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The Palace Cinema
The pub on the left of the picture was renowned for a few brawls in it's time, originally called The Globe (now known as Raferty's) I recall walking down Cambridge St and seeing a man being hurled through the window into the ...Read more
A memory of Wellingborough in 1968 by
Kingsbury Swimming Pool
I remember queuing outside the pool for what felt like hours on a hot summer's day. The price to get in went as low as 1d - or am I mistaken? We used to climb up a drainpipe at the back of the pool to get in, not to save ...Read more
A memory of Kingsbury in 1953 by
Growing Up In Barnes 1950s
We moved to Glebe Road in 1952 (Cousland) and it was a wonderful place for children. We had a back gate opening on to the common and made full use of it. The grass was cut every year and baled for hay and we used to rush out ...Read more
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Happy Days Growing Up In Barnes
The picture of Church Road where it ran parallel with The Crescent with all those familiar shops brings memories flooding back. I started life at 33 Glebe Road in 1944 and spent 5 happy years there before moving to Madrid ...Read more
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Hatch End 50/60/70s Memories
As I’ve only just stumbled on this web page so offer excuses if it’s past its sell by date. I lived in Sylvia Ave Hatch End from 1951 (as a babe in arms) until I married and moved away in 1976. My recollections may now be ...Read more
A memory of Hatch End by
Pontypool
My family lived in The Globe in Crane Street from 1973 until I guess 1980, although I had left in 1979, John and Kitty, ran a fab pub which was always very busy with many customers working in the council and police station. The pub was ...Read more
A memory of Talywain in 1978 by
Pontypool Town Centre
I lived in Upper Bridge Street and remember a few of the shops in town, I think! On the corner of Upper Bridge Street and the Bell Pitch was Franketti's fish shop with an awesome Art Nouveau till and free chips if you took ...Read more
A memory of Pontypool in 1960 by
The Odeon
I remember going to The Odeon on Saturday mornings with my cousins. My family lived in Stephenson's Way then before we moved to Chelveston Drive. It was a long walk from what was The Lodge Park Estate and we'd go in a gang and replay the film ...Read more
A memory of Corby in 1950 by
Where It All Started
This view of Glebe Avenue has special memories for me...the grey 1964 Hillman Imp in the photograph is MY car...purchased for the princely some of £240.00 from Mr Smith the owner of Kolodek where I worked for a while from the day ...Read more
A memory of Ickenham by
Kew Bridge Road
My name is Ian Powell and lived at 48 Kew Bridge Road opposite the Plough and Waggon & Horses P/H. We arrived in 1947 when I was 6 mths old. I also had a younger sister Lynne who sadly passed earlier this year. Our house was ...Read more
A memory of Brentford by
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The statue is surmounted by the gilded bronze winged figure of Fame, poised with one foot on a globe.
This view looks south-east towards the much changed crossroads, just beyond the Globe Hotel.
The Globe Hotel, the original terminus for stagecoaches from Exeter, was sited here, but it has long since been demolished.
In the distance, the tower of St Paul's church peers above the roof of the Globe Hotel.
Beyond is the noble dome of St Paul's Cathedral, while behind the photographer Shakespeare's Globe Theatre has recently been entirely reconstructed, and the massive Bankside Power Station of 1960 is being
R Sweet's shop is now painted white, and is the Misterton Post Office and Stores, while beyond is The Globe Inn.
The Globe Hotel next door is still in business; originally it had a pleasant garden in front.
Sedges and reed mace hide wading birds, coot and grebe, whilst swans and shelducks are not averse to sheltering under the bridge in stormy weather.
The globes in the photograph were made of copper, and were part of the original design.
The 18th-century Tivoli Tavern (the white building, centre left), formerly the Globe, is still there, but the buildings on the left are no more, having being replaced by Devonshire House.
The three-storey building on the left-hand corner was built in 1849 to replace the Globe, which had succeeded the earlier Cock and Pye Inn.
That is not to say there are not problems here, but these are challenging times across the globe.
Today, the Ironbridge Gorge is a World Heritage Site attracting numer- ous visitors from all around the globe.
For generations, children in every corner of the globe have seen the words 'Ladybird Books, Loughborough, England' on the brightly coloured books which helped to shape their lives.
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