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My Early Days

I remember when I used to live in Gilfach Goch, Mount Pleasant, and the old settlement in the High Street. I used to perform puppet shows in the front room and charge one penny entrance fee, I spent the money in Leslie Belben's ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1952 by Brian Brown

The Local Dances And Playing Pool

In the mid 1950s to early 1960s there were local dance halls, one at Newburn which was down Station Road, take a left towards the bridge and it was just there on the left side opposite the level crossings near ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1955 by Jimmy Burrows

Wandsworth Town Hall

My great-grandfather was the Wandsworth Town Hall Keeper at the old Town Hall until about 1929, and my mother was born in the building. Later they moved to the Municipal Buildings where my grandfather took over the role from ...Read more

A memory of Wandsworth in 1952 by Lisa Hunnybun

Great Days And Fond Memories

It was with great warmth that I read the memory about the O'Dells at the Cross Keys Pub. I too spent some great times with young Cliff at the family garage and at the X Keys. My mother also worked for many years with Mrs ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham

My Mam

The lady waiting for the bus is my mother, Rona Jones nee Jones, my gran lived in Alma, Tabernacle Street, which was a Chapel house, my Nan and Dadcu had to take care of the Chapel across the road, and in those days had to feed and provide ...Read more

A memory of Aberaeron by Michael Jones

Bristol's Leaning Tower Of Temple

Pisa has its famous leaning tower - and so does Bristol, with its drunkenly off-vertical tower of Temple Church in Temple Street. The tower isn't on the stupendous scale of its Italian counterpart, it's true. But its ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Pay Up On The Nail

'Cash on the Nail' the man said. . . and a century or so ago in Bristol he really meant it. For the deal would have been clinched on one of Bristol's four famous nails standing outside the Corn Exchange on Corn Street or, from the ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Pero's Bridge

The warehousing which dominated Prince Street, Narrow Quay and Prince's Wharf have been found new uses, largely cultural and media-based. The industry on Canon's'Marsh has gone, replaced by the new industry of tourism. With the ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Corn Exchange

Before the railways (railroads) came, there was no particular reason why people in Bristol, England should keep the same time as people in London. At that time there was no practical way of communicating information about time over ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Are You Sure This Is Lingfield Road

I was born and brought up in Edenbridge, we lived in Church Street and my gran lived in Lingfield Road. This picture looks like the bottom end of Church Street.

A memory of Edenbridge by Sharron Lang

Captions

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Caption For Corsham, Wesleyan Chapel 1904

Now called St Aldhelm's Methodist Reformed Church, this lovely little building stands alongside and open to a busy street near Corsham town centre.

Caption For Caister On Sea, High Street C1955

Although there are many pleasant cottages in the vernacular brick and flint, the modest village street does not reflect Caister's illustrious history.

Caption For Southport, Lord Street C1955

A member of the local constabulary is on point duty in Lord Street.

Caption For Fleetwood, The Beach 1918

By the end of the Great War the town had lost many of its young men—they had marched away past the Steamer Hotel along Dock Street to the railway station.

Caption For Porlock, The Church 1907

Parsons Street, on the right, has some large Victorian houses looking over the churchyard.

Caption For Cowes, High Street C1965

The High Street leads to Shooters Hill, which was once a very swampy area. The buildings are shaped here to follow the curve of the road. The first shop on the right is now a florist.

Caption For Camberley, London Road C1955

Centre white lines, street lighting and traffic lights control the road junction, and there is an official bus stop outside the church.

Caption For Abingdon, Market Place 1924

The older fabric is more obvious from their backs, which can be seen in Stert Street beyond.

Caption For Swanage, The Mill Pond 1890

Behind, with a great slab of walling to the rear of the High Street, is the extension to the Congregational Church dated 1837.

Caption For Lavenham, Water Street C1955

The street is now a cul-de-sac, following the opening of the by-pass in the 1980s.

Caption For Falmouth, Custom House Quay C1950

Seen here at low tide, the old stone-built quay is reached by Quay Hill from Arwenack Street. At the far end is North Quay with the harbour tug company's office building.

Caption For Gawcott, Main Street C1960

This view looks east along Main Street from beside Leyland Farm.

Caption For Wimborne, East Street 1904

The minster's twin towers dominate most pictures of East Street, but Hawker's new drapery shop (centre right) comes a close second in this shot.

Caption For Lower Peover, The Cobbles And Church C1965

St Oswald's Church sits right at the end of a very rough cobbled road, hence the street is called The Cobbles.

Caption For Southampton, High Street 1908

Note the tram lines running down the middle of the street. On the left is the imposing Georgian church of All Saints, built in 1795.

Caption For Newton Le Willows, Crow Lane East C1960

Now much busier than portrayed in our picture, this junction has acquired all the additional street furniture that is apparently so vital to a modern lifestyle.

Caption For Richmond, Market Place C1965

The roofs behind, parallel to the High Row of the Market Place, are houses in Waterloo Street, demolished in 1963.

Caption For Tunbridge Wells, Mount Pleasant C1955

The carefully-pollarded lime trees along both sides of this north to south street help to shade the frontages of the varied shops and other retail establishments which flourish here.

Caption For Ludford, Post Office C1955

Ludford is a now a single-street village on the Louth to Gainsborough road at the head of the River Bain, which flows south through the Wolds to join the River Witham.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Churchgate 1929

This photograph shows the more residential character of this street. A rare tin sign for Arthur Rozier, tin and zinc worker, is on the 16th-century jettied building to the left.

Caption For Colwyn Bay, The Pier Pavilion 1900

The elegance of the pier was echoed by the broad streets of the town, which were built to resemble fine boulevards.

Caption For Whitby, St Ann's Staith 1913

The coming of the railway put Whitby firmly on the tourist map; its harbourside streets, ruined abbey, and souvenirs made from jet (a fossilized wood found locally), all proved a magnet for holidaymakers

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 Wolverhampton, Darlington Street 1890

In the days of horse-drawn trams Darlington Street was considered wide enough for a single line only, and here inbound and outbound cars have made use of the passing loop.