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Memories

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Arthur Shackson And His Wife Gertie With Their Son Arthur.

This is my Uncle and Aunt and cousin Arthur, outside their cottage no. 32 North Hill in Clovelly village. They lived there for many years and took in many many people for B&B, people ...Read more

A memory of Clovelly by Graham Shackson

The War Years In Consett

I was born in Consett at 11 Newmarket Street in June 1933, though my parents were living in Norfolk and later on in Middlesex. I was sent back to live with aunts when the Blitz really got going. I went to the CofE Primary ...Read more

A memory of Consett in 1940 by Malcolm Hutton

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Hi, can anyone out there in Hull remember the Webster family from Cumberland Street? The dad was a bargee, there were quite a lot of kids. Please answer via this site, I would love to know more about them.

A memory of Kingston upon Hull by Joseph Moody

Seems Like Yesterday

Hi! I was born in Meir 1934,and all my mother's family lived in Longton (Worsdale). My Uncle Frank had "The Studio" pub in Commerce Street, and, later, "The Studio Snackery". I've lots of great memories of Smith's Crisps,and ...Read more

A memory of Longton in 1940 by Gerald Copestake

Ogmore Vale

Goodness! Reading all these wonderful memories of others living in Ogmore, reminds me of mine ... I remember visiting the Workmen's Hall cinema and all the 'old' movies - Dambusters, Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin! - how strange that ...Read more

A memory of Ogmore Vale in 1955

Glendale Avenue

I lived at 2 Glendale Avenue with my mam and dad, Martin and Peggy, and my two sisters, Margaret and Maureen, and my brother Martin. My grandparents lived at number 10 Glendale. My earliest memories revolve around playing in the ...Read more

A memory of Bebside in 1962 by John Gaughan

The Peculiar People's Chapel

Mark Pierson (hello Mark - we know each other) suggests the Peculiar People's chapel was in the Street - but it was definitely situated at Hawbush Green, at least during my early childhood in the Fifties. I distinctly ...Read more

A memory of Cressing by Janet Whybrow

Dark Days Of The Second World War

Those foggy days in Dartford and the oil tanks on the street corners that produced a lot of smoke that was designed to send smoke into the atmosphere so that enemy planes could not get a visionary view of the area ...Read more

A memory of Dartford by Clive Jeffrey

My First 9 Years

I love my home town of Dorking. I was born there in Lincoln Road in July 1939, five weeks before the start of WW2. We played in the street and used people's gate posts for rounders bases as there was not a car in sight. We roamed ...Read more

A memory of Dorking in 1945 by David Newman

Salmon Street

Salmon Street was where I was born, and Kingsdown was where my family lived for at least 140 years. Salmon Street Walk Ler Street never changed that is until the Second World War when we were well and truly bombed. There is so much to say about Kingsdown, too much to put in this small space.

A memory of Kingsdown in 1930

Captions

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Caption For Lincoln, Jew's House And Steep Hill C1955

To the left The Strait descends towards the High Street.

Caption For Bridport, East Street 1902

This view is of East Street, looking westwards to the Town Hall (left) with the prominent frontage of William Elmes, draper and outfitters, on the other side of the road (right).

Caption For Sedbergh, Market Place 1894

Here in the Market Place a number of local people and tradesmen are curiously watching the cameraman's antics in the middle of the street.

Caption For Bidford On Avon, High Street 1899

This picturesque street still retains some 15th- and 16th-century half-timbered buildings.

Caption For Bristol, Queens Road 1900

Queens Road, at the top of Park Street, was chosen as the site for both the City Art Gallery and the City Museum.

Caption For Blaenau Ffestiniog, General View 1903

The town gives the impression of having grown out of the rock that surrounds it - the buildings and their roofs, and the street paving are all formed from the blue-hued slate.

Caption For Southend On Sea, From The Pier 1898

Pier Hill can be seen rising behind the foreshore buildings with the High Street stretching north from The Royal Hotel.

Caption For Bradford, Darley Street 1897

Darley Street was originally part of the gardens and orchards of the old manorial estate. By 1897 it was a very fashionable shopping area.

Caption For Keighley, North Street 1960

The Picture House on North Street was still doing excellent business, in spite of competition from the nearby and more modern Ritz cinema (1938).

Caption For Leeds, The Town Hall 1894

When Leeds town hall was opened by Queen Victoria, the streets were lined with palm trees and triumphal arches.

Caption For Botley, All Saints' Church C1955

Situated at the western end of the main street, All Saints Church has dormer windows with carved bargeboards and a diamond- shaped clock with a gilded crown.

Caption For Headingley, 1894

It would be a few years on before electric street-trams would link Headingley with Leeds city centre.

Caption For Salisbury, St Ann's Gate 1911

A later view of St Ann's Gate, with motor cars in evidence in the street scene - now, the gate can be used by pedestrians only.

Caption For Liskeard, Wesleyan Church 1907

This fine chapel in Barn Street was erected in 1846 and enlarged in 1862 during the period when the town was experiencing the effects of the mining boom around Caradon just to the north

Caption For Redruth, Fore Street 1898

The main shopping street climbs towards the town clock. This view is dominated by Tower House, the premises of John Evans & Co, outfitters.

Caption For Warnham, Friday Street 1921

It is thought that the name 'Friday Street' may record a distinct area of settlement. Note the old well to the left.

Caption For Rye, Market Street C1955

The present Market Street, formerly the Butchery, is a reminder of Rye's early market. The Town Hall, part of which can be seen on the right, was built in 1742 on the site of the Market Hall.

Caption For Harborne, The Duke Of York C1955

Hardly changed today, this substantial, good-looking pub still stands opposite Prince's Corner at the end of the High Street.

Caption For Old Swinford, Hagley Road C1960

The three ugly new traffic signs and modern street lights are also a sign of the times.

Caption For Stourbridge, High Street C1950

This picture gives some idea of the quality and variety of the buildings which lined the High Street in the 1950s.

Caption For Pilling, Main Street C1960

On Pilling's main street stood Pilling Pottery, run by Jim Cross. The site considered for St John's Church was known as Ship Meadow.

Caption For Stow On The Wold, Unicorn Hotel, Sheep Street C1950

Sheep Street is an appropriate reminder that this town, which sits on a rounded tump 800 feet above sea level, was once a centre of the wool industry.

Caption For Carnforth, Market Street 1898

Already busy with turnpike traffic, the railway's arrival encouraged more hotels, such as the Royal Station Hotel at the bottom of the street.