Places

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Maps

8 maps found.

1947, Northcourt Ref. NPO794222
1919, Northcourt Ref. POP794222
1895, Northcourt Ref. RNE794222
1946, North Court Ref. NPO793111
1898, North Court Ref. RNE793111
1919, North Court Ref. POP793111
1900, North Court Ref. RNC793111
1897-1899, Northcourt Ref. RNC794222

Books

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Memories

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Harry Street

My gran lived on Harry Street in the 1960's and early 70's. I remember playing near the Trafford swing bridge and the excitement when it was opened.  Old terraced houses slums by then. Corner shops and the horrible smell from the canal. ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Debra Edwards

Talke A Forgotten Village

As you proceed north along the A34 towards the Cheshire border you will approach Talke traffic lights and on the left and right side of the road there are two areas of grassed land. This grassed area was once the village of ...Read more

A memory of Talke in 1959

Good Days

My name is Derek Price, and I was born in Central Middlesex Hospital and lived in Court Way, North Acton, until moving to Birkbeck Avenue when I was married in 1965. I attended West Acton Primary, Acton Wells Junior, John Perryn and finally ...Read more

A memory of Acton by Derek Price

My Memories Of Resolven.

The personal views of Resolven expressed in these pages reflect my own fond memories of Resolven, the Vale of Neath and its people. In 1953 I returned to the valley as a teenager, little did I know it was to become my home. I worked ...Read more

A memory of Resolven by Barry S Britzman

Family Of Ewj Moloney, Lancing Solicitor D 1978

I was part of the St James the Less Players, the Parish church drama group, which started my career on the boards. The Downs,The Manor, The Park, The Clump, The Chalkpit..The Woods The Beach..were all ...Read more

A memory of Lancing by Rose Moloney

Church Path, Mitcham And The People That Lived There

I was born in Collierswood Maternity Home, a very short time before it was bombed during the Second World War. The year was 1944. My family being homeless were housed in requisitioned properties in Mitcham. ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham in 1944 by James Bonser

Rayne In 1950 1960

I was born in Rayne and in the 1950s.I have fond memories of being able to play various sports in the road at School Road with my brother Peter and friend Richard Dodd, gaining a few more players as word got around! We used to mark ...Read more

A memory of Rayne by Hugh Walker

The Rone Clarke Family Rose Cottage Bristol Road Bournbrook Birmingham

My great-great-grandfather was CHARLES RONE CLARKE born 6 March 1837 at 13 Court, Smallbrook Street, Birmingham. He was a master woodturner and sixth great-grandson of Henry ...Read more

A memory of Bournbrook in 1860 by Sue Coates

Memories Of Village Haircuts

Just before the 1960’s transformed our innocent lives, all us village boys had a limited choice of tonsorial art; indeed you could count the number of available haircuts (styles wasn’t a word used for men or boys) on ...Read more

A memory of Sherington in 1960

Mendleson Wrote His Spring Song In The House.

With Denmark Hill and about level with the Old Henly's garage behind you was a house within the ruins with a metal sign. It stated that during his stay here, Mendleson wrote his 'Spring Song' here. ...Read more

A memory of Camberwell by Terry Chappell Seal

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Captions

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Caption For London, Bell Yard, Fleet Street C1875

This narrow street runs north deep into legal London from the beginning of Fleet Street, near Temple Bar.

Caption For London, The Princess Beatrice Hospital C1950

This building in Earl's Court's Old Brompton Road was partly designed by Sir Aston Webb, and opened in 1930.

Caption For Skegness, The Waterway C1960

The boat is just starting out from the north end of the Waterway, with the Figure 8 Switchback, the tennis courts, and the 1930s concrete 'castle ruins' in the background.

Caption For Oxford, Mesopotamia, The Ferry 1912

Children crossing the river at Marston, once a village but now a north Oxford suburb. During the Civil War, the old manor house was the headquarters of the Parliamentarian army.

Caption For Fordingbridge, The Village C1960

The local policeman (centre) goes on his daily beat around this peaceful village – a sight not to be seen now. The nearby River Avon attracts anglers.

Caption For Tenbury Wells, Court Of Hill 1898

There are many fine buildings in this north-western corner of Worcestershire, such as Court of Hill, near Tenbury Wells.

Caption For Bradford On Avon, River Avon 1914

The round house on the north bank of the river was a popular bathing spot.

Caption For Ealing, Haven Green C1955

North of Ealing Broadway station is Haven Green, with Victorian villas on its west side and shops to its east.

Caption For Skegness, North Parade C1960

The right side of this picture is now taken up by Natureland, whilst the Figure 8 switchback, the dodgems, the big wheel, the tennis courts and the North Shore Café (right) have all gone.

Caption For Hailsham, High Street 1900

Now past the North Street junction, Frith's photographer is looking north past the covered wagon with its load of barrels and sacks towards the pedimented gable of the 1868 Wesleyan church

Caption For Newquay, From The Fish Cellars 1887

Here we have an early view of Towan Beach, with everyone overdressed for the seaside. A game of tennis is in progress on a court marked out in the sand.

Caption For Middlesbrough, Pallister Park C1955

Land for an ornamental park and recreation ground, an area of some 30 acres in North Ormesby, was given to the town by Councillor and Mrs J G Pallister.

Caption For Frampton, Almshouses And St Mary's Church 1906

Frampton, 'the settlement on the Frome', is an attractive downland village north-west of Dorchester. The old manor house of Frampton Court was demolished in 1939.

Caption For Guildford, Market 1908

The livestock market was originally held in the High Street on Tuesdays, before being moved to North Street in 1865; thirty years later it moved again to this site in Woodbridge Road.

Caption For Elstead, Village 1906

The view looks north across this attractive village that is grouped around a small green. To the far left is Elstead Mill, once a worsted factory.

Caption For Henley On Thames, The Tow Path C1955

One was taken looking towards the bridge; the other was taken looking north-east to the finish- ing line.

Caption For Frampton, Almshouses And St Mary's Church 1906

Frampton, 'the settlement on the Frome', is an attractive downland village north-west of Dorchester. The old manor house of Frampton Court was demolished in 1939.

Caption For Bispham, Palm Court Methodist Holiday Home C1955

Bispham lies just a little to the north of Blackpool's bright lights and seemingly non- stop amusements, and its sea-front hotels and guesthouses attracted holidaymakers seeking a more

Caption For Seaford, Lullington Hill 1894

On the east bank of the Cuckmere River opposite Alfriston, Lullington is very much a shrunken medieval village, with its isolated church a good quarter of a mile north of Lullington Court, the farm complex

Caption For Wimborne, The Minster, St Luke And St Cuthberga's Window 1908

Healing the sick is the theme of this window in the minster's north-west corner, formerly the Consistory Court.

Caption For Arlington, The Post Office C1960

Arllington Court was owned by the Chichester family from the 13th century until 1947, when it was given to the National Trust.

Caption For Ickleford, The Village 1903

Two miles north of Hitchin lies Ickleford, where the Roman Icknield way crosses the confluence of the Rivers Hiz and Oughton.

Caption For Holbeach, High Street C1955

Further east, Franklins Outfitters, a mid 19th-century Italianate building on the right has gone, as have those in the distance on the left, to be replaced by the tepid Neo-Georgian Talbot Court.

Caption For Holbeach, High Street C1955

Further east, Franklins Outfitters, a mid 19th-century Italianate building on the right has gone, as have those in the distance on the left, to be replaced by the tepid Neo-Georgian Talbot Court.