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Memories

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Daisys Cottage

I was born in 1934 in my grannie's cottage which lay behind Daisy's in the Court, I used to go in to Daisy's to see and sometimes play with her son Bob who still lives in Torrington, I also remember well Mrs Edie Baker who lived next ...Read more

A memory of Taddiport in 1940 by Gordon Birch

Grandfathers Memories

My grandfather was born in Cobham on Painshill. My memory is that it was on a slight hill with a slight bend, the Greenline bus used to stop near the old home, it was a cottage with a porch and had a very thick door with big ...Read more

A memory of Cobham in 1946 by Alan Rosher

Living At The Mill

My father got a job in the mill in about 1950 and we moved into Mill House which is actually a part of the mill itself, on the right as you stand facing the building. I don't know what Bordon is like now, but in my day it had its ...Read more

A memory of Bordon in 1950 by Colin Noble

Stubbington House School Teachers

I read with interest Peter Madden's memories. I remember Madden, we were all known by surnames. Just to jog a few more memories, there was Miss Critten's partner Miss Stapleton, they taught the juniors - Donkey ...Read more

A memory of Stubbington by Kevan Fogarty

Do You Know Lilla Allan Bryant

I am looking for my paternal grandmother or her relatives. Her name is Lilla Allan (nee Bryant). She was married to my grandad Haydon Fraser Allan who owned Allans Bakery at 147 Windsor Road in Neath. They married in ...Read more

A memory of Neath by Nicky Brown

Happy Days In Latimer

It was only two years or so, from 1959-61, aged 6-8, but it still seems as if the happiest period of my childhood in Latimer was one long, endless, glorious summer. My dad was in the army, in the King's Own Scottish Borderers, ...Read more

A memory of Latimer in 1959 by John Sayer

Port Regis Convent

I was sent to Port Regis Convent between 1963 and 1967, I had bad asthma and the sea air was thought to be good for my health. I have good and and bad memories. One nun I remember being cruel was Sister Peter Anthony but the ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1963 by Alana Mc Gurgan

The Happiest Days Of Your Life

Brambletye school, well set between the beautiful Ashdown Forest and thriving town of East Grinstead on the Sussex/Surrey border was a paradise on Earth for any schoolboy with an aesthetically romantic (!) ...Read more

A memory of Brambletye House in 1959 by Giles Daubney

East Barsham Manor 1929 Photograh

The 1929 photograph was taken when my stepfather's father, Douglas J Coleman owned it. His father, Edward J. Coleman, bought it in 1915, the year my stepfather was born. This is where he (Peter Hales-Coleman) ...Read more

A memory of East Barsham by Bunny Garst

Time Spent At Eden Hall Special School

I remember arriving at the school not knowing anybody and being told I was on holiday. It turned out to be a long holiday, 6 years. I remember some of the people by their first names, not their surname, and the ...Read more

A memory of Bacton in 1969 by John Hayden

Captions

474 captions found. Showing results 265 to 288.

Caption For Bolton By Bowland, The Church 1921

The church of St Peter and St Paul dates from the 13th century, but the magnificent tower was rebuilt in 1852.

Caption For Grantham, Bee Hive Inn 1893

Back to the east of St Peter's Hill, the photographer looks north along Castlegate, with the Beehive Inn on the left; the leaves hide a beehive set in the tree, which is still there.

Caption For Southsea, The Promenade C1955

Comic genius Peter Sellers probably came here many times during his childhood.

Caption For Grantham, Bee Hive Inn 1893

Back to the east of St Peter's Hill, the photographer looks north along Castlegate, with the Beehive Inn on the left; the leaves hide a beehive set in the tree, which is still there.

Caption For Northleach, Market Square C1955

The Market Square was probably the site of the quarry for the stone from which its magnificent church of St Peter and St Paul was built.

Caption For Doddington, Church 1906

The stone walls of St Peter's Church, to the north of the forecourt to Doddington Hall, are a marked contrast to the mellow red brick of the Hall, which might be by Robert Smythson, the architect of Hardwick

Caption For Aldeburgh, High Street 1894

His poem about the embittered fisherman Peter Grimes inspired an opera by a much later and better known resident, Benjamin Britten.

Caption For Wimborne, The Square C1965

Five centuries ago, St Peter's Church and elm trees occupied what is now The Square.

Caption For Heswall, School Hill C1955

The original village, however, was at the bottom of the hill, centred on the church of St Peter, with the estuary of the Dee beyond.

Caption For Birmingham, Aston Hall Park And Church 1896

The parish church of St Peter and St Paul is the only church within city limits to be mentioned in the Domesday Book.The west tower and the spire date from the 15th century, though the latter was

Caption For Doddington, Church 1906

The stone walls of St Peter's Church, to the north of the forecourt to Doddington Hall, are a marked contrast to the mellow red brick of the Hall, which might be by Robert Smythson, the architect of Hardwick

Caption For Weeke, Stoney Lane C1965

Next door is the Adult Continuing Education Centre, a division of Peter Symonds College, attended by the comedian Jack Dee when it was a grammar school.

Caption For Leeds, Parish Church 1891

St Peter's in Kirkgate was noted for its 15th-century brasses, whilst 18th-century Holy Trinity in Boar Lane had perhaps the most attractive-looking spire in the area.

Caption For Bedford, Bunyan's Statue And St Peter's Church 1921

In this splendidly evocative view from the High Street/St Peter's Street/Dame Alice Street junction, the photographer looks north along the Broadway towards the leafy De Parys Avenue, past the policeman

Caption For Pickering, Market Place 1959

The parish church of Saints Peter and Paul became famous in 1851 when the vicar discovered a series of early wall paintings hidden under whitewash.

Caption For Dorchester, High West Street 1930

The tower of the medieval St Peter's Church, seen here on the left, dominates much of Dorchester's High Street.

Caption For Sudbury, Market Hill 1900

The grandeur of both St Peter's and Market Hill are shown to best advantage in the days before car parking.

Caption For Monks Eleigh, The Village C1955

The tapering village green leads up to St Peter's Church.

Caption For Bournemouth, Town Centre C1955

Peter's church, which dominates the heart of Bournemouth.

Caption For Corbridge, Market Place C1955

There was a time when Corbridge held a weekly market, but this petered out as the town declined following the Civil War.

Caption For Lancaster, The Grammar School 1896

The tower of St Peter's Roman Catholic Cathedral can be seen in the background.

Caption For Bishops Hull, The Church Of St Peter And St Paul 1906

The church of St Peter and St Paul is also unusual - it has one of Somerset's octagonal towers.

Caption For Macclesfield, St Peter's Church 1903

Built in 1848 with funds raised almost entirely from public subscriptions, St Peter's was consecrated in July 1849 by the Bishop of Chester, Dr Graham.

Caption For Yateley, The Village C1965

Nearby, St Peter's Church was set fire to in 1979 - the timber porch, built in 1500, survived.