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May And Baker (Dagenham East)

The May and Baker factory, close to the railway station at Dagenham East was once one of the largest factories in the area. The company was best known for developing the drug quinine to combat malaria, often simply referred ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham by alandvi.187

Croydon Advertiser

I worked on the Croydon Advertiser from about 1959 to 1963 and met my wife Frances Dowsett, who was also a reporter there at the office in High Street. We used to lunch most days at Batty's Bar, upstairs in a pub on the corner of ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by barber.david01

Old Lewisham Central Library

In the early 1950s I worked at the Central Library, near St Mary's Church. My most vivid memories are the long working hours (difficult for the social life of a young girl) and having to manually count the 'issue' before we ...Read more

A memory of Lewisham by rita

Fishing & Folk Clubs

During the mid '70's I spent many happy school holidays in Christchurch. My brother, Colin, worked at the MoD base (Signals Research & Development) nearby. He had lodgings with a Mrs Alison in the town. There was a direct ...Read more

A memory of Christchurch by bru.enzer

Thinking Of Home.

I lived in Pelaw Place, South Pelaw from 1949 until 1972 when I left to live abroad. Growing up and living in South Pelaw was really fantastic. My mates and I played hide and seek, kicky the tin Block, and loads of other outdoor ...Read more

A memory of South Pelaw by john.gardner

Remembering The Downs Secondary School And Growing Up In Dartford 1963

I have some wonderful memories of Dartford and my old school. I remember walking down East Hill every Saturday morning with my mum and sister to go shopping downtown and always ...Read more

A memory of Dartford by h_nerwal

Growing Up In Camberley

I was born in 1939 in Camberley and lived there up to 1960. I loved the freedom as a child, we lived in Abbott’s lane on the frimley road and as a child had easy access to watchets woods and the Collage Grounds plus all of the ...Read more

A memory of Camberley by frcole

Crossways

the year would be around 1978, I know this for in this year I passed my driving test, anyway we came to live in New Yatt having moved from Wantage where I grew up, so as one can imagine was not very happy having left my friends and the area, ...Read more

A memory of New Yatt by 144acopy

Grandparents Home Village

I have many memories of this place. My grandparents lived in the trailer park you speak of in Hemingford abbots . Their surname is Radford. My grandfather actually made their home on the trailer park I believe and ...Read more

A memory of Hemingford Abbots by phil

My Dad Was A Train Driver.

I grew up and lived in Durham Road, Feltham. From 1952 to 1971. Went to Cardinal Road infants school from 1957 - 1959. 1959 - 1963 Hanworth Road Junior School, 1963 -1967 Lafone Secondary School for Girls. Boundary Road, ...Read more

A memory of Feltham

Captions

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Caption For Bala, The Town And The Lake 1931

This nostalgic and peaceful late-summer view shows corn stooks above the little town by the lake whose Welsh name, Llyn Tegid, means 'beautiful lake'.

Caption For Annfield Plain, Front Street 1951

Annfield Plain, to the north-west of Durham, was one of several towns to attract industrial development as the number of active pits declined.

Caption For Launceston, Town Hall 1899

The Guildhall (left) with its tower was built in 1881, and the Town Hall (right) was added in 1887 in commemoration of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee.

Caption For Ventnor, Esplanade 1892

A sheltered location and mild climate have brought generations of holidaymakers to Ventnor. The town lies at the foot of an 800ft hill with gradients in some streets of 1 in 4.

Caption For Bradford On Avon, Town And Bridge 1900

This traffic-free view of the town centre from Bridge Street conveys the history and feel of the place instantly.

Caption For Baldock, High Street 1925

The market town of Baldock developed at the junction of a Roman road and the ancient Icknield Way in the mid 1100s.

Caption For Bangor, High Street 1908

Bangor's main street runs between the station and the harbour. The street today has been partly pedestrianised. In the early years of the 19th century, there were only 93 houses in the town.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street 1900

With the waters of Lyme Bay visible beyond the Hillcliff grocery store further down this steeply-sloping street, the pleasing 18th-century façades of the shops and buildings frame this scene of late

Caption For Shirebrook, Main Street C1955

Shirebrook is a small town on the border with Nottinghamshire which grew up with, and was dominated by, the growth of the Shirebrook and Langwith collieries.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Harbour 1890

On the town's tithe map of 1841 it appears in its present width as 'New Road'.

Caption For Bampton, High Street C1965

Bampton has an interesting variety of 17th- and 18th-century buildings; many of those in the High Street have 19th- or 20th-century frontages.

Caption For Crawley, High Street 1903

Much of the older town has gone, but in and around the High Street there are still reminders of Crawley as it used to be.

Caption For Guildford, High Street 1903

This splendid view of the High Street as it ascends the hill towards the Guildhall was taken from the Town Bridge crossing the River Wey.

Caption For Accrington, Town Hall 1968

Erected in 1858 as a memorial to Robert Peel, the Town Hall, whose porch and balcony project into the street, originally served as the Mechanics' Institute until the town was incorporated as a borough

Caption For Chesterfield, Midland Station 1896

This is a general view of Chesterfield, Derbyshire's second largest town, from the east.

Caption For Chatham, View From The Great Lines C1960

The Riverside Town Mills of W Hooker and Sons are situated just to the left of the stretch of water visible in this photograph.

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Caption For Kirkburton, North Road C1955

The town was full of woollen mills and corset factories, and was surrounded by numerous collieries. Later, the town became a centre for 'fancy' goods such as cords, velveteens, and fine woollens.

Caption For Accrington, Market Hall C1965

A decade after the Peel Institute was completed, the adjacent Market Hall was opened as the focus of the town's trade.

Caption For Tavistock, Brook Street 1910

This gently curving street is to the east of the town. This view, looking back towards the town centre, shows both the Congregational and parish churches.

Caption For Kirkburton, North Road C1955

Many Pennine woollen towns had strong Liberal leanings, and prominent in this photograph of Kirkburton, near Huddersfield, is the tall four-storey building of the Liberal Club, a centre of local community

Caption For Aylsham, Market Place C1955

Aylsham is a pleasant market town steeped in the history of woollen manufacture. Back in the days of Edward II, it was the principal town in the region for making fine linen.

Caption For Lynmouth, East And West Lyn 1911

Lynmouth's twin rivers run fast and furious, and no more so than in 1952, when it suffered a terrible tragedy.

Caption For Stratford Upon Avon, Bridge Street 1922

The Red Horse Hotel is where Washington Irving penned his paper on the town.

Caption For Leamington Spa, The Parade 1932

She was received by Dr Henry Jephson, an outstanding surgeon in his day and also the man responsible for planning much of the town.