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1961 To 1977
My family lived in Goodyers Ave. Dad had #65 built in 1960/61 for around £13k by the next door neighbour who sold us the plot. Best mates were Antony Draper [Oakridge Ave], Chris Francis [Craighall Ave],Caroline West [Links Drive] ...Read more
A memory of Radlett by
1963 1991
I lived in Hilldene Ave, 133 (to be exact) since I was born; almost opposite what was then Everards Hardware Store. Roof jumping at the back of the shops and riding bikes down the mud slope by what used to be the nursery by the church. ...Read more
A memory of Harold Hill in 1970 by
1968 70
My parents had the shop/ post office from 68-70 and I went to Odstock school. The best years of my life without doubt. Great people in Bodenham, Nunton and Odstock. The Millers lived next to the school. They had 7 kids. Julie was a bit older ...Read more
A memory of Bodenham by
1970's And 1980's East Ham Memories
I left East Ham behind around 1983 for Essex, my mother and father told me we were moving because East Ham was changing, becoming dirty and run down, I was devastated. Recently I have met up with old class mates ...Read more
A memory of East Ham in 1983
1973 Demolition Year For The Market Buildings
I arrived in Wolverhampton when demolition of the market buildings was under way. The buildings in front of the church (in the photo) must have already been long gone, but the buildings on the side of ...Read more
A memory of Wolverhampton
2012 Olympic Torch
The main street is filled with more people than I knew lived in our village. Everyone is happy and waving to vehciles as they pass through. We all wait with anticipation, 20-30 motor bikes come through with police on them and ...Read more
A memory of Llanarth in 2012 by
223 High Street
I lived with my family (Matthews) at 223 High Street from 1955 until 1963, brother David, sisters Cynthia and Jackie, parents Rene and Reg. I think my parents bought the house in 1952 as my brother was born in the back ...Read more
A memory of Marske-By-The-Sea in 1955 by
52 Aisby
On my first day at Corringham School, my mother walked me, aged five, down the long lane from Aisby with our faithful old dog Floss and a playmate, Monica Bramford, a year or so older than me. During assembly I started to cry ...Read more
A memory of Corringham in 1950 by
54 Oaks Road
I lived at 54 Oaks Road Kenley from about the age of 18 months with my twin sister Pamela and our brother Roger who was three years older. My maiden name was Brookbank. I remember the back garden was very steep on several levels, and right ...Read more
A memory of Kenley in 1949 by
60 Years On And I Still Love It!
My Auntie May Howard and her husband Frank, from St. Helens, had a wooden holiday bungalow she called Homestead in Dee Avenue Talacre - it was definitely 1961 onwards and possibly just before that and the community centre ...Read more
A memory of Talacre by
Captions
105 captions found. Showing results 73 to 96.
A man on a bike appears to be wolf-whistling two young ladies (centre left).
It is chiefly known for its 15th-century church belfry, constructed in timber in three stages.The shop is still the hub of the village, but the man on his bike and the lack of traffic speak of a
This view makes a rather sharp contrast with the previous photograph; only the old man on his bike, walking stick on the front handlebars, gives this scene any rural charm.This is modern Corringham
There are two motor bikes with side cars in the picture, which would not have been unusual at this time.
There are two motor bikes with side cars in the picture, which would not have been unusual at this time.
His two neighbours nearer the camera were Caleb the greengrocer's (with the delivery bike outside) and an electricity shop.
His two neighbours nearer the camera were Caleb the greengrocer's (with the delivery bike outside) and an electricity shop.
Bicycles propped up against the curbs predate modern bike racks.
The men with the bike in front of it are wearing boaters.
Meanwhile the collection of cars, bikes, pedestrians and perambulators and even a traffic light bear witness to the changing times.
In the foreground, the pseudo-Tudor Bull's Head has Briggs' bike shop, newsagent and general store as its neighbour.
Motor bikes were a common feature of the Parade, and the number of cars was growing.
A parked motor bike and sidecar is the only traffic.
Today (in 1999), the site is occupied by The Bike Shed; the garage has moved to the edge of town as a Renault agent.
Notice the motor bike on the slipway: from the shape of the fuel tank, it could be a BSA Bantam.
The two motor bikes look as though they belong to campers; perhaps they are calling for liquid refreshment in those pre-breathalyser days.
Bikes seem just as popular in this view, which looks east towards the Suspension Bridge.
Can you see the two motor bikes and sidecars in our photograph?
Meanwhile the collection of cars, bikes, pedestrians and perambulators and even a traffic light bear witness to the changing times.
The girls certainly would not wheel their bikes in the middle of the road in the 21st century.
The street lighting has been upgraded, though the gradient of the road still forced the cyclist to dismount to push his bike.
The roadside house (Newby Bridge House), the big tree and the cottages are virtually unchanged since 1940, but the motor bike and sidecar (centre) are very much of the 1930s.
Can you see the two motor bikes and sidecars in our photograph?
Note the errand boy's bike propped up against the gas light.
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