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Filled Our Trolley

We were married in April 1978 and our first big shop was done at Waitrose.  We filled a full size trolley to the brim for the princely sum of £20.00. This area is now the entrance to the Woolgate Centre Happy days....

A memory of Witney in 1978

Summer Days At Oystermouth

Memories of The Mumbles by John S. Batts Viewing on-line a collection of Frith’s old photos of The Mumbles has jogged many memories. For me the place was simply known as “Mumbles,” home to a much-treasured uncle ...Read more

A memory of Mumbles, The by John S. Batts

Wartme Bournemouth

Bournemouth is remembered by many as a wonderful holiday venue. A place of golden sands, the Pleasure Gardens, shops, cinemas and theatres. I was born here in 1936, when it was in the county of Hampshire. Pre war memories ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth in 1940 by Barrie R Collins

Wrinkled Fingers And Toes

From Chrismas Avenue to the bathing pool, come rain or come shine, every day of the summer was bathing pool fun time for us lads. With our towels rolled up and tucked under our arms and our costumes on to save time, a bag ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1947 by Raymond Hay

Fountain

We moved to Welwyn Garden City when I was four. I have some lovely memories of my mum sitting me on the wall surrounding the fountain so I could just watch it. Fifty one years later I still love to watch it when I go into the town ...Read more

A memory of Welwyn Garden City in 1860 by Jenny Hawkins

Benskins Brewery

I lived in Bushey and then in Oxhey Village for all of my childhood, first in Aldenham Road, and then in Oxhey Avenue, and later in Villiers Road. In the early 70's I was living in Oxhey Avenue and my friend Annette lived in Woodwaye ...Read more

A memory of Watford in 1974 by Jackie Brewer

The Old Parsonage

Throughout my childhood, my parents would take my brother and I on holiday to stay at The Old Parsonage in East Dean, and we visited so often that it became a second home to us. It was owned at that time, by an elderly and ...Read more

A memory of East Dean in 1950 by Michael Gould

The Coop Store

I lived in Medomsley from 1953 to 1960, by which time I was nine. I have many fond memories of the village but in particular I recall the magnificent Coop store which stood at the junction in the centre of the village. It was on a ...Read more

A memory of Medomsley in 1959 by Colin Bland

Westgate Colour Centre And Domestic Stores 1963 1970

My father Robert Williams, owned and ran a hardware shop in St Mildreds Road from 1963 until his death in 1977. His three sons, of which I am the middle, used to help in the shop when we ...Read more

A memory of Westgate on Sea in 1963 by Gerry Williams

Schools And Shops

I was born at the hospital in Shorncliffe but lived first in the 'stone block' then in the tin town bungalows at Reachfields. All of the army families who lived there were happy as the bungalows were comfortable. Reachfieds was on ...Read more

A memory of Hythe in 1959 by Kathryn Anson

Captions

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Caption For Ramsgate, Parade And New Road 1901

A horse-drawn bus from Minster, bottom centre, remained busy, though, and Brockmans Restaurant, fourth building on the right, attracted a hungry crowd.

Caption For Nottingham, Bridlesmith Gate C1950

This street, which was once the main road into Nottingham from the south and crowded with people and traffic, is now pedestrianised and the direct route between the city's two shopping centres.

Caption For Matlock, The Square C1870

Now known as Crown Square, this busy junction at the centre of Matlock has always been the hub of the town.

Caption For Basildon, South Gunnels C1965

Before the construction of the town centre, there were few shops in the new Basildon.

Caption For Laindon, Wash Road C1955

By the end of the 1950s, outlying shops were competing with the new Town Centre development.

Caption For Wells Next The Sea, Staithe Street 1950

The grid pattern of the streets in the centre of Wells strongly suggests that the town was a planned one, probably by the abbey of Ramsey (in Lincolnshire) which owned it some 700 years ago.

Caption For Wootton Bridge, High Street C1955

The Bugle Inn 1923 Yarmouth is an excellent centre for exploring the western half of the Isle of Wight, with Totland and Alum Bays and the Needles being not far away.

Caption For Malton, Market Place 1959

Malton stands at the junction of many roads above the Derwent Valley south of the North York Moors, and has been an important market centre since the Middle Ages.

Caption For Hilton, The Village Hall C1955

The monument, topped by a finial (right), marks the centre, and records the death in 1729 of William Sparrow, the creator of the maze.

Caption For Ormesby, C1965

The motor cycle with sidecar (centre) is now a rare sight.

Caption For Salisbury, New Street C1955

The left hand side of the street, in contrast, has been redeveloped as part of the Old George Mall shopping centre.

Caption For Brockenhurst, The Village 1949

Given the ease of access by car and train, it makes an excellent centre for an exploration of the southern half of the Forest.

Caption For St Albans, Holywell Hill 1921

This peaceful view looks up Holywell Hill towards the city centre, as it dips towards the river and the curative spring from which it takes its name, with, on the right, one of the fine Georgian houses

Caption For Bodmin, Station 1906

Approaching from the town centre, we are in front of the terminus of the Great Western Railway branch from Bodmin Road Station, opened in 1887.

Caption For Liskeard, The Parade 1906

An early motor car is driven proudly down the middle of the road in Liskeard's centre.

Caption For Tavistock, Brook Street 1910

This view, looking back towards the town centre, shows both the Congregational and parish churches.

Caption For Beacon Hill, The Beacon Hotel C1955

Its subsequent decline eventually saw it transformed into a training centre for Lloyds Bank employees.

Caption For Clacton On Sea, The Pier And Steel Stella 1958

A Punch and Judy show always drew the crowds (centre), and many visitors enjoyed a trip on one of the pleasure boats.

Caption For Masham, The Square C1955

The spacious market place or square in the centre of the Wensleydale village of Masham is surrounded by fine 18th- and 19th-century houses, with the ancient market cross under the trees as its centrepiece

Caption For Cliffe, Church Street C1955

The Black Bull pub (centre) was another property of the Maidstone brewers Style & Winch.

Caption For Watermouth, Harbour 1890

Watermouth`s narrow entrance, guarded by the great bulk of Widmouth Head (centre) to the west and Sexton`s Burrow opposite, makes it one of the safer, more sheltered harbours on this inhospitable

Caption For Ilfracombe, From Capstone Hill C1870

Coronation Terrace (centre) was started to celebrate the coronation of George IV in 1821, but it was not completed until 1828.

Caption For Mildenhall, The Old Bridge 1952

The village is in a Conservation area, with plenty of brick-built thatched houses in its centre.

Caption For Shipston On Stour, High Street C1960

Shipston-on-Stour is situated ten miles south-east of Stratford, and was once a centre for sheep and wool for the Vale of the Red Horse.