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Johnson Family

My grandmother Selina Lucy Tank Hotten fell pregnant at the age of 18 years. Her father, Charles Henry Hotten was a gardener and felt he would lose his job if anyone found out about this. Selina was sent to a workhouse to have her ...Read more

A memory of Newton Abbot in 1890 by Susan Trickett

Martin Street

I remember S C Cummins quite well, their factory was close to the corner of (I believe) William Street. My grandparents lived at 55 Martin Street for many years and my aunty lived on Earle Street. My uncle lived on William Street and ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1970 by Raymond Kennedy

My Time At Warnham

I came to Warnham Court in 1970, May, and I left in Nov 1974. I have so many memories and I don't think I made the most of my time there. My house matron was Sue Reece and we had Miss Turner. I was in Wren dorm, my ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1970 by Judith Iddon

Nabc

I was a member of Ardwick Lads Club, Manchester, and very interested in Youth Work. As such I attendedand passed a weeks course at Nash Court and became a member of the National Boys Club. I met youths from all over the British Isles (and the USA) ...Read more

A memory of Nash in 1965 by Stephen Corless

Memories Of Cannock

These photographs remind me of Cannock and how it was when I was a child, ten years old in 1965. It's an odd thing to remember and I wonder if anyone else remembers the public toilets that were downstairs beneath the grandstand, ...Read more

A memory of Cannock in 1965

Have I Any Relatives In Merthyr

MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS LIVED IN PLAY HOUSE COURT IN 1871. THEY CAME ORIGINALLY FROM CORNWALL AND DEVON.MY GREAT GRANDDADS NAME WAS THOMAS AND HIS WIFE WAS EMIELIA BOTH ARE BURIED AT CENFCOED CEMETRY WITH ONE OF ...Read more

A memory of Merthyr Tydfil by Brian James

Rose Lawn Burghfield Rectory

Met my future wife, Janet, whose parents lived on the caravan site behind Rose Lawn ran by Rev Nicholson. I was a biker, Janet's parents disapproved of motorbikes, so whilst courting I used to bring her home at night ...Read more

A memory of Burghfield in 1963 by Tony Dighton

Hornsey

I was born in Hornsey in 1940. Returning from evacuation in S.Wales in 1944, I went to Highgate Primary School for a short time, before moving to 141 Crouch Hill (now demolished) and attending Rokesley Infants School & Crouch End Junior ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey in 1945 by Alan Carter

Hampshire Chronicle

I started work at the Hampshire Chronicle offices in the High Street as a cub reporter in the early 1960's under the benign eye of Monica Woodhouse and news editor 'Jock' Coutts. It was a great place to be - we reported on ...Read more

A memory of Winchester in 1963 by David Stuckey

Captions

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Caption For Saundersfoot, The Pier 1925

When Bonville's Court Colliery opened, the harbour was used for exporting coal; between 1912 and 1926 the colliery produced more than 35,000 tonnes of anthracite annually.

Caption For West Bridgford, The Park C1960

This view shows the south front; behind the house, in the northern half of the park, are tennis courts, sports fields and a car park.

Caption For Ewyas Harold, The Village From The Castle Tump C1955

At Edward the Confessor's court, the influence of the Normans was so strong that the first so-called 'Norman' castles were actually built in the 1050s.

Caption For Northampton, George Row 1922

The County Court, part of the building, closed some years ago and was moved to another part of town.

Caption For Raglan, The Castle 1893

The Pitched Stone Court at Raglan took its name from the pitching or cobbling of its surface.

Caption For Doune, Castle From Bridge 1899

Doune was built by Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Guardian of Scotland, on behalf of James I, who at the time was a captive at the English court.

Caption For Ewyas Harold, The Village From The Castle Tump C1955

At Edward the Confessor's court, the influence of the Normans was so strong that the first so-called 'Norman' castles were actually built in the 1050s.

Caption For Leominster, Corn Square C1955

Fortunately Abel's building was bought by John Arkwright, the owner of Hampton Court, and has since been re-erected near the church.

Caption For Eastleigh, The Putting Green, Fleming Park C1955

Here we have another view of the pavilion and miniature golf course at Fleming Park, where there were also football, rugby and hockey pitches and tennis courts.

Caption For Chesham, Christchurch 1903

Behind are the chimneys of its vicarage, while on the right is the church hall gable, now demolished for the modern close of houses, Trapp Court.

Caption For Porthcurno, C1883

A tennis court was provided for the workers who had been exiled here from London.

Caption For Cockington Village, The Village 1896

This view of Cockington is almost exactly the same today, thanks to the Mallocks of nearby Cockington Court: this is a 17th-century mansion that stands in 450 acres of parkland, and is now owned, along

Caption For Barry, Presbytarian Church 1899

On the closure of Bethel Presbyterian Church in Court Road, the churches amalgamated, and Trinity was renamed Holy Trinity.

Caption For Cambridge, St Andrew's Street 1908

On the right-hand side of the road is First Court, the entrance to Christ's College, founded in 1505 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII.

Caption For Cambridge, St Andrew's Street 1931

On the right hand side of the road is First Court, the entrance to Christ's College, founded in 1505 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII.

Caption For Bridgend, Caroline Street 1901

She paid for a water pipeline to be laid from a spring near Sarn to a water tap on the corner of Derwen Road and Court Road.

Caption For Stirling, Old Parliament House 1899

The Parliament Hall is close to the Inner Court and James VI's Chapel Royal.

Caption For Oundle, Mill Road C1950

On the left are the paired chimneys of the 1877 courthouse, now no longer a magistrate's court and partly occupied by the Oundle Museum.

Caption For Cadnam, The Sir Walter Tyrrell C1960

Sir Walter Tyrrell was a nobleman at the court of King William Rufus.

Caption For Charminster, The Village 1922

Their local interpreter John Russell made such an impression on the royal couple that they took him to the court of Henry VII, where he became a leading courtier.

Caption For Cadnam, The Sir Walter Tyrrell C1960

Sir Walter Tyrrell was a nobleman at the court of King William Rufus.

Caption For Holbeach, High Street C1955

Further east, Franklins Outfitters, a mid 19th-century Italianate building on the right has gone, as have those in the distance on the left, to be replaced by the tepid Neo-Georgian Talbot Court.

Caption For Bolton By Bowland, Yew Tree Cottages C1955

This village green was also the site of the court house. Hatters, shoemakers and corn millers, along with stonemasons, joiners and blacksmiths, kept the village well supplied in the 19th century.

Caption For Faringdon, The Old Town Hall C1955

A magistrate's court was held on the first floor, and the ground floor was used as a lock-up. Today it acts as the town's war memorial.