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Memories

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Growing Up In Edgware

I was actually born in Bushey but I grew up in Edgware. I always thought it a funny little town but in it's own way it was beautiful. The parks were beautiful and always had Rose Gardens and ponds to visit. Walking was a way of ...Read more

A memory of Edgware in 1961 by Edna Ryan

Theres No Place Like Home

I used to walk up Railway St years ago on my way home to Pilgrim St. Looking at these street pictures makes me want visit and see my old home town. I went to Walverden School but can't remember the name of the street it was ...Read more

A memory of Nelson in 1946 by Margaret Bettendorff

Happy Days In Newquay

My parents were friends of the Lukes and as my father was in the war, and Birmingham was getting more bombing, it was decided to send me down to auntie Dorothy. I enjoyed down there, although I was only 4yrs old I still ...Read more

A memory of Newquay in 1943 by Pamela Hart

Lowestoft, High Lighthouse 1921

I really love this lovely old photo. It shows a WW1 British tank which was used in the first world war in France, it was given to the town after the war had ended as a gift. It was stored there for many years until it was scrapped, it fell into poor condtion, as school children used to play on it.

A memory of Lowestoft by Simon Flaxman

Isaac Green 1800's

Alas, I have no memories of Camerton. I have never visited this town of my ancestors. I have been to Bath, but at the time never knew of the existence of my family having originated in Camerton. My ...Read more

A memory of Camerton by Ruth Warner

Tottenham Lane Post Office

I worked as a telegram messenger at the post office in Tottenham Lane. We delivered telegrams on 250cc BSA motorcycles which covered Highgate Village. We used to go to the British Restuarant opposite Rokerly School & ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey in 1945 by John Ansell

Family History

I visited Heywood in November 2010, to see for myself the area where my family originated sometime in the 1600's. I know that was a long time ago, but, I swear, when I walked up Bury New Road to the top of Summit and then ventured ...Read more

A memory of Heywood by John Lomax

Hornsey

I was born in Hornsey in 1940. Returning from evacuation in S.Wales in 1944, I went to Highgate Primary School for a short time, before moving to 141 Crouch Hill (now demolished) and attending Rokesley Infants School & Crouch End Junior ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey in 1945 by Alan Carter

Downshall Secondary School

I have very fond memories of Downshall Secondary where I was between 1958 and 1962. I used to live in Downshall Avenue, and we used to walk everywhere, to school, to Seven Kings Park and the park up Meads Lane. We ...Read more

A memory of Seven Kings in 1960 by Pauline Garlick

Nefyn Primary School, War Memorial, Doctor's Surgery

This is a photo of all three named "institutions" with the Red Garage and Church Hall just off to the left. I thought this was an ENORMOUS road and we never crossed it by the Memorial! That is Nefyn ...Read more

A memory of Nefyn in 1960 by Janet Kaiser

Captions

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Caption For Cirencester, Gloucester Street 1898

Cirencester is another Cotswold town best explored on foot, not least since traffic has increased substantially since this photograph was taken over a century ago.

Caption For Harlow, Welfords Corner C1955

Harlow was a clothing town that had gone into something of a decline.

Caption For Accrington, Composite C1955

The views are of the Town Hall in the centre, the sunken gardens on Broadway, the Parkinson Rock Garden in Oak Hill Park, Blackburn Road and St James' Church.

Caption For Calne, The Town Hall C1955

The Town Hall was built on the site of the town watermill.

Caption For Ifield, The Village 1905

Crawley's expansion as a planned New Town after 1947 took in hamlets right up to Ifield.

Caption For Sheffield, Nether Edge Road C1955

Nether Edge was one of the residential areas of Sheffield developed during the latter part of the Victorian era and offered a superior standard of housing to that nearer the town centre.

Caption For Wellington, The Square 1912

Wellington, about ten miles south-west of Taunton at the foot of the Blackdown Hills, is an attractive market town with its focus where South, Fore and High Streets meet.

Caption For Sheffield, Nether Edge Road C1955

Nether Edge was one of the residential areas of Sheffield developed during the latter part of the Victorian era and offered a superior standard of housing to that nearer the town centre.

Caption For Enfield, Church Street C1945

Situated on its northern edge, Enfield is one of the most attractive market towns within the Greater London area; it was well-established by Domesday.

Caption For Kings Lynn, High Street 1908

This street of small distinctive shops and handsome 18th-century terraced buildings is the commercial hub of the town.

Caption For Aylsham, Market Place C1955

Aylsham is a pleasant market town steeped in the history of woollen manufacture.

Caption For Newbury, The Town Hall C1955

The original Town Hall building in Newbury dated back to 1742 and included a part known as the 'shambles'.

Caption For Newhaven, High Street 1890

Newhaven developed as the 'new town' after the River Ouse shifted its mouth in 1579.

Caption For Glastonbury, St Benedict's Street 1909

The Great India and China Tea Company, an 1880s building (on the left) is now, aptly, the Mocha Berry Cafe‚ while the haberdashers on the right is now The Grafton Cafe; both establishments reflect the

Caption For Chatham, Town Hall Gardens C1960

The town's old graveyard behind the Town Hall had become very badly neglected by the beginning of the 20th century, so the gravestones were removed to line a boundary wall and the area

Caption For Jaywick, The Sands C1955

The land was divided into plots, and wooden chalets erected on them.

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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.

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.

Caption For Colchester, High Street 1891

These views show the town from the 1890s to the 1960s; they record both the many changes that have taken place and also, paradoxically, how much of the old town survives.

Caption For Retford, Grove Street C1955

Grove Street runs east from the Market Square, a mix of 18th- and 19th-century buildings, and a mix of shops and houses.

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.

Caption For Andover, Iron Bridge 1908

In 1908, the view of the town looking back under the bridge was unobstructed.

Caption For Selby, Market Place 1913

This celebrated market town has one of the most magnificent abbey churches in England; the abbey was founded over 900 years ago by Benedict of Auxerre.

Caption For Newton Abbot, From Decoy 1906

The site of the town was granted to the monks of Torre Abbey by William de Briwere in 1196, hence the second part of the name.