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Maps

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Memories

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Recollections Of Ash Vale By Lt Col Taylor

RECOLLECTIONS OF ASH VALE By Lt Col Taylor Ash Vale, viewed from the main route through it the Frimley and Ash Vale roads would not have appeared to alter a lot during the last 100 years. Houses do now ...Read more

A memory of Ash Vale by nemeton2

Forgotten Anerley

Forget Penge, forget Sydenham, forget Crystal Palace, Anerley had the Town Hall. Centre of the Council Employment. Opposite on the north side of Anerley Road, on the railway bridge, were two kiosk shops which my earliest ...Read more

A memory of Anerley by Bob Hakewill

F White, High Class Shoe Repairs

My granddad, Frank White (and later, my dad, Roy White) had a shoe repair shop for about 40 years, until the late 60s, on Western Parade. It is just visible in the centre of the photo with the light and dark fascia board ...Read more

A memory of Reigate by Clive White

Gloucester Grove

My name is Jan and I was born in Cronin Road in 1952. My Great granny Payne had a shop there, a drapers I think, although she died before I was born. We moved to Camberwell and then to Gloucester Grove when I was three and lived there ...Read more

A memory of Peckham by jan.amos151

A Watchet Boy

I was born in Woodland Road in 1948. The houses were brand new. I used to watch the builders from Dates going up the road to work on the houses at the top. I would stand on next door's doorstep and swear at them as they passed. My ...Read more

A memory of Watchet by Noel Taylor

Incorrect Title

Chapel Road. The Ebenezer Chapel towards Outwood on the right is where the name was derived from. The Ebenezer Chapel was the most important building in that road. In the picture and to the right the road leads to Horley and was ...Read more

A memory of Smallfield in 1930 by Bill Haylor

Glorious Childhood

I was 10 years of age when this photograph was taken in 1955. Ecclefechan was the centre of the world to me at that age. I lived in Castle Acre and had the most wonderful childhood possible. I recall walking the burn under ...Read more

A memory of Ecclefechan in 1955 by Jim Donaldson

Aunty Carol,Aunty Freda And The Farm.

Gosh, where do I begin. I suppose I'm asking for help here, as well as sharing memories. My mam was Gwenfron Elizabeth (Williams back then I think), she used to live up on a farm at the top of a long hill ...Read more

A memory of Pentraeth by Dawn Williams

Harlow Town Centre

I moved to Harlow in the mid 50's from London as a 5 year old child with my mother and father, where I lived on Pittmans field. I went to school at Broadfields Juniors and then moved on to Netteswell. My first job was in the ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 1957 by Colin Ward

When I Was A Boy.

This area was quit well known to me as I lived in Portsmouth until just after leaving St Lukes school,about half a mile away,although I returned around 1968 .The black square on left of photo was a pub ,and outside most days stood Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Portsmouth by Ken Elsley

Captions

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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 Petersfield, The Spain C1965

In the centre stands Hylton House, home of the last Lords of the Manor, later to become Seager House School, a girls' school evacuated from Hayling Island at the start of World War II, and then Moreton

Caption For Petersfield, Methodist Church And Corner Shop 2004

Out of sight, recent extensions to the church have created a worthwhile centre on which to focus its activities.

Caption For Hemsworth, Bullenshaw House C1965

Bullenshaw House was a residential home, but it is now used as a resource centre for older people.

Caption For Bere Regis, General View C1960

Southbrook Farm is seen from Doddings Lane westwards to Rye Hill (centre left) and Black Hill (top left).

Caption For Rochdale, Broadway 1906

The centre of the town is starting to look spacious and elegant.

Caption For Sidmouth, Beach And Esplanade Looking West C1955

It remains a popular holiday destination in this new century for tourists enjoying short break holidays and day trips, and it has become a fashionable shopping centre.

Caption For Pentewan, The Square From East 1938

T T Prynn's grocery shop is on the far side (centre) and the Central Stores, with the large awning, is on the right.

Caption For Redditch, Church Green C1950

The modern Alexandra Hospital is some distance from the town centre, but the building visible through the trees on Church Green in this view is Smallwood Hospital, paid for by the needle

Caption For Withypool, C1965

The squat tower of St Andrew's Church can be seen above the old Methodist chapel (centre).

Caption For Redditch, Church Green C1950

The modern Alexandra Hospital is some distance from the town centre, but the building visible through the trees on Church Green in this view is Smallwood Hospital, paid for by the needle makers Edwin and

Caption For Ashford, High Street C1950

A bustling agricultural town and a centre of communications, Ashford was already undergoing a process of extensive and rapid change by the 1950s.

Caption For Hemswell, All Saints Church C1955

Behind a dry stone wall All Saints Church sits in the centre of the winding main street of the village.

Caption For Scarborough, Peasholm Park C1955

The roof of a pagoda can be seen in the centre; it is situated on an island in the main lake.

Caption For Richmond, From Terrace 1898

On the right is St Mary's parish church, in the centre the Grammar School, and to the left Church Mill, demolished in 1969, the last of many Richmond watermills once powered by the

Caption For Cosby, The Brook C1965

Cosby brook runs through the centre of this pleasant village, which is a doorstep to the city; the village was the first in the county to have a conservation area.

Caption For Rothley, Old Cottages, Fowke Street C1955

It has been described as being fragmented, but here, in the centre, cottages of differing styles combine to give an air of rustic beauty.

Caption For Wisbech, High Street C1953

Most of the shops have been rebuilt, and well-known names, such as Boots the chemist (right), have moved to the new Horsefair Centre.

Caption For Wisbech, Market Place C1965

Most of the shops have been rebuilt, and well- known names, such as Boots the chemist (right), have moved to the new Horsefair Centre.

Caption For Sleaford, Grantham Road C1965

This is an attractive approach road into the town centre of Sleaford.

Caption For Lanteglos, Church Interior 1906

The chancel window has an unusual design in the centre.

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Caption For Loders, 1903

From Boarsbarrow Hill, this view looks to St Mary Magdalene Parish Church and Georgian Loders Court, which is the home of Viscount and Viscountess Hood (centre).

Caption For Darlington, The Derwent 1901

Both locomotives are now housed in the Darlington Railway Centre & Museum, North Road Station.

Caption For Southend On Sea, Chalkwell Park C1960

It became noted for its rose gardens and as the popular centre for the annual Carnival funfair.