Maps

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Memories

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My Polish Papa

This story was told to me by my daddy's best friend called Will Lawson. When I was one year old daddy used to cut the grass at Gleneagles and he was alowed to take the cuttings away to make bedding for the pigs that he kept. One day ...Read more

A memory of Glen Eagles in 1950 by Linda Newport

Memories Of Peggy Pinner

My parents, Peggy and Stan Pinner, moved to Hunsdon from Leyton in 1957. Stan's family was from Wyddial and Aspenden, so Hunsdon was a good fit for them. A small estate was being erected on Wicklands Road and they bought ...Read more

A memory of Hunsdon in 1957 by Valerie Stephens

Bernard Colin Booker My Dad Who Grew Up In Barry Died On Tuesday Aged 87

I have fond memories of visiting Barry as a young child, my mum's parents owned a sweet factory and shop in Main Street, and my mum, Rita Pennington, and also my dad, Colin Booker ...Read more

A memory of Barry by Sue Bolton

Old Bakery High Street

I'd be interested to know more about the Old Bakery on the High Street - I believe my great-grandfather, Arthur Brown, worked there at some point. The Brown family lived at 5 Rose Cottages, Station Road and also at 6 Foley ...Read more

A memory of Claygate by Kate Spurrier

Aldershot County High School For Girls

I finished school at A.C.H.S. in mid-summer of 1950. I know it has been torn down for housing, but cannot remember the name of the street it was on. We rode the bus from Cove, when we got off the bus in Cove we ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1950 by Anne Ainsley Terry

Newchurch

I lived at on Staghills Road (my maiden name was Taylor) and I went to Newchurch C of E School until 1958. I remember Mrs Roberts and Mrs Barlow, the teachers in the top 2 classes. My favourite time at school was when we were ...Read more

A memory of Newchurch in 1960 by Elizabeth Abbott

Longtown High Street

My great-great grandfather was George 'Dood' McKie and he lived in a house about six doors beyond the Graham Arms Hotel which is shown in the Francis Frith photo number L203002.  He was one of those Longtown characters who are ...Read more

A memory of Longtown in 1880 by Chester Forster

Easter Hols

We used to come over from Conisbrough near Doncaster with my mam and dad, Raymond Dawson, who came from Buglawton, William Street if I remember, and every year we would watch the carnival and also walk up The Cloud. Does anyone remember ...Read more

A memory of Congleton by securityshaun

Walking To Lunch

When I first started school we would walk up the High Street in a "crocodile" to a cafe were we had our lunch. We then walked back to school for the afternoon lessons.

A memory of Sevenoaks in 1954 by Colin King

Born In Burnt Oak

I was born in Burnt Oak in July 1956 in North Road - the same house that my mother was born in.  My grandparents lived in North Road for many years until North Road, South Road and East Road were compulsory purchased by Barnet ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1956 by Sandra Gibney

Captions

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Caption For Market Deeping, Market Place C1955

The 17th-century Bull pub (centre left) is still there, as is the Town Hall, but two banks now stand along that side of the street.

Caption For Stroud, King Street 1900

This open area, known as King Street Parade, was the scene of many local events.

Caption For Buntingford, High Street C1955

Today, the suspended street lighting has disappeared, and although Buntingford has a major by-pass, traffic is heavier than the two cyclists and the solitary parked delivery van.

Caption For Hartlepool, Advertising C1960

Their address is shown as No 69 and 71, and the property was situated in Musgrave Street.

Caption For Eye, Church Street C1960

Down the street the King's Head has closed, but retains its Lacon's sign on the wall. Set back is the Vine Church, a Baptist Chapel rebuilt in 1868.

Caption For Burton On The Wolds, Greyhound Inn C1960

This rather imposing white- painted late 18th- or early 19th-century brick-faced pub under a slated roof is set back from the main village street, selling Shipstones Ales from a local Nottingham

Caption For Great Yarmouth, Regent Road 1896

The street is lined with a medley of newly-constructed buildings.

Caption For Manchester, Piccadilly 1889

The area from the Duke of Wellington statue to Market Street was once a large ornamental pond complete with fountains, which had delighted Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on their visit in 1840.

Caption For Ayr, Wallace Tower And High Street 1900

parts the former Greyfriars church of St John, where Robert the Bruce held a Parliament in 1315, are thought to date back to its beginnings.The 130 ft high neo-Gothic Wallace Tower, situated in the High Street

Caption For Leicester, The Roman Remains And Jewry Wall C1955

The remains are situated at the top of the High Street and are a must, particularly for the first-time visitor to the City.

Caption For Hertford, Fore Street 1922

A view from the Shire Hall along what was to become a heavily congested street, until the building of the new relief road, with a string of Georgian and early Victorian shopfronts overshadowed by the

Caption For Desborough, The Cross And George Hotel C1960

Further up the street is the Ritz Cinema, which later became a ballroom.

Caption For Bozeat, High Street C1955

The mature cyclist is about to free-wheel into the High Street off to the right.

Caption For Wollaston, High Street C1955

The High Street runs northwards, parallel to the through road to Irchester. It is a narrow road with a mix of architectural styles and has suffered much rebuilding since the 1950s.

Caption For Lincoln, The Cathedral And Stonebow 1890

This marvellously atmospheric view along the High Street looks across towards Lincoln's great medieval minster church which dominates the city and the countryside for miles around – the beautiful central

Caption For Winchelsea, The Court Hall 1894

At the junction of High Street and Higham Green, opposite the chancel of St Thomas's Church, is the old Court Hall, a 14th-century building restored and altered in the 19th century as a museum.

Caption For East Grinstead, High Street 1904

This view looks back west from the far end of the High Street, beyond the infill buildings. Sackville House, on the far left, has now had its timber-framing exposed.

Caption For London, Clerkenwell, St John's Gate C1870

‘The newest fashion newspaper and the oldest-style tavern still jostle each other now as they did a century or more ago.’This bustling street was once the home of the British press.The working day

Caption For Runcorn, Higher Runcorn, Highlands Road C1955

It's said that this street was once known as 'Snuffy Row' because so many quarrymen who lived here had a strong liking for snuff.

Caption For Chelford, Astle Hall Lake 1896

However, from its name, the nearby Pepper Street suggests a Roman route.

Caption For Prestbury, The Manor House 1903

At the bottom of the street is the bridge over the River Bollin and the Manor house.

Caption For Southampton, High Street 1908

Many of the buildings in Southampton's famous High Street were destroyed during the Second World War, more than 30 years after this Frith photograph was taken.

Caption For Eastleigh, Market Street C1960

This photograph was taken about half-way along Market Street; it shows many shop premises, most of which have changed hands several times in the intervening years.

Caption For Eastleigh, Market Street C1965

This photograph was taken about half-way along Market Street; it shows many shop premises, most of which have changed hands several times in the intervening years.