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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

A memory of Parkstone by Andrew Reid

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

A memory of Bridport by Alan Yardley

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

A memory of Hornsea by Paul Morrissey

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

A memory of Alverstoke by Gina Staniforth

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

A memory of Collyhurst by David Mc Hale

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

A memory of Salford by Anne Whyte

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

A memory of Caversham by Barry Woolford

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

A memory of Sparkbrook by Karen Bevis

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

A memory of Elm Park by Tony Newman

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

A memory of Torpenhow by John Dillon

Captions

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Caption For Coulsdon, Red Lion Hotel 1906

The Red Lion can be traced back to 1680 and stood alone until the arrival of the railways and Cane Hill Hospital.

Caption For Ilminster, The Market Place C1955

As we look back up East Street, the focus of the view is the Market Hall.

Caption For Wilsford, St Michael's Church C1955

Not far from Amesbury and Stonehenge, Wilsford and Lake are small villages strung along a back road.

Caption For Llandough, St Dochdwys Church C1955

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.

Caption For Fittleworth, Lea Hill 1908

The chestnut coppice in this view has recently been cut, and the hill is comparatively bare.

Caption For Bangor, Terraces 1897

The block at the corner is one of the latest boarding houses, and has clearly pushed back some older buildings.

Caption For Wells Next The Sea, The Quay 1929

From Wells to Blakeney, a great sand barrier holds back all but the most vicious tides.

Caption For Denbigh, Market Place 1888

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

Caption For Botesdale, The Village C1960

Set back before the gable of Southgate Farmhouse is the wheelwright's shop of Eric Burroughes in the former Congregational chapel.

Caption For Swanage, The Beach C1950

The people flocked back to the beach after wartime defences had been cleared.

Caption For Ashwell, West End C1951

Little has changed at this junction on the roads to Newnham and Hinxworth, known as West End and Back Street.

Caption For Southampton, The Andrews Monument 1908

The Common dates back to medieval times.

Caption For Luton, St Mary's Church C1955

Built on the site of an early Saxon church, the present St Mary's has elements dating back to the 12th century.

Caption For New Quay, The Harbour C1935

New Quay now serves a few local fishing boats and many leisure boat owners; a regatta is held annually, which dates back to 1868.

Caption For Ampthill, The Almshouses C1955

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.

Caption For Kenfig Hill, Pisgah Street C1965

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

Caption For Great Staughton, The Sundial C1955

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.

Caption For Dover, Castle C1965

One of the finest fortresses in England, Dover Castle traces its history back to the Iron Age earthworks on the site.

Caption For Southampton, The Andrews Monument 1908

The Common dates back to medieval times.

Caption For Barlborough, The Church C1955

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.

Caption For Amport, Village 1898

St Mary's Church in Church Lane is thought to go back to the early 16th century.

Caption For Sherborne, Half Moon Street 1903

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

Caption For Southend On Sea, Churchill Gardens C1966

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.

Caption For Cowbridge, High Street C1949

Cowbridge can trace its origins as far back as Roman times, when a small fort was built here.