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No Paths

I can remember moving into our house in Rivermill in 1958. The houses had only just been built. There were no paths leading up to the houses or pavements and roads. It was a wonderful feeling even for a child of three to be walking into a freshly built house that no one else had lived in.

A memory of Harlow in 1958 by Janet James

Rodwells

I was landlord of The New Inn public house in Bridge Street and dealt wih Rodwells over the years The lorry is delieveing to the A.B.C. Off licence shop. both Rodwells and A.B.C. have ceased to exist. Mike Hall

A memory of Buckingham in 1965 by Michael Hall

Cargo Fleet

When I look back, they were probably the best years of my life though I didn't think so at the time, my mam had parted from my dad, I was 12, had never heard of Cargo Fleet, had lost my dad and was taken to this place Id never heard ...Read more

A memory of Cargo Fleet in 1968 by Alison Jones

Lingfield

Jean Chambers mentioned the bomb dropping on the school in 1943 - my parents shop (John Banks Outfitters) was almost opposite the school and I was born at the end of 1943 being given my second name of "Heather" after Heather Lumsden who ...Read more

A memory of Lingfield by Susan Banks

Hove Town Hall Fire

I think it was 1964 that the Town Hall burnt down. I remember it well. I was about 11 at the time. I do remember that at the back of the TH, was the Police Station. My brother and I got in some "trouble" and the two of us were ...Read more

A memory of Hove in 1964 by Alan Ogilvie

Fish Strand Quay

Yes, I 'grew up' on Fish Strand and still use it to this day. My father kept various boats off the quay and we always had a dinghy moored there, and we still do, my father is now in his 90s and I have 2 grandaughters. I remember ...Read more

A memory of Falmouth in 1958 by Steve Turvey

Happy Memory

I remember my mum and dad taking me to see Mr and Mrs Farley, they lived in a lovely house with apple trees,I also think there were chickens, because I seem to remember collecting the eggs, I especially remember their ...Read more

A memory of Beckley in 1955 by Jane Green

Cononley

I was born in Buttershaw in Bradford. I moved to Cononley at the age of 5 and have spent happy times in and around the village. Living just outside the village parish lines at this time our family became very involved in the village ...Read more

A memory of Cononley in 1977 by Angela Wilkinson

Serpentine Factory Poltesco

While resident in the area I was given a story about the demise of the factory which I visited many times but I cannot vouch for its accuracy. The factory specialised in large serpentine objects with elaborate and highly ...Read more

A memory of Poltesco in 1962 by John Lawson

Personal Memories Of A Child

I was born in 1942 and by the time I was five years old I has a brother and two sisters. My mum and dad used to send me up to Longriggend for weekends and holidays, probably because my mum was so busy with the other ...Read more

A memory of Longriggend in 1940 by Joe Mc Laughlin

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Captions

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Caption For Newport, Belmont Hill 1932

The timber-framed house dates from the late 15th or early 16th century, though it was extended later on.

Caption For Sheffield, The Polytechnic C1969

Sheffield Polytechnic was formed in 1969 with the amalgamation of the Sheffield Colleges of Technology and Art; the new institution was housed in purpose-built facilities on land between Howard

Caption For Conwy, Plas Mawr, Reception Room 1898

Robert Wynn was a prominent gentleman and merchant, and his house displayed all the good taste that would be expected of a man of such standing.

Caption For Ilkley, White Wells And Moorland Inn 1921

The Wells House Hydro on the right of these views gives an idea of how compact the town is.

Caption For Cley, The Village 1950

The character of the village comes from the distinctive flint and red brick houses with clay pantile roofs.

Caption For Sandsend, The Beach 1925

The railway line continues past the houses and the stone bridge of East Row, whilst the flow from the beck makes a tempting paddling pool.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Churchgate Street C1965

To the right the ground floor below the jetty of the 16th-century house was partly rebuilt in the early 19th century, when the sash windows were inserted.

Caption For Aldeburgh, Mill House 1909

It was converted to a private house in 1902. The scene is now little different from that shown in the photograph.

Caption For Frome, Bath Street 1961

The house at the end of the 17th-century cottages gives onto Rook Lane. It is now almost hidden from view behind tall hedging and trees with a very secret garden.

Caption For Amersham, St Mary's Parish Church 1958

The old Weller`s Brewery to it`s right is now converted to housing. To the right of the Memorial Gardens is the stylish pyramis roofed rectory of 1985.

Caption For Aldeburgh, Mill House 1909

The tongues must have wagged when the first residents moved into the Mill House on Crags Path.

Caption For Norwich, Strangers' Hall 1919

It is one of the best medieval merchant houses in the city, and is now an excellent museum.

Caption For Charlton Kings, Cirencester Road C1955

These bay- windowed houses in Cirencester Road were built in the 1930s to meet the needs of Cheltenham's growing population.

Caption For Melcombe Bingham, The Manor C1955

Melcombe Bingham's manor house dates back to the time of the Plantagenet kings, though much of the present building is Tudor.

Caption For Salisbury, The Close 1928

The Doric pediment above the doorway of the house to the right reminds us of our links with classical Greece.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, From Woodhead 1894

The long wall is now broken for entrances to later housing. St Paul's Church, together with Holme Island, in the centre of the picture, are still to be seen from here.

Caption For Fonmon, The Castle 1899

Parts of this castle were absorbed into a mansion house built on the site during the late 17th century.

Caption For Loders, The Village 1903

Looking westwards along the village street from near the Loders Arms (far left) we can see the Farmers' Arms Inn (centre) and trees at Loders Court, behind Church Farm House (centre).

Caption For Sutton, Post Office And High Street C1955

Opposite the post office is the Ship public house.

Caption For Canford Magna, Village 1899

Canford bears all the hallmarks of the manorial village that it was, for most of the older houses are of a similar and approved pattern.

Caption For St Ives, Albany Terrace 1901

These houses, built from cut granite and with substantial bay windows, reflect a more suburban building style compared with the cottages of old St Ives.

Caption For Peterborough, River Nene 1952

Houses from a bygone era are set against the less attractive backdrop of more modern industry.

Caption For Cambridge, Trinity College Library 1890

The library houses many famous manuscripts, including ones by Milton, Macaulay, Thackeray and Tennyson.

Caption For Aislaby, The Village C1955

The village is a pleasant mixture of stone-built and brick pantile-roofed houses.