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Australians On The Cut 1975

Having left Australia on an open-ended working holiday to England in January, 1974 with my girlfriend, it was hard to imagine that within six weeks of arriving in London we'd be living on a leaky old narrow boat in ...Read more

A memory of Leighton Buzzard in 1975 by Ross Barnard

Childhood

My father came to Townsend Farm as the tenant in Sept 1940. The farmhouse is shown on the left in the picture titled Townsend. At that time I was only 15 months. My earliest memories are of the later war years. We had evacuees from ...Read more

A memory of East Quantoxhead in 1940 by Edwin John Summerhayes

My Memories Of Broadstone

My earliest memories of Broadstone stem from about 1937 when I was five years old. We lived in Southbourne at the time and frequently went to Broadstone at weekends to visit my "aunt Flo" and her family who lived at Lower ...Read more

A memory of Broadstone by Keith Musselwhite

Evac

I was evacuated to Balcombe in 1940 along with the Stanley Technical College pupils from south London. At first, 3 of us were billited at Monks, a large and beautiful home some 3 km out of the village. At that time the Johnston family owned the ...Read more

A memory of Balcombe in 1940 by Neville Robinson

Harry Street

My gran lived on Harry Street in the 1960's and early 70's. I remember playing near the Trafford swing bridge and the excitement when it was opened.  Old terraced houses slums by then. Corner shops and the horrible smell from the canal. ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Debra Edwards

The Mchugh Family Nbsp 1963 1965

Hello all, my name is Terry McHugh Junior, as I am apparently the first to hit this site I will share with you my early childhood memories of that lovely village in Yorkshire, Eppleby. We moved into Eppleby in 1963, ...Read more

A memory of Eppleby by Terry Mc Hugh

My Grandparents

I believe my grandparents worked at Warnham Court during this period. I have some photos of the staff and house etc. My grandfather's name was Arthur Butler.

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1890 by Arthur James

Families

On the 27th of December 1956 my ex-husband KEITH GEORGE JEARY was born at 6 UPPER CLOSE where he lived with his parents until we were married at Holy Trinity Church on the 6th of November 1982 - both of my children Emily and Dominic were ...Read more

A memory of Forest Row in 1956 by Sally Creevy

First Memories

My father, Richard (Dick) Cherrington was the village policeman in Nether Wallop during World War 2 and I was born in the Police House in the village in August 1944. My first memories ever were of an apple tree in our garden which ...Read more

A memory of Nether Wallop in 1947 by Adrian Cherrington

Tilshead In The Last Century!

Tilshead was the place where I was born and have lived in for a long time.  It is a quiet village of around 400 or so people.  There was and still is a post office.  There was a pub called The Bell but is now a private ...Read more

A memory of Tilshead in 1966 by Anita Mundy

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Captions

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Caption For Grantchester, Village 1914

The photographer has managed to capture someone either entering or leaving his or her house. A few seconds either way, and the photograph would have had a person in it to add a touch more interest!

Caption For Chesterfield, Holy Trinity Church, The George Stephenson Memorial 1914

Railway engineer and businessman George Stephenson settled near Chesterfield at Tapton House and died there on 12 August 1848.

Caption For Hathersage, Toad's Mouth Rock 1902

Toad's Mouth stands on the moors to the east of Hathersage near Burbage Bridge, where it overhangs the A625 Fox House road.

Caption For Pentewan, 1904

The long terrace of cottages is known locally as The Row; it once housed local workers, but it is now holiday homes.

Caption For Nuneaton, Arbury Hall C1960

Considered to be one of the finest Gothic Revival houses in England, Arbury is built on the site of an Augustinian monastery demolished during the reign of Elizabeth I.

Caption For Bradford On Avon, From Grip Wood 1900

The houses on the left are known as Woodrow Terrace, and the ones on the right Blackmore Terrace. They were built by Spencer's Engineering Works, which moved to Beanacre Road in 1903.

Caption For Shirehampton, Avonmouth From Penpole Point C1950

The original 18th-century nucleus around the High Street and the church was still enclosed by orchards and elms in 1950, and Georgian houses still overlook a green.

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 Somersham, From The Church Tower C1960

Looking west towards Pidley cum Fenton, we see Somersham before the start of the building programme which has brought an industrial estate and several large housing developments.

Caption For Cardigan, High Street 1956

Until about 1800, most of the houses would have had only two stories. Visitors to the town would have stayed in one of the few inns, such as The Black Lion on the right.

Caption For Wootton Bridge, The Bridge C1955

Not far away from Osborne House, Wootton was another of Queen Victoria's favourite excursions.

Caption For Whippingham, The Church C1955

Whippingham village lies close to Osborne House, and Victoria's consort Prince Albert had a hand in the extraordinary design of the church.

Caption For Colchester, Vineyard Street 1904

One row of houses further on is the line of the old Roman wall, whilst just off-camera to the right are the ruins of the Norman St Botolph's Priory, the first in the country founded by the Augustinian

Caption For High Wycombe, The Technical School 1906

Frogmoor was once surrounded by prominent citizens' fine Georgian houses, which have now all gone.

Caption For Richmond, Market Place 1908

It now houses the regimental museum of the Green Howards.

Caption For Burnham Market, The Village C1955

A row of mainly Georgian houses gives a gracious air to the village.

Caption For Hornsea, Seaton Road C1930

Many of the houses in this area, some around 300 years old, were built of stones and pebbles.

Caption For Pontymister, Ty Isaf C1955

The road in front of the houses if Channel View, and beneath if we can see the railway lines, now only a single main line used primarily to transport coils from the Llanwerm steelworks to the Ebbw Vale

Caption For Littleham, The Cranford Hotel C1965

The Cranford Hotel on the outskirts of the town began its existence as the Half Way House; it was transformed from a humbler inn to cater for the increase in visitors to the resort and the

Caption For Bredenbury, Court, Arts And Crafts Exhibition C1960

Notice the wooden flooring – when the house was still privately-owned this room was built as a bowling alley and the floor was specially laid as the bowling lane.

Caption For Newquay, Dancing On The Beach 1912

The whole scene is overlooked by hotels and boarding houses.

Caption For Coombe Bissett, The Village C1955

The barn on the left has now been converted into a house.

Caption For Mumbles, The Promenade 1898

On the left we can see 'James Webborn, Tea & Coffee, Oysters, Refreshments, Carriages for Hire', the house painter at work on his ladder, and the Dining Rooms.

Caption For Camberley, Blackwater, London Road 1928

The old Barley Mow public house was based in the last building on the left. We now take the road towards Yateley.