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Growing Up In A Small Village

My parents moved to Twycross from London in the early 1960s. We lived on Sheepy Road next door to Mr Charlie Brooks and Louie Jones. On the opposite side were Stan and Ilma Jones and Len Gibbs and his daughter Joan. I ...Read more

A memory of Twycross by Tracy Wright

Ealing 1962 Onwards

I moved to Windsor Road in Ealing in 1962 when I was 11. I remember the Grove with fond memories. All the shops! The tailor's shop and the barbers. The sweet shop which always had a bowl of water for the dogs outside in the summer, ...Read more

A memory of Ealing in 1962

Rescue Of 5 Small Children From A Bombed Flat

I have traced a newspaper report telling of the rescue of myself and my four siblings when houses in Ryefield Avenue, Hillingdon were bombed in 1943. The report tells of one of the rescuers being a ...Read more

A memory of Hillingdon in 1943

My Great Great Grandparents

My great-great-grandfather George (or could be James) Jackson lived in Star Lane Cottages. Apparently the Jacksons had been Hooley people for many years. He kept sheep for a butcher on Farthing Down, Croydon - I can ...Read more

A memory of Hooley in 1890 by Jean St Clair Nee Jackson

1960's

I lived at 117a Mitcham Road, above Coombes the Bakers, next door was David Greggs and Soloman's Greengrocers. Other shops on on the road were Smith Bros (either end of the block), David Kaye Butchers, Dewhurst Buthchers, Boots and a Gent's ...Read more

A memory of Tooting by Ray Pryor

Stone View

My family lived at Stone View, Oving and my dad went to Oving School and was born in the bowling alley in Oving. I remember the afore mentioned names and the Butcher's Arm's public house which caught fire in the 60's. My father's name was ...Read more

A memory of Oving by Kenneth Webb

Pontypool Town Centre

I lived in Upper Bridge Street and remember a few of the shops in town, I think! On the corner of Upper Bridge Street and the Bell Pitch was Franketti's fish shop with an awesome Art Nouveau till and free chips if you took ...Read more

A memory of Pontypool in 1960 by Sandra Rudd

Ccefn Fforest

My memories of Cefn Fforest were of Whitson marches in your new clothes and having sore feet where your new sandles rubbed your feet raw. Along with 'Thomas The Milk' was Pughs Farm who had a horse and cart delivering the milk ...Read more

A memory of Cefn by David Dunstan

Pardoe's And The Butchers Next Door

I well remember Pardoe's for the new bikes it sold and the fireworks sold there when the war finished. I worked Saturday mornings at the butcher shop next door, delivering meat around the village, Russell ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1955 by Mike Odell

1948 To 1965

My name is Margaret Saunders. I was born at 3 Theobald Street, but at sometime we moved to 18a Theobald Street. I went to Furzehill Infant and Junior schools, then on to Lyndhurst. We lived over the shop that was the stationers, ...Read more

A memory of Borehamwood in 1948 by Margaret Wilson

Captions

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Caption For Clare, Market Hill 1962

Wilkins's garage closed c1985; next door was Bruce's, watchmaker, with the butchers on the corner. On the right is the Town Hall of 1912-13.

Caption For East Grinstead, London Road C1965

Beyond are Timothy Whites, chemist; Bobbies Café; Dewhurst, butcher; Raymonde, ladies' fashion; and King's motor garage. All are gone.

Caption For Longridge, Market Place C1955

The Dog Inn is on the right, and Sanderson the Butcher is across the road on the corner.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, Kents Bank Road 1914

At the left was Jackson's the butcher's, now an electrical shop. The sign below the fourth bow window from the left indicates a café – it is now a furniture store.

Caption For Botesdale, The Village C1960

On the right is St Catherine's, reputedly the oldest house in the village, then Last's butcher's shop, once noted for its fine sausages, but now demolished.

Caption For Newcastle, High Street 1963

The Royalists had a verse about local lad and Parliamentary general, Thomas Harrison: 'Son of a witch, Mayest thou die in a ditch, With the butchers who back up thy quarrels, And art above ground, While

Caption For Great Bookham, Church Road 1904

The staff of a small local butcher's shop are gathered under the ornamentally decorated entrance, which is further embellished with two great lanterns.

Caption For Sidcup, The Oval C1955

Dewhurst the butcher, sixth left, was one of many traders familiar to shoppers in the 1950s. Today this parade of shops sit by a much busier road than the one we see here.

Caption For Shrewsbury, Milk Street 1911

Other similar local names are Fish Street and Butcher Row. Sometimes names changed. Who would want to live in Swine Street, no matter how smart the houses?

Caption For Lyndhurst, High Street 1908

Next to it is John Strange, the butchers, and opposite are the premises of Misselbrook & West, their window advertising New Zealand lamb - 'choicest quality from the world's finest pastures'.

Caption For Coventry, Butcher Row 1892

Butcher Row went long ago.

Caption For Worcester, The Shambles C1950

This was Worcester's and until the 1930s many of the butchers' shops had their own slaughterhouses at the rear of their premises.

Caption For Newcastle, High Street C1951

His father, grandfather, and great grandfather were all butchers, and held various council offices.

Caption For Newcastle, High Street 1951

His father, grandfather, and great grandfather were all butchers, and held various council offices.

Caption For Petersfield, College Street 1906

E J Baker, the High Street butcher, was delivering to the substantial houses, many of which still stand today.

Caption For Altrincham, George Street 1900

Some of the businesses seen here include Mason's (hosiers and hatters) at number 85, George Roberts & Sons (butchers) at number 89, and china dealer John Ingham at number 93.

Caption For Castletown, Derby Haven 1897

In 1823 John Butcher, a preacher from Bolton, was landed by fishing boat at Derby Haven and brought Primitive Methodism to the island.

Caption For Alton, High Street C1955

The first building on the left is vacant, but it later became R E Goodfellow, a butcher's. This now allows access to the car park behind the manor house, some doors along.

Caption For Liss, Station Road C1955

Today's shops include a butcher's and a newsagent's.

Caption For Buntingford, High Street C1955

The shop in the right foreground is now Mark Doel's butcher's shop; the modern library is a few doors further down towards the Angel, whose sign can be seen in the distance.

Caption For Yelvertoft, Post Office And Main Road C1955

In the days when the English village was a thriving community, Yelvertoft benefited from two bakers, a butcher, a blacksmith, three inns and a grocer, whose premises can be seen on the left of the main

Caption For Richmond, Frenchgate 1913

On the extreme right is Zetland House, next to the Ship Inn, and a few doors below is a butcher's shop, with slaughterhouse behind.

Caption For Socketts Heath, The Parade, Lodge Lane C1955

Other shops include Grays Co- op and Stanley Barker's butcher's. The girls' white shoes and socks are typical of the mid 50s.

Caption For Lyndhurst, High Street 1908

Next to it is John Strange, the butchers, and opposite are the premises of Misselbrook & West, their window advertising New Zealand lamb - 'choicest quality from the world's finest pastures'.