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Styal Open Air School

I was at Styal Open Air School from 1958-1967 and I have wonderful memories of picnics on the lawn outside Wendy House where I lived, and trainee teachers coming in the summer and playing games with us and taking us out to Styal ...Read more

A memory of Styal in 1958 by Helen Anderson

Managers House

Because of my friendship with Helen Jones, the manager's daughter, I also went to play with her at her house, for me it was something very special because I had never been in such a big house before. It seemed so big, especially ...Read more

A memory of Abertysswg in 1956 by Elaine Russell

Evacuee

My mother was evacuated to Bishop Nympton ( but going to school in South Molton) She arrived with her mother and her brand new baby sister sometime during the War...I don't know the year right now, I need to find out. They were ...Read more

A memory of South Molton by Jane Lack

Potts Ancestry Kibblesworth

My father Edward Potts was born in Kibblesworth in 1900 his brothers were William Potts, Noble Potts and his sister was Hilda Potts. All the brothers were miners in Kibblesworth. When dad married we moved to Birtley ...Read more

A memory of Kibblesworth in 1900 by Catherine Cowing

A Boscastle Family

Relating to the two little girls standing in the street, the one on the right is Nellie Davy, my aunt. She was the eldest child of Harry and Mary Ann Davy (nee Ferrett). Nellie and three other siblings were born at Butts but ...Read more

A memory of Boscastle in 1900 by Kay Davy

Happy Days 1950s And 60s

I was born and brought up in Weaverham until I left to move to Altrincham with my new wife (and job). Over that 20 year period I have so many happy memories; too many to record in 1000 words. Lived in Lime Avenue all that ...Read more

A memory of Weaverham by George Ellis

Perivale Maternity Hospital

I too was born at the Perivale maternity hospital in 1949, and at the time we lived in a prefab at Gurnell Grove somewhere near Cuckoo Hill I think, if anyone has photos of these prefabs perhaps you could email me one on: ...Read more

A memory of Perivale in 1949 by John Nicholls

Muchalls

My sister and I lived at the other side of the Muchalls crossroads on the road to Cookney, a little way from the village. There we had an idylic childhood of sorts (though we were far from well-off). We had the freedom of the countryside ...Read more

A memory of Muchalls in 1971

Spondon During War

I occasionally came to live with my sister in Spondon during the war years. I lived in Ockbrook Road, the house was named Tarbet House. At the rear across two fields was an anti-aircraft battery of four guns, which when they were ...Read more

A memory of Spondon in 1942 by Roy Allen

Billys Greengrocer

Billy's Greengorcer - a small shop on the corner of Hebron Street where you could buy fruit and veg, and almost anything else. In those years there was not an awful lot of choice.. two lots of potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, and ...Read more

A memory of Heyside in 1951 by Barbara Watts

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Captions

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Caption For Cark In Cartmel, The Bridge 1897

There are a number of bridges serving mill-works houses.

Caption For Llanelli, Parc Howard C1955

Across the small valley is a pleasant mixture of modern semi-detached and older terraced houses.

Caption For Peasmarsh, Post Office C1955

Peasmarsh strings itself out along the main A268 road; its ancient centre of Norman church and Georgian manor house are isolated down a lane to the south.

Caption For East Grinstead, Hermitage Lane 1904

Ten years before this photograph was taken, this part of East Grinstead became known as Hermitage Lane, taking its name from The Hermitage, an 18th-century house demolished in the 1970s.

Caption For Dartmoor, River Dart, Dartmeet 1890

The buildings of the small hamlet remain, but the thatched house on the right has been altered greatly and now has a slate roof.

Caption For Great Sampford, Church Corner C1955

It is little changed today, with these attractive gabled houses near the lovely old 14th-century church of St Michael, built by the Knights Hospitallers.

Caption For Somerton, The Cross C1960

The building behind the Jaguar was built in 1550; now the Market House Café, it has been used as tea rooms for many years.

Caption For Wokingham, St Sebastian's Church, Nine Mile Ride 1910

A small but decorative wooden bell tower houses a single bell and is perched neatly on the gable end. A school was built nearby to provide for the educational needs of local children.

Caption For Hope, Village 1932

The Old Hall is on the site of the original manor house of the local Balguy family, from which it takes its name.

Caption For Horning, The Ferry Inn C1960

Horning is one of the prettiest villages in Broadland: almost all the houses along the river have waterways and boathouses of their own.

Caption For Chester, Ye Olde Crypte And Compton House 1895

Here we see a close-up of Compton House and Newmans. Behind the latter is a medieval vault known as Ye Olde Crypt which dates from c1230.

Caption For Aylesford, Preston Hall And Fountain 1898

He was sculptor to Prince Albert, and the Fountain is one of the more successful aspects of the design of the house. Note the tower to the right of the main building.

Caption For Falmouth, Flushing From Green Bank 1893

Flushing's quays were built by Dutch engineers in the 17th century; with the arrival of the Royal Mail Packets, it became a flourishing port with elegant houses occupied by naval officers.

Caption For Ely, View From The West Tower C1955

The distant green fields and trees are now replaced by in-fill housing.

Caption For Stanstead St Margarets, The Crown Inn 1929

The formidable arboreal specimen behind the building may account for the Crown's alternative name of 'The house up a tree'.

Caption For Bath, Pulteney Bridge C1965

Adam adapted Palladio's design for a bridge with shops and houses to produce an elegant masterpiece.

Caption For Brockweir, The River Wye C1960

Quay House on the right now has a window where J P Stewart had his sign proclaiming `Builder Decorator`.

Caption For Oving, Manor Road C1955

The distant chimney is that of The Manor House.

Caption For Castle Donington, High Street C1955

The photographer looks back down the hill past 19th-century houses towards the village centre.

Caption For Angmering On Sea, The Foreshore C1960

The land in the background has been developed with many houses.

Caption For Basildon, Woodlands Boys School C1960

Beyond the playing field, we can see some of the Kingswood neighbourhood's dormy-style houses. These were the first 'quality' private homes to be built in the new Basildon.

Caption For Crickhowell, View From The Dardy C1955

To the left, a diagonal road of houses rises en route to Llanbedr. In the centre in the background is the Sugar Loaf.

Caption For Heasley Mill, The Dining Room, Heasley House C1960

A delightful period shot of the Heasley House Hotel, a charming establishment in this tiny settlement on the edge of Exmoor. Note the twin hooks from the ceiling.

Caption For South Holmwood, The Sundial 1904

The white house, known as The Sundial, had just been built when this photograph was taken. Its owners were a Mr and Mrs Pethick Lawrence, who opened it as a holiday home for poor children from London.