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Memories

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Growing Up In Camelon

I was born in Falkirk in 1962. I lived in Mariner Drive then Mariner Road until I was 40 years old before moving to Summerford. I went to Easter Carmuirs Primary School and hated most of my time there; only really enjoying school ...Read more

A memory of Camelon by joe.fae.kemlin

Young Patrol, Eskdale 1965

As an Essex Police Cadet I went to the Eskdale Outward Bound Centre in 1964/65 where I was subsequently elected the leader of Young Patrol. Every morning between 6-7am we were woken and had to run down to the lake and ...Read more

A memory of Eskdale Green by b12ley

A Little Evacuee ......

Hello, the year 1944/45, my mother had put up with the V1 ‘s being dropped near us, we lived on the out skirts of London. A V2 was dropped one day, killing 22 people at the bottom of the road where we lived. So with my ...Read more

A memory of Lambley by chrisrob1942

Growing Up

I remember this area when I was growing up, my Nan lived in the small block of flats behind the newsagent shop where my sister, brother and I would get sweets from. Behind the wall, in the centre of shot, is a parking area where we would play ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich by gary.chick

Croydon

I was born in Croydon in 1954 and lived in Addiscombe all my life. I went to Woodside School and also Ashburton Secondary Modern in Shirley Road. Both Addiscombe and Croydon have changed so much. I remember Kennards, C&A and Debenhams and when buses ran through Croydon town centre.

A memory of Croydon by bailey143

The Caddick Family

Nancledra Days 1946 was the year that our family life in Nancledra began. What a relief it must have been to our parents, Peggy and Arthur Caddick to move into Windswept Cottage. The war years in London were over and they both ...Read more

A memory of Nancledra by di

Swindon 1957 To 1966

We moved to Swindon in 1957 from London (Wimbledon, actually) when my dad, a skilled engineer, got a job at Vickers Armstrongs at South Marston, with a brand new council house thrown in. In those post-war austerity days there was no ...Read more

A memory of Swindon by besafisher

Growing Up In Bramley.

I was born in 1941, we lived in an old Army hut, opposite 'Burraper' Mill. Strictly speaking this was in Sherborne St. John, being the other side of the Beau Brook and the Iron Bridge, but Bramley was a lot nearer. ...Read more

A memory of Bramley by Chris Williams

Luton In The 60s And 70s

I moved to Luton as a child in the early 60s. My first school was the St Maria Convent on Rothasey Rd, Later Denbigh Road Juniors, remember our crazy Gibraltren Head Master, then Denbigh High, stern Mr Whittaker and then Luton ...Read more

A memory of Luton by pandora.rene

Bells Close And Lemington As A Boy In The 70s

I remember living in Bells Close from early 70 to mid 80s, in fact I delivered papers to Bells Close and Sugley from the paper shop that used to be along from the new Lemington Centre, on the block that ...Read more

A memory of Lemington in 1977 by Michael March

Captions

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Caption For Colchester, Holy Trinity Church

This is yet another parish church in secular use: this one is now the Colchester Arts Centre.

Caption For Colchester, St Mary's Church 1904

This is yet another parish church in secular use: this one is now the Colchester Arts Centre.

Caption For Paisley, Dunn Square 1901

Dunn Square is a haven of tranquil peace amidst the bustle of a busy town centre.

Caption For North Walsham, Market Place 1921

North Walsham was once a significant weaving centre.

Caption For Scarborough, The Bay C1885

The large spa building in the centre of the view was rebuilt in 1877 after a catalogue of disasters.

Caption For Dartmeet, The Clapper Bridge 1925

There is also a visitor centre here.

Caption For Plymouth, Hoe And Pier 1889

The prominent structure on the top of Staddon Heights (just right of centre) is not, as local myth says, a wind- break for the golf course on the top of the Heights; it was actually constructed as a

Caption For Oakham, Northgate C1945

The centre house with two-storeyed mullion windows is 16th-century.

Caption For Mumbles, General View 1925

Note the pier (now removed) up the coast in the far distance, the cinema in the centre of the picture and J Bailey, 'Family Butcher' on this side of it.

Caption For Studland, Bankes Arms Hotel C1912

Partially rebuilt in 1910, the New Inn (centre right) was renamed the Bankes Arms Hotel, after the family that owned the parish.

Caption For Aberdare, Commercial Street C1955

There was once a railway crossing at the bottom of Commercial Street, the main business centre of the town.

Caption For Appletreewick, Main Street C1960

Known as 'Ap'trick' to its residents, Appletreewick was once a centre for lead mining, but farming and tourism are the dual economies of today.

Caption For Rainham, Upminster Road C1950

It was one of several bus routes which provided Rainham people with a link to major workplaces and shopping centres.

Caption For Grasmere, Red Lion Square 1926

The Red Lion Hotel, on the right of the picture, gives its name to the square in the centre of the village, now dominated by traffic in a one-way system.The two cyclists meandering down the middle

Caption For Wrexham, Regent Street C1965

Marks & Spencer's (left) has been a constant presence in Wrexham at a time when town centres generally have been under perpetual threat of change.

Caption For Loders, The Post Office And Village C1955

Waynflete and Lothers (left) face No 41 and the Loders Arms (right of centre).

Caption For Salthouse, Cross Street C1955

Flint and brick used together can produce charming patterns, as we can see on the gable-end in the centre of this picture.

Caption For Grantham, Belton House C1960

This view of the north or garden front shows the design of this beautiful and well-proportioned house with its projecting side wings and pedimented centre, the whole forming a letter H plan.

Caption For Plymouth, The Hoe And Pier 1890

The centre of the Pier, now covered, was a popular venue for concert parties, boxing, wrestling, roller skating and tea dances.

Caption For Shipley, Commercial Street C1955

A point of interest in this photograph is the Farm Shop in the centre of the picture, showing that such agricultural diversification is not such a new thing.

Caption For Andover, Charlton Village 1908

While the centre still retains its charm where the river passes through, the village is now almost continuous with Andover.

Caption For Caversham, Bridge 1904

The town centre is closer to the River Kennet, on its way to merge with the main river.

Caption For Bishop's Waltham, The Bunch Of Grapes, St Peter's Street C1955

The centre of Bishops Waltham has retained its character over the years, and this picture shows one of its quaint, narrow streets.

Caption For Thame, High Street C1955

Thame became a market town during the 13th century, and its importance as a commercial centre is still evident today.