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Happy Times

As children we were very priviliged to be part of the village community. We spent many carefree hours playing and making camps in the woods and fields, sometimes we would venture further but had to keep a watchful eye for the keepers. ...Read more

A memory of Turners Hill in 1965 by Tim Fieldwick

Police House 1939 45

The Police House was located on Radcliffe Road, Cropwell Butler. (now called 'The Old Police House').  On the front wall it bore a sign bearing the words 'County Police'.   From 1939 to 1945 it was occupied by the Village ...Read more

A memory of Cropwell Butler in 1940 by peterb6136

Wardleys Memories

Spent many many happy school holidays at Wardleys caravan park in the early to mid 1950s , around 1953-1956, I used to go with my mum for the whole 6 weeks holiday period, we stayed in my uncles chalet that he had built on the caravan ...Read more

A memory of Hambleton by alan.kay1

Brimscombe Corner & Burleigh 1910 62690

This photo is taken 100 yards up Brimscombe lane, looking back across the Golden Valley. The lane itself leads back up to Thrupp Lane & Dark lane, which is on its way to Quarhouse and the Lypiatt Manor, (the ...Read more

A memory of Brimscombe by Philip Baker

My Childhood In Wolverhampton 1946 1955

I played in the standing corn stooks behind our house, had my first pony/horse ride at Dixon's farm where my horse went berserk in a potato field, so I was put onto and stayed on a horse lead. I flew my ...Read more

A memory of Wolverhampton by Alan Hickman

Pavenham 1945 1970

This is the village where I grew up, my parents moving into their very old, somewhat dilapidated cottage at the end of the war. This was 'The Folly' at the eastern end of the village opposite one of Tandy's farms. Why it had that name ...Read more

A memory of Pavenham by Stephen Wessel

My Childhood In Merllyn Cyffylliog

My parents lived in Merllyn from 1947 till 1996 when they had to leave. An idyllic childgood with many characters about....Dic Dun who wnadered about and slept in hedges, a fascination to a child. Will Tom from ...Read more

A memory of Cyffylliog in 1956

Coming To Devon

We were living in Barry Island in south Wales, I was getting ready to take the 11 plus, one day when I came home from school my dad was waiting to tell me that we were on the move to Devon. We had spent four years on the Nells ...Read more

A memory of East Prawle in 1946 by Patricia Perring

August 25th, 1892

I have photos of Walreddon Manor from my ancestors who lived there in the 1890s. One is similar to the photo here, but was taken in August of 1892, and the back inscription, written about the same time, said the children were ...Read more

A memory of Tavistock in 1890 by Cristy Watson

Bonners Drive Post 1963

I have lived in Bonners Drive since March 1963, it has changed a lot, all the hedges on the left side of photo have been removed, there is also another 4 houses which have been built on that side as well, built in 2010, ...Read more

A memory of Millwey Rise by Brian Downton

Captions

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Caption For Bishopsbourne, The Church 1903

He died in 1600 and is buried in the graveyard. Beside the graveyard is Oswalds, once home to the novelist Joseph Conrad.

Caption For Fair Oak, Eastleigh Road C1955

When it became full, a new cemetery opened in 1942, and Mr Latimer was appointed as gravedigger; it is ironic that he died before he could start work and was the first person to be buried there.

Caption For Bilsington, Village 1909

He died after falling out of a stage coach in 1835. The obelisk has been fully restored following a recent lightning strike.

Caption For Snape, The Castle 1896

It was once the home of Catherine Parr, who lived there with her second husband; after he died in 1543 she became the Queen of England as the sixth wife of Henry VIII.

Caption For Sidmouth, Looking West 1924

He died at the house in 1820, though not before he had taken his baby daughter in his arms to see the sea, boasting to locals 'one day she will be your queen'.

Caption For Far Headingley, St Chad's Church C1960

He built his cathedral at Lichfield where he died of plague in 672. Chad converted two sons of King Wulfhere of Mercia to Christianity.

Caption For Far Headingley, St Chad's Church C1960

He built his cathedral at Lichfield where he died of plague in 672. Chad converted two sons of King Wulfhere of Mercia to Christianity.

Caption For Edinburgh, Holyroodhouse, King Charles's Bedroom 1897

He died in 1553 and was succeeded by his Catholic sister. The young Scottish queen was married to Francois, Dauphin of France, an act that was to establish the Auld Alliance.

Caption For Abinger Common, Wotton House, The Hunt C1965

He was born in Wotton House in 1620 and inherited it later in the century; he died in 1706 and was buried in the fine parish church, which is isolated in the fields north of the A25.

Caption For Wilmslow, Dean Row Chapel 1897

He in his turn was expelled in 1660, and Thomas Wright came back, just for one year, as he died in 1661.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Old Fossil Shop C1891

The Fossil Depot was demolished in 1913, when the last owner was Sidney Curtis, known as Dick - he died in 1928.

Caption For Hornby, St Margaret's Church C1960

John Lingard, a Catholic priest who wrote a history of England, brought fame to Hornby - he died here in 1851.

Caption For Luton, St Mary's Church 1897

When he died the country was still 90% Saxon; the Normans' policy, like the Romans', was 'divide and rule', with the majority of England's two million people subject to the Norman fist.

Caption For Crayke, Village Street C1960

He died in 1954, and a plaque recalls his life as a 'scholar, philosopher and writer.'

Caption For Manchester, Town Hall 1895

He died before it was completed, and his widow married the next mayor, Abel Heywood.

Caption For Epsom, B Division, Woodcote Park 1917

Sergeant Green was taken to the infirmary where he died the next day. His funeral procession, in which over 1,000 men took part, was the largest London Police funeral.

Caption For Haywards Heath, South Road C1950

He died in 1963 (aged 86); by that time Wakehurst had been presented to the National Trust. Today, Wakehurst is the home of the magnificent Sir Henry Price Memorial Garden.

Caption For Liverpool, St George's Hall C1881

He died just after arriving in Jamaica, and is laid to rest there. His work was taken over by C R Cockerell and the hall was opened on 18 September 1854.

Caption For Luton, Vauxhall Motors C1955

I'd spoken to Dennis Orchard ten minutes before he died. They were working on the early jet engines in V block.

Caption For Grantham, St Wulfram's Church, The Chained Library 1889

Bishop Foxe was appointed Bishop of Winchester in 1501; he died in 1528, and is buried in Winchester Cathedral.

Caption For Dorking, Cottage Hospital 1906

Henry Frederick, Earl of Arundel, Surrey and Norfolk left his estate to his fourth son, Charles Howard of Greystoke, when he died in 1652.