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Memories

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Grannys House

my grandparents lived at 77 Old Hill, third house just behind tree, Mr and Mrs Thomas.  I lived there till they built the Wimpy estate on fields behind my mum and dad, then got a council house. I loved living on the old hill, the family ...Read more

A memory of Bolsover in 1957 by Linda Geraghty

Memories Of Stone Hills.

This picture was taken from the corner of the Co-operative shop and features the Cherry Tree public house before it was turned into Waitrose. In about 1965, my friend’s mother remarried and my family was invited to ...Read more

A memory of Welwyn Garden City in 1965 by Ken Barker

Before The Houses Came

I remember these fields before any building was done in this part of the village. The fields were owned by Mr Fred Bradley and Mr Harry Watts. I can remember going with Mr Watts to see if any cows had calved in the night. ...Read more

A memory of Child Okeford in 1940 by David Moon

The Street Where L Was Born

l was born in the flat above the chemist shop in 1947. Arthur Walker was the pharmacist.  We moved over the road to Cross Keys House in 1950 and lived there till 1965. The street was my playground, with best friend ...Read more

A memory of Allendale Town in 1947 by Mary Adgar

Just Down The Road From Us

Our family lived in the village of  West Horsley all of my life,  I was born in 51, my sister in 49 and my youngest sister 56. We used to bike down to Ripley and Ockham. I went to school at Sir Walter Raleigh, and Howard of ...Read more

A memory of Ripley in 1960 by Loraine Roles

Great Grandma's Childhood Home

The house in the centre of this photo, Mill House, was the childhood home of my Great Grandmother, Sarah Jane Bushnell. My mother said that a photo similar to this was displayed on trains to advertise beautiful ...Read more

A memory of Whitchurch by Gaynor Wingham

My Family Of Anderson In Stokenchurch

I would like to remember all the members of the Anderson families in Stokenchurch. My mother was Bertha May Anderson, daughter of Abel and May Anderson. Abel's brother Harry had a chair factory in Stokenchurch ...Read more

A memory of Stokenchurch by Sue Bowles

Oakmere

I have found a painting  of Oakmere House, Potters Bar dated 1935. I believe the house is now a Beefburger Resaurant. There is a clearer view of the house from across the lake, there is the large pine tree & smaller trees on the right ...Read more

A memory of Potters Bar in 1930 by David Walker

Fedsden

Fedsden a large white house just outlying the nearby hamlet of Roydon. Was it to become the nursing Hospital of the 1940's or a School in the 1950's? Is this the same place that Ralph Fowler was born? Any idea as to the current title and ...Read more

A memory of Roydon in 1900 by Rob Holliday

My Grandparents

I believe my grandparents worked at Warnham Court during this period. I have some photos of the staff and house etc. My grandfather's name was Arthur Butler.

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1890 by Arthur James

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Captions

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Caption For Cambridge, King's Parade 1933

To the left is the Senate House, while the tower with four distinctive turrets belongs to the Church of Great St Mary.

Caption For Durham, The Castle 1892

The keep is 14th century, though it was rebuilt in 1840 to house students following the creation of Durham University in 1832. The castle was turned into a university college a few years later.

Caption For Devonport, Halfpenny Bridge 1904

The toll- house was the white building on the left; the toll, as the name suggested, was a halfpenny.

Caption For Burley, The Manor Hotel C1960

A number of older houses became hotels in the last century to cope with the increased demand.

Caption For Barnstaple, Bear Street And Post Office C1940

The inner relief road carved through here in the late 20th century from left to right, destroying the post office and the surrounding houses.

Caption For Portsmouth, The Hard 1890

The many waterfront drinking houses would have tempted Portsmouth's shifting population of sailors. On the extreme right are the premises of the now defunct National Provincial Bank of England.

Caption For Morpeth, Chantry Place, Bridge Street C1965

Also here, where numbers 26-32 now stand, was once the gaol and the Governor's House. Around and About Northumberland

Caption For Chilbolton, The Seven Stars, Testcombe C1960

Before reaching Chilbolton village, here is the Seven Stars public house and the beautiful River Test, viewed from the bridge. Across the water was once the railway.

Caption For Brownsea Island, The Villa 1891

But from 1870 until 1891 the house was the home of island owner George Cavendish- Bentinck, who preferred to live there rather than the Castle.

Caption For Perran Wharf, Norway Hotel 1904

This well-known house takes its name from the Scandinavian ships that came up to Perran Wharf to discharge timber for the tin and copper mines many years ago.

Caption For Torquay, Compton Castle 1890

Despite its name, this is actually a fortified manor house, one of the best in the country, built in the 14th-16th centuries by the Gilbert family.

Caption For Kingsbridge, Fore Street And Bank 1896

The street is lined with a wide variety of buildings, including slate-hung houses with fine period shopfronts.

Caption For Blewbury, Nottyngham Fee C1960

The tall timber-framed and thatched house behind, called 'Laurences', is dated 1548.

Caption For Woodstock, High Street C1960

A couple of small shops now occupy the ground floor of the first house on the right. Blenheim Palace and Blenheim Park attract a large number of tourists to the town.

Caption For Winsham, Church Street C1955

The George Inn, behind the cross, and the King's Arms (left) are now just houses.

Caption For Sileby, The Memorial Gardens C1960

Regimented pollard trees do little to provide a backdrop screen which will mask out the endless row of unattractive house backs, against which the memorial tends to be lost.

Caption For Finchingfield, The Green C1965

In the foreground is the Old Poor House: note its original 16th-century chimneys and casements.

Caption For Sandsend, 1925

Most of the larger houses have been converted to hotels to cater for the hundreds of tourists that arrive every summer.

Caption For Staithes, Seaton Garth 1927

The houses were built on a fair sized, flat piece of land sheltered by Penny Nab. There was easy access to and from the sea for the cobles.

Caption For Hornsea, The Mere C1955

Before this, a hotel and some large lodging houses were already catering for people visiting the attractive inland mere to take advantage of the boating and fishing.

Caption For Charing, High Street 1901

At the junction of the road leading to Lenham is the grander Pierce House, set back from the road.

Caption For Sileby, The Memorial Gardens C1960

Regimented pollard trees do little to provide a backdrop screen which will mask out the endless row of unattractive house backs, against which the memorial tends to be lost.

Caption For Dublin, Trinity College Library 1897

This 210ft long room houses about 200,000 antiquarian books. The room was altered in 1857, with first and second floors thrown together under a timber barrel-vaulted roof.

Caption For Wainfleet, The River C1955

There is no change in this beautiful and tranquil scene as the river gently flows by the lovely thatched house onwards to Gibraltar Point.