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Avenham Colonnade, Preston (1946 1964)
As a child (b1940) I lived at 3 Avenham Colonnade from 1946 until I married in 1964. The late Georgian terrace (built abt 1836) comprises 6 houses built on the slope alongside Avenham Walks ("The Top Walks") . The ...Read more
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Ballymacscanlon And Wonderfull Ireland
I worked as a consultant engineer in Ireland in the early nineteen ninety's staying in the Carrickdale hotel in Dromad, just over the border, as my base in the South whilst working in Newry. I also traveled ...Read more
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Beddington Corner 1940 1957
I lived in Seymour Road, Beddington Corner from 1940 until my parents moved to Carshalton in 1957. As a child I first attended Hackbridge infants school followed by the junior school and finally on to the dizzy heights ...Read more
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Beginnings
My parents moved from Pentire to Crantock when I was about 3 and Crantock is certainly ingrained in my memory as being my first home. My mother had taken a position as housekeeper to a Dr Nicholas and with it came Rose Cottage. My father ...Read more
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Big Christmas Tree In The Cross, Moreton
One of my fondest memories is of the big Christmas tree at Moreton Cross all lit up, you could see it way up Pasture Road in the dark and to a small child it was magic. I also loved the great hot ...Read more
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Bing Kee Chinese Laundry, Aberystwyth
As a student at Aber 1944-48 I used the Bing Kee (spelling as I remember it) laundry when I could afford it. Bing Kee and his wife seemed to be very old but there were two daughters (or possibly grand-daughters) ...Read more
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Bing Kee Chinese Laundry, Aberystwyth
As a student at Aber 1944-48 I used the Bing Kee (spelling as I remember it) laundry when I could afford it. Bing Kee and his wife seemed to be very old but there were two daughters (or possibly grand-daughters) ...Read more
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Birth
I was born at USAF, Hospital, Burderdop Park, Chiseldon Highworth, Wiltshire, UK. I don't have any memories, but I do have a desire to find all I can. I wish to know as I have no memories. I have dreamed of going there, but cannot afford to. ...Read more
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Born 1946 14 Bolingbroke Walk Memories Of Battersea From Across The Sea
In my 70th year, currently living in Canada, enjoying fond memories of my first 24 formative years , spent in Battersea: Bolingbroke Walk; Montefiore St; Elcho St and mostly in ...Read more
A memory of Battersea
Born And Lived In The Area
I used to have a hair cut at the bowling alley, when I could afford it. If not it was Smiths on bath Road.# Went to Westgate school. Mr. Rackstaw? Mr. Good?? Terry Davies? Was a milk lad for Ron Botley. Neville & ...Read more
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The Bell Inn with its 'good stabling' is obviously for visitors to the town (those who cannot afford to stay at the Feathers or the Angel), while the Wheatsheaf probably serves an even poorer
offered on the market as building land in 1935, but it was purchased in 1938 by the London Parochial Charities as a campsite for the children of families living in the East End of London who could not afford
The coastline bulging out around the Wish Tower affords a vantage point for views north-east along the beach; this view shows the horse-drawn bathing machines on their large wheels plying their trade
Alford is a most attractive small market town on the eastern edge of The Wolds, noted for its thatched Manor House in West Street, a 16th-century hall house with crosswings, all encased in brick in 1661
The vicar could not afford to keep the cottages, and the Church Commissioners sanctioned their sale to the then tenants, much to the annoyance of a local entrepreneur, who wanted to demolish
They would not have been able to afford the fees, for one thing: they were 10s 6d entrance, and a guinea a year subscription.
It afforded views over the bay and mountains, and its grassy slopes encouraged people to sit and enjoy.
This was possibly not just for nostalgia's sake, but also because of the number of houses here with jettied bay windows, which afford commanding views of the sea from their upper rooms.
Note their gables and dormers, and their first floor balconies affording that envied view to the sea.These family homes are now all hotels of one sort or another.
By the beginning of the 17th century those Englishmen who could afford it had taken up the craze for smoking tobacco in pipes made of clay.
This view up Parish Road affords a glimpse of what was a centre of communication for the village.
Those people who could afford it were, already in the 1800s, establishing their homes beyond the old town of Runcorn on the higher ground around Runcorn Hill.
Balconies afford superb views across the lake for some of Cardiff's wealthiest inhabitants. On our left, in the distance, open land has yet to be developed into suburban Cyncoed.
Mothers and daughters take advantage of the excellent views of the Severn afforded them from the churchyard of St Peter's.
The 1950s saw an increase in day trips, as people who might not have had the money available for holidays could afford the odd day out on the Thames.
Magnificent sea views are afforded from the Promenade, down the north coast in the direction of Hartlepool and beyond, hence the name of these gardens.
In the centre is a motorbike and sidecar, a popular and affordable form of transport.
Some of these houses were owned by sea captains, who could afford to build a substantial two-story house. It is said that almost every boy from Borth went to sea.
Designed by Robert Adam, Wenvoe was built in 1775 by the wealthy Yorkshireman Peter Birt. 11 years after this photograph was taken, it was destroyed by a fire so devastating that the owners could not afford
The Windsor Gardens, above the esplanade, afford pleasant walks and views.
Built in 1813 by Oxley of Alford, it is a five-sailer owned by the County Council and often open to the public.
Though cars were more affordable by the 1950s, engines, being thirstier by today's standards, needed more frequent refueling.
The baronial revivalist Gothic building on the left afforded smart premises for the Liverpool Bank.
The slightly raised location affords fine views of the Lake District hills to the west and south. The view is of the east end of the village, looking towards Saddleback.
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