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Photos

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Maps

88 maps found.

1896, Sellack Boat Ref. RNE827517
1947, Chat Hill Ref. NPO667049
1947, Bottom Boat Ref. NPO646661
1919, Upper Boat Ref. POP857065
1897, Boat Museum Ref. HOSM70745
1908-1911, Boat Of Garten Ref. RNC644733
1886 - 1903, Forest Coal Pit Ref. HOSM45635
1947, Forest Coal Pit Ref. NPO707834

Books

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Memories

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Getting Locked In The Arboretum

I remember when I was 14 my friend Josie Weston and I rode our bikes along Broadway West to the Arboretum. We were walking along the paths and around by the lake when we met two boys and one of the boy's mothers worked ...Read more

A memory of Walsall by Patricia Littel

The Park Keeper

I remember the boating pool in Swan Pool Park, the park keeper was Mr. Willits, he still owes me a go in a paddle boat, I hired a boat, I think it cost 3d, after a few minuets rowing, he called me in and said he needed to go, but ...Read more

A memory of Stourbridge in 1954 by Michael Darby

Dancing In The Street By The Ferry Boat Inn

The two Shaldon ferry boats were at anchor when our Morris Dancers performed in front of the Ferry Boat Inn this week. They looked just like this photograph - although there were no sails! It was a lovely ...Read more

A memory of Shaldon in 2009 by John Howard Norfolk

Innocent Happiness

I was born just after the Second World War and like many people came from a fairly poor working class background. I was, however, blessed in many areas of my life and one of them was having an aunt who lived at 8 Hamilon ...Read more

A memory of New Brighton by Rachel Weatherall

Mac Fisheries

Hi Brenda Thanks for the reply. You Mac's workers are all just one big family, so to speak. Since I started the site in March this year, I'm amazed as to how many of you seem to know each other. Oddly enough I'm having talks with Ray ...Read more

A memory of Camberley by Colin French

Days Gone By

My family arrived in Seaforth late in 1939 after we were shipped back from Gibraltar where my father was stationed with the Kings Regiment. Early memories of our house in Holly Grove are vague. My sister Maureen and I, along with ...Read more

A memory of Seaforth in 1940 by Charles Hegarty

Colindale The Early Years

I was born in the house on the corner of Woodfield Avenue and New Way Road in 1944 and lived there until the end of the 1970s. My birth was in fact on Friday the 13th of October, which coincided with the dropping of a V2 ...Read more

A memory of Colindale in 1958 by Jack Richardson

Fun Times

I was born in Lower Aire Street in 1944, my brother was born in 1942. I left when I was 8 years old but can still remember the street. We lived next door to Mr and Mrs Wiley on one side and Mrs Hargreaves on the other ...Read more

A memory of Windhill in 1944 by Christine Thomas

My Early Childhood Years

My grandfather worked at Murex down by the river and I loved being able to pick him up from work on the odd occassion with my late Mum, Dad and younger sister as we would be allowed to see any boats passing. I still love the ...Read more

A memory of Rainham in 1964 by Rosemary Singleton

Born In Fenny Stratford

I was born at number 8 Woodbine Terrace; in attendance was nurse Brinklow the local midwife and Dr Gleeve. My parents were Jim and Vera  Cusack.                      Just after the begining of the war my mother, ...Read more

A memory of Fenny Stratford in 1948 by Kathleen Roberts

Captions

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Caption For Hailsham, Recreation Ground C1965

The verandahed building is the pavilion, which opened in 1909 and cost £300 to build. It has since been refurbished with a coated metal roof resembling pantiles.

Caption For Wimborne, The Coach And Horses 1936

The pub has acquired a new porch, a coat of paint, a brewer's sign and a little hut on wheels in the intervening 28 years since No 60637 (above) was taken, but otherwise its appearance has

Caption For Hipswell, The Hall 1913

Hipswell Hall is a 15th-century fortified manor house built for the Fulthorpe family, whose coat of arms is carved on the bay window to the right.

