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Visit To Church Grave Yard And Nearby School, And Other Stuff

This is the place where in the early 1960s I took my mother to visit and stay with her sister Bertha. During our stay my mother and Bertha (there was another sister called Freda, she moved ...Read more

A memory of Misterton by Anthony Spracklen

Morris Dancing With The Clitheroe Morris Men

This was a weekend to remember! The Clitheroe Morris Men invited several other dance "sides" to join them for a weekend of dancing, music and - of course - beer drinking! By a lucky chance I was ...Read more

A memory of Clitheroe in 1980 by John Howard Norfolk

Childhood Memories

I moved to live in one of the houses shown in the background of this picture around 1964/65. Rushcroft was a council estate and my father worked in a cotton mill and my mother worked at the Osram mill in town, making ...Read more

A memory of Shaw in 1965 by Diane Ferguson

Whitton

My good memories of Whitton are of Woodlawn Crescent, I had a good friend who lived there and I used to help him repair cars. Mike sadly has passed away now and I have lost contact with his wife, Sheila. We used to have a great time together. ...Read more

A memory of Whitton in 1970 by Allan Stevens

Horden And St Marys Church

My mum was born in March 1931 in the Easington Colliery area, 26 Boyd Street, and was the youngest of 5.  All the men in the family were miners - they lived close to Easington and Horden for work. The two elder sisters, Doris ...Read more

A memory of Horden in 1940

Jersey Marine As I Knew It

I was born and bred at No 8 St Margaret's Avenue, in the box room. I, Alan Huxtable, had a wonderful time as a child, as Rebbeca, has said, who is my niece (my sister's girl). We got up to a lot of mistchief. I loved ...Read more

A memory of Jersey Marine by Alan Huxtable

The Good Old Days

My grandparents lived in 45 Bute Street next to the barber's shop and a few doors away from the cinema. I was evacuated there in 1941 and went to school in Treherbert for a couple of years, and I have the most happy memories of ...Read more

A memory of Treherbert by Phil Gabriel

Grandmother's House

I have so many fond memories of my grandmother's house.  The house is on the left of the picture and has two bay windows and is painted white. As a child I would play with the turkeys which were kept in the stables at ...Read more

A memory of Royal Wootton Bassett in 1956 by Jenny Sexton

As It Was

I left Walsall at the age of fifteen, at the time of the date of this picture. I loved the trolley buses and watching the trolley conductor change the rails. I remember the Bridge well, as shown in this picture. It was my task on a Saturday ...Read more

A memory of Walsall in 1955 by Terry King

My Teenage Years

Living in Bearwood (posh end of Smethwick) I pushed my bike then Lambreta Scooter up and down the Hagley Road between 1956-62 as I served out my engineering apprenticeship at Bellis & Morcom, Ledsam Street, Edgbaston.  Good ...Read more

A memory of Edgbaston in 1956 by Terry King

Captions

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Caption For Rothley, Town Green C1965

There are a number of timber-framed buildings in the immediate area; the box-framed 17th- century one (centre) is a good example.

Caption For Uppingham, The School House C1950

As usual in boarding houses, most of the windows are open for a good airing. This was the headmaster's house until 1975 when a new house was built in the garden facing South Backway.

Caption For Keymer, Keymer Road C1965

Oldland post windmill is being slowly restored to a good state of repair. On the left of the picture is the signboard of the Greyhound, a Watneys house. It has a fireplace dated 1595.

Caption For Hemswell, Dawnhill Lane C1955

The large tree behind the barn has gone, but the grass verge is still in being and in fairly good condition.

Caption For Buriton, High Street C1960

There are some flint cottages and malmstone cottages here, like the one on the left; we can see that brick has been used to surround the windows and doors – this is because malmstone is not as good quality

Caption For Willaston, The Green C1965

Traditionally pubs of this name were places where you could hire a horse; such animals would obviously be 'nags', as no-one would hire out good quality horses to all and sundry.

Caption For Fair Oak, War Memorial And Church C1955

There is also a good view of the Church of St Thomas, dating from 1862. A national school was built in 1867, and children can be seen in the playground.

Caption For Kingswinford, The Townsend Precinct C1965

The precinct is built on the site of the Townsend tram terminus, next to a junction known as the Cross, which is also the name of a good-looking pub on the opposite corner.

Caption For Preston, Fishergate C1960

Here we have a good view of the area that is to the west of Market Square.

Caption For Seaton, Promenade 1922

In the street is the tourist car Magpie (left), owned by C R Good of the Richmond Garage.

Caption For Ramsgate, The Pier Lighthouse 1901

Outward bound from Ramsgate harbour, with a good view on the left of the West Pier and the lighthouse (note the masts of the sailing vessel moored in the harbour).The lighthouse was designed by John

Caption For Watford, The Town Hall C1955

The acoustics in the main assembly hall, on the left, were so good that it was used by gramophone companies for recording classical music performances.

Caption For Clovelly, Post Office, Transfer Of Mail 1936

Villagers still use donkeys and sleds to carry goods to and from their cottages and the tiny harbour far below.

Caption For Harrogate, Royal Pump Room 1911

Here in Low Harrogate hotels and stylish crescents were built, attracting a very good class of visitor. The Pump Room was constructed in 1842 over the sulphur wells.

Caption For Porthleven, Outer Harbour 1911

Nevertheless, it gave good shelter to a fishing fleet. The pier, which was rebuilt after a storm in 1824, has a guiding lamp that can be raised up a pole once lit.

Caption For Ainsdale, Station Road C1965

Freshfield sta- tion is still open, though it lost its goods traffic in 1968.

Caption For Southport, The Pier 1908

This picture gives us a good view of Marine Drive, built in 1894 as the sea retreated. The Drive created a large area of water around the pier, which was known locally as the Lagoon.

Caption For Winnersh, Bearwood Church C1955

Completed in 1846, St Catherine's Church was designed by J H Good Jnr.

Caption For Stockton On Tees, High Street C1965

It is claimed that Stockton has the widest High Street in England - a good example of early town planning!

Caption For Beccles, Market Square 1900

In the days when trading wherries plied their way up and down the rivers, transporting goods from the East Coast sea ports, or from one town to another, Beccles, set alongside the marsh-lined River Waveney

Caption For Penistone, The Shopping Centre C1960

The aim was the sale of goods at market prices; what would have been the retailer's profit was divided between the membership in proportion to their purchases - better known to most of us as divi day.

Caption For Liverpool, Hms Bellisle 1890

With ten guns on board, she was heavier-armed than the 'Hercules', but she could only manage a top speed of eight knots even in good conditions.

Caption For Cossington, The Village C1965

In the village are a good variety of houses, including the early 16th-century rectory, and Hallside Grove, a Gothicised house of quality.

Caption For Great Bookham, High Street C1955

The whitewashed Royal Oak (right) has a recessed centre to provide a small forecourt for benches; beyond is No 24, a good Georgian house with a mansard roof.