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Places
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The 1950s
I was born at the maternity hospital in 1951, we lived at 3 St Oswalds Crescent and my granny and grandad lived close by on Park Road. I attended St Oswalds C of E School - I had a lady head teacher whose name escapes me before moving up ...Read more
A memory of Ashbourne in 1958 by
46 Bridge Road, Cove
46 Bridge Road at Cove is very significant to me because I was born in Bridge Road, no 46, on 29th June 1943, in the photo of Bridge Road it is the second house on the left, opposite Cove Supply Stores, so I'm sure my mother would ...Read more
A memory of Cove in 1943 by
Valence Park
During the 1940's my Mother worked as a part time Park Keeper at Valence Park, I and my older sister spent many hours in the park, it was the safest place to be during an air raid, I remember the doodle bug hitting the houses in ...Read more
A memory of Dagenham in 1944 by
Tyn Y Morfa Sunday School
Lovely memories of Tyn-y-Morfa Sunday School on the Warran while spending the summers at Mounds Caravan Park . "Sunshine Corner All is Jolly Fine It's for children under 99 It's a pleasure - all the treats are ...Read more
A memory of Tyn-y-Morfa in 1970 by
Hove Town Hall Fire
I think it was 1964 that the Town Hall burnt down. I remember it well. I was about 11 at the time. I do remember that at the back of the TH, was the Police Station. My brother and I got in some "trouble" and the two of us were ...Read more
A memory of Hove in 1964 by
Fish Strand Quay
Yes, I 'grew up' on Fish Strand and still use it to this day. My father kept various boats off the quay and we always had a dinghy moored there, and we still do, my father is now in his 90s and I have 2 grandaughters. I remember ...Read more
A memory of Falmouth in 1958 by
Old School
If you head down Lampits Hill and carry on past Giffords Cross road on your right, you then enter Church Road, the next road on your left is Fobbing Road. Opposite this junction is a building called the Old School House, this was the ...Read more
A memory of Corringham in 1960 by
The Patch
I remember playing on 'The Patch' at the top end of Filey Road. It was mostly long grass in those days, except where the lads had trod it down in the middle playing footie. Every year all us kids would collect wood for a huge fire on ...Read more
A memory of Fordhouses in 1965 by
Walk About
Now living in Australia - Arriving back to visit relatives, a previous life time of my walk about ways seems so dream-like. Living at The Greig Farm above the Wier Farm (The Wier which had been in my family forever) was the best ...Read more
A memory of Ewyas Harold in 1965 by
Evacuee
I was evacuated from London to Oxford with Burlington School on 1st September 1939. At first we had our lessons in the old Milham Ford School premises but after a few weeks transferred to the new school in Marston where we shared the ...Read more
A memory of Oxford in 1940 by
Captions
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The horse-drawn tram heads off towards the Town Hall. The Sudell family can be traced back to the reign of Edward VI. They owned land in Blackburn and out at Oozebooth.
Built on the south side of the town in over 13 acres of park, Hollins Hill commanded a fine view of the hills. The formal rose garden was reputed to be one of the finest in Lancashire.
The broad pathway on the left was the main route through the Park, leading from Scarbrough Avenue to Sea View Road, and is now the line of the present Park Avenue.
Japanese plants and shrubs were planted, and at the time it was said that Oak Hill Park had one of the finest rock gardens anywhere in the country.
Owned by the Duke of Norfolk, the 52 acres of Norfolk Park had been open to the citizens of Sheffield since 1841.
Looking down across the recreational park leads the eyeline to the scarred skyline with menacing stratus clouds building up.
Many motorists hurrying to work would find the bridge swung, and their way into Trafford Park held up, making them late for work.
Peel Park was somewhere Salfordians could go and seek refuge for a few hours from the noise, muck, and drudgery of day-to-day living.
The park had focussed around Prospect Hill House, now known as The Mansion House, which after being a problem building for years is now a pub/restaurant with marvellous views south from its hilltop
Milnshaw Park was the first public park in Accrington, and was opened by Mayor John Emmanuel Lightfoot in July 1880.
The park had only been in public hands a short time when these photographs were taken.
Moor Park was always a popular place for children, and I bet our young ladies in the picture had had a smashing time.
Moor Park was always a popular place for children, and I bet our young ladies in the picture had had a smashing time.
Street names intially included 'Reform Place 1835' to commemorate electoral changes after the Boundary Commission had reported: 'The chief trade arises from the manufacture of hemp and flax, and Allington
By that time, building work on William Leigh's plan for a grand mansion at nearby Woodchester Park had been under way for six years.
This is a wonderfully patriotic photograph of the monument to Lancashire lad Sir Robert Peel, standing in the park named after him.
The boundary wall of Manor Park lies to the right, with the manor house and vicarage, out of view behind the trees, on the opposite side of the road.
The grandeur of both St Peter's and Market Hill are shown to best advantage in the days before car parking.
On the left is the rear of the Swan Inn; a car park has replaced the buildings ahead.
The car is parked outside the Tudor Snack Bar (ahead, left of centre). Tudor Square is now pedestrianised, and buses stop on the main road.
Straight ahead, W B Mew Langton & Co Ltd are receiving a delivery. A Mini is parked outside the Red Lion pub on the right. Does it belong to the barmaid?
Frith's photographer was looking back through the carriageway towards Church Street straight ahead.
Frith's photographer was looking back through the carriageway towards Church Street straight ahead.
This lovely pastoral scene on the Nonsuch Park estate demonstrates that although the internal combustion engine was making rapid progress in the years following the First World War, most farming communities
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