Caption For Widnes, The Transporter Bridge C1955

To counteract this all the cables used in the structure were coated with bitumen and then wrapped in sail-cloth which had itself also been saturated in bitumen.

Caption For Henbury, The Post Office C1955

The Blaise Inn receives a pre-summer season coat of paint. The George Brewery was established in 1702, and was owned and run by the George family from 1788 until 1961 when it was bought by Courage.

Caption For York, Bootham Bar 1911

The coats of arms are the Stuart Royal Arms and the City Arms; these were renewed in 1969.

Caption For St Annes, St Anne's Road West 1929

The free informality of the boating pool is repeated here, with almost everybody dressed in a more-or-less casual manner.

Caption For Hinxton, High Street C1960

The nearest cottages need to be re-thatched; longstraw thatch needs to be patched regularly and re-coated every fifteen years.

Caption For Helperby, Main Street C1955

This spacious village was built around the estate of the Coates family, who lived at Helperby Hall.

Caption For Port Sunlight, Lever House C1960

The royal coat of arms above the main entrance is a reminder of the 'By Appointment' royal patronage awarded to the company by Queen Victoria.

Caption For Welford On Avon, Tenpenny Cottage And The Church C1960

The cottage has acquired new windows and a coat of paint on the chimney stack since this photograph was taken, but remains otherwise unchanged.

Caption For Corby, Church Of The Epiphany C1960

The Church of the Epiphany and St John in Elizabeth Street stands 105ft high; its design is superb, with a star-shaped roof and an aluminium-coated steel- framed spire surmounted with a combined

Caption For Silchester, The Clock C1965

It is stuccoed - a fine plaster has been used for coating the walls. Two Roman soldiers hold the bell - appropriate for this town which was a Roman settlement.

Caption For Downholme, The Church 1913

Inside the quaint little church of St Michael and All Angels is a George III coat of arms dated 1784, signed by the Richmond painter Robert Coatsworth; he helped to paint the scenery for the opening

Caption For Penarth, All Saints Church 1896

Conceived in a typically robust style by John Coates Carter, the Victoria Road church is seen here in the first decade of its existence.

Caption For Blackburn, Corporation Park, The Entrance 1923

No expense was spared in the making of the park and its lodge.The Borough coat of arms and its motto,'Arte et Labore', is cut into the stone, along with the name of the park over the entrance arch

Caption For Kibworth Harcourt, Main Street C1955

The Parker coat of arms ornaments the broken scrolled pediment. Two oeil-de-boeuf windows and a later Tuscan-columned porch complete this quite picturesque ensemble.

Caption For Aylesbury, Ye Olde King's Head Hotel C1955

After years as a pub and hotel, the King's Head underwent major and scholarly restoration in the 1990s, and the front is now coated overall with yellow ochre limewash.

Caption For Allhallows, The Beach C1955

Is the woman on the shingle the owner of what looks like a coat atop the concrete pyramid, right?

Caption For Coventry, The Choir, Holy Trinity Church C1965

It is currently undergoing restoration, a hugely difficult task made even harder by well-meaning 'restorers' who coated it with varnish in 1831.

Caption For Leasowe, Castle C1965

The original entrance and coat of arms, a mounting stone for horsemen and the winding staircase to the old tower are still intact.

Caption For East Barsham, The Manor 1929

The gatehouse has the arms of England and the ensigns of the Tudors and wonderful ornamental brickwork, with shields and medallions interspersed with the coats of arms of Henry of Lancaster and Elizabeth

Caption For Southport, Lord Street C1955

The wearing of white coats was introduced in some towns during the Second World War; it gave the policeman at least a sporting chance of not being run down during the blackout.

Caption For Thrapston, Chancery Lane C1955

The church contains a tablet showing the coat of arms from which the Stars and Stripes originate.