and we were lucky to have a beautiful sunset when we had our pictures taken on the steps at the ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1977 by Pauline Farlam

Withernwick Primary School

I attended Withernwick Primary School, starting 1996, now closed. The building still stands - I think they're not quite sure what to do with it! I hope the old conker tree still stands in the corner of the playground - everyone who attended will remember it.

A memory of Withernwick by Emily Brown

My Mum Ran Comerfords Corner Shop

We moved south from Chadderton near Oldham in 1965. My mum had taken over running the corner shop that had been bought by Comerford's in their quest to own the entire block. All but one house has succumbed ...Read more

A memory of Thames Ditton in 1965 by Paul Devall

Shops

Picture shows the junction of Main Road with Crossways. I moved to Crossways aged 7 in 1961. The shop on the corner by the phone box was a Co-op, and the one on the far side of Crossways was a Post Office. From 1961 to 1970 I caught the bus ...Read more

A memory of Gidea Park in 1963 by John Buchanan

The Pre Fab Years

I was born in Recreation Close - a tiny 1 bedroom maisonette at the bottom of Wide Way. My Grandparents lived in Greenwood Road just around the corner. In June 1944, during the Second World War, a doodle bug exploded on the shelter ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1940 by Patricia Sullivan

Chelmsford, Shire Hall 1895.

Many years ago the Shire Hall was where the Quarter Sessions trials were held. This would be the same as the Crown Court trials of to-day. The magistrates court was held in an old building which can still be seen in ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsford by John Crouch

Captions

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Caption For Skillington, Village C1965

The rounded corner house now has lots of roses growing up the wall. The power cables are still there. Skillington is a quiet village nicely off the beaten track.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Churchgate 1929

Lower down beyond the children is the corner drapery shop of the Misses Pryke.

Caption For Charlwood, The Archway 1906

St Leonard's church was built in 1895.The Crown is a 16th-century coaching inn and has a turnspit and crane in a fireplace.The corner shop is located on a crossroads at the highest point in the village

Caption For Burton Bradstock, Village 1922

This view looks northwards along Middle Street (otherwise known as Chapel Street) in the centre of the village towards a 17th- century thatched cottage on the corner with Grove Road (centre

Caption For Bridgend, Post Office And Caroline Street 1899

This photograph was taken from the corner of Caroline Street and Queen Street. Davies's Buildings containing the post office was built in 1892 on the site of the Mackworth Arms (demolished 1890/91).

Caption For Southwold, North Cliff And Coastguards 1896

The white building was the Coastguard Station, built in 1884-1904 here on the corner of South Parade to replace the Watch House, which was on the beach. Next to the flagpole is a signalling device.

Caption For Wisley, Hut Hotel 1903

In the lower right-hand corner of the photograph, and on the near side of the road, the edge of the small lake known as Bolder Mere can be seen.

Caption For Eastleigh, Leigh Road C1960

Even the arched entrance on the corner remains the same.

Caption For Wallasea Island, Ferry Pier C1965

In this remote corner of Essex, close to the Wardroom, the Wallasea Bay Ferry plies its trade.

Caption For Veryan, The Road To The Beach C1955

probably named after a saint with the improbable name of Symphorian, is one of the county's most beautiful villages, noted for its five round houses, built that way so that the devil could not find a corner

Caption For Hartlepool, Park Road And Gardens C1965

This pretty garden lies on the corner of Park Road and York Road. How sad that this quiet place is now occupied by Titan House, a massive office building several storeys high and currently empty.

Caption For Skillington, Village C1965

The rounded corner house now has lots of roses growing up the wall. The power cables are still there. Skillington is a quiet village nicely off the beaten track.

Caption For Linton, The Fountaine Inn And Linton Hall C1955

This view of a corner of the village's rectangular green shows the Fountaine Inn on the left, named after Linton's most famous son, Richard Fountaine, who became an alderman of the City of London in the

Caption For Eastleigh, High Street C1960

A statue of the 'Railway Man' by sculptor Jill Tweed now stands on this corner, symbolising Eastleigh's link with the railway industry. The statue was unveiled in 1995.

Caption For Alfriston, The Star Inn C1958

The red lion standing at the corner (left) is a figure-head from a Dutch ship wrecked off Cuckmere Haven in the 19th century.

Caption For Tamworth, General View C1965

Topped-off with small spires at each corner, it also has a double spiral staircase.

Caption For Melton, High Street C1955

On the opposite corner, Skoulding's grocer's and draper's had traded since the 1850s.

Caption For Swindon, High Street And Goddard Arms C1950

On the left we can see Barclay's Bank, on the corner of Cricklade Street. This building opened as the Wiltshire & Dorset Bank in 1885 and is now used as offices and as a hairdresser's salon.

Caption For Ambleside, The White Lion And Royal Oak Hotels 1912

As we move further down the main street, no less than three hotels are now in view: the Queen's peering round the corner (centre left), the impressive White Lion and the more humble Royal

Caption For London, Old Curiosity Shop C1955

This quaint old house sits on a corner in Lincoln’s Inn Fields.

Caption For Harborne, Prince's Corner And High Street C1955

Here we have another view of Prince's Corner on the right, with a glimpse of the High Street beyond the pseudo-timbering of The King's Arms (now The Fallow and Firkin).

Caption For Patricroft, Bridge C1955

The pubs on the corners of this cross-roads reflect the canal, with names like the Packet Boat, the Bridgewater, and the Navigation.

Caption For Upper Clatford, All Saints Church C1965

Located in a lovely corner of Hampshire, close to the rivers Anton and Test, and near the sprawling woodland of the Harewood Forest, this church includes two 14th- century arcades, one of

Caption For Coltishall, The Village C1945

The front of the shop to the right is unchanged since Edwardian days and is now Coltishall Pharmacy, but the corner where the confectioner's small shop stood has been redeveloped and now houses Coltishall