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My Childhood In Coldharbour

In July 1959, I was born at home, to Eric and Ann Shields in Coldharbour village.  My father was the village policeman; we lived in what was then the police house, which was situated next to the village shop opposite ...Read more

A memory of Coldharbour in 1959 by Rosemary Shields

Cheslyn Hay 1960 1977

My parents moved from Essington to Cheslyn Hay in 1960. We briefly lived in one of the cottages in Hollybush before moving to Low Street. I remember Harry Bates selling fruit & veg from his horse & cart and people ...Read more

A memory of Cheslyn Hay by andyandjan35

Tottenham Lane 1957 65

I was born in Muswell Hill Cottage Hospital in 1957. We lived at the off licence in Tottenham lane opposite the police station....Victoria wine. I went to Rolkesly Infant and Junior and had best friend Robert in the infant ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey by Jo Oliphant Hope

Summer Holidays At Ye Old Tuck Shop

My mother was the daughter of Mrs Price and along with my father and my sister we would go for our summer holidays for 2 weeks and stay with my Grandfather and Grandmother in the little cottage. The Tuck shop was mainly ...Read more

A memory of Lucton by keithvickers31

Progress And Change

Being raised in Buckhurst Hill was a childhood experience I feel very lucky to have enjoyed. I was raised in the small cottage at 58 Epping New Road aptly named "Ivy Cottage". Located on the edge of the yard owned by W&C ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1940 by Denman Lalonde

Hopkins Street Longsight

I lived in Hopkins St for 13 years from 1953 when I was born until 1966, when we moved to North Road. I went to Stanley Grove school , the headmaster was Mr Silver. I remember neighbours The Evisons they had 2 daughters Jean ...Read more

A memory of Longsight by Ellen Dowling

Mashcourt Train Crossing

Hi all, In the 60's me and my parents used to visit Stockbridge 2-3 times a year as my mother was born there. By the railway crossing at Marsh court next to the thatched white cottage my father would put a stone on the ...Read more

A memory of Stockbridge by Paul Sandbar

Boreham Airfield, Visits.

Where I was born, Wife of next door neighbour, had a Sister. She used to visit, now and again. Gradually, as time went by, my Father, and her Husband became friendly. After a while, We got invitation, to go and visit ...Read more

A memory of Boreham by Ivan Chamberlain

Crossgates In The 1950s And Early 1960s

I was born in a cottage (now demolished) next to the tenements behind the old co-op in the High Street next to Spring Hill Brae. We moved to our new council house at 4 Hillview Crescent around ...Read more

A memory of Crossgates by Kenneth Hunter

Hounslow Hospital, Staines Road 1985

This was the Hounslow cottage hospital on the Staines Road, Hounslow at the top of Hibernia Road. It was demolished in about 1985-1990 after being left empty for a number of years. On the site today stands a ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow in 1985 by Darryl Davis

Captions

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Caption For Wingham, Preston Hill C1955

the old cottage on the left at the bottom of the hill is now listed as a historic building, and is equally well preserved today.

Caption For Hutton, The Village C1947

The white cottage on the left used to be the Post Office, before it was moved to the other side of the road in the 1930s.

Caption For Chesham, Waterside, From Lord's Mill 1906

Looking south from Lords Mill in Chesham Moor on Waterside little is recognisable now: indeed the mill itself finally went in 1988, although the miller's seventeenth century cottage remains.

Caption For Wheaton Aston, The Lock 1952

The lock keepers cottage (left) is now a private house, and the large building behind has gone.

Caption For Burbage, The Village 1907

A classic village scene with heavy thatched roofs and brick and timber cot- tages.

Caption For Melbourn, High Street C1965

Here we see an attractive row of thatched cottages on Melbourn's High Street.

Caption For Ludham, Main Street 1931

This range of 18th- and 19th-century cottages, some thatched, look across to the parish church, whose churchyard wall can be seen on the left. The village hardware shop is now the Alfresco Restaurant.

Caption For Milton Abbas, The Village C1955

The cottages of the new village were probably healthier and more substantial than those of the old settlement.

Caption For Petersfield, The Spain 1898

The telephone pole, near the little girl, probably carried the wires for one of the town's first telephones from the nearby Cottage Hospital to the early telephone exchange above

Caption For Crantock, Village 1918

The gardens of the old thatched cottages are bright with tamarisk.

Caption For Launceston, St Thomas's Bridge 1893

The building on the left, now demolished and replaced by St Thomas's Church Hall, was a cottage for the tannery workers.

Caption For Ashby De La Zouch, Old Cottages

Here we see pretty brick and stone cottages of the 18th century and earlier, which went to make up the Ashby referred to by Camden as 'villa amoenissima'; they pre-date the dramatic launch of the town

Caption For Castle Donington, King's Mill C1955

This terrace of almost picturesque millworkers' cottages now sits quietly, adjacent to the isolated and decaying great water wheels which once powered the mills.

Caption For Berrynarbor, General View C1960

There are several charming thatched cottages in the centre of the village.

Caption For Froxfield Green, Thatched Cottage C1960

The cottage's window frames pay homage to the cast iron that came with the British industrial revolution.

Caption For Kennington, The Mill 1901

WYE, Bridge Street 1903 The half-timbered cottages and the church opposite were originally the site of a priest's seminary founded by Cardinal Kempe.

Caption For St Ives, Back Road West 1890

The cottages are typical fishermen's homes of the time; the stairs led to living quarters, while the ground floors were the fish cellars and boat stores.

Caption For Wimbish, Aldridge's Cottage C1960

This weather-board cottage has now been considerably altered, although many of the features we see here are still apparent.

Caption For Polkerris, The Post Office C1955

Today it is smaller than in the past and many of the cottages are holiday homes. The Post Office closed in June 1990 because of the decline in trade.

Caption For The Broads, The Pool, Wayford Bridge C1945

The boat is essential to the cottage owner, and so are long wellingtons, because his property has been flooded on numerous occasions.

Caption For Angmering On Sea, Willowayne Avenue C1955

Of old East Preston, a few flinty cottages remain.

Caption For Alston, Front Street C1955

Cobbled Front Street slopes steeply down towards the South Tyne Valley, past 17th-century cottages, like that on the extreme right which is dated 1681, and ancient pubs like the Angel and the King's

Caption For Shute, The Beagles C1955

Its cottages consist of a wide variety of architectural styles. Just to one side of the telephone kiosk is the original water pump for these buildings.

Caption For Alfington, Village 1906

The narrow lane winds between thatched cot- tages, the fine example in the foreground featuring a tall chimney to carry the hot smoke safely away.