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My Memory Of Going To School In The Manor House

Chew Magna, High School - this was in fact the High School for Sacred Heart High School & Preparatory School, which I attended for 3 years. I was in my first year senior's when the high school ...Read more

A memory of Chew Magna in 1983 by Helen May

The Red Lion And The Square

My parents ran the Red Lion between 1953-83. I was brought up here and went to Blendworth School, Mrs Byrne was the headmistress. The pub was situated on a tight bend on the old A3 and was regularly hit by vehicles unable ...Read more

A memory of Horndean in 1960 by Jon Blandford

Family Holidays

My dad always ensured that we had a "fortnight's"  family holiday each year. A fortnight was 2 weeks - ie fourteen nights. These holidays started in 1949, when I was seven  and continued to up to 1958 when I was 16. In 1949 and ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth in 1949 by Roy Beiley

A Very New Broadway

In 1962 my parents and I (12 years old) moved from Bristol to open Victoria Wine (later to become the Wine Market before reverting back to Victoria Wine). There were still several empty units awaiting occupation. I can recall ...Read more

A memory of Plymstock in 1962 by cpden

Working In Dartmouth Road

I worked at the gas board showroom on Dartmouth Road. It was next door to the bank on the corner of London Road. As well as selling gas appliances and receiving payment on gas bills we used to sell bags of "shillingsis!" for ...Read more

A memory of Purley by Raymond Day

Early Days Of Blackhill

My name is Stephen Yallop. I lived in Blackhill from the early 1960s. I used to live in Gallagher Terrace. I went to the Tin Mill infant school, I remember the teachers as Mrs Dunne the headmistress. Mrs Ferguson and ...Read more

A memory of Blackhill in 1966 by Stephen Yallop

Evacuation Ww2

I recall being evacuated to Llansaint from London as a child of 7. I lived in a small sweet shop in the the village with a family named Phillips, or Philips. I am now 74 so my memories are not too sharp with regards to names and ...Read more

A memory of Llansaint in 1941 by James Hepting

Maelog Lake Hotel

A schoolfriend of my former wife (now sadly deceased) married a Rhosneigr man and lived in the village. In order to visit them  my wife, I and our year old daughter visited Rhosneigr first in 1971, again in 1973 and for the last ...Read more

A memory of Rhosneigr in 1971 by Colin Carey

Lion Garage

I was working at the Lion Grage then, Mr & Mrs Ros in the Tantivy. First thing in the morning I would go to Mr Ross for our fags (pay him on Friday - pay day), the garage then was open seven days a week for petrol (Esso), Sundays ...Read more

A memory of Dulverton in 1962 by Colin Needs

East Terrace

I used to live in #1 when I was about 6 years old and have memories of climbing out of a window and sitting on the roof and looking out to sea. I also used to cycle off to school each day along this street. My father was in ...Read more

A memory of Budleigh Salterton in 1948 by Michael Braund

Captions

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Caption For Oakley, Post Office Corner C1960

The name of this cottage is a reminder of a very important medieval and late medieval building tradition in this area, possibly associated with the abundance of oak trees in the Bernwood Forest and

Caption For Fishguard, The Square 1959

There is no car parking today, but a busy road junction with a cannon in the centre.

Caption For Gargrave, The Lock, Eshton Road C1955

An aqueduct carries the canal over the river, the main road crosses over the canal and a railway runs over the road.

Caption For Worcester, Old House In The Corn Market C1890

A carved inscription above the left-hand lower window reads 'Love God WB 1577 RD Honor Kinge'.

Caption For Berwick Upon Tweed, The Tweed Bridge C1960

The 1405ft long concrete four-span Royal Tweed Bridge, designed by L G Mouchel & Partners, was built in 1925-28 to take traffic off the old stone bridge that still stands nearby.

Caption For Brampton, The Royal Oak And Signpost C1955

A few hundred yards along the present B1514 road past the turning to Pepys House, the road forks at the roundabout where the main road runs eastwards towards the A14 and the left road takes us

Caption For Braughing, The Post Office Stores C1955

The garage on the left has been replaced by two houses, but almost fifty years later, the post office still sports its black exposed timber on white rendering.

Caption For Minehead, Hopcott Lane 1919

This became the main park for Minehead in 1924 following private donations towards a scheme for the conversion of 6 acres of meadows.

Caption For Beddgelert, The Bridge And Llewelyn Hotel 1889

The small stone village of Beddgelert stands at the confluence of the Colwyn and Glaslyn rivers.

Caption For Hitchin, The Market 1901

This photograph shows how the traffic used to run diagonally across the Market Place.

Caption For Eype, Beach 1930

This view shows Eype Mouth, looking westwards to what is now a National Trust skyline, with Ridge Cliff and Doghouse Hill rising into the 508-feet summit of Thorncombe Beacon (centre).

Caption For Walkern, The Church Of St Mary The Virgin C1960

The River Beane runs close to the church, and is liable to heavy flooding.

Caption For Tring, St Peter And St Paul's Church C1960

It is thought that there has been a building on the site of the church since Roman times.

Caption For Beddgelert, The Bridge And Llewelyn Hotel 1889

The small stone village of Beddgelert stands at the confluence of the Colwyn and Glaslyn rivers.

Caption For Stanstead Abbotts, View From Cats Hill C1960

Running downhill into Stanstead Abbots from the north-east, Cats Hill presents a formidable hazard to modern motorists.

Caption For Harlech, Castle Entrance 1933

Entry to the castle was by way of the twin-towered main gatehouse on the eastern side.

Caption For Manchester, Exhibition 1887

This photograph shows the part of the Jubilee Exhibition of 1887 that was situated between Talbot Road and the railway.

Caption For Cawston, High Street C1965

In its heyday this was a huge village with shops of every description and five prosperous inns; there was even a beer house run by Matthew Austin.

Caption For Blakeney, The Blakeney Hotel 1925

Trading from its port ended in 1922, and this heralded the start of Blakeney as a tourist centre, specialising in boating, fishing, walking, painting, bird-watching and nature study.

Caption For Houghton, The Village 1914

The village, with its partner Wyton, developed along the road leading from Huntingdon to St Ives.

Caption For Liverpool, The Floating Road 1895

Our photographer is standing on the Prince's Landing Stage, looking up the floating road towards St Nicholas' Place and the church of Our Lady and St Nicholas at the top.

Caption For Bibury, Swan Hotel C1960

William Morris described Bibury as the most beautiful village in England, and it has charmed visitors throughout the ages with its quintessential Cotswold character and composition.

Caption For Dunoon, 'columba' 1904

Launched on 11 April 1878, the Clyde paddler 'Columba' was the last vessel built for David Hutchinson & Co; the firm changed its name to David Macbrayne the following year.