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Memories

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A Girl Named Joyce

Joyce and I were devoted to each other, trouble was her mother and father had taken a dislike to me feeling I was beneath their status and made it clear that I wasn't wanted. We were both 19 and in no financial condition to elope ...Read more

A memory of Niton in 1949 by Patrick Pyke

The Day We Set Earith On Fire

Well . . . not all of it! My dad was enlisted USAF stationed at Alconbury 1959-1960 and he found us a place on High Street that we shared with a number of other people. I believe it was one of the first three ...Read more

A memory of Earith in 1960 by Dan Mc Fall

Childhood Memories Buckland Wharf

My Aunt Maud and her husband Alf lived in the last council house on the road to Buckland Village. Their son, Gordon Worrell, lived with his wife Winnie in the little row of cottages facing out on to ...Read more

A memory of Buckland by Sylvia Mc Elheron

My Grandmother, Sarah Regan

My grandmother's funeral was in April of 1959; she used to live at 2 Johns Avenue from1910 to 1943 when she moved to her daughter's house in Harrow. My grandfather, John Regan, was also buried there in July ...Read more

A memory of Hendon in 1959 by Michael Dickson

Growing Up With The Dinosaurs.

I lived in Thicket Grove which had the Thicket public house at the top. Crystal Palace Park was a very short walk away. During the school holidays we would spend our days in the park. Mum would pack us a picnic of ...Read more

A memory of Crystal Palace in 1953 by Maureen Langley

A Lovely Place To Grow Up!

I was born in Arnold Avenue, just five minutes walk from the George pub, which was handy later on in my life. Also the post office opposite the pub, which was owned by Mr & Mrs Fit-Simons, who used to have rows of clear ...Read more

A memory of Meopham in 1956 by Paul Muckleston

Roxy Picture House

I too, have fond and happy memories of the Roxy. I was born just down the road in Garnet Street in 1938 and went to Barkerend School leaving in 1953. I remember on a Saturday morning going with a few mates, we would take it in ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1948 by Robert Chippendale

Whitton Murders?

Hi Mr Middleton, thanks for your reply to my enquiry re the Whitton murders. The reason for my interest is because in 1970 friends of mine moved into the house involved; their daughter who was 16 at the time said she used to see ...Read more

A memory of Whitton by Roy Pryer

1 A High Street, Garndiffiath

My name is Robert Gwillim, I lived at 1A High Street with my parents Edward & Betty from when I was born in 1955 until April 1962. My sister, Carol, was born in December 1961. My parents had lived at 1A High ...Read more

A memory of Garndiffaith in 1960 by Robert Gwillim

Growing Up In Northwood Hills

I was born in a small maisonette off Alandale Drive and my mum still lived there until she passed away aged 95 in 2014. The border between Hillingdon/Harrow runs across the back garden. I attended Pinner Wood ...Read more

A memory of Northwood Hills in 1960 by John Jossevel

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Captions

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Caption For Blaenavon, The Eastern Valley C1955

White House cottage to its right, at the end of Bunker's Row, has now been demolished.

Caption For Abergavenny, Linda Vista Gardens C1965

The landscaping of these gardens was only completed in 1964, following the pur- chase of Linda Vista House and gardens by the council in 1960.

Caption For Meriden, The Parish Church C1960

St Lawrence's stands on Meriden Hill, aloof from most of the community it serves, but close to a small cluster of old houses and with views towards Coventry.

Caption For Flushing, 1918

From the back gardens belonging to many of the terraced houses, individual steps leading to the water front encourage boat

Caption For Harlow, The Lawn Tower Block C1955

This nine-storey block was a typical example of housing designed for single people. The first one was built on the corner of Mark Hall Moors in open parkland in the midst of seven magnificent oaks.

Caption For Skegness, Grand Parade 1899

The Marine Gardens below the iron railings on the left are now taken up by the Embassy Centre and the Compass Gardens, whilst the row of boarding houses on the right are converted to food and drink businesses

Caption For Newcastle Upon Tyne, Castle 1901

The house on the top of the gate is a much later addition. So are the corner turrets and battlements of the keep, which were added in 1812.

Caption For Worthing, On The Pier C1955

Today the Pavilion Theatre houses dances and concerts, both of the classical and rock music variety.

Caption For York, Bootham Bar & The Minster 1893

To the rear right of the bar we can see the turret on the roof of the Minster Chapter House.

Caption For York, Goodramgate C1866

The houses here, on what is called Our Lady's Row, are amongst the oldest in England - they are early 14th-century. To the right of this view is the Sanderson's Temperance Hotel, now long gone.

Caption For Northampton, Market Square C1950

The impressive Royal Insurance building and the premises of Abel's Pianos have both gone; the Admiral Rodney pub, Household Linens, the Queen's Arms and Victoria House, at the very end of the row, have

Caption For Stanion, The Village C1960

By 1960, the village was surrounded by housing estates. The woods conceal former ironstone quarries that fed the iron making industry of Corby.

Caption For Lincoln, Castle Gates C1955

The Norman castle building involved demolishing over 160 Anglo-Saxon houses; since the Middle Ages it has served as a prison and assize courts. This concludes our brief tour of Lincoln itself.

Caption For Metheringham, High Street C1955

Roughly east of Navenby, where the limestone descends to the flat east of the county, Metheringham is a large village with a mix of stone and brick older houses interspersed with Victorian and later development

Caption For Crowland, Broadway C1965

The stump of the windmill now has no chimney and is incorporated into the house next door, which is named Mill Terrace and dated 1860. Over the years it has lost one chimneystack.

Caption For London, Cheapside C1886

Because of its prestigious reputation and close proximity to the Bank, city financiers clamoured to live here, and annual rents from a single house could reach the incredible sum of three hundred

Caption For Chichester, Canon Lane Archway, South Street 1890

The houses in South Street become smaller in scale than in the other three streets meeting at the central Market Cross.

Caption For Ashford, Cinema 1921

This impressive picture house shows how popular moving pictures had become in the first decade after the Great War.

Caption For Whitby, From Boghall C1886

The collection of houses on the left were built after the advent of the railway in the 1830s, and though named Fishburn Park, in honour of the local ship building family, they are known

Caption For Penarth, The Cliffs 1893

From this low vantage point buildings on top of the headland go unseen, but the roof of Kymin House (left) peeps through the foliage.

Caption For Devizes, Estcourt Street C1960

The statue of Queen Victoria, which still stands on the corner, was taken from the front of the stone mason's house, Victoria Cottage, with the scaffolding (beyond the garage).

Caption For Tring, Zebra Room, Tring Museum C1955

In buildings immediately west of Tring Park is housed the Sir Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum, based on his enormous collectoin of stuffed and mounted animals from every corner of the world.

Caption For Pulborough, St Mary's Church 1939

church is on the hill- side.The photograph shows the view from the side of Stane Street, which is now very busy.The scene now is little changed, although the almshouses have been converted into one house

Caption For Laugharne, The Boat House C1965

This attractive boat house is set at the foot of a steep cliff alongside the River Taf with its 'heron-priested' shore.