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Memories

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Ashtead Swimming Pool

My Grandfather Henry Weller ran his rose nursery here and brought up his eight children. As a young boy in the 1940’s I used to go and fish in the lake and play in the brickworks behind the house. The path leading to the house I ...Read more

A memory of Ashtead by Christopher Weller

My Time Living In Old Langho.

I moved to Old Langho in I think in 1954, I was an orphan I went to live with Mr and Mrs Pye. We lived at number 42 Larkhill, Mr and Mrs Pye where nurses at Brockhall hospital. There is a bit of a field between the two ...Read more

A memory of Old Langho by Terence Pye

Kennylands In 1959/60

My parents taught at Kennylands in 1950/3. I have photographs of their time there. My Godfather was John Delves who taught history and also there was a Mr. Dicky deWanderler who had been a ballet dancer. He chain-smoked and ...Read more

A memory of Sonning Common by Adrian Wood

Bad Times Of The Past.

If there is any one alive who went to Widdecombe House (The school to shock Britian) please text me dianna.earley@ntlworld.com Thank you.

A memory of Torcross by Diana Earley

Visiting Salford Circa 1955 60

My Grandparents Henry and Alice Dorning lived on Brighton Street which on trying to trace the existence of has proved to be a struggle. I remember visiting them with my parents at the age of 5-9 years of and at the time was ...Read more

A memory of Salford

A Very Happy Childhood At Westbury

My name is Andy Pike, getting on a bit now but lovely to read other folks memories of Westbury. Here are a few reminiscences of my childhood in Westbury on Trym in the 50's and 60's. Maybe this will ring a few ...Read more

A memory of Westbury on Trym by waylandpike

The Day I Was Born

I was born on 22nd June 1948 at 95 Dryfield Road in the front main bedroom of my nans's house. We lived there until I was 8 when we left my nan's and moved to St. Johns Wood in London. My nan lived there until I was in my teens ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1948 by Barbara Badzek

Safe Fun In Childhood

I was born in 1962 in my family home, number 36 (now 116) Hammonds Place. It's not so common these days to be born at home. There was a community spirit on the estate, all the kids addressed adults as auntie or uncle or Mr/Mrs, ...Read more

A memory of Gobowen by Andrew Davies

About 1940

Around about 1940 I was evacuated to Huntingdon, my age was about 5 or 6 years. I remember I stayed with a little old lady and I think she had one son who came home on leave while I was there. Her house was attached to a church or ...Read more

A memory of Huntingdon by Maureen Salle

The Court In Diss

I lived in the Court in Diss as a 3 and 4 year old girl. My father was in the US Airforce so we moved all over the world. The Court has special memories for us. My sister Sharon was born in the house. I remember beautiful gardens, ...Read more

A memory of Diss in 1954 by Adrienne Love Workman

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Captions

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Caption For Eton, Barnes Pool 1923

Behind the hipped roofs of Corner House loom the pinnacles of Eton College chapel, built between 1449 and 1483.

Caption For London, Old Ferry Wharf 1890

The buildings in the foreground and the far left have gone, although the mansard roof of Lindsey House can be seen beyond the stuccoed M-roof.

Caption For London, The Houses Of Parliament C1890

Further down the Thames are the Houses of Parliament - or rather, the Palace of Westminster. This replaced the old palace, which burned down in 1834.

Caption For Hartley, The Black Lion C1950

Crusoe' in a back-room above the wash-house.

Caption For Cootham, The Village 1894

A small village, built to house Parham Estate employees, Cootham is situated near to the foot of the downs.?

Caption For Rake, The Village 1901

There are more houses among the trees on the hillside.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Athenaeum 1906

On the left, The Golden Lion was a 17th century merchant's house. Today it is called The Bank inn. This district was known locally as The Hearts of Oak.

Caption For Bristol, Victoria Rooms C1950

The college opened in 1876 in two houses in Park Row with just 87 day students and 234 evening students.

Caption For Hale, Victoria Street 1907

Housed in Kennerley's drapery store, local mail would be sorted and delivered from here. There was even a delivery on Christmas Day.

Caption For Goring, The Lock 1896

Goring collected a number of late Victorian and Edwardian riverside houses and boathouses between the river and the village proper. The now tiled boathouse on the right is today a doctor's surgery.

Caption For Salisbury, New Canal C1950

The famous clock above Electric House is still there. The large four-storey timber-framed building in the centre was a succession of shoe shops. Today it is the Woolwich Building Society.

Caption For Hitchin, Tilehouse Street 1901

Tilehouse Street, which was named in 1460, incorporates a string of houses dating from the Tudor to the Georgian periods, with many of the earlier buildings refronted with brick and remodelled during

Caption For Newquay, Towan Beach 1901

This is a great place for a seaside holiday, with golden sand serviced by the growing resort of Newquay, with hotels and boarding houses built literally to the cliff edge.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Pannier Market 1903

building from the locals: as well as fearing they might end up with a white elephant on their hands, they were understandably concerned that construction would involve the knocking down of a lot of their houses

Caption For Sherborne, Cheap Street C1965

In this 1960s view of the top of Cheap Street can be seen the White Hart public house; the area known today as Blackmore Vale was previously called the Vale of the White Hart.

Caption For Frome, The Bridge 1957

An unusual aspect of the bridge are the three-storey houses, dating from the 19th century. The road opposite leads to Willow Vale.

Caption For Llanellen, The Church 1898

The projection of the nave walls beyond the wall of the chancel would, as in many churches, have housed the rood-stair in the past.

Caption For Hadleigh, High Street C1955

Looking in the opposite direction from the Coffee Tavern, this view of Hadleigh's High Street shows the George public house and, further down on the same side, the White Lion Hotel.

Caption For Tiptree, Messing Maypole Mill C1955

Tiptree Heath was 'a miserable barren piece of land' haunted by tinkers, squatters, and horse-racing fans.

Caption For Coltishall, The Village 1902

Horses graze the rich meadows that keep the waters of the River Bure from the village street. Here are handsome pantile-roofed red brick houses. A rotted hulk squats in a narrow inlet.

Caption For Llandaff, The Cathedral 1893

The chapter house was added in the 13th century.

Caption For Stourbridge, The Broadway Stores C1965

Broadway Stores is in Norton, where a large housing estate extends right to the county border. The stores is Broadway Service Station now, with a modern forecourt.

Caption For Sutton Coldfield, Penns Hall Hotel C1965

In 1759 he also took on the lease of Penns House, which became Penns Hall.

Caption For Wednesfield, The Canal And Flats C1965

A massive building programme changed the face of Wednesfield in the 1950s, and tower blocks like these seemed for a while to be the answer to the housing problem.