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Memories

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Sandy The Copper

Yes I remember Sandy. My mother was the Manager of the Co-op decorating shop opposite the Town Hall. It was called 'The Colour Centre'. One of her frequent visitors was Sandy, he would call in for a cup of tea whilst on his beat. As ...Read more

A memory of Walsall in 1963 by Cherry Rogers

Grays Thurrock Essex England Uk 1935 1953

My memories of Grays go back to the 1940's and 1950's the war years and before the London over-spill estates Of Belhurst Park and Basildon arrived. I was born and lived at 106 Bridge Road with my parents Thomas ...Read more

A memory of Grays in 1940 by Albert Wm Gosnall

The Chef's Lackey

My parents and I spent a very enjoyable week at Moreton Paddox when it was run by the WTA. At the finish of our week we went to Wales but, as I was awaiting my School Certificate results, I journeyed back alone to the Paddox ...Read more

A memory of Moreton Paddox in 1948 by Jeffrey Cox

Post Office And Markets

I remember that just opposite to this photo was the main Post Office, with wooden floors, which echoed when a customer walked on them. Further along where the white building is, if you went left, there was an old ...Read more

A memory of St Helens by Valerie Abbott

Happy Holidays

How lovely to take a trip down memory lane and see old postcards of Rhyll. My mum, dad, l and my younger sister enjoyed many happy holidays in Rhyll during the 1960's. There was always so much to do; we loved the paddling pool and hiring ...Read more

A memory of Rhyl in 1967 by Debra Courtney

Sudbury Town Boy

Born in '48, lived in Rugby Avenue Sudbury Town until I was 21. Went to Alperton Sec Mod between '60-66. Great memories from my schooldays... Mr Hostler was Headmaster and some really good teachers: Irving, Parkinson, Sladden and ...Read more

A memory of Wembley by Graham Rose

Pinehurst Childrens Home, 141 Park Road, Camberley

My brother (Nigel) and I were in Pinehurst in 1964. I left in 1967 and my bother remained there for three more years. At that time Maurice Goldsworthy was in charge with his wife Elsie and son Neil. ...Read more

A memory of Pinehurst in 1964 by Brian Kemp

The Park At Salt Hill

This view is of Salt Hill Park Pavilion. I remember that there was a tennis club housed there and the tennis courts were in front. In this photo it appears as a horizontal line of shrubs, but the courts were between the shrubs ...Read more

A memory of Slough by Anthony Rees

Doing Grannie's Shopping

On a Saturday morning my sister and I would go and do some shopping for granny. In particular I remember going to get half and ounce of snuff from a little shop near the cinema. Who remembers the Ritz picture house on ...Read more

A memory of South Wigston in 1962 by Mary Middelton

Life In Northolt

I moved to Northolt in 1970 with my step father, Alan Souster, my mother Gwen and my older sister Cindy. Our first home was Flat, Block 74, Dabbs Hill Lane. Below us in No.2 was Mr & Mrs Peg & their sons Andrew and Roy. In ...Read more

A memory of Northolt in 1973 by Heidi Souster

Captions

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Caption For Cowes, View From The Pier 1927

Hotels and yacht chandlers line the seashore at Cowes.

Caption For Basildon, Southernhay C1965

The town centre was extended eastwards in the 1980s, and Southernhay was diverted. This stretch of the road survives as a walkway in the precinct.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Clock Tower C1955

He died shortly after it was finished and William Rock bought it in 1888 to give to the town. It was the library for years, and today it is home to the North Devon Museum.

Caption For Taunton, Fore Street 1902

Where better to begin an exploration of Taunton town than in Fore Street, very much the centre of this ancient Borough.

Caption For Chelmsford, New London Road 1919

Chelmsford had always been primarily a market-town. As

Caption For Ware, High Street 1925

We are looking north down the High Street towards its division into East and West streets.

Caption For Beddgelert, The Village 1925

Here we see a conversation piece in the town centre, a century and a quarter after the proprietor of the Royal Goat changed the village's name and erected Gelert's Grave nearby.

Caption For Market Bosworth, The Square C1960

Market Bosworth was granted the privilege of a Wednesday market in 1285, and the small town was one of 29 in the country to combine this with an annual fair.

Caption For Haverfordwest, Town View 1890

A group of turn-of-the-century children overlooking the town of Haverfordwest.

Caption For Horsforth, Mechanics Institute 1901

This seat of self-improvement was opened to the town's working people in 1882. It contained a reading room and a well-stocked library of over 3,000 books.

Caption For Uppingham, From The South 1932

This panoramic view of the church and school from flower-bedecked meadowland sums up the qualities of this self-contained town.

Caption For Market Harborough, The Square C1955

A classic view of a market town.

Caption For Uppingham, High Street C1955

Uppingham is a particularly charming town with an attractive series of 17th- and 18th-century buildings.

Caption For Budleigh Salterton, Esplanade From West 1890

It was once a busy little port exporting salt (from which the town takes its name) and wool, but the estuary became silted up in the 15th century.

Caption For Basingstoke, Church Street 1904

Church Street is busy with shoppers and shopkeepers. Peeping above the town's rooftops is the tower of St Michael the Archangel, perhaps the finest of Hampshire's Perpendicular parish churches.

Caption For Havant, East Street C1955

Havant is a busy little town overlooking Langstone Harbour; its church recalls the time of Roman and Norman invaders.

Caption For Southend On Sea, Westcliff Parade 1898

This photograph looks back at the same houses as those shown in 41386 and 41387.The well-laid out public gardens give a tropical air to the scene.The Lees Hotel was one of the many hotels to be found

Caption For Leyburn, War Memorial 1923

Just in front of the Town Hall (1856) is the war memorial remembering the ten men who died in the First World War, and the ten who perished in the Second.

Caption For Wigton, The Square C1965

The fountain in the centre of Wigton's Square or Market Place has a pyramidal cross-topped spire, and depicted on its four sides are the four Acts of Mercy.

Caption For Harlow, Swimming Pool C1965

Harlow swimming pool is in the Town Park. The site is quite near the part of the River Stort that had been used for swimming lessons and galas by local schools for at least one hundred years.

Caption For Rhymney, Park, The Bowling Green C1955

The park, correctly known as the Rhymney Memorial Park, was founded and opened in 1925 by the Rhymney Town Council.

Caption For Bournemouth, The Square C1955

By the time this photograph was taken, Bournemouth was at the height of its popularity as this view of the town centre shows.

Caption For Llanfair Caereinion, The Railway C1960

The Welshpool and Llanfair Railway still chuffs its way along the 8-mile narrow gauge line between the two towns.

Caption For Sidmouth, High Street 1906

That the area is not disfigured by Victorian brickwork is an indication of how slowly the town developed. The varied façades create a flowing and pleasing harmony.