Maps

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Books

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Memories

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The Chapels

In the 1940s and 50s social life in Cwmtwrch was centred on the chapel and public house. There were eight active chapels, each with its own distinctive architecture, and representative of the major non-conformist denominations in ...Read more

A memory of Lower Cwm-twrch in 1940 by David Lougher

My Childhood Days Brynna Boy

8 Southall Street /16 Tan-y-Bryn. We, the Brynna Boys, used to run to school, Mr & Mrs Davies Head Master and thei two daughters, strict and friendly, firm and kind. I can only describe those happy days, Coronation ...Read more

A memory of Brynna in 1953 by Gary Edwards

Home

I was born in Mid Calder; my sister in Pumpherston; and my brother in Uphall Station. We lived at 17 Nettlehill Road until we emigrated to Canada in October 1957. We all went to the school in Uphall Station and my favourite teacher was ...Read more

A memory of Uphall Station in 1957 by Betty Lappage Irvine

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

Somewhere In Buckland

Round about 1840 my widowed great, great grandmother Hannah, and her son Joseph were brewers in Buckland. But unless any Buckland resident knows of the history of the village I shall never know where exactly. The Frith ...Read more

A memory of Buckland by Barry W J Chandler

During The Second World War

This story is a memory during the Second World War. My father Samuel Fredrick Richardson was the air-raid warden. There was a brick shelter, built on the village green. Most of the village used to use it. One night ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green in 1940 by The Frith Memory Archivist

Blacksmith Arms Pub

We used to have children's parties here, I remember a Christmas party in the large hall attached to the pub, with all the village children and there was always a huge Christmas tree in the car park with fairy lights. ...Read more

A memory of Rothwell in 1974 by Rosie Whitaker

I Was Born In Shaston (Thomas Hardy) In 1951

Moved around a bit. Can't remember. But I remember going to school at Buckhorn Weston primary school near Gillingham at the age of 5 and I was May Queen. There were photos. Does anyone out there remember ...Read more

A memory of Shaftesbury in 1956 by Janetta Maloney

Thomas Binns 1845 1921 No 1 The Green Later No 3 Grange Cottages

Hello - I would be very grateful for any information - especially photos - of my ancestor Thomas Binns who moved from Cowling to Micklethwaite c. 1898. He had built Carr ...Read more

A memory of Micklethwaite in 1900 by Joan Tindale

Growing Up In Bradninch

I was born and lived in Bradninch until I went to college when I was 19 in 1969. I was born in the house in Townlands and lived there all the time. After Dad died, Mum moved to Millway Gardens, It was a great place to live ...Read more

A memory of Bradninch by Hilary Fraser

Captions

5,033 captions found. Showing results 1,969 to 1,992.

Caption For Chaddesley Corbett, The Village C1960

The village of Chaddesley Corbett sits just beside, but off, the main road linking Kidderminster and Bromsgrove, and so retains its charm; it has numerous delightful Tudor and Georgian buildings.

Caption For West Burton, Bridge And Fall 1893

From 1913 the mill provided the village with electricity, until the National Grid took over in

Caption For Prestbury, The Village 1896

Above the entrance is a gallery and it was from here that a parson, ejected from the church by the Commonwealth, used to preach to the villagers. The house later became a bank.

Caption For Aberdare, The Memorial, Victoria Square C1955

At the beginning of the 19th Century Aberdare was a village within an agricultural district.

Caption For Baslow, Thatch End C1955

Although heather thatching was once common in lowlier buildings, thatching was rarely used on substantial village cottages like these because the abundant local thin gritstone slates were preferred for

Caption For Aldershot, Wellington Street 1892

Before assuming the role of the first military town in Britain, Aldershot was no more than a pretty village comprising a church, a manor house and several farms. Nearby was an area of open heathland.

Caption For Chideock, Bridge Stores C1955

Village stores soon began to cater for the new motorised tourist in the first affluent decade of peace.

Caption For Chailey Green, The Village C1965

Looking West c1965 This peaceful view looks along the road through this quiet village beside the confluence of the Rivers Dudwell and Rother, renowned for its splendid collegiate church.

Caption For Rusper, The Village 1909

Opposite the church lies the 17th-century Plough Inn, known in the village for its very low beams.

Caption For Chapel St Leonards, The Parade C1955

Again we see the village centre, with another of the special seaside shops that sold everything needed for a seaside holiday.

Caption For Mells, Gay Street C1950

They touted ice creams around the village to the call of 'I scream, you scream, we scream for ice cream'. Audrey Axford then ran it until its closure in 1965.

Caption For Streatley, The Village 1904

This view of Streatley shows the village centre. The Bull was once a coaching inn for the Royal Mail coach to Oxford.

Caption For Cayton Bay, The Beach C1960

The village is small; it has a 12th-century church dedicated to John the Baptist.

Caption For Darley Dale, The Caravan Park C1955

This photograph shows a caravan park in the village, with families enjoying the scenery and fresh air.

Caption For Limpley Stoke, Middle Village C1955

The right hand cottages are dated 1885, and the village hall beyond was built in 1845.

Caption For Youlgrave, Middleton Dale C1960

The wooded slopes of Middleton Dale, west of the village of Youlgreave and near the hamlet of Middleton-by- Youlgreave, offer a tranquil walk in beautiful surroundings by the banks of the frequently-weired

Caption For York, Bishopthorpe Palace Gardens 1893

Originally the village was known as Thorpe St Andrew; the name was changed to Bishopthorpe because of the archbishop's palace being built here.

Caption For Caversham, St Peter's Hill 1908

St Peter's Hill climbs out of the village towards Caversham's striking parish church of St Peter, which occupies a pleasant setting above the Thames.

Caption For Moore, The Post Office 1952

This deceptively simple photograph captures the spirit of Moore in 1955: the road curving out of the village; the essential Post Office; and an absence of menfolk, who were probably hard at work on the

Caption For Woodhouse Eaves, Main Street C1955

Set in the heart of Charnwood Forest, this pretty village was a favourite destination for Edwardian trippers, and features on many postcards.

Caption For Achill Island, Dooega, View Across Camport Bay C1955

A marvellous view looking west from an old farmstead across the bay to the village. In the distance, clouds are enveloping the Menawn. On the left, turf is stacked drying in the sun for the winter.

Caption For Edgware, The Station C1955

Edgware, once the first village beyond London, was a good location for such an important public transport depot.

Caption For Bracknell, High Street 1901

More than 50 years before this photograph was taken, Bracknell was described in the county directory as 'a small village consisting of a long, narrow street, inhabited principally

Caption For Binfield, The Stag And Hounds 1892

When this photograph was taken, Binfield was no more than a sleepy village.