Books

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Memories

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Waterman's Almhouses

As a small child, I lived in Beckenham, and we used visit my grandmother who lived in a flat in Queen Adelaide Court. From her lounge window we could see the Almshouses. At that age I did not have any real understanding of what ...Read more

A memory of Penge in 1965 by Max Latter

Things I Remember

Greenford market, that's where the buses terminated. If you were quick you could jump off the back of a bus at the corner when it turned into Windmill Lane, that way if the bus was going further than the market it saved you ...Read more

A memory of Greenford in 1975 by Terry Tomlinson

Help Please

Hello can any one help me please? This is not specifically to Minehead but in April 1960 I stayed at a wooden chaleted holiday camp on the north Somerset coast to the east of Minehead, I think. All I can remember is that I stayed at this ...Read more

A memory of Minehead in 1960 by Pat Horton

Coven School

I have been told by my mum, that she went to Coven School in the 1920s. She lived for a while with her Grannie Key, who lived in Paradise Lane. They used to go to market on a Saturday by pony and trap, to sell eggs, chickens and fruit.

A memory of Coventry in 1920 by Christine Pitcher

The Flying Horse

I worked at the pub on Parson Street. Banbury is a great town, to remember crazy memories, like when you did not have any money then there would be no electric or TV. I remember St Mary's church bell practice was on Wednesday ...Read more

A memory of Banbury in 1977 by Carol Jeacock

Market Drayton Revisited

I visited my mother in the Midlands (Shrewsbury)recently. A trip to Market Drayton on Wednesdays is mandatory (my stipulation) each time I travel from my home in Essex where I have resided for many years now. Although ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 2010 by Allen Warrender

My Grandad Humphreys Thomas John1875 1965

Grandad Humphreys, he was a carpenter making and restoring the Lockgates on the Montgomery Canal. Born in Welshpool 1875-1965. I remember the little trains running across Church Street as a boy of 8 years ...Read more

A memory of Welshpool in 1954 by Keith Bedford

Beanfield Secondary

I was in that class at Beanfield Secondary and remember, Jim Drummond, Ray Shillitoe,Pete Bird and also Mick Hambly, Clive Evans, Ann Francis, Irene Mitchell, Jim Gardener, John Gamble, Michael Parker and others. I lived on the ...Read more

A memory of Corby in 1965 by Ken Brooks

Synagogue

Brynmawr, my home town, although I haven't lived there for nigh on 40 years, it's still home. I have good and bad memories of Brynmawr. I was always regarded as a blacksheep, rebel, so the bad memories are of my own making. But thankfully, ...Read more

A memory of Brynmawr by Colin Bennett

A Wartime Child

I was born in 1935 at 25 Cambridge Road, maiden name Lee. There were six of us, parents, 2 older sisters, Beryl and Gwen, and grandmother. I remember many of the shops from the late 30's to the early 50's when we moved to Surrey. ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow in 1930 by Margaret Waddingham

Captions

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Caption For Aylsham, Market Place And Hotel C1965

Aylsham Market Place is part of the estate of Blickling Hall, two miles to the west, which was at one time owned by the Boleyn family.

Caption For Warrington, Ye Olde Barley Mow C1955

'Beer drawn from cellars centuries old', proclaims the sign over the tunnel entrance which led into the old General Market behind.

Caption For Lechlade, High Street C1955

This is one of the three roads leading to the Market Place, shown at the far back of this view.

Caption For Faringdon, Market Place C1955

King Alfred had a royal manor here and King John granted the town a charter for a weekly market.

Caption For Leyburn, Market Place 1934

In the far left background is the Bolton Arms Hotel, a fine Georgian building complete with a Long Room where the Leyburn Market Club holds its dinners.

Caption For Kings Lynn, Tuesday Market Place 1898

The Tuesday Market is a grand open space surrounded by a fine mixture of buildings dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

Caption For Ripon, Market Place 1901

Market stalls huddle around the 90ft obelisk raised in 1781 to commemorate William Aislabie's 60-year stint in the House of Commons as the local Member of Parliament.

Caption For Kettering, The Market 1922

Until the 1930s the south side of the market, facing the camera, was bordered by a row of buildings which would be later demolished.

Caption For Somerton, The Cross C1960

Somerton's Market or Butter Cross is dated 1673. It adjoins the Town Hall, which is also 17th-century.

Caption For Norwich, Davey Place 1922

Davey Place was formed in 1812 to link the cattle market (in Castle Meadow in front of the castle) with the main market place, butting through the yard of the King's Head.

Caption For Heckmondwike, The Market Square C1955

Busy market stalls cluster around the Victorian clock-topped monument in the Market Square of Heckmondwike on a summer afternoon.

Caption For Castle Cary, The Roundhouse C1965

Markets and fairs were held here - the Market House is out of view to the right.

Caption For Market Drayton, From The South 1898

Market Drayton stands on a hill-top site overlooking the River Tern, which flows in the foreground of this photograph, and the settlement probably originated in prehistoric times.

Caption For Highbridge, Market Street C1960

Demolished in 1984, it once stood opposite the market house, used for the sale of locally made Cheddar and Caerphilly cheese. Outside was a street market selling clothes, furniture and food.

Caption For St Neots, Market Square C1965

Here we see a traditional busy Thursday market scene; a farmer's market has also recently started on a Saturday.

Caption For Kettering, The Market 1922

Until the 1930s the south side of the market, facing the camera, was bordered by a row of buildings which would be later demolished.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Cornhill 1898

The original market place, as laid out in the Bury St Edmunds' grid pattern devised by Abbot Baldwin in the 11th century, was a good deal larger than it was by the time this photograph was taken.

Caption For Kirkbymoorside, High Market Place 1951

The cobble-edged wide Market Place of Kirkbymoorside, on the edge of the North York Moors, is still the setting for a market every Wednesday, just as it has been since medieval times.

Caption For Towcester, Market Place And Town Hall C1955

Towcester is a small old town on the Tove, with a number of Georgian houses and a pleasant market place.

Caption For Kirkby Lonsdale, Market Place 1926

John Ruskin praised this old market town fulsomely, saying it had moorland, sweet river, and English forest at their best. Markets have been held here since medieval times.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Cornhill 1898

The original market place, as laid out in the Bury St Edmunds' grid pattern devised by Abbot Baldwin in the 11th century, was a good deal larger than it was by the time of this photograph.

Caption For Ledbury, Market House C1955

John Abel built a number of market houses around the county of Herefordshire, only a few of which survive. This is said to be one of his although there is no documentation to prove it.

Caption For Chapel En Le Frith, Market Place C1955

This is a general view of Chapel's cobbled market place, one of the highest in the county at 760ft above the sea.

Caption For Norwich, Davey Place 1922

Davey Place was formed in 1812 to link the cattle market (in Castle Meadow in front of the castle) with the main market place, butting through the yard of the King's Head.