Maps

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Memories

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Ellis Street, Crewe

Although I was born in Nantwich (1956), in the Barony hospital, I grew up in Crewe until the age of about twelve. We lived in Ellis Street, which then, if memory serves me right, only had three houses, even though we were in number 8! ...Read more

A memory of Crewe by Chris Hughes

Kilburn House 1973 1976

I lived at 25 or 26 Kilburn house my name is Tony I loved the Bay City Rollers and a Scottish family from Glasgow I think lived upstairs and my friend Scott gave me a Bay City Rollers bag …..his brother jimmy was ...Read more

A memory of Kilburn by Tony Nicholson

Gifford School

I remember this school with great affection I lived with my grandparents and mum in Shadwell drive (can't remember the number) but it was the last house facing the school. Nan would watch me walking to school every day as she could see ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by Carole Watsham

Camberley...Where Do I Start ?!

Our family lived at Lightwater (1 High View Road) ; I passed 11 plus and was sent to Frimley And Camberley County Grammar School, starting in Sept. 1959. One of the first things we had to do was to get the uniform. We went ...Read more

A memory of Camberley by tobypaws2002

My Youth In Farnham Common By Peter Harrison

I spent my youth in Farnham Common and have nothing but happy memories. We lived in an old house called Glenwood in Templewood Lane. In those days (The 1950's and 1960's) there were very few houses. As ...Read more

A memory of Farnham Common by dcpharrison

Perhaps A Year Or Two Early

I'm not absolutely sure the garden was as spick and span as this at the turn of the sixties, but it wasn't that long before it became this way. It had been a ruin until the early fifties when a brutalist electricity sub ...Read more

A memory of Timperley by jsbrennan.125

Progress And Change

Being raised in Buckhurst Hill was a childhood experience I feel very lucky to have enjoyed. I was raised in the small cottage at 58 Epping New Road aptly named "Ivy Cottage". Located on the edge of the yard owned by W&C ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1940 by Denman Lalonde

Theatre Wall Lighting

At least two of the outside lights were rescued from a skip during the demolition of this theatre. They are now on the walls of a house in Horsham. This site is now occupied by Boots on the corner of Swan Walk.

A memory of Horsham by M

Whitehill In The 60s And 70s

My husband Vic moved into the brand new council estate in 1968 with his parents and sister - Champney Close. His house backed onto the common and MOD training land. He’d stand up on the embankment watching the trains pass ...Read more

A memory of Whitehill by D Toovey

Famous Landmark.

Just a quick note to anyone who has lived in Southall but has moved to pastures new.........Southall gasometer Which has loomed over us since the 1930s was demolished in 2019 to make way for housing. It appeared in many films & T/V series and will be sadly missed.

A memory of Southall by Roy. Pryer.

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Captions

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Caption For Hillsborough, The Courthouse C1890

Originally built in 1760 as a market house, the courthouse, which stands in the centre of the square, was enlarged in 1810.

Caption For Bakewell, The Church C1955

This view of the church is taken from South Church Street, probably within the garden of what is now the house 'Braeside'.

Caption For Kings Lynn, The Honest Lawyer Inn 1925

The architecture is vaguely Dutch, in line with that of many East Anglian houses, with its double pitch roof.

Caption For Stanwell, The Rising Sun C1965

Perhaps their parents are seeking a different kind of refreshment in the nearby Rising Sun public house.

Caption For Hadleigh, Old Houses In High Street 1922

The Coffee Tavern came into being around thirty years previously - in an attempt to provide people with an alternative to nearby public houses.

Caption For Ipswich, Ancient House 1921

On the corner with St Stephen's Lane stands the Ancient House, a remarkable building which is probably the best surviving example of medieval pargetting - decorative plasterwork - in Britain.

Caption For Abberley, The Elms Hotel C1960

Admiral Malin occupied the house in 1854, but its ownership changed when a local racehorse dealer, Sir Richard Brooke, took over; he transformed the mansion by adding two wings and building historic

Caption For Ribbesford, Church C1940

Admiral Malin occupied the house in 1854, but its ownership changed when a local racehorse dealer, Sir Richard Brooke, took over; he transformed the mansion by adding two wings and building historic fireplaces

Caption For High Salvington, 1919

Here we see newer housing in a location on top of the Downs, amongst gorse bushes. Wooden sheds stand in the gardens.

Caption For Kidderminster, Harvington Hall C1960

The view of teh back garden across the moat, the Georgian chapel on the left and the Malt House on the right.

Caption For Gumfreston, Scotsborough Ruins 1890

Scotsborough House was the home of the Perrott family from c1300 to 1614, wherupon it became the home of Rhys ap Thomas.

Caption For Sandringham, House From The Lake C1955

The estate in which the house stands is very beautiful, its heath and forest land described as a 'piece of Scotland south of the Tweed'.

Caption For Newmarket, High Street 1922

This street, broad and uncluttered by traffic, is lined with Georgian and Victorian houses, and dominated by the splendid Victorian clock tower at the far end.

Caption For Stapleford, London Road, Post Office Stores C1960

The house and shop were possibly built in the 1930s. The busy post office is also a Spar shop. Nearby is a nicely framed bus shelter.

Caption For Macclesfield, The Victoria Park C1955

From the bowling green we can just see the High School and the houses on Fence Avenue through the trees on the right.

Caption For Dunnottar, Castle C1900

It was Sir William Keith, Marischal of Scotland, who built a tower house at Dunnottar in the late 14th century, and is said to have been excommunicated for his troubles by the Bishop of St Andrews for

Caption For Epsom, Meadway 1927

But the view from the Downs had changed since then; fields were giving way to housing everywhere between Epsom and London.

Caption For Gloucester, Southgate Street And Robert Raikes House 1948

This view of Raikes' house also shows the New County hotel and grill room. Note the man outside the hotel in trench-coat and hat - a typical fifties outfit.

Caption For Sandhurst, Village 1906

On our way back to Camberley we arrive at the Dukes Head public house. Notice the telegraph poles supplying the new telephone system to those who could afford it.

Caption For Abertillery, Penybont And Cwmtillery 1955

Note the extensive terraced housing typical of communities like this, which developed in the 19th century as industrial towns.

Caption For Slaidburn, Church Street 1921

The Black Bull public house on the left was later to become a Youth Hostel. Note the very large board with the landlord's name (A Walker) on it.

Caption For Nash, The Court C1965

This beautiful house, still privately owned, was built in 1760 and is little changed, although the ivy that covers the building here has now been removed.

Caption For Accrington, The Haworth Art Gallery C1945

The house was designed by the eminent architect, Walter Brierley of York (who also designed Dyke Nook, the home of the Blake family on Whalley Road).

Caption For Abergavenny, Sugarloaf From The River 1898

The house in the centre of the picture is Nevill Hall, which now forms part of Nevill Hall Hospital; it is also used as a conference centre.