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Abergarw Estate (The Hostels)

My name is Gareth Davis, brother of Yvonne Davis, and son of Harry & Gwen Davis, originally of 35, Heol yr Ynis, Abergarw Estate, commonly known as "The Hostels". I remember my big sister Yvonne walking me over this ...Read more

A memory of Abergarw in 1954 by Gareth Davis

Davenhill School

I used to live in Aintree Lane, by St Giles's Church in the only council houses. I'm one of twelve children - the Ferrie's, and everyone knew at least one of us. I remember playing in Aintree race course, skating around the old ...Read more

A memory of Old Roan Sta in 1959

Great Uncle Herbert?

My great grandfather, Christopher, owned Bridge House next to the bridge when this photo was taken, having moved there from Spennithorne where he had been the landlord of the Old Horn Inn. We believe the cart driver was my ...Read more

A memory of Middleham in 1910 by Frank Hauxwell

Collyhurst By Ernie Dignam

I too was born in Collyhurst and we lived on Providence Place. My brother went to the tin school and we have a photo of him walking in the Whit Walks. Marcell Guest Paints is now on the site of Providence Place and they ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1950

Summer Holidays With Granny

I was brought up in Ireland, but we spent a month of the summer every year with our grandparents, who lived in Frindsbury and, later, Wainscott. Going by the Maidstone and District buses into Strood, Chatham, Rochester or ...Read more

A memory of Strood in 1960 by Siobhan Elam

Stokesleys 2nd. Fire Station

For the information of readers, it may be of interest to note that the building just past the Town Hall Block, left side, was known as the Shambles and in the 1800s and early 1900s was open fronted and used as a market ...Read more

A memory of Stokesley in 1920 by Alan Swales

Woodley Village As It Was

I was brought up in Woodley in the 1960's when Woodley was a tight knit community. My parents had a shop on Hyde Road, "Kelsall's". It was a sweets and tobacconist shop and at the back of the shop there was ...Read more

A memory of Woodley in 1964 by Harry Kelsall

Patricroft, Liverpool Road.

Just over the bridge at approx 112 Liverpool Rd use to be a grocers shop which Joseph Schofield ran. He was Mayor of Eccles in 1904-06 approx and is my Great Uncle. Also attended the Whit Walks where we walked from ...Read more

A memory of Patricroft by Lynette Foster

The Tarry Beck

I remember pulling George Thompson from the beck at high tide. The streets were Prospect Place, Customs Row, Cargo Fleet Lane, South View, Bristol Street, Dover Street, Chester Street, Cambridge Rd and one I don't remember. I lived ...Read more

A memory of Cargo Fleet by Donald Bennett

Farm Trailers

I went to school at St Mary's down Horncastle Road and we would sit by the Maud Foster and wait for the trailers of peas to go by on their way to the canners by Bargate Bridge, then grab arms fulls of pea vines then sit and eat them at the side of the road - we always ate our veg!

A memory of Boston in 1959 by Kieran Johnson

Captions

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Caption For Pleshey, View From The Church Tower C1965

This great castle mound is perhaps best seen from the top of church tower: it is a fine example of a motte and bailey.

Caption For Goyt Valley, Stepping Stones 1914

Two children, perhaps a brother and sister, negotiate the stepping stones across the infant River Goyt downstream from Goyt's Bridge in the peaceful days just before war broke out in Europe.

Caption For Stopham, Bridge 1932

The narrow bridge stands at the confluence of the Rivers Rother and Arun, and replaces a former Anglo-Saxon structure built of wood.

Caption For Chelmsford, Duke Street 1919

Here we see a busy scene, with parked cars on the right and an open-topped bus bound for Southend chugging down the Street on the left.The picture is taken from close to the railway bridge, looking

Caption For Ilkley, The Moors 1906

This captivating view was taken looking towards the top of the 1,320-feet-high Rombalds Moor and shows White Wells at top right.

Caption For Clydebank, Kilbowie Road 1900

In 1882, the American firm of Singers opened a sewing-machine factory, bringing yet more jobs and more people to the area. Clydebank became a burgh in 1886.

Caption For Reading, Caversham Hotel And Tram Terminus 1910

A much changed view: this shows the old Caversham Hotel on the Reading approaches to Caversham Bridge, with the electric tram No.9 at its terminus.

Caption For Bradford On Avon, The Three Gables C1955

In his 'Topographical Collections' of 1659-70, John Aubrey wrote: 'Here is a strong and handsome bridge in the middest of which is a little chapell as at Bathe, for Masse'.

Caption For Needham Market, Hawks Mill C1960

The central section of the brick watermill was built in 1884, and the wings were added in 1892. The road is carried over the millrace by an 18th-century bridge.

Caption For Wootton Bridge, The Sloop Inn C1955

Wootton Bridge has many connections with the sea, as the name of its inn suggests. In the churchyard lies the grave of the Victorian admiral Sir John Baird, who died in 1908.

Caption For Bathampton, The Weir And Hotel C1960

The mill is actially on the Bathampton or south bank of the Avon, beyond the toll bridge. In this view it has been converted into the Weir Tea Garden Hotel, and the meadow turned into a tea lawn.

Caption For Shiplake, Lock C1955

During the summer months the small shop, which he has just visited, does a flourishing trade selling teas, ices and postcards, The bridge that carries the Twyford to Henley railway line over the Thames

Caption For Boston, Witham Bank And Boston Stump C1955

The bridge, built in 1848, carried the Great Northern Railway main line from Grimsby to London King's Cross (via Peterborough), but since the Beeching cuts it now only carries the Skegness to Nottingham

Caption For Mildenhall, The Old Bridge 1952

The old stone bridge straddles the river Kennet, fringed by meadows and trees. The village is in a Conservation area, with plenty of brick-built thatched houses in its centre.

Caption For Clacton On Sea, Pier Gap 1912

This photograph shows Pier Gap prior to the building of the 'Venetian Bridge'.

Caption For Buckden, The River Ouse C1960

We are taking a detour out of Buckden to the Offords; the Offord & Buckden Anglers Club now have a car park and hut here.

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Caption For Windsor, Clewer 1890

A young boy stands thoughtfully on the Long Bridge, which spans Cuckoo Weir. Across the meadow you can see the spire of Clewer Church.

Caption For Buckland, The Trout Inn C1965

This inn, situated on Buckland Marsh near Tadpole Bridge, is very popular with those walking the Thames Path National Trail. It is about one and a half miles from the main village.

Caption For Par, The Station From Scobell 1904

The station buildings and goods sheds are at the junction between the main line and the Newquay branch.

Caption For Goodrich, The River C1960

The Wye River is viewed here looking downstream from the Kerne Bridge. Within a short distance, the river becomes the border between Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.

Caption For Sonning, The Bridge And The Hotel 1904

Upstream from the lock at Sonning, the 18th-century bridge spans the river, and the recreational use of the water is plain to see.

Caption For Duncton, The Village 1912

Full of quaint old Georgian houses and historic buildings, Arundel has long been an obvious destination for tourists and visitors.

Caption For Abingdon, The Old Bridge C1955

We are looking from the Nag's Head Island side towards Bridge Street and the town.

Caption For Pembroke Dock, The Car Ferry To Neyland C1960

Brunel used Neyland as a terminus to connect to Ireland and the Atlantic, and his imprint remains everywhere, such as the name Brunel Avenue.