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Quinneys
The original name of the place was Quinneys, not the Pig and Whistle as previous correspondents have noted. It was built between the wars by my grandfather Jack Swarbrick for my Grandmother (Elizabeth) to run. One of the features of the place (so I'm told) was a sprung dancefloor.
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Our Lady Of Walsingham Church And School
Attending the Senior School, my memories are of the dinner dances that where held in the school hall to raise money to pay for the church and school, many of the events where organised by the local church ...Read more
A memory of Corby in 1961 by
Happy Days
I was just reading 'Formative years in Kirn'. Yes they were good. I used to fish off Kirn pier for cat fish for Mrs Drovandi's cat and in exchange she would give me an ice cube. I remember Reggie Brooks and the boats - We used to live in ...Read more
A memory of Kirn in 1950 by
Growing Up In A Small Village
My parents moved to Twycross from London in the early 1960s. We lived on Sheepy Road next door to Mr Charlie Brooks and Louie Jones. On the opposite side were Stan and Ilma Jones and Len Gibbs and his daughter Joan. I ...Read more
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Seaton In The 1950s And 60s
I lived in Seaton from the very early 1950s to the very early 1970s. My happy memories are: going down to the River Welland in Harringworth and fishing, going down to Seaton railway station and watching the ...Read more
A memory of Seaton in 1950 by
Choir Boy/Organ Pumping
I remember being in the choir at the church during the time of my evacuation to Westbury Leigh sometime during the 1939-45 war. I also pumped the organ which was at that time quite hard work for a young lad (but I think ...Read more
A memory of Westbury Leigh in 1942 by
The Chequers Inn
Annette and I (Annette Schofield and George Allen) became landlords of the Chequers (no longer a pub) on 23 January 1967. It was a BYB pub and James Hubert Dibb was the landlord before us. We ran the pub for about 18 months and ...Read more
A memory of Monk Fryston in 1967 by
Growing Up In Greenford In The 1960s And 1970s
Here are some random memories: Lists Bakeries on Greenford Broadway. Lovely aroma, tasty bread. The paper bags all used to have the slogan 'Good Flavour Always Finds Favour'. The covered market near ...Read more
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St. Faiths
I was christened in this church in 1959. I was 13. I was a member of the church youth club that used to meet in the church hall in The Pallant every week. We played snooker, & table tennis, together with running a Sunday league football ...Read more
A memory of Havant in 1959 by
Redhill Pool Hair Spray And Teddy Boys
I remember the pool at Redhill and the cardboard boxes for our clothes. Oddly I was only thinking of it last week when I was locking my clothes up at the gym, I was wondering how they tracked our clothes when ...Read more
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Captions
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At nearby Fishlake, the village church is noted for its late Norman doorway. At Thorne the church of St Nicholas has a late 13th-century tower and early 20th-century glass.
The ever-changing coastline has very much dictated the fortunes of Aldeburgh, but one thing which has not changed is the activity of local fishermen, who park their boats on the shingle bank which runs
Families with small children could always come to one of the many paddling pools in the area.
Another view showing the elaborate pargetting which has made the Ancient House recognised as one of the prime examples of its kind.
Looking northwards, we can see a good selection of 18th- century architecture; perhaps the most attractive is St Edward's House (next to the three-storey hotel) with Corinthian-topped
In the late 19th century, Melton Constable was an important railway junction with locomotive and rolling stock works; it was sometimes known as the Crewe of Norfolk.
Taken from Overton Hill, this view shows the town with the Mersey estuary in the distance beyond the sand dunes. It is from here that the Sandstone Trail now begins.
The isolated village of Skinningrove lies behind the camera – it is a community used to hardships and exposed to fierce winter weather.
The church and Clergy House lie closer to the river, while the village, completely unspoilt, runs north-south along higher ground.
Apart from the lack of traffic, remarkably little has changed since this photograph was taken.
The Dam is still the popular name for Clowne's reservoir at Harlesthorpe, north of the former coal-mining village.
This was the iron works that made such things as the bridge over Micheldever Road.
In the middle of Great Whyte stands the 'dummy clock'. Erected by public subscription in memory of Edward Fellowes, first Baron de Ramsey, it has recently been completely refurbished.
The magnificent sweep of York station dates from the completion of the Doncaster-Selby-York line. Opened in 1877, the station allowed through running of trains.
We are looking south along the High Street past the Olde Place Hotel, whose brick and flint façade disguises a 16th-century half-timbered building.
This is believed to be the oldest building in Bideford, dating from the 14th century. Less than half a mile upstream from Bideford Bridge, it is close by the original river crossing.
The Ilminster by-pass now takes traffic from this street, and little has changed here. The shop and garage on the left are now houses, and new houses stand high on Strawberry Bank beyond.
This road was built on the site of Rookery Farm, and an ancient footpath still runs through this estate which was used to service the farm.
The two villages of Offord Darcy and Offord Cluny run into each other. Facing a bend in the road is the Horseshoe Inn; the date 1626 is carved on the jettied cross wing of the inn.
Upstream of Halfpenny Bridge, Stonehouse creek used to run as far as Pennycomequick, but was progressively filled over the years.
Running from the Market Place to the station and level crossing at the bottom of the hill, Berry Lane leads to today's town centre.
The Sterrage Valley (sometimes spelled Sterridge) was a popular spot for day trips, initially by horse and coach such as those run by Copp`s, and from 1910 onwards by charabanc.
Park Lane, running from the western ends of Oxford Street and Piccadilly, was a narrow road down the side of Hyde Park.
Once a canal feeder, Chasewater was developed for recreational purposes in the late 1950s offering sailing and boating.
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