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Memories

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Two Sisters

About this time my sister would be 7 and I was 9. We used to swim in Sunbury outdoor pool. Never thought of cold or even fear, because one day we crossed weir as the bridge was down - how I was told off by mummy! We lived in Walton and ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury in 1952 by Val Pitt

Lynmouth Flood

My wife and I were staying in Middleham Cottages that night and escaped to the schoolhouse with other survivers. We escaped the village the next day, after a terrifying night, through the Lynmouth Hotel to the bridge by ladder across ...Read more

A memory of Lynmouth in 1952 by Ray Little

I Found My Wonderful Wife In West Bridgford

In September 1952 I was on my way to what was then French Indo China, now Vietnam. I was introduced to a young lady whilst in Nottingham visiting my parents. The date was September 19th. The ...Read more

A memory of West Bridgford in 1952 by William De Riecroft

New Road

I remember walking past here every day to school from 1950 to 1956 and then I went to Freshwater secondary modern school and still walked by it to catch the bus until I left the village in 1959. I remember the path on the left had a stile ...Read more

A memory of Brighstone in 1952 by Jean Wetherick

Childhood 1952 Onwards

I think Stonehouse had something for every age growing up. Brownies, cubs, scouts, and guides. A youth club and a coffee bar. Always somewhere to explore, the canal, Doverow for sledging, the brickworks and always scrogging ...Read more

A memory of Stonehouse in 1952 by Jackie Shearman

The Bridge Hotel

It is lovely to read all of the memories of those of you who lived in Greenford. I moved there in 1952 when my parents (Herbert and Mary Warman) took over The Bridge Hotel. We were there till 1972. No fly over then to obscure my ...Read more

A memory of Perivale in 1952 by Marilyn Warman

My Early Days

I remember when I used to live in Gilfach Goch, Mount Pleasant, and the old settlement in the High Street. I used to perform puppet shows in the front room and charge one penny entrance fee, I spent the money in Leslie Belben's ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1952 by Brian Brown

West Auckland

My mum was also born in the Nursery at West Auckland and later moved to Bishop Auckland. She has loads of memories of both places. Do you remember the matchstick bridge and getting lettuce and spring onions from the allotment ...Read more

A memory of West Auckland in 1952

I Might Have Been An Undertaker

Throughout the first half of the 1950's I would spend every school holiday at Linton, with my maternal grandparents. Initially my mum would accompany me from our home in Trumpington to Drummer Street bus station, where ...Read more

A memory of Linton in 1952 by Brian Goodliffe

The Newburn Bridge

I remember nicking pears from the trees at the Retreat then going under newburn bridge to hide and eat them, there were a few of us, our Clem, our David (David Liddle), Hughie Williams, Doreen Milne, Billy Milne. The ledge we used ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1952 by Marlene Johnson

Captions

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Caption For Bedford, The Promenade 1897

There are ornamental flower beds amid grass between the walks and The Embankment road, which curves away from the river to accommodate the park before coming closer to the river near the

Caption For Bedford, The River And Town Bridge C1960

The buildings on Vines Corner to the left of the bridge have gone, while Swan House to the left of Holland's dignified Swan Hotel replaced the house and shops seen in photograph number B511054; they were

Caption For Maidenhead, High Street 1911

A car is a blur compared with the cycle and horses it is overtaking.

Caption For Bedford, Suspension Bridge And Embankment Gardens C1960

The town's Parks and Gardens department is justifiably proud of its long record of good husbandry in the Embankment Gardens.

Caption For London, The Docks, Thames Wharf C1900

Besides the vast acreage of excavated docks, there were numerous riverside wharfs, from the grandeur of Hay's Wharf near London Bridge to this rather less grand one near the west entrance to the Royal

Caption For Uttoxeter, Bramshall Road Recreation Ground C1965

It is used regularly today for sporting activities, and creates a green avenue through the town to the Hockley Bridge.

Caption For Barton Turf, The River 1902

On the River Bure, Coltishall is a picturesque place and an important centre for building the famous Norfolk wherry.

Caption For Keswick, Bridge And Greta Hall 1889

Here we see the bridge over the River Greta in the busy little market town of Keswick in the northern Lakes.

Caption For Caernarfon, Castle Grand Entrance 1890

This side of the castle was defended by a moat; there was once a drawbridge where the steps and stone bridge appear in this picture.

Caption For Stamford, St Mary's Hill From George Hotel C1955

In the era of the stage coach, the George Hotel was classed as the best hotel on the Great North Road, and it is still one of the best in the area.

Caption For Alderholt, The Mill C1960

We are looking northwards to the junction of lanes leading to Bullhill (left) and Alderholt Bridge in the other direction.

Caption For Stamford, St Mary's Hill From George Hotel C1955

In the era of the stage coach, the George Hotel was classed as the best hotel on the Great North Road, and it is still one of the best in the area.

Caption For Boroughbridge, Fishergate 1907

Boroughbridge dates back to Norman times, when a bridge was constructed over the River Ure. In 1322 the Earl of Lancaster sought refuge in the local church following his defeat by Edward II.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Higher Mill 1892

Higher Mill stood midway between Jericho (centre) and Horn Bridge.

Caption For Ilkley, Brook Street C1965

With a history stretching back to the Romans, and a short period as a 19th-century spa, Ilkley's situation on the edge of the famous Ilkley Moor was always its greatest asset.

Caption For Pulborough, Swans Corner 1921

The church and a cluster of old houses are at the top of the hill, and more old buildings are on the river bank, east and west of the Bognor Road river bridge.

Caption For Chester, Bridge Street 1895

Bridge Street is one of the main streets of the city of Chester, and still follows the original street plan laid down by the Romans.

Caption For Edenbridge, High Street C1955

Its name was originally 'Eadhelm's bridge', so the River Eden is named from this crossing point and not the other way around.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Square 1903

Long Bridge arrives from the right.

Caption For West Stockwith, Basin, The Lock 1958

The Chesterfield Canal, the Mother Drain and the River Idle all reach the River Trent at West Stockwith - the canal is the most southerly of the three.

Caption For Worthing, The Park 1906

This view is in Homefield Park north-east of Steyne Gardens, and looks towards the Homefield Road gate; the chimney of No 42, one of the road's 1880s houses, can be seen between the trees and Thurlow

Caption For Barnstaple, Rock Park 1890

Then, in 1879, William Rock, a local man who went to London and made a fortune, returned home to improve Barnstaple.

Caption For Bedford, Swan Hotel And The River 1898

Highway improvements have swept away the Italianate and balustraded mid 19th-century buildings in front of the spire, which is that of St Paul's Church. At the far right is the Swan Hotel.

Caption For Tewkesbury, Mythe Bridge 1891

Since the early 1700s the Avon has been divided into two halves at Evesham – the Upper and Lower – which are owned and managed separately.