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Maps

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1899, Ashgrove Ref. RNC627681
1898, Kingsway Ref. RNE748268
1898, Tunley Ref. RNE854301
1898, Radford Ref. RNE812716
1883 - 1884, Camerton Ref. HOSM39909
1882 - 1883, Corston Ref. HOSM41919
1882 - 1883, Wilmington Ref. HOSM64675
1883, Littleton Ref. HOSM51691
1899, Blackrock Ref. RNC642884
1898, Amesbury Ref. RNE624975
1946, Southdown Ref. NPO835533
1946, Townsend Ref. NPO851265
1899, Radford Ref. RNC812716
1946, Corston Ref. NPO678148
1898, Ridge Ref. RNE816496
1898, Whiteway Ref. RNE869230
1919, Walcot Ref. POP859619
1898-1899, Newbridge Ref. RNC790680
1899, Northend Ref. RNC794238
1899, Larkhall Ref. RNC753102

Books

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Memories

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Bramcote Children's Hospital

I was placed in Bramcote 1983 at the age of 9 for a year. I liked it a bit but only as I was getting physically abused by my step mum at home daily,it was a break from the beatings for a week,we would all go ...Read more

A memory of Bramcote by Georgina Brack

Childhood In The 1950s

It breaks my heart to see how the years, short-sighted councillors and rapacious businessmen have ruined this once noble and beautiful seaside resort. How could anybody have countenanced destroying this view for the ...Read more

A memory of Bridlington by Geoffrey Harrison

Wc Sa Great Place To Be

My name is Linda Ashton and I was at WCS 1960-61. This was my 4th boarding school and was far and away the happiest! It felt like family with Mr and Mrs Savage as surrogate mum and dad! I was there because of ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1960 by Linda Ashton

Hotel Manager

My father was also the manager of The Bulls head hotel in the 1950s, Mr Ronald F Williams. At that time Sophia Loren was staying and she joined us for tea as my mother is Italian also, they had a good long chat. I remember sitting ...Read more

A memory of Aylesbury in 1955 by Shirley Williams

Stoney Beach & The Lifeboat Station

Parents in the (old) Kinmel Arms, boozing over an extended lunch time - my brother and me exiled to the adjoining Stoney Beach where we passed the hours away crushing the softer red stones ...Read more

A memory of Moelfre in 1957 by John Kandel

The Gables In Maldon

Re Bob Warren. I was 11 yrs old in 1964 but was only there for maybe 6 months. Mr Goslin still had two legs then. I never saw him use the cane but I had a bunch of keys hit me round my head from his wife and a member of staff ...Read more

A memory of Maldon in 1964 by Tom Jones

Growing Up

I moved to Millbrook in 1950 and spent my formative years there - it was a great place to grow up in. We lived in Myrtle Cottage, next to my uncle's farmyard. We used to roam the countryside for miles with never a worry. It was such an ...Read more

A memory of Millbrook in 1961 by Alan Moore

Exiled To Fair Oak

During 1957, at the age of 13 I was 'sent' to live with an elderly Aunt in Burnetts Lane. I attended the local school and made many friends in the area. My Aunt's name was Fanny Godwin. Her neighbours on one ...Read more

A memory of Fair Oak in 1957 by David Andersen

Gamblesby Memories

My grandparents moved from Whitley Bay to Ainstable in 1948 when my grandfather retired (Jack and Kate Storey). My parents moved with them, and then took the Red Lion at Gamblesby in 1952 (Jack and Ethel Storey). I had a very ...Read more

A memory of Gamblesby in 1951 by Katherine Walker

West Banks

The house with the bay window (31A) used to belong to my grandparents, Albert and Ivy Harrison, and the front room was used as a shop until my nan moved into number 37. I can't remember the exact year but my parents, Derek and Phyllis ...Read more

A memory of Sleaford in 1965 by Keith Meikle

Captions

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Caption For Salisbury, New Street C1955

The right-hand side of New Street is today still largely intact, with some interesting architectural features such as red brick decorations, first floor bay windows and jettied overhangs.The left

Caption For Portloe, Beach And Village C1955

The village of Portloe (meaning 'bay with pool') is one of Cornwall's best-kept secrets - a tiny, rocky fishing cove with narrow streets and the fine 17th-century Lugger Inn.

