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Privateers And Pirates

The Llandoger Trow - It is rumoured that Daniel DeFoe had met Alexander Selkirk ( shipwrekced sailor who had been rescued by a Bristol ship) in the Llandoger, on whose story he based his book 'Robinson Crusoe'. The ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Wonderful Times

"Hold his hand and, don't let him fall in", were my dear old mum's famous last words. As an 8 year old when this photo was taken, keeping an eye on an accident prone 6 year old brother was no easy task. Off we went on the old ...Read more

A memory of Gorleston-on-Sea in 1960 by John Woodward

Bristol City Docks The History

Bristol's great heritage started from humble beginnings. An Anglo-Saxon settlement by the name of Brigstowe steadily grew into a thriving port. After the Norman invasion of 1066, a castle was built in what is now known ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

George Muller

It is ironic that these massive buildings that dominate the ridge at Ashley Down were known for generations as the Muller Homes. Their founder, German immigrant George Muller, was insistent on the title 'The New Orphan House' as he did ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Laleham Abbey

I was at the school from 1945 to 1947. Names which spring to mind, on the spur of the moment, are Shirley Anne Blyth, Maitland Bond, Penelope Bovill, Hilary Cunningham, Anne Elliot, Faith Fabian, Jennifer Jeffries, Brigid ...Read more

A memory of Laleham in 1945 by Lilian Johnson

When The Searchlights Came

When the searchlights came... During the Second World War, Uttoxeter hardly knew that the war was on, although our young men and women kept leaving, and rationing was severe. One change to us all, on the park side ...Read more

A memory of Stramshall in 1941 by John Mellor

Pupil

I was a pupil at this school from 1954 to 1961. I was in Miss Staddart's class. She used to take us to pictures on Saturdays, some of the films which I saw were 'Ben NUr', and Norman Wisdom's films. My friends I remember were Clive Wood, ...Read more

A memory of Almondsbury in 1954 by Tony Farrar

Fairfax Street , Broadmead, Bristol Bs1

This 1960s photograph shows Bristol's Fairfax Street in the Broadmead area. The large building on the left shows the former Fairfax House Department Store, later pulled down to build Bristol's Galleries Shopping ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1962 by Paul Townsend

Bristol, High Street And The Blitz 1940

Bristol's High Street scene of many strirring events in Bristol's history the heart of the city was destroyed and lost forever in 1940. As a city with docks and industry at its heart, Bristol was a natural ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1940 by Paul Townsend

Born At Cothill Farm And Schooled In Duns

I was born at Cothill Farm in 1947, about 4 miles from Duns. I attended Duns Primary School and Berwickshire High School. My father (James) retired in 1965 at age 70, he and my mother located to the west coast ...Read more

A memory of Duns in 1965 by David Dickson

Captions

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Caption For Petersfield, Shops In The High Street C1965

Petersfield now has both open-air and enclosed swimming pools, together with a sports centre which is named after the town's annual Taro Fair.

Caption For Devizes, The Castle Gatehouse 1898

Ivy and creeper cover the attractive features of what is known as the Town Gate or Castle Lodge.

Caption For Battle, Church 1890

The town itself is a fine one, with many good timber- framed, stone and brick houses.

Caption For Dunster, From The Park 1903

Now owned by the National Trust, it was the home of the Luttrell family for six centuries.

Caption For Uttoxeter, War Memorial C1955

The original White Horse pub can be seen behind the war memorial; it was demolished to make way for the incongruous new 1960s town planning building.

Caption For Liverpool, Town Hall 1895

The junction of Castle Street and Water Street, outside the Town Hall, has always been one of the busiest in Liverpool, and a natural meeting place.

Caption For Holt, The Methodist Free Church And Milestone 1896

The milestone is known to the locals as 'the pineapple'; it is inscribed with names and mileages from Holt to Norfolk's principal towns.

Caption For Kettering, High Street C1960

This view looks back towards Woolworth's from Bakehouse Hill, where the mini-roundabout marks the convergence of the High Street, Gold Street and Lower Street.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Harbour 1890

Its buildings range from Bay Cottage (near left), the Royal Standard, Sunnyholme, the Bonded Store, and the Coastguard Station to the old Cobb Arms (right).

Caption For Guisborough, Market Place 1899

By 1899 we see that the old two-storey bay window of the Cock Inn has gone, to be replaced by a new shop front installed by Mr Fairburn, who had moved his chemist's and druggist's business

Caption For Daventry, High Street C1950

They are passing two of the main food shops of the town.

Caption For Ilkley, The Tarn 1923

There are two tarns on the part of the moor by Ilkley shown in 45157A, pages 68-69, both within easy walking distance of the town.

Caption For Bedford, On The Ouse 1897

It is certainly the river that gives the town its character now. It is probably its greatest asset.

Caption For Normanton, Hawhill Park C1955

Swings and slides and a roundabout were installed for youngsters at a cost of £59. The cenotaph war memorial, left, and the boating pond are still here for the residents of the town.

Caption For Caterham, Godstone Road 1948

Caterham is in two parts, up the hill where the medieval church is, and Caterham Valley to the east on the valley floor, which grew up when the railway arrived in 1856 - it was in fact a

Caption For Abingdon, Market Place 1924

We are looking across the Market Place from the corner of Bridge Street, past the Town Hall.

Caption For Crickhowell, Beaufort Street C1955

Crickhowell is most famous for its grand 17th-century bridge over the Usk, and the nearby 1481ft Table Mountain.

Caption For Tonbridge, High Street 1890

The late 15th-century half-timbered Chequers Inn, with its gabled frontage and a swinging sign said to have been put up in the reign of Elizabeth I, stands on the west side of this busy street.

Caption For Tonbridge, High Street 1890

The late 15th-century half-timbered Chequers Inn, with its gabled frontage and a swinging sign said to have been put up in the reign of Elizabeth I, stands on the west side of this busy street.

Caption For Burford, High Street C1965

This picturesque Cotswold town in Oxfordshire lies on the slope of a steep hill above the Windrush valley about 20 miles east of Cheltenham.

Caption For Spilsby, The Church C1955

This was the main route through the town until the by-pass came into being.

Caption For Launceston, The Arch C1960

With the introduction of the one-way system, traffic now travels only out of town through the arch. Next to the Arch is the Baker's Arms Hotel, another 18th-century building.

Caption For Mousehole, The Harbour 1927

The boat lying on the beach in the fore ground, in Hugh Town harbour, is vaguely reminiscent of an ex-ships' lifeboat, and shows the rugged clinker-built construction of this type of craft.

Caption For Laugharne, The Boat House C1965

The view he enjoyed from its windows is magnificent and inspired him to write many of his most famous poems.