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First Holiday

My first holiday was when I was 9 years old (in 1958) and my parents and I came to Goodrington. We stayed at Beech Hurst which if I remember correctly was in Youngs Park Road. It was lovely. I made friends with a girl who lived next ...Read more

A memory of Goodrington in 1958 by Barbara Lucas

My Holidays

When I was a child my dad and mum took my brother on holidays to my grandparents' house in Cherhill, the house was called Holly Mount. W loved going to stay in the village. From the bedroom window we could see the hill where the white ...Read more

A memory of Cherhill in 1958 by Glynis Smith

Early Years In Park Road

Born in 1947 to Ted & Cred Fowles, I lived in 3 Park Road until 1955 when I moved down the hill to Southsea. I started Tanyfron primary school in 1951 and went on to Penygelli Secondary school, Coedpoeth, in 1958. When ...Read more

A memory of Tanyfron by Ann Evans

The Happiest Days Of Your Life

Brambletye school, well set between the beautiful Ashdown Forest and thriving town of East Grinstead on the Sussex/Surrey border was a paradise on Earth for any schoolboy with an aesthetically romantic (!) ...Read more

A memory of Brambletye House in 1959 by Giles Daubney

Lindsey Cottage And The White House

In 1949 my mother and I moved to Bentworth when my mother became the Health Visitor for Alton. We first stayed at rooms in the White House which was diagonally across from the Dugdales in the Big house at ...Read more

A memory of Bentworth in 1949 by morrowmm

Ward End Park

I can remember the boat shed in the park and where the swings used to be. There was a cafe-cum-ice cream seller in the white house and the most beautiful greenhouse full of strange plants that to a child looked very scary. Every ...Read more

A memory of Washwood Heath

Lovely Friendship At Raf Compton Bassett

When I was posted to Compton Bassett in 1951 I was feeling rather low, and remained so until I formed a friendship (just friendship) with a lovely girl, a member of the WRAF known as 'Woodie' My ...Read more

A memory of Compton Bassett in 1951 by Ben Bennett

Schooldays At Arley Castle

I went to Arley Castle as a boarder in 1943/44. It made a lasting impression on me. The Arboretum was my favourite place and we had names for many of the trees which we would climb from time to time. Miss Kell and Miss ...Read more

A memory of Upper Arley in 1943 by lucyontheinternet

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

Ww2

I was evacuated to some wooden bungalows in Goring Road and lived with Percy and Renee Bonner. Renee's relations were Romany gypsies who lived in Woodcote. The photo shows The White Lion and the village shop which I believe was "Pointers Stores". ...Read more

A memory of Woodcote in 1940 by Ken Cramer

Captions

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Caption For Skegness, Compass Gardens C1960

The horse-drawn landaus await passengers for a tour of the town.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Smithy 1909

The smith's main task was the shoeing of horses, but he turned his hand to a great variety of jobs that involved the working of metal.

Caption For Berkhamsted, High Street C1955

Just beyond that is the White Hart Commercial Hotel.

Caption For Baldock, White Horse Street 1925

The Rose & Crown and the Whitehorse Hotel on the right were among the numerous inns which made this small town one of Hertfordshire's premier coaching centres, thanks to its position on the Great

Caption For Kettering, High Street C1950

The Old White Horse (right) would become Burton Menswear in 1962. Further down on the left is an upright sign for the Pavilion cinema, which would close in 1959.

Caption For Clitheroe, Market Place 1921

The White Lion Hotel on the right is still there today, and so is W D Cunliffe the grocers and bakers (telephone 123). Next to them, out of the picture, is now the Clitheroe Information Centre.

Caption For Wareside, The White Horse C1955

It is said that in the late 1800s Wareside boasted seven public houses; the White Horse and its sister, the Chequers, were the sole survivors in 1955.

Caption For Kettering, High Street C1950

The Old White Horse (right) would become Burton Menswear in 1962. Further down on the left is an upright sign for the Pavilion cinema, which would close in 1959.

Caption For Dorking, Rose Hill 1906

here were many public houses and inns in the town.

Caption For Beckhampton, Beckhampton Stables C1955

To the left are round barrows breaking the now contracted sky line, the wandering bunches of sheep, the wheeling plovers, the friendly white-tailed wheatears, and the skylarks innumerable filling

Caption For Ipswich, Ancient House 1893

This Tudor country house is now a museum, and its adjoining art gallery houses a fine collection of paintings by Constable and Gainsborough.

Caption For Epsom, Bowdens 2002

The founder of the firm was Arthur Bowden who began selling door-to-door from a horse and trap.

Caption For Chapel St Leonards, Merryfield Camping Ground C1955

Mr R C Smith was the site owner, shop proprietor and general repair man, and he lived in the White House. South Road is to the left, and the sea is only one field away to the right.

Caption For Chapel St Leonards, Merryfield Camping Ground C1955

Mr R C Smith was the site owner, shop proprietor and general repair man, and he lived in the White House. South Road is to the left, and the sea is only one field away to the right.

Caption For South Holmwood, The Sundial 1904

The white house, known as The Sundial, had just been built when this photograph was taken. Its owners were a Mr and Mrs Pethick Lawrence, who opened it as a holiday home for poor children from London.

Caption For Helford, The Creek C1960

The distant hill with the white house is above Helford Passage on the north side of the main estuary.

Caption For Huntington, The White House Riding School C1965

A group of customers wait to saddle-up for an excursion from the White House Riding School at Huntington, a small village just to the north of York.

Caption For Reepham, Market Place C1965

The long white house opposite was originally the home of Reepham Brewery, quite a large concern with over 50 public houses.

Caption For Saundersfoot, St Bride's Hotel C1955

St Bride's Hotel was built on the site of an old white house where previously a farm had stood.

Caption For Eardisland, The Bridge C1955

One of several villages on Herefordshire's 'black and white trail', Eardisland has also been voted one of the prettiest in the country.

Caption For Shalford, Braintree Road 1909

The white house just past them is known as the Penthouse - a name connected with the fact that the village pound (or 'pent') for stray cattle once stood here.

Caption For Bembridge, High Street C1955

Bembridge is the location of a famous public school founded in the first half of the 20th century by the spirited Mr Whitehouse.

Caption For Little Baddow, Post Office And North Hill C1960

The brick building on the other side of the road was the school, which had been in the adjacent white house until 1851. Benjamin Horth, the then headmaster, was also the village postman.

Caption For Nazeing, The Red Lion C1955

The Red Lion, in the hamlet of Middle Street, was rebuilt in 1888; it is now a residence called the White House. The car outside is a pre-war Morris.