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Memories

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Parkside. Memories Of The 50's And 60's

My name is Dennis Walsh, I was born in 1953 at 62, Park Side. I lived there until Dec 1965 when we moved to Sydney Australia. My earliest memories are of our house, which backed onto the park. It seemed like a big ...Read more

A memory of New Haw by denniswalsh0201

Upminster Bridge

I lived in Norfolk Road, Upminster Bridge and knew Eddie at the greengrocers, I remember he used to wear a leather jacket in light tan and was a smashing chap. I was born in Norfolk Road in 1946

A memory of Upminster by pete_green

Life Above Corals Coal Shop

my parents moved to an empty flat above the coral coal shop in bank street.my Father worked for corals coal as a delivery driver.The flat was an extra bonus i was born in Dover 1954 and when we left there we moved to a place ...Read more

A memory of Ashford

Good Childhood In Willesden/Neasden

I was born in Park Royal hospital in Feb 1952 then taken home to 70 Craven Park Road spitting distance from Harlesden police station. Just across the road from our family doctor, (Dr Curtis) not much bedside manor, ...Read more

A memory of Willesden by pjspence18

Find Family

Born railway terrace tottenham n 17 next to railway bridge in white hart lane family cant and johnson went to st frances de sales then onto risley avenue would love to hear from anyone remembering me very hard ,but great times rose andrews thanx

A memory of Tottenham by r_schaffer

Queens Rock Swimming Place

This early picture of Settle shows the River Ribble as it bypasses the South/West of the actual town, the Bridge in the middle left carries the A65 trunk road which then ran through the very center of Settle, and was the main ...Read more

A memory of Settle by peter

Sparrow Park

I was brought up on Rufford Street and most children in the surrounding area played in Sparrow Park at the top of the street next to Beaumont's Farm , who delivered our milk daily measured into our own jug. The Park only had swings and a ...Read more

A memory of Wakefield

Dunmurry In The 60s & 70s

I lived in dunmurry for 16 years from 1960 until 1976 the things that i remember in the village were the two barber shops the first one was beside jack norths sweet shop on the bridge where as a young boy i remember being left in ...Read more

A memory of Dunmurry by carole.chambers19

Post Office Sports Field

When I was a child in the 1940s, this sports field belonged to the Post Office. Occasionally there would be a horse in residence and this is where I had my first and only ride on such an animal. The stadium on the left caught ...Read more

A memory of Beddington by Norman Langridge

Chestfield And Swalecliffe. The War Years,

Have many memories, some happy, some sad, culminating in the death of my mother, Ivy Maud Smith on the 16th August 1944 when a V1 destroyed a railway bridge causing the train she was on to crash. Had two ...Read more

A memory of Swalecliffe by Graham Smith

Captions

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Caption For Norwich, Old Cow Tower And The River Wensum 1891

This massive medieval structure, formed of flint and ruddy Dutch bricks, squats close by the river, near Bishop Bridge.

Caption For Acle, The Bridge C1929

One of the most frequently-painted sites on the Broads was the old Acle Bridge with its three arches, which we see here. The bridge has frequently been rebuilt - repairs were first recorded in 1101.

Caption For Clifton, The Suspension Bridge 1887

Brunel estimated that the bridge would cost £52,966 to construct.

Caption For Stockport, Little Under Bank 1968

Our picture features Winter's jewellery shop and Petersgate Bridge. The bridge was built in 1868 to link the market square with St Petersgate.

Caption For Abingdon, St Helen's Church 1900

The bridge on the left beyond the barge is a cast-iron one dated 1824 and built by the Wilts & Berks Canal Company - the ironwork was cast at Acramans of Bristol.

Caption For Worksop, Victoria Square C1955

From Bridge Street we head north towards Victoria Square over the Chesterfield Canal, whose bridge parapets are in the foreground.

Caption For St Neots, The Bridge And Bridge Hotel C1955

In 1964 this beautiful and historic bridge, built in 1617, finally bent to the increase of traffic and was demolished and replaced with a modern concrete structure.

Caption For Bedford, The Town Bridge 1921

The present bridge was designed by the local architect John Wing. Its foundation stone was laid by the Marquess of Tavistock, the eldest son of the Duke of Bedford, in 1811. The costs proved high.

Caption For Newport, Bridge And Castle 1903

Clarence Bridge, later Newport Bridge, takes us through the Old Green Crossing and into the High Street. From here we can just see the dome of the Corn Exchange (centre).

Caption For Warrington, Wilderspool Causeway C1960

A lone vehicle heads towards Warrington town centre down the new Wilderspool Bridge.

Caption For Barmouth, Railway Bridge 1896

This famous bridge spans the Mawddach estuary. A train is heading south. The railway was built as part of the Cambrian railway, with two stations, Barmouth and Barmouth Junction.

Caption For Sandwich, The Barbican And Bridge 1894

Thomas a Beckett, Richard I, Edward III and Queen Elizabeth I, in later times, each visited or used Sandwich. In 1759, a Dutch-style bridge was constructed in lieu of the original ferry.

Caption For Monmouth, Wye Bridge C1955

The beautiful bridge at Monmouth is perhaps less famous than its sister Monnow Bridge, but it is still nevertheless performing admirable service here. It was rebuilt in 1617.

Caption For Warrington, Academy And Cromwell Statue 1901

With the widening of Bridge Street from the 1880s, the old Warrington Academy was again revealed and preserved.

Caption For Bagshot, High Street C1961

Frith's photographer has chosen the best bit of Bagshot to photograph: he is looking south-west along the High Street from its junction with Bridge Road towards the Square.

Caption For Worthing, The Bowling Green In The Park 1906

This photograph looks along the Worthing road to the twin towers surmounted by lion statues of the Norfolk Suspension Bridge.

Caption For St Ives, Bridge 1899

The first recorded wooden bridge was built here on the site of the original ford in the early 12th century.

Caption For Clitheroe, Brungerley Bridge 1894

The River Ribble in summer is the most pleasant of rivers, and to picnic and paddle by its banks has been a delight for many centuries.

Caption For Kettering, Wicksteed Park C1955

The 'jungle' bridges were to divert youngsters away from the formal flower gardens - and to give the adults a rest.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Square C1955

The shot is north-eastwards, along Bridge Street (centre) to the roofs of Coombe Street. Hubert Charles Parham was the draper at No 64 Broad Street (bottom left).

Caption For Henley On Thames, The Bridge 1899

In the first view (right) we are looking towards the bridge from south Riverside and the second (bottom right) was taken from the bridge itself.

Caption For Monmouth, The Bridge Over The Monnow 1891

This gate is a Norman structure dating from 1262, and it is a rare example of a fortified gateway on a bridge.

Caption For Berriew, The Village C1950

A narrow bridge crosses the River Rhiw and leads the eye to a group of genuine black and white Tudor houses.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Bridge Street 1909

The Pilot Boat Hotel (left) is pictured in the time of Robert Warren, advertising livery stables, carriages and transport for invalids, as well as daily coaches to and from Bridport, which was