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Pardon Hall

Parndon Hall WAS NOT demolished - the Victorian house still lies at the centre of the hospital site and is currently used to house the Past Graduate Medical Centre and Trust offices. Paintings done by Elizabeth Arkwright in the late 19th ...Read more

A memory of Harlow in 2008 by Ursula Myers

Living In North Boarhunt 1965 1968

My parents moved to North Boarhunt in 1964/65. We lived at the top of Trampers Lane - sideways to what was then Doney's Garage. Our house was called "Tryfan". I went to Newton Primary School and have very fond ...Read more

A memory of North Boarhunt in 1965 by Louise Selves

The Slate Islands Easdale

                                                  THE SLATE ISLANDS                                                         By Walter Deas Some 24k (15 miles) south and west of Oban lies an area with interesting old ...Read more

A memory of Easdale in 2005 by Walter Deas

Hobbs Farm

Our family moved from Bognor to Yapton in 1951 just before my 10th birthday. I was only 13 and attending Chichester High School for Girls when I started working weekends at Hobbs Farm, Bilsham Corner. It was a pedigree Jersey dairy farm and ...Read more

A memory of Yapton in 1954 by Josephine Hammond

Early Years Of My Life

I was born in 1936 in Shipley nursing home and we lived at 1 The Green, Micklethwaite until 1944. My father died in 1941 and my mother was left with me and brother John, surname Walker, to bring up on her own. I ...Read more

A memory of Micklethwaite in 1930 by Christine Elliot

Family Holidays

We had many happy family holidays at Polzeath. We always stayed in a bungalow above Tristram Cliff and could walk down across the fields to the beach. In the early days cars were not confined to the area at the top of the beach and ...Read more

A memory of Polzeath in 1960 by George Barbour

Growing Up At Coombe Place

My family and I moved to a bungalow at Coombe Place in 1960. My father, Walter Motley, took up the post of farm manager on this 100 acre dairy farm with a herd of Jersey cattle. Coombe Place is set on the side of the South ...Read more

A memory of Offham in 1960 by Susan Walton

Combe Florey Primary School

The village school in Combe Florey closed in about 1958 I believe, it exists as a private house now, but I can still remember the mile long walk to and from it, through the lanes every morning and afternoon. Mum would ...Read more

A memory of Combe Florey in 1958 by Kathy Farmer C/O Terry Roberts Roberts Flooring Contractors Ltd

Stanley Road, South Harrow

I lived with my foster family in Stanley Road South Harrow, during the war. Our house backed on to the gas works and I always wanted to climb the gasometer which I did eventually with a friend from across the road. At ...Read more

A memory of South Harrow in 1940 by Paul Howard

Our Home For 30+ Years

Mam and Dad, Lizzie and Edwin Ridley, moved into Slaghill (the cottage on the right of the picture) in 1948 when I was 3 years old. Dad died there in December 1978 and Mam moved up to Chapel Cottages soon afterwards. There ...Read more

A memory of Allenheads in 1948 by Evelyn Jones

Captions

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Caption For Margam, The Castle 1936

Built by Mansell Talbot at the beginning of the 19th century in part of the Margam Abbey grounds, this splendid building subsequently went into decline until it was taken over by the Council and restored

Caption For Branscombe, Old Forge 1931

Branscombe is fortunate indeed that its forge has survived as a working building – it is now owned by the National Trust.

Caption For Hockley, The Spa Hotel C1965

This imposing Ind Coope hotel was built close by. The original spa building still exists in the road to the left of the picture.

Caption For Kimbolton, The Castle C1966

The Castle was bought from the Duke of Manchester by the Grammar School and Huntingdonshire County Council for £12,500 in 1950.

Caption For Blackpool, South Shore 1901

Freshly boiled shrimps were sold in the cottages at South Shore—the visitors loved sea food—but supplies were dwindling by the 1920s.

Caption For Stroud, From Rodborough 1900

By the 16th century the town was closely connected with the cloth trade, and became famous for the scarlet woollen fabric from which the uniforms of British soldiers were made.

Caption For Kings Lynn, Tuesday Market Place 1898

It is surrounded by many important houses, some owned by the most wealthy merchants and families.

Caption For Tunbridge Wells, The Pantiles C1955

They, in turn, were mainly replaced in 1793 by the large flagstones which we see today.

Caption For Bath, Cavendish Crescent 1907

Its perfection is only marred by the Waterloo balcony added to No 9.

Caption For Countesthorpe, Station Road C1965

Much obscured by the delivery lorry is the Railway Hotel.

Caption For Dunster, The Nunnery C1955

When this picture was taken it had become dilapidated, and the central cottage was soon afterwards restored by the National Park Authority.

Caption For Morland, The Village 1893

A sylvan charm is certainly evident in this scene, one enhanced by the beck which flows through the village before joining the River.

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Caption For Brigham, C1960

The flatness of the Wolds is interrupted by the hill on which the tiny hamlet of Brigham sits.

Caption For Cropredy, The Lock C1960

It is a classic example of contour cutting by the engineer Samuel Simcock: there are no locks, because the canal hugs the contours of the land.

Caption For Sissinghurst, Church And Schools 1902

bell-tower and half-tiled gables was built on the main road between Ashford and Royal Tunbridge Wells during the late 19th century, adjoining the churchyard of Holy Trinity; it was constructed in 1837-8 by the

Caption For Blisworth, Village C1955

On the corner by the wall is a Midland bus timetable; across the road is Blisworth Post Office, with its huge advert for Players Navy Mixture.

Caption For Romsey, Old Corn Exchange 1932

At the time of the Dissolution, the abbey was saved from destruc- tion by the people of Romsey who paid £100 for it.

Caption For Budleigh Salterton, Promenade 1898

It gets its name from the salterns, or salt pans, used by the monks of nearby Otterton Priory.

Caption For Uppingham, School 1927

During the medieval period, grammar schools were founded for the education of scholars across the class spectrum, but by the 18th century, the so-called Great Schools had arrived in England.

Caption For Wherwell, Village 1901

Wherwell is famous for its ruined priory, established by the Saxon Queen Elfreda, mother of Ethelred the Unready, possibly as an act of repentance following several dark deeds.

Caption For Romsey, Old Corn Exchange 1932

At the time of the Dissolution, the abbey was saved from destruction by the people of Romsey who paid £100 for it.

Caption For Middlesbrough, The Transporter Bridge 1913

The transporter bridge was designed and built by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co and was opened for traffic in 1911. It is the largest of its type in the world, at 850ft long and 215ft high.

Caption For Bristol, The Centre C1950

The Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co was taken over by the Corporation in 1937. All 237 trams were identical, and all were open-topped.

Caption For Eckington, Renishaw Hall C1955

The original house was built by George Sitwell in 1625, much of which survives, though absorbed by the extensive rebuilding work carried out by Sitwell Sitwell in the late 18th century.