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Maps

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Memories

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Woolworths

As a 14 year old I was a 'Saturday girl' at Woolworth's in 1961. I was on the glass counter, selling everything from vinegar bottles with plastic tops, ashtrays, jugs etc. The number of items displayed on the sloping counter was enormous and I ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich by mrsjdennett

Frothy Coffee

I lived in Runcorn until I was 8 (1960s) and I remember going into town on the bus with my mother. We would always stop at "Le Rendezvous" (which as a child I remember thinking was a very strange word) and she would get a "frothy coffee" ...Read more

A memory of Runcorn by sc_taylor

Life Above Corals Coal Shop

my parents moved to an empty flat above the coral coal shop in bank street.my Father worked for corals coal as a delivery driver.The flat was an extra bonus i was born in Dover 1954 and when we left there we moved to a place ...Read more

A memory of Ashford

Parham House

I was sent there at the age of 5 in 1951. It was run by Mrs Russel known as Auntie Barbara and her husband Uncle Max who kept pigs. I stayed there for holidays as well and when I went to boarding school at the age of 8 I returned for ...Read more

A memory of Saxmundham by louise

Kennylands

In old age, I like to remember my school days at Kennylands Camp. It was the first to be used for evacuation and I was in the first intake. It was a delightful spot and within walking distance of a lot of Thames villages and towns. ...Read more

A memory of Sonning Common by alexpunch

Queens Rock Swimming Place

This early picture of Settle shows the River Ribble as it bypasses the South/West of the actual town, the Bridge in the middle left carries the A65 trunk road which then ran through the very center of Settle, and was the main ...Read more

A memory of Settle by peter

Sprinch Yard

i was born in 1946 off Latham avenue I can remember the big pond as we called it being drained at the bottom Latham avenue, and old wooden boats exposed and burnt...to build spur road ? My dad worked at old quay offices in Mersey road and ...Read more

A memory of Runcorn by edwardsg

Wargrave In Berkshire About 1966.

I used to work for a company called David Greig, they had provisions shops in many towns with the flagship shop at that time (mid sixties) being the one at Reading. I worked mainly in the Orpington shop and was asked to ...Read more

A memory of Wargrave

George Eliot's Childhood Home

Griffiths House Hotel was the home of Mary Ann Evans,(George Eliot) She based inher writings on life in Nuneaton. If you know the area well and then read her books you can relate to Nuneaton quite easily. The Work House ...Read more

A memory of Nuneaton by Patricia Byrne

Park Lane Junction With Wembley High Road

Oh yes I can recall this photograph really well. I was born in Logan Road, just off Preston Road and my mother and family visited Wembley High Road to frequently. Just before I married in 1971 the site of ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by ribblehead

Captions

5,112 captions found. Showing results 1,225 to 1,248.

Caption For Brighton, The Beach 1902

The centrepiece of Brighton was and remains the extraordinary Pavilion or seaside palace.

Caption For Brecon, Ship Street 1910

Brecon stands at the confluence of the River Usk and the smaller Honddu.

Caption For Newnham, High Street C1955

Newnham is a delightful, Severnside town today, just as it was when this scene was captured.

Caption For Oundle, West Street C1950

With rows of charming buildings and the River Nene flowing on three sides of it, Oundle has often been described as Northamptonshire's most delightful town.

Caption For Billingham, Shopping Centre C1967

Billingham Town Centre was developed in the 1950s and 1960s, paid for largely by the local rates from the massive ICI factory in the neighbourhood, which employed almost 20,000 people at that time.

Caption For Wilmslow, The Rectory 1897

Too big for modern clergymen, it is now a restaurant, and its old orchard contains the town`s leisure centre.

Caption For Stourbridge, Town Hall And Market Street C1960

Designed by Thomas Robinson and completed in 1887, the red-brick town hall deserves a more spacious and prominent setting than Market Street.

Caption For Billingshurst, High Street 1909

This small town grew up on the course of the Roman road from London to Chichester, later known as Stane (or stone paved) Street.

Caption For Guisborough, Westgate C1955

Here we have a clearer view of the tall Town Hall building to the right, and beyond it lies the premises of the National Provincial Bank.

Caption For Hendon, Technical College C1955

Just along from the town hall is the old technical college building, an equally impressive structure.

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Caption For Wigan, C1960

Standing in the upper Douglas Valley, Wigan was once a market town, but by the mid 19th century it was a major centre for Lancashire's coal industry.

Caption For Albrighton, The Village 1899

A scene that could have been copied in any town or village in the country in 1899.

Caption For Wisbech, The Canal 1929

Wisbech's five mile-long canal once connected the villages of Outwell and Upwell with the River Nene at Wisbech.

Caption For Cirencester, Cricklade Street C1950

They founded their town of Corinium by the River Churn, in an area occupied by a native tribe called Dobunni.

Caption For Corfe Castle, The Cross 1899

The Town Pump and Market Cross (centre) have ancient steps and a relatively recent shaft, erected to celebrate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee in 1897.

Caption For Hailsham, High Street 1900

Hailsham, an old market town, lies about seven miles north of Eastbourne.

Caption For Oakengates, C1960

There were dozens of these all over the area of the new town, which made it very unsightly at the time when the photograph was taken.

Caption For Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn Stores C1955

The first Welwyn Stores was founded in 1921 at Guessens road, but it closed in July 1939 when the new, larger stores was opened in the centre of the new town.

Caption For South Shields, Market Place 1902

The old Town Hall, a square building with Tuscan columns completed in 1768, was replaced in 1903 by new municipal buildings designed by E E Fetch.

Caption For Romford, The Brewery 1908

In 1799 Edward Ind bought the Star Inn which had a reputation for brewing fine ale.

Caption For Chipping Norton, High Street C1955

The wide central square shows Chipping Norton's origins as a market town.

Caption For Bewdley, Load Street C1950

The substantial-looking structure on the right with the Doric pilasters is the Town Hall, completed in 1808.

Caption For Wantage, Market Square C1950

The market town of Wantage is famous as the birthplace of King Alfred, who was born here in 849 AD.

Caption For Looe, From Above 1912

This ancient fishing town is divided in two by the Looe estuary.