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My Chidhood In Tredegar

I went to Earlstreet School and my great aunt was a teacher there, her name was Miss Trace, she was well known for playing the Welsh harp. I grew up in High Street which is no longer there. My parents were Helen (Nellie) and ...Read more

A memory of Tredegar in 1946 by Jennifer Howard

Wartime In Ferndown

I have so many memories of growing up in Ferndown during the Second World War, when it was just a village. Collecting pigswill and old papers to aid the war effort. Scouting adventures with scoutmaster Doug Gabe. Playing games on ...Read more

A memory of Ferndown in 1940 by Brian Davis

Powis Place

It used to be all fields around Dawley Bank before thay started building houses and Telford town centre. When we were kids, we could play out all over the place without any threat to us, we could build camps in the woods and Tarzan ...Read more

A memory of Dawley Bank in 1970 by Carl Wood

Also From Tonbridge

I also came from Tonbridge, went to the Slade in the 1960s and then on to Hugh Christie in the late 1960s and left in 1976. I also live in Australia. During the 1970s I was a Teddyboy, I still am today. I used to go to the teen and ...Read more

A memory of Leigh by Dave Burke

Newry Beach Holyhead

Though I still live in Holyhead and have travelled to many places in the world, I still find the Newry Beach area of Holyhead holds a special place in my heart, from when I was a child and used to look out of my classroom window ...Read more

A memory of Valley in 1976 by Julie Burden

Raf Norton

I was posted to RAF Norton in 1960 and told by the powers that be to catch a bus (number ??) from the railway station to the camp. I asked the conductor to tell me when I got to the stop. He said "RAF Norton, I've not heard of that". He ...Read more

A memory of Sheffield by Michael Harnett

My Memories Of Wickford

My parents and I lived in North London near Hendon aerodrome.  Because it was well known as an RAF base the German Luftwaffe raided the area regularly.  My parents decided to move to somewhere safer and because my mother's ...Read more

A memory of Wickford in 1940 by Denis Mitcheson

Neath William Phillips Family

I live in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. My relative, William Phillips was born in Neath and lived at 14 Company Street, Llantwit Fardre when married. He was a collier. He married 6/1875 Rachel Thomas (b.18/7/1852 Pontypridd ...Read more

A memory of Neath in 1880 by Kay Armstrong

Woodgate

I too was brought up in Rothley. I lived at 72, Woodgate. At the time it was the local telephone exchange, operated manually, my mother being the night operator. I remember George Hunt well, along with the Elkingtons, I used to get my ...Read more

A memory of Rothley in 1951 by Sue Marriott

My Childhood In Astmoor

I lived in Astmoor with my grandparents. My grandma sold sweets, pop and cigarettes. I went to Halton School and walked down Astmoor Lane which we called Summer Lane. Grandad worked at Astmoor tannery. We lived next to Ivy ...Read more

A memory of Astmoor in 1956 by Joan Tyghe

Captions

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Caption For Cockermouth, Main Street 1906

The clock tower dominates the main street of the West Cumberland town.

Caption For Matlock Bath, Derwent Terrace 1892

This view of Derwent Terrace from the river shows the boathouses and boats which were used by visitors to this pleasant spa town.

Caption For Somerton, Broad Street C1960

Somerton was once a thriving medieval town with fairs, markets, trade and inns.

Caption For Saxmundham, Village 1929

The town experienced rapid change and development after the railway arrived in the 19th century. The Bell Hotel was built in 1842. On the left, a chauffeur waits patiently.

Caption For Crawley, High Street 1903

Here, the New Town swept them away, but they survive in Arundel and East Grinstead.

Caption For Ironbridge, From Rotunda 1892

Here we get an idea of just how steep the limestone slopes are upon which the town is built, and how narrow the gorge is through which the river flows.

Caption For Cockermouth, Main Street 1906

The clock tower dominates the main street of the West Cumberland town.

Caption For Sidmouth, York Terrace 1924

In the 1920s, Sidmouth had a reputation as an up-market resort, as renowned for its climate and setting as for its sea bathing.

Caption For Westerham, Market Square C1955

In the centre of the picture, the George and Dragon, with its quaint porch and balcony supported on brackets, was originally an old posting inn.

Caption For Nuneaton, Abbey Street C1960

Michael Palladino used to go round the town with his ice-cream barrow and charged a penny for a wafer and just a halfpenny for a cup.

Caption For Wainfleet, High Street C1955

Back in the Market Place, the photographer looks south down the High Street. Cook's on the corner is still a newsagent and stationer, Goodnews.

Caption For Wainfleet, High Street C1955

Back in the Market Place, the photographer looks south down the High Street. Cook's on the corner is still a newsagent and stationer, Goodnews.

Caption For Monaghan, Rossmore Castle C1900

This fine estate is about one and a half miles south of the town, on the minor road to Newbliss and Cavan. Little now remains, but the park is very popular.

Caption For Tiverton, In The Park 1903

With an old castle, and the River Exe running through the town, it presents plenty of opportunities for recreation.

Caption For Christchurch, Blackwater Ferry 1900

Christchurch stands on two rivers, the Stour and the Avon, and gets its old name of Twyneham from the Anglo Saxon, meaning 'the town between the rivers'.

Caption For Scarborough, Foreshore Road 1891

From the bottom of Valley Road the camera captures a crowded South Beach scene, and a bay full of sail-driven fishing boats.

Caption For Fordingbridge, The Bridge C1950

To the north-west of the New Forest is the peaceful little town of Fordingbridge, named after the ancient ford and medieval bridge which facilitate a passage across the River Avon at this point.

Caption For Ventnor, From The Cliffs 1918

This panoramic view over Ventnor gives an idea of the steepness of the town. As

Caption For Newton Abbot, The Market 1925

The original Charter for this busy market was given around 1250 at the time the town became a borough.

Caption For Kendal, Highgate, Sandes Hospital Gatehouse 1914

During the 17th century, Kendal expanded rapidly as a market town serving the southern part of the Lake District, and this gateway was one of many which served the yards where the woollen merchants plied

Caption For Basildon, The View From Freedom House C1965

Work on the town centre had begun in 1956. The shops at Laindon, Vange and Pitsea—the old centres—tended to suffer as new business was drawn into the precinct.

Caption For Totnes, From The Mount 1889

The Mount is still largely undeveloped today, its tree-clad slopes rising to the south west of the town.

Caption For Poole, The Harbour Offices 1904

Close to the quays at Poole is the 18th-century Harbour Office, once the Old Town House, a club for ships captains.

Caption For Kenilworth, High Street C1955

At the beginning of the 20th century, Kenilworth was a small town with about 4,500 inhabitants.