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Memories
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54 Albert Road
I lived in 54 Albert Road, Parkstone, from 1962 until 1972. My paternal grandparents lived at 56 Albert Road, next door. They'd lived there from the 1930's onwards. The back garden was very big and long, plus sloped downhill. I used to ...Read more
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Visitation Convent
I was a boarder at the Convent for four years 1954-58, cured me of religion as I hated almost every minute of it. The Nuns can only be described as brutal. I was once told that I was wicked because I had kept the other lads awake at ...Read more
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Hornsea Children’s Convalescence Home
I was sent to this place in the late 1950’s. I don’t know why I was sent but I remember having two separate visits of one month. I was only 4 or 5 when I went, but I don’t have many good memories of my time there. ...Read more
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Little Church Alverstoke
I was at Alverstoke Childrens Home as a baby (I remember the hospital within the grounds and the beach being near by) till I left at 16 (1960ish - a Mr Thomas was in charge then). I remember a boy then named Oliver... ...Read more
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Dave Mc Hale
I lived in Southern Drive from 1957 until 1968 went to the Albert Memorial junior school Moved to Cheetham hill in 1968 we hated it and moved back to Malham crescent in 1969 Worked as a paper boy for Bob and Winnie at the local paper ...Read more
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The Salford Girl 3
My maternal grandmother, born in 1885 in Salford, as a girl worked in the mills. Up to the time of her death in Ladywell hospital, at the age of 93, she always wore long clothes to her ankles and a woollen, thick shawl. When gran ...Read more
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Saturday Mornings
I lived in Albert Road Caversham Heights from 1948 aged 5. Went to school at Hemdean Road infants then on to Caversham Secondary Modern and left there in 1959. I really enjoyed school, especially maths, history and geography, the ...Read more
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Dolobran Road, Sparkhill
I lived on Dolobran Road Sparkhill from 1956 (DATE OF BIRTH) to around 1962 when we moved to Northfield. We were the only double fronted house on the street and we fronted Lime Grove where my grandmother lived at Number 1. I ...Read more
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Going Back For A Visit After 60years In Us
I moved to Elm Park in 1953 lived on Woodcoat Ave until about 1965. Went to Benhurst then Suttons then Ford Trade School when I was 16. I had many friends including Colin Styles,Jumbo Jarvis,Gilbert ...Read more
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Torpenhow, 1980s
My three friends and I visited Torpenhow several times during the 1980s. We were from Yorkshire, and our school had a facility in Torpenhow village with dormitories, canteen etc, and the school would take us there on trips. When we left ...Read more
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Captions
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The Red Lion can be traced back to 1680 and stood alone until the arrival of the railways and Cane Hill Hospital.
As we look back up East Street, the focus of the view is the Market Hall.
Not far from Amesbury and Stonehenge, Wilsford and Lake are small villages strung along a back road.
Although the church is of relatively modern construction – it was built in the mid 1860s - the site has religious significance probably dating back to before the Norman Conquest.
The chestnut coppice in this view has recently been cut, and the hill is comparatively bare.
The block at the corner is one of the latest boarding houses, and has clearly pushed back some older buildings.
From Wells to Blakeney, a great sand barrier holds back all but the most vicious tides.
Still recognisable today, this view shows on the right the well-known arcade of shops which started life as an island block between Back Row and the present Market Place; note the rabbits hanging outside
Set back before the gable of Southgate Farmhouse is the wheelwright's shop of Eric Burroughes in the former Congregational chapel.
The people flocked back to the beach after wartime defences had been cleared.
Little has changed at this junction on the roads to Newnham and Hinxworth, known as West End and Back Street.
The Common dates back to medieval times.
Built on the site of an early Saxon church, the present St Mary's has elements dating back to the 12th century.
New Quay now serves a few local fishing boats and many leisure boat owners; a regatta is held annually, which dates back to 1868.
Some of the almshouses date back to the 15th century and a recent programme of refurbishment and modernisation has been carried out to make them more comfortable for the residents.
This kind of view is often found in this region - 19th-century terraces sprang up to house workers in the coal and iron industries - but Kenfig has a long history dating back to the Bronze and Iron Ages
The shops, work-shops and brick houses are built on the street edge, while the older cottages and farmhouses are set back, possibly on the line of the original village green.
One of the finest fortresses in England, Dover Castle traces its history back to the Iron Age earthworks on the site.
The Common dates back to medieval times.
The parish church of St James is thought to date back to the reign of either Henry II or Richard I, though it was heavily rebuilt about a hundred years after its original construction.
St Mary's Church in Church Lane is thought to go back to the early 16th century.
Moon Hotel purchased the neighbouring premises of Dingley's, drapers, outfitters, milliners and hosiers, and soon the new building had been redesigned and built as we see it today, set back
Dedicated to the memory of Sir Winston Churchill, this long, narrow garden is a delight to visit in spring when the high banks are a mass of flowers.
Cowbridge can trace its origins as far back as Roman times, when a small fort was built here.
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