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The Irish Bacon Shop

Stuck in the middle of this parade of shops is the cream coloured frontage Irish Bacon Shop & my mother worked there.We lived at 41a Willesden High Road, just a short hop to the shop, and I have found memories of the ...Read more

A memory of Willesden in 1966 by Gerald Short

Life In Bury For A Little Boy.

Millie Grinsted nee Cheeseman was my great aunt. She was the sister of my paternal grandfather William Edward Cheeseman. I remember staying with her and Edward at times during and after the war. I remember on one ...Read more

A memory of Bury in 1940 by Ian Cheeseman

Childhood Days

My mom, my brother and myself lived in Heath Street off Winson Green. I remember we had no hot water and no bathroom, so we had the tin bath in front of the fire. I remember the old washhouse where Monday was always washing day ...Read more

A memory of Winson Green in 1952

Charlwood Garage The Old Forge

We lived in a 400 year old cottage at the back of The Old Forge, later Charlwood Garage. My brother was born in the cottage in October 1965. I am trying to locate any photographs of the old house behind the forge or ...Read more

A memory of Charlwood in 1965

Our House

I lived in Old Cleeve for 19 years at no. 17. Our surname was Ryan. We continued to live there after our mother's death in 1983 and our father died in 1986, we then moved up to Scotland, even though I have some fond memories of my life in Somerset.

A memory of Old Cleeve in 1967 by Andrew Ryan

Wartime Evacuee 1939 1940

In August 1939 I was evacuated frm Salford to Caton. I had my gas mask, a small parcel of food and a label on my clothing. We arrived at the then beautiful station, adorned with flowers. Then we walked to the Village ...Read more

A memory of Caton in 1930 by James Maurice Blackford

The Blake

The following information relates to the opening of the Blake school in Hednesford. The Blake school was built to replace the Central Secondary school for boys which was in Burns Street Chadsmoor (where Chadsmoor junior school is now ...Read more

A memory of Chadsmoor in 1961 by Wendy Barr

Bournemouth

We enjoyed a wonderful family holiday in the sixties, staying with Mrs Honeygold in a lovely house near Horseshoe Common. We still have a few photos of our visit to Compton Acres, a beautiful garden just outside town. Although it is ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth in 1964 by Jennifer Read

Farraline Hall

Moved to Farraline Hall, Errogie in 1950 from Leeds. Dad was estate manager. Me and my brother Jeff and sister Jennifer in the back of a 7 ton flat lorry, sat on mattress under canvas in the back of it. I went to Errogie school, had to ...Read more

A memory of Errogie in 1950 by Christopher Robson

Jtbells

This is the year I started on the building sites in 1963, I got a job on J. T. Bell's site in Whickam, the site hadn't been running long then as it was in the first stage. All the lads were mainly from Newburn, Lemington, and Throckley. If ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1963 by Jimmy Burrows

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Caption For Slaidburn, Church Street 1921

The Black Bull public house on the left was later to become a Youth Hostel. Note the very large board with the landlord's name (A Walker) on it.

Caption For Tiverton, Old Cottages, Little Silver 1920

They remained until the middle of the 20th century, when they made way for council housing.

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Caption For Tiverton, Old Cottages, Little Silver 1920

They remained until the middle of the 29th century when they made way for council housing.

Caption For Dullingham, Cross Green C1955

The main part of Dullingham village lies along the southern edge of the grounds of the early 18th-century Dullingham House, hence the picturesque thatched estate cottages.

Caption For Norwich, From South East 1896

This view, looking across Lower Close, has changed remarkably little since 1896; it shows how the cathedral dominates its surroundings, towering over the houses of Lower Close.

Caption For Sandringham, The Entrance Lodge 1896

Under this neatly-trimmed ivy and bushes is the entrance lodge to Sandringham House and gardens, which were subsequently opened to the public in the early 1900s.

Caption For Edinburgh, Waterloo Place 1897

On the left is the Register House containing the Scottish archives. Over on the right is the general post office. The statue is of the Duke of Wellington.

Caption For Leeds, Roundhay Park And Mansion 1897

It comprised 775 acres, including woodlands, lakes and a manor house, part of which was turned into refreshment rooms.

Caption For Greenock, Custom House Quay 1897

Greenock Custom House was built in 1818. In the distance are Cartsdyke Mill and east yards, the Gravel graving dock and the entrance to the James Watt Dock.

Caption For Bakewell, Bath Gardens C1955

The Bath House is behind, with its chalybeate spring producing water at a constant temperature.

Caption For Little Sandhurst, 1939

This part of east Berkshire consists almost entirely of 19th-century development; here and there are a few large Victorian houses with huge plate-glass windows and free Renaissance decorations.

Caption For Epsom, Meadway 1927

But the view from the Downs had changed since then; fields were giving way to housing everywhere between Epsom and London.

Caption For Dunnottar, Castle C1900

It was Sir William Keith, Marischal of Scotland, who built a tower house at Dunnottar in the late 14th century, and is said to have been excommunicated for his troubles by the Bishop of St Andrews for

Caption For Bakewell, St Anselms School C1955

The only real change has been the construction of the headmaster's house to the right hand side of this view.

Caption For Cambridge, Pembroke College C1955

The chapel houses a memorial to one of its more famous alumni, John Addenbrooke, whose bequest founded the county hospital.

Caption For Fulbourn, High Street 1952

Peering just around the corner of the house on the right is a petrol pump. This was quite acceptable in the 1950s perhaps, but is not legal now.

Caption For Westbury, Meadow Lane Estate C1965

This view looks west towards Frogmore Road, and shows a new private housing development. The parish church of All Saints is a familiar landmark in the centre distance.

Caption For Tenby, The Harbour 1925

The remains of the 13th-century castle are on the hill beyond the houses. The Pier, which has now been removed, and the slipway are to the left.

Caption For Cambridge, St Catharine's College 1890

The chapel houses a memorial to one of its more famous alumni, John Addenbrooke, whose bequest founded the county hospital.

Caption For Launceston, Newport 1935

Just visible inside the Round House is the broken granite stump of the old Newport Cross, which from 1529 to 1831 was the spot at which Newport's two MPs were declared.

Caption For Pontymister, View From Ochwyth C1955

This photograph gives us some idea of the rural setting for this village, something of a constrast to the dense housing of the village itself.

Caption For Netherbury, The Village 1912

From this view of the crossroads, one can see The Redes on the left, and on the right, Japonica Cottage, which housed Netherbury Post Office.

Caption For Ipswich, Buttermarket 1893

On the corner with St Stephens Lane stands the Ancient House, a remarkable building which is probably the best surviving example of medieval pargetting - decorative plasterwork - in Britain.

Caption For Leeds, Roundhay Park And Mansion 1897

It comprised 775 acres, including woodlands, lakes and a manor house, part of which was turned into refreshment rooms.