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Memories

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Hoy Family

My gt,gt grandfather Abijah Hoy was born in Great Dunmow in 1813 and was a farm worker all his working life. He died at an address in the High St in 1881 and on his death certificate his occupation was a "Cow Man". Most of the Hoy ...Read more

A memory of Great Dunmow by cambillericay

Fishmongers

My family lived in commercial road . there was river opposite and field full i think wheat? as young person i had play in back yard as swans kept coming over the garden brick wall. we lived for some time. at the very end of the long road ...Read more

A memory of Staines by Janet Ingate

Welling

I lived in Keats Road, went to East Wickham Juniors then Westwood until 1965. I worked in Bexleyheath until February 1966 then emigrated to Australia. I do remember Maines and the cake shop under the railway bridge in Welling where my dad ...Read more

A memory of Welling in 1960 by Jill Trevaskis

Manod Boy.

Nice memories. Post office behind the bus, across I think was Crosville depot. There was a billiard hall on bridge somewhere. Central School till war broke out then work; Joined RN, spell in Malta, was AA Man in Bettws Y Coed ...Read more

A memory of Blaenau Ffestiniog in 1940 by Fred Russell

Two Sisters

About this time my sister would be 7 and I was 9. We used to swim in Sunbury outdoor pool. Never thought of cold or even fear, because one day we crossed weir as the bridge was down - how I was told off by mummy! We lived in Walton and ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury in 1952 by Val Pitt

Police Station

I have only just found this site. I was born in 1944 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, my Mom was sent there as bombs were falling still in the London area and Woodford was still getting there fair share. We lived in an alleyway ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1947 by Brian Staines

Fishing In The River Weaver...

The scene of hours of fishing in the Weaver under the bridge..My uncle Pete gave me my first rod when I was about 8, it was a 2 part rod made of a tank aerial (I was told!), solid and heavy with no flexibility whatever, ...Read more

A memory of Hartford by Steve Povall

The Masons Arms Later To Be The Anglo Saxon

Somebody going to the pub. well this is Bidford. Masons Arms on the left and The White Lion on the right. My parents, Alick and Iris, ran 'The Anglo' from 1969 to 1987. Too many memories to ...Read more

A memory of Bidford-on-Avon in 1969 by Paul Handy

North Road

I have recently moved to North Road in Three Bridges into one of the original railway cottages, I can see that the house was there in a map of Three Bridges dated 1874 1:2500 scale. I am really interested in the history and would ...Read more

A memory of Three Bridges in 1870 by Paul Tobin

Comrades Club

Hello does anyone know of the comrades club in cross bridge street Waltham cross Bill Jamieson was the secretary of this club,he and his wife Mabs lived opposite the club I understand Bills portrate hangs over the bar along with ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Cross by Beryl Clark

Captions

1,770 captions found. Showing results 673 to 696.

Caption For Peterborough, River Nene 1952

Here we see the attractive 1934 bridge with the power station rising up behind it.

Caption For Maidenhead, View From Bridge 1925

Looking south-east from Maidenhead Bridge, Bond's boatyard with its balconies is on the left. To its right, the Maidenhead Rowing Club's superb new headquarters, completed in 1998, now stand.

Caption For Hitchin, Bridge Street C1955

Bridge Street in about 1955, looking towards the junction of Tilehouse and Sun Streets.

Caption For Thornaby, Victoria Bridge C1955

This elegant and also vital feature provides an important crossing of the River Tees.

Caption For Barmouth, The Mawddach Estuary C1960

The approach to Barmouth along the estuary is one of the most spectacular scenic routes in Britain, and it has inspired artists and visitors for centuries.

Caption For Cheam, The Bridge And Upper Mulgrave Road 1928

We are looking north down the slope to Station Way, and the bridge which dates from the opening of the railway in 1847.

Caption For London, Westminster Bridge C1900

This fine bridge is one of the most dazzling structures spanning London's river and was constructed in 1862 at the cost of £250,000.With the waters at low tide as they are here, critics have

Caption For Bridgwater, View Across Bridge 1890

Fore Street heads east from the Market Place to cross the River Parrett on the iron bridge dated 1883; this replaced an early Coalbrookdale cast-iron bridge of 1795.

Caption For London, Westminster Bridge C1900

This fine bridge is one of the most dazzling structures spanning London’s river and was constructed in 1862 at the cost of £250,000.With the waters at low tide as they are here, critics have suggested

Caption For Hambleton, The Shop, Carr Lane C1955

W J Seddon was a grocer, a newsagent and other things besides, a very useful shop in a rural area, especially as every time a villager went into Poulton, the Shard Bridge toll had to be paid.

Caption For Retford, Chesterfield Canal C1955

A little further along Hospital Road the Chesterfield Canal passes under the road; the bridge was rebuilt some thirty years ago.

Caption For Sutton, Grange Vale 1904

The Epsom Downs railway line was opened in 1865, and branched south from Sutton station to its first stop, which was Belmont.

Caption For Godmanchester, Chinese Bridge C1960

The town`s impressive Chinese Bridge was built in 1827 - the name reflects the design of the bridge. It links Post Street to the riverside walk on the west side of the Ouse.

Caption For Bedford, The Suspension Bridge 1898

This is downstream beyond the 1813 Ouse bridge to the Embankment area, with a view of the parks and gardens mostly laid out during Joshua Hawkins's mayoralty in the 1880s.

Caption For Penarth, The Dingle 1896

Surrounded by some of the oldest trees in Penarth, children on the bridge gaze toward the camera. In 1884 gas lamps were installed along the route to the beach.

Caption For Bedford, Stone Bridge 1897

The medieval river bridge was replaced by the Improvement Commissioners set up by Act of Parliament in 1803.

Caption For Abingdon, The River C1960

Frith's photographer was standing beyond Halford's, looking east towards the river bridge. Burford Bridge is on the right, its wide 1927 main arch flanked by rebuilt medieval ones.

Caption For Southport, London Square 1902

In the 1890s there were several tramway schemes to link Southport to Lytham St Anne's, though the real fly in the ointment was bridging the River Ribble.

Caption For Grinton, View From The Church Tower C1960

From the 16th-century tower of St Andrew's Church, established by monks from Bridlington some 900 years ago, we see the bridge over the Swale and the white Bridge Inn (centre). 17th-century cottages stretch

Caption For Maidenhead, Turnpike 1899

Until 1903, Maidenhead Bridge was a toll bridge with its neat pyramid- roofed lodges either side of the gate.

Caption For Abingdon, Abbey Mill And Bridge 1890

The Checker and its associated ranges probably survived because they were close to the mill stream and the industrial heart of the medieval town with its watermill, and thus they soon found alternative

Caption For Devils Bridge, The Falls C1940

The English name associates the bridge with a story in which the devil is tricked, while the Welsh name (Pontarfynach) suggests that it was built by the monks of Strata Florida.

Caption For London, Waterloo Bridge C1890

St Paul's rises above the bridge, which was opened in 1817 by the Prince Regent. It was replaced in 1942 by the present crossiing designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott.

Caption For Stirling, The Bridge Of Forth 1899

Stirling is the last place where there is a bridge over the Forth before the river widens into an estuary. The town and its castle have therefore been fought over on numerous occasions.