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The Village Policeman

My father was the village policeman in the late 30s. My first memories was the police house next door to the garage, and the sweet shop with a lot of steps, (is it still there) the bridge sticks in my mind. The time dad chopped ...Read more

A memory of Harrold in 1930 by Pamela Surmon

Transporter Bridge

As a child brought up in Yorkshire, we spent holidays visiting family across the Pennines; mother's family in Liverpool and father's in Runcorn. Although he had done well, now a country doctor, father always seemed to think he was ...Read more

A memory of Runcorn by Rob Oldfield

Princes End Bred

I was bought up in Princes End from the age of 6, my brother and parents are still there. It's a bit dilapidated now but was brilliant when I was young. The community was full of families where generations lived just streets away ...Read more

A memory of Princes End by Christine Metcalf

Weston Point I.C.I Recreation Club And Runcorn Town

Memory, Saturday Night Old Time dance upstairs in theI.C.I Club. My father played there on the drums. I was there with a girlfriend and her mother and father and grandmother, the old lady taught me a ...Read more

A memory of Runcorn in 1957 by Robert Welding

The Little People Of Choppington

I recall the wee folk of choppington being almost hobbit-like in appearance. Their droll little smiles and corn cob pipes hanging from their tiny mouths. The women of choppington are robust, and resemble ...Read more

A memory of Choppington by Richard Hell

Longtown High Street

My great-great grandfather was George 'Dood' McKie and he lived in a house about six doors beyond the Graham Arms Hotel which is shown in the Francis Frith photo number L203002.  He was one of those Longtown characters who are ...Read more

A memory of Longtown in 1880 by Chester Forster

Chingford Hatch

Does anyone remember the Manor pub at the bottom of Friday Hill? It was replaced by the Wheelwrights some years later, there used to be a van selling teas and coffees to the bus drivers and conducters in their breaks at the bus ...Read more

A memory of Chingford in 1957 by Christine Jeffrey

Silvery Ouse

I was a summer season driver of these boats during my college holidays in the early 1960s. We operated four boats, Silver Foam, Silver Stream, Silver Crest and my own boat, Silver Dawn, which I believe came from the Norfolk Broads. The ...Read more

A memory of Bedford in 1960 by Edward Donnelly

Day Trips To Brecon

As a child growing up in the mining village of Cwmtwrch in the 1940's and 50's, I enjoyed the family day trips to the cathedral town of Brecon, especially in summer. The public bus would take us from Ystradgynlais to Brecon,a ...Read more

A memory of Brecon by David Lougher

Beware Of Cut Thoat Dan

I remember going to visit a Mrs Kelly with my granny and they used to sit and tell ghost stories. When we walked home we had to walk over Turners Bridge which was only dimly lit and I was told to watch out for 'Cut Throat Dan. I ...Read more

A memory of Ayr in 1947 by Andrew Plain

Captions

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Caption For Looe, From Above 1912

In summer the wooded slopes above are a mass of myrtle and hydrangea. East Looe's cramped main street, edged with a jumble of jettied shops and cottages, tapers down to the quay.

Caption For Ripon, The Minster And The Bridge C1885

This short, 2-mile canal was opened in 1773, and is an extension of the River Ure. In this view of the stone-walled canal basin we see the cathedral rising over the roofs, and the old arched bridge.

Caption For Harnham, The Village 1906

Harnham Bridge crossed the Hampshire Avon just south of Salisbury between the twin hamlets of East and West Harnham. The former was a parish in its own right.

Caption For Bangor, High Street 1908

Bangor's main street runs between the station and the harbour, and today is partly pedestrianised. It is shown here crowded with shoppers and an early car.

Caption For Devonport, Torpoint Ferry Bridge 1890

Plymouth and Devonport were served by a number of ferries, including these wonderful steam-powered, chain-guided floating bridges on the Torpoint service, which were capable of carrying wheeled vehicles

Caption For Ripon, The Minster And The Bridge C1885

This short, 2-mile canal was opened in 1773, and is an extension of the River Ure. In this view of the stone-walled canal basin we see the cathedral rising over the roofs, and the old arched bridge.

Caption For Salisbury, Bridge Street And The County Hotel 1928

Motorcycles with sidecars were a popular and economical means of getting about for ordinary people.

Caption For Willesborough, The Church 1909

A narrow path leads through trees and across a small humpbacked bridge to the attractive shingle-spired church. The church is 15th-century, but its interior is much more recent.

Caption For Clifton, Suspension Bridge C1950

A competition to design its bridge was won by I K Brunel; work began in 1831, but the funds ran out, and it was not completed until 1864, after Brunel's death.

Caption For Slaidburn, Hammerton Hall 1921

The Hall lies in a crook of the River Hodder, with a stream called Barn Gill and its waterfall in the Hall grounds. The bridge in the foreground is over the Barn Gill.

Caption For Clacton On Sea, Pier Gap 1912

This photograph shows Pier Gap prior to the building of the 'Venetian Bridge'.

Caption For Stourport On Severn, View From Bridge C1955

This view is slightly upstream of the locks that give access to the Staffordshire and Worcester Canal. The area in the foreground is today a large amusement park.

Caption For Eling, The Quay C1955

Stand on the toll bridge by Eling Tide Mill, where this photograph was taken, and you will see that the tall chimney on the left has gone, as have many of the other industrial units seen in this photograph

Caption For Worcester, The Junction Of Rivers Teme And Severn 1906

The River Teme rises in the Kerry Hills of Radnorshire and flows through 75 miles of beautiful countryside before it meets the River Severn just south of Worcester.

Caption For Andover, Charlton Village 1908

The bridge in the foreground has been rebuilt, and many more trees have grown and matured along the banks of the stream.

Caption For Stockton Heath, The Ship Canal C1965

A vessel passes close to Walton Locks and Warrington Wharf before negotiating the Chester Road Swing Bridge.

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Caption For Windsor, Clewer 1890

A young boy stands thoughtfully on the Long Bridge, which spans Cuckoo Weir. Across the meadow you can see the spire of Clewer Church.

Caption For Buckland, The Trout Inn C1965

This inn, situated on Buckland Marsh near Tadpole Bridge, is very popular with those walking the Thames Path National Trail. It is about one and a half miles from the main village.

Caption For Lytham, Ashton Gardens Bowling Green 1921

North and South Promenades had undergone great changes by this date. Ashton Gardens, mainly provided by Lord Ashton, were formerly St George's Gardens.

Caption For Reading, Bridge 1924

Reading Bridge is an elegant reinforced concrete one, with a single main span and Brunel-like arches on each bank. Opened in 1923, it is an examplar of what can be done in the material.

Caption For Waltham Abbey, Highbridge Street 1921

This view looks up Highbridge Street from the river bridge to the Abbey church and its impressive 16th-century west tower.

Caption For York, View From Skeldergate Bridge C1885

We are looking towards Ouse Bridge with South Esplanade on the right.

Caption For Aylesbury, The Canal 1897

The Aylesbury arm of the Grand Union departs from the main line at Marsworth, and has some 16 locks in 6 miles, very narrow and not for the faint-hearted.

Caption For Whitby, The Harbour C1960

Flat-capped fishermen enjoy a chat and a view of the Lower Harbour by the swing bridge (right) in the ancient port of Whitby, situated where the River Esk runs into the North Sea.