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Tait Avenue

I was born in 1949, soon after my parents had moved into 36 Tait Avenue, one of the first Council Houses to be built at Hill Top, New Edlington. I lived there until 1963 shortly before the Comprehensive School was built on farmland ...Read more

A memory of New Edlington in 1949 by Val Brady

My Dad

My dad was born in Harcourt Terrace in Penrhiwceiber in 1910, his name was Wyndham Stephen Jones, he started in the mines then joined the Army. My grandad was also born there, as the rest of my Welsh family whom were coal miners. My ...Read more

A memory of Penrhiwceiber by Jenny Payne

Mining Community Gone Without A Trace

When they found coal, Treodrhiwfuwch was only a farm. A book was published by J R Pearce back in 1985 about Pontlottyn and Treodrhiwfuwch. Over the years terrace houses were built for miners, some turned ...Read more

A memory of Troedrhiwfuwch in 1920 by David Harris

Love That Place!

Born at Petersfield in 1940, my first home was Berry Cottage, down Sandy Lane, opposite Sibley's farm. Berry cottage had only 4 rooms (2 up and 2 down), no running water, only a well and later a tap down in the lane. I remember the ...Read more

A memory of Rake Firs in 1940 by Monica Stewart

Mill Terrace

I remember when my uncle Lloyd Pritchard lived in Mill Terrace with his son Jack. Uncle Lloyd was my mother's eldest brother and was the first child of Lloyd and Hannah Pritchard who lived at Bunkers Hill, Bersham. He rode his bike ...Read more

A memory of Bersham in 1955 by Janet Ready

Buying Sixpence Worth Of Stale Buns

I remember as a wee girl going with my brother Donald to buy sixpence worth of stale buns. I don't remember the bakers but it was behind Boots the Chemist. It was always a treat if your mum had a spare sixpence and ...Read more

A memory of Ayr in 1967 by Laura Wilson

The 1950s

Though I have some recall of the 1940s - eg starting school in 1948 at the age of three and a half and being reluctant to get off a rocking horse on the first day, it was the 1950s that really kicked in - to the accompaniment of songs like ...Read more

A memory of Corwen in 1950 by Gareth Hughes

Tidworth In The Mid 1950's

I attended this school in September of 1953 until December 1954, when I left and went to Salisbury College of Further Education. My father was in the army and we came back from Germany in July 1953 to live in ...Read more

A memory of North Tidworth in 1953 by Diane Kerwin

Inholmes

My aunt and uncle became the caretakers at Inholmes after it was converted to offices. I remember the magnificent staircase which had a huge eagle as a newel post. The range in the kitchen was the biggest I have ever seen, and the ...Read more

A memory of Burgess Hill in 1952

My Life In Widnes

I lived in Beach Terrace until 1948 then moved to Christie Street. I went to St Bedes school and the Fisher More until 1955. I went to work at the Co-op in Albert Road,it was a great job and I made lots of friends. I love living in ...Read more

A memory of Widnes by Mavis Thomas

Captions

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Caption For London, Portobello Road C1895

To the left is Elgin Crescent, and on the right is Colville Terrace. A milkman pushes his cart at some speed past the post office on the corner.

Caption For Coulsdon, Brighton Road C1965

The Red Lion public house, the Water Works and Coulsdon Library on the east side of Brighton Road contrast in style and date with the Victorian terraced houses and shops opposite.

Caption For Pembrey, Llando Terrace C1955

The corner shop on the immediate left distinguishes Llando Terrace.

Caption For Hove, The Lawns 1921

Courtenay Terrace is the only group of houses in Hove with long gardens backing onto the beach.

Caption For Eastbourne, Mostyn Hotel And Grand Parade 1912

The elegance of this 1860s stucco terrace with three-storey bay windows to each house and the long straight para- pet is now replaced by Grand Court, a higher block of 1960s flats: typical sea-front

Caption For Ilfracombe, From Capstone Hill 1911

Although Ilfracombe is essentially a Victorian town, the elegant terraced houses of Montpellier Place (upper, left of centre) were built in the early 1830s.

Caption For Mablethorpe, High Street C1950

Looking in the opposite direction, away from the coastline, our seaside resort tour peters out with busy Victorian terraces and the taller 1927 building on the right; beyond is the footbridge across the

Caption For Windsor, The Castle, East Terrace 1895

The East Terrace dates from Wyatville's remodelling of 1843.

Caption For Southend On Sea, The Boating Lake And Pier Hill C1950

At the top of Pier Hill is Royal Terrace, so named because it was here that the Princesses Caroline and Charlotte stayed when visiting the town early in the 19th century.

Caption For Crewe, The Chetwode Arms And St Paul's Church 1951

The road beside St Paul's Church has been widened, and in the process the pub has gone, and so have all the terraced houses that can be seen beyond.

Caption For London, Regent Street C1890

Nash's handsome terraces were spurned by London's affluent classes, for stucco was considered common.

Caption For Richmond, Messums Boatyard 1899

All survives, including the terrace of boathouses and the central building, now reduced to two storeys by the removal of the weatherboarded upper storey; it is now the Richmond Canoe Club.

Caption For Ticehurst, Church Street 1903

Further up Church Street, these late Victorian terraces of cottages, numbers 12 to 20, adopted the Sussex vernacular style with tile-hung upper floors, bay windows, dormers and tiled roofs.

Caption For St Athan, West Orchard Farm, Higher End C1955

It is interesting that the terrace of old Welsh cottages appears to have been re-roofed with modern tiles and not stone slates - this is an indicator of the lack of planning regulations at this time

Caption For Coulsdon, Brighton Road C1965

A Victorian terrace was demolished to make way for the commanding Tesco store in the early 1960s, but after several changes the building presently houses the Kabada restaurant, a snooker

Caption For West Bay, 1930

The largest building, hip-roofed and dating from the late 19th century, is Pier Terrace (left of centre). Built as apartments, it is alternatively known as Noah's Ark.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Harbour 1890

The view is southwards to the Cobb warehouses and Cobb hamlet (left), beyond Westfield (centre) and a terrace of early 19th- century town houses.

Caption For Bath, Walcot Parade C1965

Unlike many of Bath's terraces, the designs of individual houses are not uniform.

Caption For Crowland, Broadway C1965

The stump of the windmill now has no chimney and is incorporated into the house next door, which is named Mill Terrace and dated 1860. Over the years it has lost one chimneystack.

Caption For Sheffield, Botanical Gardens 1900

Two new plant houses were built in 1900, and in 1903 over £2000 was spent on refurbishing the conservatories, terraces and shed.

Caption For Aiskew, The Village 1900

Looking along Storey Terrace, we see in the distance the tower of Bedale's church of St Gregory.

Caption For Bath, Queen Square C1955

His novel idea was to treat each side of the Square as a single architectural composition, so that the terraces of houses looked like single grand palace fronts with central pediments on three sides of

Caption For Cockermouth, Wordsworth's Birthplace C1955

His father was steward to Sir James Lowther, and moved to the house in 1766.The house overlooks the River Derwent and has a delightful garden and terrace.

Caption For Hammersmith, The Dove Pier C1960

Beyond the pier is Upper Mall where William Morris lived from 1878 to 1896, naming his Georgian terrace house, number 26, Kelmscott House after his country house in Oxfordshire.