Caption For Haverfordwest, Old Bridge C1945

The buildings seen to the right of the bridge here have been extensively redeveloped with the exception of the building with the bay window which remains as it is in this photograph.

Caption For Thurlestone, The Village 1918

Thurlestone takes its name from a holed, or thirled, rock just out at sea in Bigbury Bay, which was mentioned in a Saxon charter way back in 845.

Caption For St Ives, Albany Terrace 1901

The large building on the left of the picture is the present Chy-an-Albany Hotel.

Caption For Corringham, High Street C1950

In this picture we see a parade of shops with bay-windowed accommodation above.

Caption For Charlton Kings, Cirencester Road C1955

These bay- windowed houses in Cirencester Road were built in the 1930s to meet the needs of Cheltenham's growing population.

Caption For Howth, Head 1897

This view shows clearly the rocky promontory of the Head, which was known in Celtic times as Beann Eadir, or Eadar's peak.

Caption For Penzance, The Esplanade C1883

Despite the relative shelter offered by Mounts Bay, winter storms can sometimes be ferocious.

Caption For Sandsend, East Row 1925

In the 12th century, Sandsend was recorded as having 53 tenants' cottages belonging to the lord of the manor.

Caption For Robin Hoods Bay, 1927

One of the reasons why Robin Hood's Bay proved to be a popular haunt for artists is the picturesque cluster of red-roofed cottages perched somewhat precariously on the cliffs.

Caption For Penzance, Market Jew Street 1920

This, the most westerly town in England, has been raided down the centuries by Spanish ships and by pirates.

Caption For Bridport, W.Frost Shop Front 1909

West Street 1930 This town was a considerable port in the middle ages, but the silting up of its ancient harbour led to a decline in trade.

Caption For Connemara, Barnaderg Bay C1955

Barnaderg bay at the end of Ballynakill Harbour, close to Letterfrack.

Caption For Haverfordwest, St Mary's Church 1950

By the time this photograph was taken, the building to the left of the picture had been painted and deprived of its bay window.

Caption For Robin Hoods Bay, Town And Bay 1927

Part of the village is clustered around the top of a ravine; notice the steep flight of steps in the lower foreground dropping away down toward the sea.

Caption For Garwick, Beach And Glen 1896

Situated between Groudle Glen and Laxey, Garwick was just twenty minutes away from Douglas on the Manx Electric Tramway, but it looks as though our intrepid cameraman had the place all to himself.

Caption For Stokes Bay, The Beach 1898

Just a handful of people and two bathing machines can be seen in this late-Victorian photograph of Stokes Bay.

Caption For Colwyn Bay, C1950

Viewed from the direction of Bryn Euryn, the prominence of the Victoria Pier is clear; Colwyn Bay sought to rival nearby Llandudno as the main attraction, as post-war mass tourism brought

Caption For Conwy, Estuary 1930

Moored pleasure boats swing easily to a strong tide as weak sunlight dapples rippled waves along the river bay.

Caption For Langland Bay, The Hotel 1893

This popular bay and beach lies to the west of Mumbles.

Caption For Wellington, Fore Street 1938

By 1938, Shaplands Restaurant has become a Cafe‚ and the hotel had expanded into the shops on the right.

Caption For Filey, Promenade 1901

Its picturesque position on the cliffs of one of the noblest bays on the east coast of England, and its fine beach, along with its splendid hotels and handsome private houses, make Filey one of the most

Caption For Cirencester, Gloucester Street 1898

Cirencester has managed to keep the worst ravages of unsympathetic development at bay.