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Growing Up At Coombe Place

My family and I moved to a bungalow at Coombe Place in 1960. My father, Walter Motley, took up the post of farm manager on this 100 acre dairy farm with a herd of Jersey cattle. Coombe Place is set on the side of the South ...Read more

A memory of Offham in 1960 by Susan Walton

Honeymoon

We spent our honeymoon (1951) in Guernsey, and we had a lovely time. Even though it was only six years since the end of the war and the Islanders had suffered badly from the German occupation, we had as much butter and milk as we wanted, ...Read more

A memory of Guernsey in 1951 by June Jackson

An Unappreciated History

When you grow up in an ancient city such as Hereford and have really no other frame of reference you don't fully grasp the enormity of the depth of history that buildings such as Hereford Cathedral embodied. The Romans built ...Read more

A memory of Hereford in 1957 by Dylan Rivis

Just Down The Road From Us

Our family lived in the village of  West Horsley all of my life,  I was born in 51, my sister in 49 and my youngest sister 56. We used to bike down to Ripley and Ockham. I went to school at Sir Walter Raleigh, and Howard of ...Read more

A memory of Ripley in 1960 by Loraine Roles

Hatch End 50/60/70s Memories

As I’ve only just stumbled on this web page so offer excuses if it’s past its sell by date. I lived in Sylvia Ave Hatch End from 1951 (as a babe in arms) until I married and moved away in 1976. My recollections may now be ...Read more

A memory of Hatch End by Martin Harris

Visiting Salford Circa 1955 60

My Grandparents Henry and Alice Dorning lived on Brighton Street which on trying to trace the existence of has proved to be a struggle. I remember visiting them with my parents at the age of 5-9 years of and at the time was ...Read more

A memory of Salford

Stacksteads Boyhood.

My family moved from Haslingden to Newchurch Road in 1950 opposite the Farhome Tavern. As an eight year old I attended Western Junior School until 1953 leaving to attend Blackthorn Secondary Modern until June 1957 when our ...Read more

A memory of Stacksteads in 1950 by Tom Pilling

East Kent Coastal Holidays In The 1950s/60s

As a child the East Kent coast was a regular destination for our 2 week family summer holiday. We usually stayed in Westgate. In the late 1950s the excitement started with the journey from ...Read more

A memory of Westgate on Sea by Peter Leach

My Mothers Memories Of Brambridge

My mother's aunt, my great-aunt Annie was the house keeper at Brambridge during the 1920s. My great-uncle Ernest, great-aunt Annie's brother, was the chauffeur and responsible for the running and maintenance ...Read more

A memory of Colden Common in 1920 by Joan Russell

Harry

If it is the same Harry hargreavs I remember I use to knock about with him and he worked at the slaughter house that was on the Corner just where the mancunan way starts now, thats how ne came to be in the butcher game. .I lived in pine street ...Read more

A memory of Salford by a.smith500

Captions

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Caption For Harleston, The Thoroughfare C1955

The Georgian coaching-inn, the Swan Hotel, dominates the street.

Caption For Torquay, Fleet Street 1906

Running above the course of the Flete brook, this broad street, now one of Torquay's premiere shopping malls, was constructed in 1865 to replace the narrow lane of slums and fishermen's cottages that originally

Caption For Horsforth, The Green C1965

Instead of horses and carts, cars now clog the pavement outside the Black Bull.

Caption For Oxford, Balliol College And Martyrs' Memorial 1900

To the right of Balliol College is the famous Martyrs' Memorial, commemorating the 16th-century Protestant martyrs Latimer, Ridley and Cranmer, who were burned at the stake in nearby Broad Street.

Caption For Somerton, Broad Street C1960

Cattle were sold at the Rother Beast Market in Broad Street, which had standings with gutters down each side, hence the width of the street.

Caption For London, The County Hall C1955

This colossal building, once home of the controversial Greater London Council, was designed by Ralph Knott and begun in 1912.

Caption For Wroxham, Broad 1934

Below Wroxham, the River Bure flows between several broads that form wonderful boating lakes.

Caption For Hawkhurst, Highgate 1902

This broad, open street is the newer part of Hawkhurst, seen in the days before modern motor traffic took over.

Caption For Honiton, High Street C1960

The High Street again, and a much busier scene is shown.

Caption For Penzance, Promenade 1906

This breezy walk is one of the finest in the western counties, and promenaders enjoy broad vistas of the sea and boats plying between the fishing villages of Mounts Bay.

Caption For Odiham, View From Canal Bridge 1924

The winding hole (where boats are turned) lies to the east of and adjacent to the Great Wharf.

Caption For Reading, Broad Street 1923

During the early 1920s, Broad Street was a busy part of Reading, bustling with cars, trams and shoppers.

Caption For Torquay, Fleet Street 1906

Running above the course of the Flete brook, this broad street, now one of Torquay's premiere shopping malls, was constructed in 1865 to replace the narrow lane of slums and fishermen's cottages that originally

Caption For Morecambe, The Beach 1888

'The sands', says the Frith title, but as you can see, central Morecambe has always had a pebble beach, especially at high tide.

Caption For St Ives, The Station C1945

The St Erth to St Ives branch line, the last broad gauge railway to be built, was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1877.

Caption For Oxford, Broad Street 1897

Two of Oxford's most famous colleges, Trinity and Balliol, stand on the left side of Broad Street, famous for its bookshops, among which is Blackwell's.

Caption For Bude, The Town 1929

With its shallow sandy bays, broad grassy downs, civic gardens, and terraces of unpretentious lodging houses, Bude is almost completely an Edwardian construction.

Caption For London, The County Hall C1955

This colossal building, once home of the controversial Greater London Council, was designed by Ralph Knott and begun in 1912.

Caption For Coltishall, The Lock 1902

This pretty river between Coltishall and Aylsham has three locks and seven bridges, creating quite a bit of work for the boat crews.

Caption For Ormesby, Broad 1891

Unlike most broads, Ormesby is accessible by road rather than river and preserves a quietness not usually found during holiday periods.

Caption For Dawlish, The Seafront From The Royal Hotel 1890

A place familiar to all train travellers through Devon, Dawlish nestles across the sides of a broad combe, with the railway line protecting the town from the sea.

Caption For Brundall, Tidecrafts Yard C1960

Boatsheds on the right of the picture are typical of many, with mooring for several boats.

Caption For Evesham, Bell Tower From The Avon 1892

At the centre of a broad vale, rich in market gardens and fruit orchards, and to which it gives its name, lies Evesham.

Caption For Ryde, Union Street 1913

A fine view down the length of Union Street in the last peaceful days before the First World War.