Places
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Maps
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Books
16 books found. Showing results 769 to 16.
Memories
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Memories Of Norley
During WW2 I lived with my grandparents, Thomas & Elizabeth Hardman, in Post Office Lane, Norley. This was whilst my father was in the army. I remember going to the air raid shelters situated in the playground of the village school. ...Read more
A memory of Norley by
Living At The Fortune Of War As A Boy. (Richard Coleman, Perth Western Australia)
Whilst my memories are as a young boy I have some wonderful photos and a lot of information from my late mother and her sister. We all lived at the hotel with my Grandfather, ...Read more
A memory of Laindon by
Studley Grange Road
In the fifties a lorry used to come around selling ESSO BLUE PARAFFIN. This was for paraffin heaters that were popular around this period. Some of the heaters were made in Greenford in a building now occupied by Dunelm. They were called Aladdin Paraffin Heaters.
A memory of Hanwell by
Lower Morden
I was born in 1941 my dad bought the house in Lower Morden Lane in 1939,I went to Morden Farm School. Morden was a great place to be as a child I remember starting school and not liking it one bit I only started liking it in the last few ...Read more
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Shifnal In The 1950s
I came across this website purely by accident and was immediately fascinated by the memories of Shifnal. Somebody mentioned Cottams’ fish and chip shop on the Broadway. Cottams left and were replaced by a diminutive foreign lady by ...Read more
A memory of Shifnal by
Peterlee Then And Noe
I don't remember any of my childhood until I moved to Peterlee in 1971. I was 5 years old at the time and was started at Eden Hall infants. When I moved to the big school aged 7 I was placed in Mrs Hoy's class, she was a ...Read more
A memory of Peterlee in 2014 by
Hutton Poplars Residential Home
I was at Hutton poplars home from 1960-1965, started in Fal house Miss Creffield,was house mother, then 1962 moved into Dart house with the same housemother Miss Creffield until 1964, I spent last year in Thames ...Read more
A memory of Shenfield in 1960 by
Chain Road
I lived at 2 Chain Road in the 50's sandwiched between the Loves and the Harveys with my parents and brothers, Jeff and Richard. The Lindsays lived two doors away with Johnny and Gillian. Our neighbour's were great characters especially ...Read more
A memory of Creetown
My Primary School Years At Sellincourt School.
Sellincourt school memories. Hi everyone! My name is Nusrat Khan and I attended Sellimcourt Primary school during the early 1970's and what a brilliant decade that was! I lived above my dad's dry ...Read more
A memory of Tooting in 1974 by
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
Captions
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To the south of the village lies some of the most spectacular downland in Sussex - a popular haunt of walkers and outdoor enthusiasts.
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.
Deal is a delightful small resort which became very popular Victorian times.
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.
His books were once as popular as those of Agatha Christie, although nowadays few people know of him or his work.
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.
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
Well-wrapped holidaymakers manage to enjoy the sun on the ever-popular deckchairs. Ten-Pin Bowling is played in the new pavilion.
The seafront terraces and hills behind remain much the same today, and boating has grown ever more popular in the Dyfi estuary, which is fringed by wooded banks.
Traditional summer shows are still popular.
They saw its potential as a popular resort, and soon prestigious hotels were clothing the edges of the green.
Another popular place in the winter months was George Scott's blacksmiths shop. The forge lit up the whole street at night-time.
This was a popular coaching inn; it has since been renamed the Gower Inn to reflect its new-found function as a public house.
Lines of wind shelters adorn the beach at the popular Yorkshire coast resort of Filey. Once a fashionable beach accessory, they are seldom seen today, so perhaps it was windier in the Fifties!
A popular ramble is to the nearby Iron Age hillfort of Eggardon - immortalised by Thomas Hardy in his novel 'The Trumpet-Major'.
The Sterrage Valley (sometimes spelled Sterridge) was a popular spot for day trips, initially by horse and coach such as those run by Copp`s, and from 1910 onwards by charabanc.
The New Inn at Clapham is a popular hostelry in the heart of the Dales Three Peaks Country, and a convenient starting place for the ascent of Ingleborough, which is 2,434 feet high.
At the western end of the village, close to the popular public house aptly named the Shepherd and Dog, the Fulking stream still emerges from the downs over a small waterfall.
Acle is a popular centre for amateur yachtsmen, who come ashore to explore the area and visit the inns used by local rivermen.
Music was also popular in Horsham, and a bandstand was erected in the Carfax in 1891from money collected by subscription.
The Prince Albert is a popular hostelry to this day, although Stroud Brewery - which owned the pub when this picture was taken - disappeared a good few years ago.
Boating has long been a popular pursuit for visitors to Stratford, and for many residents too.
In the ground is the modern and immensely popular Roald Dahl Gallery.
Lyme was a favourite resort of the novelist and her family who stayed here during its hey-day as a popular Regency watering place for fashionable Bath society.
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