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Fort Or Folly Near City Lawn Tennis Club

Can anyone please shed any light on what was (or is) an old fort or folly in woodland behind the Lawn Tennis club off Maidstone Road? I have a photo but I'm not sure it would come out well scanned. I ...Read more

A memory of Rochester by Izzie Kirk

York Minster

Some time in York I'd spend an hour or so within the Minster itself, and for me it was not fascination that brought me into the place; it was because its past history which was revealed. Take the Jews, many of which had came from Israel as ...Read more

A memory of York by Roland Mitchell

Not 1960?

The four pinnacles on the tower were removed after WW2 because a bomb dropped in Wraysbury Road made them unsafe. I was born in '45 (and baptised in St. Mary's) and was still living in Wraysbury Road in 1960. I do not remember the pinnacles ...Read more

A memory of Staines by Terry Smith

The Traffic Light Box In The Clocktower Roundabout

I was a policeman in Newmarket from 1962 -1970 and well remember having to stand in the glass tower in the middle of the roundabout controlling the traffic using the part-time traffic lights on ...Read more

A memory of Newmarket in 1964 by Roger Brunning

Caught In A Storm In 1948

When I was 4 years old I lived on an ex troop carrier which we named the Rembrant (its name was originally the Martello, I think). There was a storm and the moorings gave way and we were adrift at the mercy of rough ...Read more

A memory of Thundersley in 1940 by Chris Bing

Coachman's Cottage

These are the memories of my childhood week-ends and holidays, spent with my Uncle Harold and Aunt Lucy Mogridge at Fontmell Parva. My maternal grandmother Annie Farwell lived at Fontmell Parva for 50 years, in the ...Read more

A memory of Fontmell Parva in 1950 by Helen Brockway

New Quay Picturehouse, High Street, Boston

Bostons second cinema to open was the New Quay Picture-House was situated in the High Street, opposite Van Smirrens tower building which still stands today. The New Quay was opened on Thursday 29th January, ...Read more

A memory of Boston in 1910 by Maurice Brader

Kensington

I grew up in Kensington and have so many fond memories of it from the early 1980's. I remember the video shop that used to be in the Odeon cinema, which is now a Hagaan Dazs cafe. I remember when the Ice House in Holland Park ...Read more

A memory of Kensington

Fred Kings Greengrocers In The High Street

Hi, my name is Julie King and l am 51 now. I lived in the greengrocers with my dad, Fred King, and my mum, Pat King, with sisters Maxine, Sharon and brother Terry. The shop was opposite Whitehorse ...Read more

A memory of Thornton Heath in 1966 by Julie King

Bells, Graves And Wood Pigeons

I lived at 11 Church Lane with my sister Anne and parents, John and Barbara Mawson, until 1978. It was my grandfather's house (William Henry Cazaly) that he bought in the 1950's and had sold it to my parents in 1965. ...Read more

A memory of Walthamstow in 1969 by Joy Connell

Captions

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Caption For York Town, St Michael's Church 1901

The tower and spire, which reaches a height of 124 feet, were added later in 1891, as a memorial to Freda, daughter of the Reverend Middleton, vicar at the church for 27 years.

Caption For Hadleigh, The Castle 1891

This view of the towers is taken from inside the ruins.The castle stands on high ground with excellent views over the widening river.

Caption For Morecambe, West End 1899

Our view takes in Werwick's Revolving Tower and shows what working-class people did for their week's holiday: they sat and relaxed and took in the sea air.

Caption For London, The Houses Of Parliament C1910

The pinnacle to the right of the Victoria Tower has now been restored.

Caption For Skegness, Sands 1899

The two wood and pantile shelters on either side of what was to become Tower Esplanade were useful refuges when it began to rain.

Caption For Fowey, Market Street 1888

Here we have a glimpse of the church tower between the houses of Market Street in the old heart of the waterside town. Note the gutter in the centre of the narrow roadway.

Caption For Branston, Branston Hall Hospital C1965

The round turret by the side of the main entrance with its ogee cap looks very much like a windmill tower.

Caption For Lynmouth, The Harbour 1899

The pier was 18th-century, and the Rhenish tower added early in the 1800s by a General Rawdon.

Caption For Rochdale, Town Hall Square 1892

The Square is dominated by the 190ft-high Town Hall tower. Even in 1892 it was not the original; that had been so badly damaged by fire that it had to be demolished.

Caption For Lechlade, The Square C1955

Vicarage of 1805 with its Venetian ground floor windows, mansard roof and battlemented porch, Maple House beyond with its battlemented parapet and, of course, the superb St Lawrence's parish church's tower

Caption For Dolgellau, From The Station 1888

This view, taken from the station, shows the town and Cadair Idris, the River Wnion, the famous 17th-century bridge and tollhouse, and the tower of St Mary's church.

Caption For Caernarfon, The Square 1933

The town consists of ten streets within the walls, which are defended by round towers, and around twenty outside.

Caption For Newton Valence, St Mary's Church 1907

It can just be seen on the west wall of the tower, through the branches of the tree.

Caption For London, Parliament Street 1897

The Union Jack flying on the Victoria Tower indicates that Parliament is sitting.

Caption For Wickham Market, The Mill C1960

The tower of the steam engine house has now been demolished. The water mill is 18th-century, with three pairs of wheels driven by a cast iron breast-shot wheel.

Caption For Castor, The Church Of St Kyneburgha 1890

The tower is decorated by window openings that are repeated as blind arcades; the spire was added in the 14th century.

Caption For Eastbourne, The Lansdowne Private Hotel C1955

Lansdowne Terrace, a long Italianate terrace facing the Wish Tower, was built in the 1860s with its centre spanned by a wide triangular pediment; it was soon mostly colonised by the Lansdowne Private

Caption For Newmarket, The Jubilee Clock Tower C1955

The red brick clock tower of 1890 commemorates Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. On the left is Moon's cycle depot, connected with the garage in Bury Road.

Caption For Marlborough, St Peter's Church, High Street 1907

It has a magnificent 120ft tower. The Sun Hotel on the right is still trading today.

Caption For Penzance, The Esplanade 1890

The long esplanade is one of Penzance's great assets; here we look towards the harbour area, with the lofty church tower as a prominent landmark.

Caption For Haverfordwest, St Mary's Church 1898

The church was re-built c1220 and was once graced with a tower (subsequently removed and not replaced, hence its rather stunted appearance).

Caption For Norwich, Royal Hotel And Post Office 1901

Opposite is the Royal Hotel, with its red brick facade, steep roofs and decorative towers, promising the Victorian traveller a sophisticated welcome.

Caption For Melton Mowbray, Nottingham Street C1955

Further along the street the former Italianate Corn Exchange with its rather odd timber bell tower can be seen.

Caption For Laleham, The Church 1890

Laleham's charming parish church has a tower dating back to 1732; it has been altered somewhat since this photograph was taken.