Maps

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Memories

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Miner's Hall,Glyncorrwg

My memories are from the 1950s to the 1970s. My grandparents lived opposite the Miner's Hall for many years. (28 Cymmer Road). My grandfather was a bricklayer in the pit and also the Treasurer for the Miner's Hall. I ...Read more

A memory of Glyncorrwg in 1960

Haywards Of Loders Family Tree Search

Hello from Australia to Loders, Researching on-line family Thomas Hayward, m Mary Anne Dodge 1808 November in Sherborne church. Already one gggg cousin Jill Hayward left an entry but has not made contact. Another ...Read more

A memory of Loders by Yoga Prakash Saraswati

High Street

I worked in Wheatley village in 1963 in John Bull's butcher's shop opposite Sam's butchers with Ted! and a lady bookkeeper. After living in Waterstock on John Bull's farm during the terrible winter of 1963 we moved into his bungalow at 17 ...Read more

A memory of Wheatley in 1963 by Alan Reid

Childhood Holidays

I have happy memories of visiting Croston in the late 1940s-early 1950s. My aunt and uncle, Margaret and Bob Chisholme, lived in part of the Rectory for a few years before moving to a large, rambling house in Station Road next to ...Read more

A memory of Croston in 1947 by Anne Baron

Not So Quiet Evacuation

I vaguely recall my late father and mother telling me that the family made a temporary move from Wallasey, Wirral to Pantymwyn during the Second World War, renting a house (part of a farm) owned by a Mr Jones. It was a vain ...Read more

A memory of Pantymwyn in 1940 by Chris Jones

St Michael And All Angels Church Of England School

I would love to hear of anyone who went to Tatenhill school around the late 1940 into the 1950s. It was such a magical time with Miss Read our teacher who inspired us and fired our imagination. I ...Read more

A memory of Tatenhill in 1948

Great Easton

I lived the first 22 years of my life in Great Easton amd it is a place that will remain with me forever. My family are recorded as being in the parish for 400 years and my late father was the last one to remain, ...Read more

A memory of Great Easton by Jim Sharman

The Lindens Rosgill

I was born in the large house halfway down the hill of the little hamlet of Rosgill, the house is called the Lindens. My childhood was wonderful. I rate my self a very lucky person indeed to have started my life in the lovely Eden ...Read more

A memory of Rosgill in 1941 by David Hines

Holidays And Work For My Dad

Our family used to have our holidays (from Birmingham) in Llwyngwril and my dad tuned pianos in the village during our stay. We used to stay over a village shop and the lady owner would present my brother and I with a ...Read more

A memory of Llwyngwril in 1947 by Nigel Edwards

Personal Recollections

From age 11 to 16 I lived in Station Town from 1950 to 1955, at 2 Rodridge Street,( now thankfully the street has been demolished). When I saw the old photograph of the Main Street it was mostly as I remembered it.  Booth's the ...Read more

A memory of Wingate by David Black

Captions

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Caption For Mickleton, Butchers Arms C1960

The black and white half-timbered frame of the building at the rear of the inn shows the influence of the Warwickshire Vale building methods on this Cotswold village.

Caption For Arlesey, The Church C1960

Dedicated to St Peter the parish church stands approximately at the northern entrance to the village. Originating in the 13th century, the six-bell toer was rebuilt in 1877.

Caption For Risca, Tredegar Street C1965

Risca is a parish and village in the valley between the Twyn Barlwyn and the Machen mountains. Lloyds Bank with the white-painted frontage is visible on the right.

Caption For Wye, Bridge Street 1903

The Mill 1901 Now absorbed into the expanding suburbs of Ashford to the south, this small village once boasted its own imposing windmill on the banks of the Great Stour.

Caption For Hatfield Peverel, Post Office C1965

This view looks eastwards along the former Roman road to Colchester, which forms the main street of this village. The church, whose spire can be seen, is the Methodist church.

Caption For Little Haven, 1898

Strawberry Hill, above the village, was the site of an Iron Age fort. A boat is being beached to the right beyond the slipway and other boats in the centre.

Caption For Bibury, Swan Hotel C1960

William Morris described Bibury as the most beautiful village in England, and it has charmed visitors throughout the ages with its quintessential Cotswold character and composition.

Caption For Heysham, The Village 1947

We are at the top of Main Street, looking back down through the village from the bus station.

Caption For Wyddial, Village 1923

Sad to say, the fine thatched house and barn have not survived; only the row of Rose Cottages stand today as a reminder of the tiny village of Wyddial.

Caption For Ferring, The Village C1960

Ferring is a residential village near the sea. The Norman church keeps the registers of Kingston, a village long lost due to coastal erosion.

Caption For Slad, The Valley 1910

We may be thankful that the village has managed to avoid the worst excesses of 20th-century development and that it is much as it was during Lee's boyhood.

Caption For Whitwell, High Street C1955

The tranquil village of Whitwell lies directly under the flightpath of aircraft landing at Luton Airport.

Caption For Freshfield, Gores Lane C1965

One of the most important cross- village links, Gores Lane appears under one guise or another on all the oldest maps of Formby.

Caption For Tirley, The School C1950

The school was established by the church in 1842, and its design is typical of others found in villages hereabouts.

Caption For Bishops Cleeve, The Tithe Barn C1960

This photograph was taken soon after the restoration of the barn and its conversion to a village hall; this was largely financed by the Smiths Company.

Caption For Mullion, The Old Inn 1904

Here is an unusual mix: the older thatched inn is attached to a three-storey Victorian block at Churchtown in the village.

Caption For Orcop, The Fountain Inn C1955

Although primarily a post office and village store, the signs tell us that teas were also served here 'neath the apple trees'.

Caption For Llanvetherine, The Village C1950

On our way into the village, we can see a chapel on the left. Note the unmarked road.

Caption For Polruan, Fore Street C1965

Ice creams and postcards are for sale at the village shop.

Caption For Wallasey, The Village C1965

In 1801 the village of Wallasey had 663 inhabitants. By 1851 the number had risen to 8,339, and by 1951 it was 101,369, making Wallasey the third largest town in Cheshire.

Caption For Willington, The Hotel C1960

Willington is today overshadowed by the massive cooling towers of the huge power station to the east of the village.

Caption For Long Bredy, Main Street C1955

This is an old village, but there are plenty of older habitations nearby: this part of Dorset boasts an impressive collection of earthworks, burial barrows, ancient ridge paths and strip lynchets.

Caption For Teversham, High Street C1965

Peering over the thatched roof is the battlemented octagon of the village church, rebuilt after two collapses in the 18th century.

Caption For Tolpuddle, Pixies Cottage C1955

This is typical of the style of a Dorset village house, with low thatched roof and thatched porches. The sign on the wall offers coffees, accommodation, teas and lunches.