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Memories

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My Childhood Days Brynna Boy

8 Southall Street /16 Tan-y-Bryn. We, the Brynna Boys, used to run to school, Mr & Mrs Davies Head Master and thei two daughters, strict and friendly, firm and kind. I can only describe those happy days, Coronation ...Read more

A memory of Brynna in 1953 by Gary Edwards

Living In Stratford During The London Blitz 1940 41

I remember living at no 41, Louise Road, Stratford E15, during the Blitz, and attending Water Lane School. At school each day as the teacher called out our names for Attendance, I noticed how each ...Read more

A memory of West Ham in 1940 by Robert Munn

Leinster House, Spencer Park

My great-grandfather's house, Leinster House, No. 1 Spencer Park was built in about 1880 and stood on a large corner plot at the top of St. John's Hill. It was demolished in 1964 and a block of flats were built soon ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth in 1880

I Was Here In 1965

I remember the hut that was used as the changing rooms for all the outside sports, damn cold in the winter. Mr Lester was the Head at the time, mostly I remember the teachers Jim (Maths) and a tall teacher, very stern, ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1965

Then & Now

I remember during my teens to early twenties there always seemed to be gigs on. From The Green Man (where it must be said, I really shouldn't have been, not then being 18), where it was very bluesy music, plus of course the mighty ...Read more

A memory of Kidderminster in 1973 by Dylan Mears

The Saughs

My Mother (know as Betty Scott in those days) who is now 91 lived at The Saughs (Saughs Cottage now) from 1923 to 1936 (ish)  - probably aged 3 to 17. Mum was a foster child and went there to live with "Auntie" (Christine Hunter Mc Kay) ...Read more

A memory of Ochtertyre in 1920 by Joyce Rawlings

St Nicholas School, Mickleham

I remember Miss L Garrard, the Head Mistress, Miss T Garrard her sister, and their adopted son Malcom Daverney (?). He had an open top MG sports car, and one day I had to go to the Dentist in Dorking for emergency ...Read more

A memory of Mickleham in 1953 by Angela Sayadian

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 Jane Johnson

The Blake

The following information relates to the opening of the Blake school in Hednesford. The Blake school was built to replace the Central Secondary school for boys which was in Burns Street Chadsmoor (where Chadsmoor junior school is now ...Read more

A memory of Chadsmoor in 1961 by Wendy Barr

Jtbells

This is the year I started on the building sites in 1963, I got a job on J. T. Bell's site in Whickam, the site hadn't been running long then as it was in the first stage. All the lads were mainly from Newburn, Lemington, and Throckley. If ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1963 by Jimmy Burrows

Captions

1,136 captions found. Showing results 937 to 960.

Caption For Donington, Market Place C1965

The A52 leads to Boston, and the A152 goes on to Spalding. Get A Head (a ladies' hairdresser) has taken over from Margaret Graves (left), and the chemist (centre left) is still there.

Caption For Haywards Heath, Muster Green C1950

The road heading into the distance is Boltro Road, which leads down to the railway station - the railway line is off to the right of this photograph.

Caption For Potter Street, Prentice Place C1955

The empty roads were typical of the day - at this time, cars and garages had not yet become an important factor in the new estates.

Caption For Trossachs, Hotel And Loch Achray 1899

The Trossachs, overtopped by Ben Ledi and other high mountains, enclose the lake at the head: and those houses which we had seen before, with their cornfields sloping towards the water, stood very prettily

Caption For Rudgwick, The King's Head C1965

The King's Head was built in 1733; not originally a public house, it had a cellar to store stalls for an annual fair held nearby.

Caption For Morecambe, Central Promenade 1906

As well as the Star Dining Rooms and the Pier Head Dining Room on its left, we have another on the very right of our view.

Caption For Manchester, Ship Canal, Grain Elevators C1965

At the head of the dock can be seen the large No 2 grain elevator; later, this was so much trouble to pull down, that it took nearly three months before it was cleared away.

Caption For Belsay, Old Castle C1955

There are four corner turrets, each with rounded bartizans corbelled out, and the parapet has machicolations; this was an overhang that allowed defenders to drop missiles on the heads of uninvited

Caption For Guisborough, Priory Gardens 1899

Here we see the priory ruins viewed from the south as in the view of 1885; but by the time of this photograph, Margaret, later first Lady Gisborough, along with her head gardener, Kew-trained

Caption For Cheam, Sears Park C1955

Once a cornfield, this open space on the east side of the Sutton bypass was bequeathed in perpetuity to the people of the borough by Mr and Mrs John Sears, who had lived in nearby Quarry Park Rise.

Caption For Ashwell, High Street 1951

Tommy Dennis's butcher's shop (centre right) was renowned for its ornate topiary and for the life-like bull's head mounted on the board across the building.

Caption For Downham, The Village 1894

In 1953 the head of the Assheton family was created Lord Clitheroe, and the family are still taking care of the village today.

Caption For Stamford, St Mary's Church 1922

Above the lady's head is the sign to the Temperance Hotel, which was run around this time by John Bunning.

Caption For Downham, The Village 1894

In 1953 the head of the Assheton family was created Lord Clitheroe, and the family are still taking care of the village today.

Caption For Avebury, St James' Church C1955

The cylindrical Norman font is stunning: it has intersected arches, big scrolls and two big serpents with twisted tails, their heads looking at a saintly bishop, who is wearing a typical Norman

Caption For Wisbech, Church Street 1923

Beyond the fine house, which is now an estate agent's, is the showroom of Crabtree & Son - by 1929 the business had been taken over by W H Johnson & Sons Ltd.

Caption For Fareham, West Street C1955

A Ford Consul heads out of Fareham. West Street is a mile long, and this section is now pedestrianised.

Caption For Ewell, Nonsuch Park Memorial 1925

The Farmer family had been in residence at Nonsuch Park Palace for most of the previous century.

Caption For Harlow, Old Harlow, Churchgate Street 1903

Until early in the 19th century, travellers in horse-drawn carriages from London would see the welcome sight of the Queen's Head and the spire of the church of St Mary and St Hugh in the background as

Caption For Douglas, Victoria Pier 1907

By this date the number of annual visitors had broken the 100,000 barrier and was still climbing. In order to increase capacity, the pier was extended in 1888 to a length of 1620ft.

Caption For Donington, Market Place C1965

The A52 leads to Boston, and the A152 goes on to Spalding. Get A Head (a ladies' hairdresser) has taken over from Margaret Graves (left), and the chemist (centre left) is still there.

Caption For Masham, Market Place 1908

The coaching inn the King's Head (right) was also the tax and licence office until 1850.

Caption For Chippenham, The Weir C1960

Running across the middle of the picture is the weir, which maintained the head of water; it has now been removed during the re-management of the Avon.

Caption For Ashwell, Chantry House 1951

As she entered the church, she turned and to her horror saw that the hooded apparition had no head.