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Woodford Green Primary School

I was born at St Margaret's hospital, Epping in 1967. I remember my first day at school and being terrified! I remember every teacher with fondness. The green surrounding the school was an extension to the ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Green in 1972 by Hayley Nelson

The House Called Beverley And The 1953 Spring Tide

My father built the square flat roofed house called Beverley on the sand dunes in the late 1920s next to the bungalow by the creek. It has since had two refurbishments, the first of which ...Read more

A memory of Anderby Creek in 1953 by John Stacey

Growing Up In Marbury

I was born in Marbury in 1954. My name is Christine Campbell and I was one of 6 children born to Paul and Kathleen Campbell. My dad worked for ICI. We were allowed to swim in the local open air swimming pool for free. The pool ...Read more

A memory of Marbury in 1954 by Christine Campbell

The Flood

Teresa Clarke's memory reminded me of the flooding of Jan. 1953. I was 9 years old and living in Gwynne Road with my folks. We were boarding at No 44, owned by Mr and Mrs. Carr. They played Crib and he polished the brass in the house ...Read more

A memory of Dovercourt in 1953 by Brian Reynolds

Pill Bicycle Shop

My maternal grandfather, Allan Henry Ball, had a bicycle shop in Pill prior to the Second World War. My mother had a photo of herself as a child outside the shop (in the 1920s). I believe that both my grandfather and his wife were born ...Read more

A memory of Pill in 1940 by Peter Guala

Bath Time

My memories of bath times goes back to when Mum would once a week fill the copper again, in the corner of the scullery. The copper was built of bricks if I remember, with a tin liner, below was an opening, where you would light a fire ...Read more

A memory of West Ham in 1949 by Joan Doble

A Year Away From The Colonies

I lived in Ilford in 1963. My father had won a scholarship to study chest disease in London, so he and Mom packed us up and carted us off to England. Ilford offered the cheapest acceptable lodgings close to London for a ...Read more

A memory of Ilford in 1963 by Glenna Jenkins

Brampton Bierlow ~ Concrete Cottages

I was born in 1936 at Concrete Cottages - Brampton. I would appreciate any photos of these old miners' cottages. My sister Margaret died there at the tender age of 10 years. My father was a miner at Darfield Main, ...Read more

A memory of Wombwell in 1930

The Place Of My Ancestors

I found out that my great-grandmother was born at Tintern, she came with her parents to Warrington in 1870. Warrington was a big name in Wire and so was Tintern, that is the link. We first visited Tintern in 2003 and ...Read more

A memory of Tintern by Madelaine Kirk

Sir Oliver Leese

When I was a student I worked at the Cactus Gardens in the summer of 1957 and 1958. The gardens were owned by Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese and his wife, Margaret. They lived in the wonderful Lower Hall, behind the high wall ...Read more

A memory of Worfield in 1957 by Sarah Witcombe

Captions

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Caption For Odiham, All Saints Church 1903

The porch of the doorway on the south wall was removed about this time.

Caption For Godmanchester, Bridge 1901

This photograph looks northwards along the Ouse from the riverside walk. The footpath crosses the river firstly over the weir and then across the Chinese Bridge.

Caption For Hoylake, Market Street C1960

The ornate canopy over the pavement on the left still shelters pedestrians from rain (and sun), but the shop is now a café called Ruby rather than a shoe shop.

Caption For Dudley, Castle Ruins C1955

A close up view of John Dudley's handiwork, showing the hall, centre left, and great chamber, centre right. The castle's downfall was in two stages.

Caption For Sabden, Whalley Road C1955

A steep road from Sabden leads to the well-known pass of Nick o' Pendle.

Caption For Nether Alderley, Old Mill C1955

Inside on the walls are carved the initials of many of the millers, including the last from the 1930s, John Rawlins.

Caption For Hailsham, Bell Banks Road, The Pond C1955

The walled enclosure on the far bank is inscribed 'This Sheltered Corner was Endowed by Harold and Winifred Morgan in Memory of their Father, James Henry Morgan'.

Caption For Langham, The School And School Lane C1950

There are two prominent buildings of quality in the village, firstly the 13th-century parish church of St Peter and St Paul, and Langham Old Hall with its date stone of 1665 built into the

Caption For Loch Leven, The Castle C1890

Loch Leven has a small irregular courtyard, known as a barmkin, which is enclosed by a curtain wall.

Caption For Crawley, The Village 1903

two-storey office block of dubious merit, complete with a mansard third storey, while the old Northgate Restaurant beyond, demolished in 1962, has been replaced by a three-storey office block which calls

Caption For Cresswell, Pele Tower C1955

The house was later demolished, and all that remains is the pedimented doorway on the right of the picture. This now forms part of a field wall.

Caption For Louth, Eastgate C1955

The Greenwich Meridian sign on the wall between Nos 105 and 107 is well worth finding - it was placed there in 1948.

Caption For Caldecott, High Street C1955

The base of a cross known as the Kingstone survived into the 20th century, but was removed and used as walling in Black Horse Lane.

Caption For Christchurch, The Castle 1900

The hall, seen here, dates from 1160-80. Its east side fronts the river, and thus forms a part of the curtain wall; as we can see, the lower windows are looped for defence.

Caption For Bamburgh, The Village And Castle 1954

His wife only surrendered Bamburgh after her husband had been paraded before the walls under threat of being blinded.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Cobb 1900

This is the High Wall of the harbour, with Higher Walk on top and Lower Walk below, with the Gin Shop alcove and steps (left).

Caption For Kidderminster, The Chapel, Harvington Hall C1965

The chapel is in the top of the house, next to a nursery that offered views in all directions. Members of the family could stand watch while a service was being held.

Caption For Coventry, The Cathedral C1965

Spence said that his design came to him when he was under the influence of anaesthetic for toothache: he saw zigzagging walls and an altar ablaze with light.

Caption For Eastbourne, Meads Road 1890

Meads Road, of course, had old trees already: a villa is seen on the right, and on the left carriages shelter from the sun alongside the flint wall fronting Saffrons Park, now a sports ground.

Caption For Abergavenny, The Castle 1893

demonstrate his supposed magnanimity to his former enemies, he invited Sytsylt, his son Godfrey and some of their retainers to Abergavenny to celebrate Christmas - where they were butchered one and all

Caption For Newton Green, Church 1907

The nave of All Saints' Church is Norman, with later windows of c1300. Only the chancel is now used for worship; the rest of the building is in the care of the Redundant Churches Fund.

Caption For Guisborough, Church Interior 1891

Before this, as we see here, the walls and nave pillars and arches were plastered and whitewashed.

Caption For Cockermouth, Castle 1906

A barbican provided additional defences to the outer gatehouse on the east side, and the inner and outer wards were divided by a ditch, wall, and inner gatehouse equipped with a drawbridge.

Caption For Bridport, St Mary's Church 1897

It is set into the north-west wall of the surviving 13th-century transept of the original medieval design.