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Memories

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Post Office And Boy's School

The Red Lion Building used to be a Post Office run by Mr and Mrs Salter. Next door to was the Boy's School. The boys and girls went to separate schools in those days – the girls were taught by Miss Bibby at Monteclefe ...Read more

A memory of Somerton by Denise Lazenby

Childhood Memories

I moved to Freshford with my family when I was 12 years old and lived at The Inn for 5 years before moving away. We did not have the wall on the end of the building that you see in the foreground. By then a large car park had ...Read more

A memory of Freshford in 1964 by Rosemary Leader

My Family Church

This was the church I attended with my family as a child from 1950-1966 when I moved away to college. My father is buried at the end of the path up to the entry to the church. The rector for some time was Rev. Cottrell with three ...Read more

A memory of Edgware in 1950 by Sanna Say

Ty Pwca Road Upper Cwmbran

Born in Church Rd, Pontnewydd, in 1935 we moved to Ty-Pwca Rd in 1947. I attended Upper Cwmbran School and well remember the fun we had there. Gardening lessons with the Head, Mr Jones - "Clear the weeds boys and sow ...Read more

A memory of Upper Cwmbran in 1947 by Lance Ford

East Front Road In The Sixties

My Grandparents, George and Ella Ashford, had retired to Pagham in 1958. They lived at number 12 East Front Road. Their bungalow was very comfortable with a great view out over the channel. The original railway carriage ...Read more

A memory of Pagham by John Ashford

Singehurst Pond

Singehurst pond was the place for both girls and boys to go fishing with their bags of dampened bread and makeshift fishing rods. Throughout the season we caught loads and then returned our catch at the end of an outing, sometimes ...Read more

A memory of Ticehurst in 1974 by Anne Lynch

Discos And Status Quo

A college full of young female teaching students on my doorstep - what more could an 18 year old ask for? Yes, Coloma College was , for a short while , a weekend hotspot for me and my friends. There were regular discos , and ...Read more

A memory of West Wickham in 1971 by Peter Leach

The Howard Family Of Barnes And Hammersmith

My Great-Great-Grandad, Henry Howard, lived in the early 1800’s - a time of great rural depression - and so he left his Devon home to look for work in London with the result that several generations of my ...Read more

A memory of Barnes in 1870 by John Howard Norfolk

Madeley As It Was

I was born in 1949 in Victoria Road, Madeley and have many memories of life as it was in the 1950's onwards. I remember Jones' buses, Pooles the cobblers, Carters, Stodd's the Drapers, Shums the chemist, and most ...Read more

A memory of Madeley in 1949 by First Name Last Name

Lockwood Beck And Lingdale

Hi Everyone what a lovely photo of the reservoir. My family lived at the reservoir for many years. My father and his father were born there with his sisters. He was Henry Marshall born 1923. He was the 3rd Henry ...Read more

A memory of Boosbeck by David Marshall

Captions

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Caption For Worcester, High Street C1950

The cars have been replaced with trees (complete with a huge wagtail roost in winter).

Caption For Bilsborrow, The White Bull C1955

The White Bull inn dates from the 18th century, and still believes in a roaring coal or log fire in winter.

Caption For Adlington, Chorley Road C1955

Situated below Winter Hill on Rivington Moor, Adlington developed as a textile town before the advent of the railway because of its proximity to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which runs

Caption For Loftus, Mill Bank C1960

Mill Bank, or simply 'Loftus Bank', forms the approach to Loftus from Carlin How and, to this day, tests the skills of even the most careful driver, particularly in the winter months.

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1927

Lime trees (left) have been pruned into mop-head lollipops, confirming that this is a winter photo, which also explains the heavy clothing.

Caption For Cheam, Haymaking In Nonsuch Park 1925

This nutrient-rich harvest would provide winter fodder for these hard-working draught animals and others in the months ahead.

Caption For Gisburn, The Church Of St Mary The Virgin 1921

The church of St Mary is glorious with snowdrops in winter. An unusual headstone is that of Jenny Preston, showing a witch with her cauldron. Gisburn appears in Domesday Book.

Caption For Kibworth, The Cricket Ground C1955

Here winter game plans hatched in the local pub can produce unlikely heroes, or fall apart in minutes. This is the battlefield - a small, probably balding, grass square.

Caption For Newnham, The Flood C1950

For centuries the Severn has been notorious for flooding during the winter months, and much of the lower-lying land is protected with flood defences.

Caption For Keswick, Skiddaw 1889

This winter view was taken from St John's-in-the-Vale, and also shows Lonscale Fell to the right.

Caption For Bardsea, The View From By Well House C1955

The hay would later be stacked before being taken to a hay barn to be stored as winter feed for the livestock. Holy Trinity, the parish church, dominates the skyline.

Caption For Freshwater Bay, The Esplanade C1955

The esplanade at Freshwater Bay is a favourite place to stroll on long summer days, though in the winter it serves as a sturdy defence against wild weather and channel gales.

Caption For Holywell, The Ferry Boat Inn C1960

The river floods in the winter, and can rise up to the height of the walls.

Caption For Dovedale, Lion Rock 1914

The path, one of the most popular in the Peak District National Park, is now boarded on this section, which often floods in the winter rains.

Caption For St Ives, Fish Street 1906

Such lamps were often removed during the summer months and were often left unlit on moonlit nights in winter, an impressive example of early civic cost-cutting.

Caption For Blackpool, Winter Gardens 1894

In June 1878, the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Thomas Owen, travelled to Blackpool to open the Winter Gardens.

Caption For Gorleston, Children's Yachting Lake C1960

Many local fishermen spent the lean time in the winter and summer evenings crafting detailed sailing boats to sell during the next summer season.

Caption For Southport, Royal Hotel And Winter Gardens 1902

The Winter Gardens opened in 1874. On the left is the concert pavilion which had seating for 2,000 people, in the middle is the aquarium, and on the right is the conservatory.

Caption For Southport, Royal Hotel And Winter Gardens 1902

The Winter Gardens opened in 1874. On the left is the concert pavilion which had seating for 2,000 people, in the middle is the aquarium, and on the right is the conservatory.

Caption For Rothesay, The Esplanade 1897

The town also boasts winter gardens, a swimming pool, dancing, and golf.

Caption For Morecambe, West End Promenade 1899

Looking north towards the pier, the photograph shows the promenade before the Winter Gardens were built. The tide is well in and horses have been taken down to soak their legs in the salt-water.

Caption For London, Buckingham Palace And The Mall C1955

Here, in freezing winters, Londoners enjoyed skating on the pond.

Caption For Blackpool, From The Central Pier 1896

Constructed in 1896 beside the Winter Gardens, the axle alone accounted for 30 of its 1,000 tons.

Caption For Morecambe, West End Promenade 1903

A later view, shows the Winter Gardens now completing the arc of guest houses and other buildings that overlook the wide promenade.