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Fair And Lake Wandle Park, Croydon

A travelling fair each summer here was both a delight and a way to earn a few shillings when the fair ended. I would help dismantle the rides and stalls, working hard from morning to evening for about five shillings ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1947 by Philip Harfleet

Old Hemel

The old High Street, before Marlowes Town Centre was built.

A memory of Hemel Hempstead in 1957 by Susan Hawkridge

The Bank Of England

The "Bank" has occupied this site since the late seventeenth century. Although you cannot see from either this view or indeed from the street, there is an exquisite garden and lawn in the centre! The Bank underwent an extensive ...Read more

A memory of London in 1963 by John Howard Norfolk

Edmunds Tower

This photo and the one next to it showing St Pauls must have been taken from the top of Edmunds Tower. I lived there from 1970 - 1974, the views from the roof were wonderful. It was then a walk away from the town centre over the big car ...Read more

A memory of Harlow by Sue Spiller

An Industrial Village

Having grown up in Birstall I have a fondness for this little market town in West Yorkshire, situated approximately 8 miles from Leeds and centrally placed for easy access to other major towns Bradford, Huddersfield and ...Read more

A memory of Birstall by Jennifer Ineson

The Lodge

I was brought up in the Lodge, a lovely little village where everyone helped each other and as children we were safe to play out on the street, and although most people weren't too well off, there was a warmth and friendship between ...Read more

A memory of Moss in 1959 by Wendy Ann Evans

Memories, Stirred

Have just stumbled on this site and the entries about Worksop and Carlton have stirred a few memories. I lived in Worksop from 1956 to 1979. Shops: MacFisheries, an old fashioned W H Smith. Machin's hardware, the brilliant C V Berry ...Read more

A memory of Worksop in 1970 by Hugh Valentine

Britannia Road

Lived in Morley from 1956 to 1962 in Britannia Terrace. We lived next door to Norrie Ward and his wife who kept a grocers shop. I often wonder what happened to all the crowd of us teen and twenties who went to Crosshall Chapel? Lucy ...Read more

A memory of Morley in 1957 by Patricia Hardy

Swan And Sugar Loaf Looking North

This is a view of Brighton Road looking north towards the town centre. Out of shot, to the right is the Swan and Sugar Loaf PH. Note the tramlines still in the roadway, but the overhead wires have been removed. The last tram ran in Croydon in April 1951

A memory of Croydon by Blair Southerden

High House

Can anyone help me find the history of the above .It was used by the old London County Council as a Children's Home. It was run by a couple called Mr & Mrs Upton who were very nice to us and I wondered what happened to them. I used to ...Read more

A memory of Dawlish in 1960 by Mike Buzzel

Captions

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Caption For Walsham Le Willows, High Street 1959

David Collins was the owner of the Post Office Stores and chemist's shop(centre right). The awning beyond is Chilliston's General Store.

Caption For Daventry, North Street C1965

That house, alas, was demolished, and the site used to build the Community Centre. For many years Grammar School pupils used North Street to reach their sports ground at the bottom of the hill.

Caption For Daventry, The Reservoir C1960

The larger reservoir nearer to the town is now the centre of the country park.

Caption For Cartmel, The Square C1955

At the centre of the village is the ancient market cross and priory gatehouse, now owned by the National Trust.

Caption For Darwen, Market Street C1955

At one time, trams ran through the town and the course of the track-bed is still evident along the centre of the street.

Caption For Madingley, The Church 1909

The parish church of St Mary Magdalene is all that remains from the original village centre.

Caption For Chapel St Leonards, The Vine Hotel 1959

There were two hotels in the village, the Vine in the village centre and the Grange along Sea Bank Road just behind the sand hills.

Caption For Ingoldmells, High Street C1965

The road is still the A52, with a few bends in the village centre. Skegness is to the right.

Caption For Spilsby, The Terrace C1955

The barber's pole (centre right) has also gone.

Caption For Stilton, High Street C1955

When the old telephone box (centre) was moved and placed next to the village pump, it had to be listed to prevent its being replaced with a modern 'shower cubicle' version!

Caption For Stilton, The Bell Hotel C1955

New owners in the 1980s brought a fresh lease of life, and it is now a popular hotel and conference centre.

Caption For Skegness, Grand Parade 1899

The Marine Gardens below the iron railings on the left are now taken up by the Embassy Centre and the Compass Gardens, whilst the row of boarding houses on the right are converted to food and drink businesses

Caption For Meriden, The Parish Church C1960

It is often said to have been founded by Lady Godiva, but Meriden's main claim to fame is the ancient cross on the village green reputed to mark the centre of England.

Caption For Solihull, The Civic Hall C1965

All were demolished in 1998 to make way for the Touchwood Centre, a shopping and leisure complex which opened in 2001.

Caption For Worcester, High Street 1931

A passenger boards a Midland Red bus in the centre, perhaps off for a day's walking in the Malvern Hills.

Caption For Trowbridge, St James's Church, North East C1955

The two-storey north porch has a two- centred arch. The east window dates from 1846- 48.

Caption For Bedale, From The Tower Of St Gregory's Church 1896

In the centre is the old cross: the blur to the left is a pony and trap moving too quickly for the photographer's camera. The market town of Bedale is just a few miles to the north-east of Masham.

Caption For Blaenavon, The Eastern Valley C1955

The Rifleman's Arms is the large white building centre right. White House cottage to its right, at the end of Bunker's Row, has now been demolished.

Caption For Rothwell, The Market House 1922

The Market Hall in the town centre was designed by William Grumbald. Work began in 1577, but the building remained unfinished until 1895.

Caption For Stanion, The Village C1960

This view from the fields south-east of Stanion shows the small Northamptonshire village centred on the medieval church, with its fine 15th-century tower with broach spire.

Caption For Crowland, Broadway C1965

The signpost with all its information (centre) has also gone.

Caption For Penarth, The Cliffs 1893

At the centre of the photograph a wooden slipway stands idle – this section of the beach is apparently deserted.

Caption For Exmouth, The Strand Gardens 1938

The waters of the Exe estuary once lapped the edge of what is now a pleasant town centre park.

Caption For Coventry, Trinity Church 1892

Palmer & Co, brokers and furniture dealers, have allowed their stock to flood out almost to the centre of the street in a happy confusion that would almost certainly win them the Turner Prize.