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Memories

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Different Times

Chris Searle....many happy memories growing up in Houghton ..Ithink it was late 60s when we came here via kent /London...My first school here was Hillborough junior [GREAT PLACE] even with its outdoor pool bbbrrrrr...Would love to ...Read more

A memory of Houghton Regis by Chris Searle

High Wycombe 1956 On

I was born in the Shrubbery Nursing home in 1956. I grew up in Lane End, about 5 miles away. I have photos of me looking awful in baggy knickers on the Rye (the park in Wycombe town) as a toddler. There was a play area on the ...Read more

A memory of High Wycombe by Vicky Searle

Pure Nostalgia

Hello to my fellow Fedsden inmates, whoever and wherever you are now! So nice to find things like this online these days ... I was a boarder at Parndon Hall between about 58 and 61 - stupid gangly blond kid, with my younger sister ...Read more

A memory of Great Parndon by Ross Paterson

Nostalgia

I have been reading many articles printed here & it got me & my wife thinking back to our childhood days (my wife was born in Llanelli, South Wales , & her childhood memories of the 1950's & were very much akin to mine ...Read more

A memory of Leytonstone by Alan Guy

Gold Cottages Government Road

my dad Walter James Harrison lived in 2 Gold Cottages, the Stubbs i think on government road its where the fishing lakes are now. his dad Albert Edward Harrison died there in 1936. just trying to find out more about the place back in the day

A memory of Ash Vale by peter.harrison49

Caravan Park Early 1950's

I was 5/6 years old and lived with my two sisters, older brother, baby brother and mum & dad in a cramped caravan that was given to us after the war. We were called 'gypsies' but my dad worked at the Woolwich 'arms factory' ...Read more

A memory of Datchet by John Wilkins

Pier Road

In 1952 I lived from a baby, below the record shop in Pier Road. When standing looking down towards the river, it was on the right hand side. The access was via a track that ran parallel to Pier Road, behind the shops. We had sleeper steps down ...Read more

A memory of Erith by Susan Morgan (Nee Davis)

Milk And Fish!

In the 1950s we spent several family holidays in the South Hams, staying at the Dairy in Stoke Fleming. We lived in south west London and travelled overnight on the A30 in my Dad's wet fish van, my brother and I sleepiing on a ...Read more

A memory of Stoke Fleming

What Used To Be.

The place where the Lydgate tunnel is a left over mound of ground found in the back field. There used to be 2 pubs and a black smithy that fell in and was rebuilt. They used to live and work in the ...Read more

A memory of Lydgate by Nicola Roberts

Spring Cherry Blossom In Welling

In a front garden opposite the back entrance of Brampton Primary School in Alexander Road, stood a huge cherry tree. During the month of April it magically transformed into a spring version of winter wonderland. a ...Read more

A memory of Welling

Captions

2,019 captions found. Showing results 913 to 936.

Caption For Sherborne, Kings School 1912

These buildings date back to 1879.

Caption For Lancaster, The Town Hall 1912

He also donated the new Town Hall, which stands at the back. It was opened in 1909 and above its grand portico is a relief that depicts Victoria's successor to the throne, Edward VII.

Caption For Atherstone, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School C1955

The school has a charter dating back to the 16th century.

Caption For Bath, Great Pulteney Street 1887

Go back into town and cross the Pulteney Bridge with its small shops into Argyle Street.

Caption For Bath, Victoria Park 1920

Brought back as spoils of war, they were later given to the park in 1874, and the columned baldocchinos were erected by a Captain Huth in 1914.

Caption For St Ives, Market Square 1898

The market here dates back to medieval times, when it was one of the most important in existence. A great fire in 1689 destroyed over a hundred houses.

Caption For Formby, Post Office And Village C1955

They were set back from the road, and the existing pavement and shops gave way to a pull-in for about a dozen cars; several of the mature trees were also felled.

Caption For Sherborne, Newell C1955

The Crown has changed little since this photograph was taken although the parking facilities have increased on the road at the front of the building.

Caption For St Margarets At Cliffe, The Village 1898

A little back from the shore in the older part of the village, we see a rural-looking scene along a dusty, unmetalled road.

Caption For Pwllheli, West End Promenade 1898

The popular 3 ft 6in gauge tramway ran for four miles along this dune-backed coast to Llanbedrog.

Caption For Arnside, From The Beach 1894

Set where the old county of Westmorland reaches down to the sea, this bracing small seaside resort and ship-building port enjoys splendid views of the fells at its back.

Caption For Lincoln, Cathedral 1890

This view from an upper window across Eastgate shows the north side of the minster with the back wall of the cloisters on the left.

Caption For Horley, Constitutional Club 1905

This view looks back along High Street. The two buildings either side of the turning into Albert Road have long gone, to be replaced by new offices.

Caption For Greywell, The Church Of St Mary The Virgin 1904

Prettily situated among trees and fields, the church of St Mary the Virgin is small but contains many treasures, including a silver chalice dating back to Elizabethan times, a 500-year-old font and

Caption For Overstone, The Solarium Hotel C1955

North-east of Northampton, Overstone is a linear village dating back to the 18th century.

Caption For Amport, Village 1898

The workers were demanding a rise from 8s to 12s per week and although most of them got what they wanted, by 1846 the average weekly local wage was back to 8s.

Caption For Romford, The Oldchurch Hospital 1909

The Romford Union Workhouse dates back to 1838. It was built in open country where food could be grown for the paupers who were obliged to work for their keep.

Caption For Kingston Upon Thames, The Wharf C1955

The few waterside industries of Kingston were based off the High Street with their wharves backing onto the Thames.

Caption For Burnley, Manchester Road 1952

The River Irwell, beside which Bacup lies, powered the first mills in the town, and the Irwell Mill, whose square tower rises at the back, was one of several providing employment in the town

Caption For Bacup, St James' Street C1955

The River Irwell, beside which Bacup lies, powered the first mills in the town, and the Irwell Mill, whose square tower rises at the back, was one of several providing employment in the town

Caption For Uttoxeter, Carter Street And White Hart C1965

The White Hart dates back to the 17th century. Supporters of Bonnie Prince Charlie used the inn as their headquarters in 1745.

Caption For Amberley, Church And Castle 1906

Amberley Castle, seen on the right, dates back to Norman times and was strongly fortified in 1377.

Caption For Clayton Le Moors, St Mary's Roman Catholic Church 1899

St Mary's Roman Catholic Church on Burnley Road, Clayton-le-Moors dated back to 1819, and predated all other Roman Catholic churches in the area.

Caption For Sonning, The Lock 1917

Back to the river and downstream of Reading, Sonning Lock itself has been entirely renewed but the cottages remain.