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Good Old Days?

I remember walking past this point on shopping trips with my mother, being dragged along (wasn't good at walking) or on my way to/from school. I was born in 1953 in Sugden avenue where bungalows had massive areas of land (maybe I was ...Read more

A memory of Wickford in 1960 by Jim Pitt

My Great Grandfather Was Born In Newtown Linford 1879

Daniel Gretton : Born: abt 1854 Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, England   Died: 1913 Resided in Village Street, Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, England   Daniel was dis - owned by his ...Read more

A memory of Newtown Linford in 1860 by Leigh Gretton

Childhood Dreams

I came across this website by accident, what a treat. I was raised in Croydon, actually Addington. My nana and granddad lived at 195 Purley Way in Wadden. I spent many happy hours there as a child. I would spend several weeks with ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1955 by Christina Jackson

When I Was A Boy

My name is Peter Labdon and I lived with my father Wilf, my mother Ruby and my brother David in Halberton from 1933 to 1943, between the ages of two and twelve. We lived first in Norway House, at the top of the road to Lower Town, ...Read more

A memory of Halberton in 1930 by Peter Labdon

Relocation To Elm Park

It's very early 1947. My father has accepted a position as Mechanical Engineer with JRichard Costain. We purchased a new Costain home at number 90 Windermere Ave, Elm Park. It was a bitterly cold late winter period. Water in ...Read more

A memory of Elm Park in 1947 by Denman Lalonde

Barkingside As It Was From 1937 1950

I lived in Barkingside from 1937 - 1950. I was 5 whan we moved to Merlin Grove from Forest Gate. There were fields and woods within a few minutes walk, sadly built over now. The library was a shop on the ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside in 1940 by James Baker

Bryn Eitha

I was born in Bryn Eitha Penycae in February 1941, I too spent many happy hours playing in the area of Pentre near the old mill. I also knew of Crad The Garth as mentioned in another correspondence. All the local villages had characters ...Read more

A memory of Penycae in 1950

Bromsgrove Institute In High Street

My husband's grandfather Eustace Egbert George Duffill was born in 1869 at the Bromsgrove Institue in the High Street. Please can anyone tell me whether the Institute building features in any of the photographs of the High Street. I believe his father was librarian there.

A memory of Bromsgrove by Pamela Jones

Living In Tanner Street Barkng

When I was four years old our family moved from Benfleet Essex to Barking. M y Farther took a position as Manager of a Corn Chandlers In Tanner Street, and we lived at number 81 next door. I can recall starting school at ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1930 by lawrand

My Childhood In Gorton

I was born Judith Payne in 1946 and lived in a two bed terraced house with outside toilet and no hot water or bathroom, on Victoria Road. Gorton, Manchester. This ran off Hyde Road next to the junction with Cross Street, later ...Read more

A memory of Gorton in 1950 by Judith Davies

Captions

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Caption For Horley, Station Road 1905

Sunblinds are extended on the side of the street facing the sun.

Caption For Ilkley, Brook Street 1911

In this photograph, taken a few years after 56473 (pages 30-31), horse carriages still await their fares in the centre of Brook Street.

Caption For Rothwell, Church Walk C1955

This view looks east from the High Street to the west tower of the large medieval parish church. To the left is a former manor house, once the Urban District Council offices.

Caption For Welton, High Street C1955

Frith's photographer has moved into the High Street and is looking south towards The White Horse pub - which is little changed today.

Caption For Grantham, St Peter's Hill 1904

At the south end of the High Street the road widens to a pleasant green, formerly a market place.

Caption For Coningsby, The Mill C1955

Coningsby, on the south bank, has lost much of its historic character: in this view of Silver Street the house in front of the mill survives, but not the mill; all to the left has gone, and the road at

Caption For Donington, High Street C1965

This view looks east from the Market Place along the High Street, not the most distinguished in Lincolnshire; however, the Red Cow is a coaching inn with an 18th-century refront to a 17th-century inn and

Caption For Heckington, High Street C1955

Here we look along the High Street, where most of the houses and cottages survive on the left but only No 62, then an antique shop, on the right.

Caption For Stamford, High Street C1960

Now pedestrianised, this is the main shopping street of Stamford. Woolworth's have expanded to take over the Pine Apple Pub (right), a most unusual name for a pub.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, St Peter's Church 1895

A monument to her stands at the junction of Westgate Street and Vinery Road. In the distance is the Thingoe Union workhouse of 1836, which also served Bury after 1884.

Caption For Wakefield, Wood Street C1953

The abundance of Union Jacks and other flags in this view of Wood Street suggests that the photograph was taken in 1953, the year of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation.

Caption For Helston, Coinagehall Street 1913

The Cornish Bank is beyond, and beside it an omnibus has begun to ascend Wendron Street.

Caption For Sheffield, Nether Edge Road And The Post Office C1955

Top left: Nether Edge, first developed residentially in the Victorian period, is noted for its tree-lined streets.

Caption For Southport, Lord Street 1923

The Prince of Wales Hotel was built on Lord Street in 1876. In the 1923 Dunlop Guide the Prince is listed has having 150 beds and garaging for 4 cars.

Caption For Boston Spa, High Street 1893

Handsome and dignified Georgian houses and villas line the leafy street.

Caption For Stamford, High Street 1922

Further east, at the junction with Ironmonger Street, the quality of the Georgian stone or stucco façades on the right is evident, while on the left or south side there is more variety.

Caption For Stamford, St Mary's Street 1922

As we move further west, we see a part of St Mary's Street with an interesting mix of buildings with alleys leading down to the river front and The Meadows.

Caption For Donington, High Street C1965

This view looks east from the Market Place along the High Street, not the most distinguished in Lincolnshire; however, the Red Cow is a coaching inn with an 18th-century refront to a 17th-century inn and

Caption For Navenby, High Street C1965

There is a fine church, noted for its Decorated Gothic chancel, and a broad main street, once the market place.

Caption For Oxted, High Street 1928

Originally called 'Ac stede', 'the place of oak trees', old Oxted now has the busy A25 sweeping through its High Street, and it is unlikely that the two mothers with prams would envisage making such casual

Caption For Cornholme, Road To Shore C1960

The village also supported the 400-seat Gem Picture Theatre in Harrison Street until 1958. This lane from the hamlet of Shore snakes down the hill past a huge mill chimney.

Caption For Freckleton, The Village C1965

The Ship Inn up Bunker Street was the delight of smugglers in the 1770s, in the days when the toll road crossed Freckleton Moss.

Caption For Overton, The Church C1955

Overton is situated near the Lune Estuary; it is said that a terrace on the main village street uses stone that came from Cockersand Abbey. Of the abbey, only the chapterhouse remains.

Caption For Whitstable, Harbour Street 1962

The Nelson in Harbour Street is in the centre of the photograph. Landlords here included Henry Hills, Mrs Emily Jane Parsons, and Miss L Parsons. To the right is Duffy, the butcher's.