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Memories Of Sutton Lodge, In Sutton Lane—Just South Of The Great West Road, Heston/Hounslow

Recorded by Nicholas Reid, Canberra, Australia. I was christened in the Anglican church at Heston in 1959, though for obvious reason I don’t have any memories of ...Read more

A memory of Heston by Nicholas Reid

Memories Ofpalmers Buildings

We used to live in Gateshead but because father was away in the RAF he thought we should live closer to his brother who lived at 116 High Street East, Wallsend, so we managed somehow to get a house at 16 Third Street, ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1942 by Allen Flynn

Early War Years

This is very much a shot in the dark. My parents, Jim & Eva Davidson, moved to Barnhurst in the late 1930s and lived in a maisonette, ground floor I believe. My father worked at the Woolwich Arsenal ordinance factory and I was ...Read more

A memory of Barnehurst in 1940 by Gordon Davidson

Strone Youth Hostel

I have fond memories of Strone. My mother was the warden at the SYHA hostel at Strone which was Dunselma on the hill. Strone Primary was my first school. I remember the US floating docks and the protesters who ...Read more

A memory of Strone in 1959 by Gavin Redfern

Holloway Sanatorium

The ballroom had huge paintings on the walls. In particular I recall one of Sir Walter Raleigh. The patients' dining room had those lovely murals. We were issued a key which unlocked all of the doors in the hospital and ...Read more

A memory of Virginia Water in 1961 by Patricia Hampton

Air Raid

I was born in Laurel Avenue in 1936 and lived there until 1959. During the war we were bombed out of our house following an air raid during the night, when German bombers were trying to cut the main line between London and Edinburgh. ...Read more

A memory of Potters Bar in 1950 by Philip Field

Rogerson Hall

We use to travel with our relations for one week all together, about 12 of us. I believe the price for a week for a family of four was about £5.00. We traveled with WTA coaces from Maryland Point, Stratford E15, the coach company does ...Read more

A memory of Corton in 1949 by David Fletcher

Circa 1880s Blacksmith

I am tracing my ancestors as my mum and siblings were brought up in a home. Her grandfather was a Prison Warden at HMP Chelmsford around the 1900s and his father was a blacksmith. That's all we have apart from addresses on ...Read more

A memory of Chelmsford by Susy Matthews

Old Manafon Character.

Anybody remember my old uncle Nathaniel (Watkin) who used to live at the Green Cottage, the Green, Manafon? He was Church warden for many years, a real old Montgomeryshire character, fondly remembered even though he died in the ...Read more

A memory of Manafon by Brian Bennett

The Century Cinema And Other Memories

My parents, brother and I moved to Loughton in 1959. Our next door neighbours (Mr & Mrs Angel) were already retired and called Loughton 'The Village'. My mum got a job working in the sweetshop next door ...Read more

A memory of Loughton by Julia Spicer

Captions

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Caption For Southend On Sea, From The Cliffs 1895

Although there are well-defined paths, the cliff gardens have yet to be laid out in a formal way.The pier and Pavilion can be seen on the right with many boats close by.

Caption For Oakham, School Memorial Chapel 1927

The school sanatorium is on the left, with the lovely gardens in front.

Caption For Ticehurst, From Myskyns 1903

Nearby, Pashley is a 17th-century manor house with beautiful gardens.

Caption For Southend On Sea, Marine Gardens C1950

The well-laid out public gardens give a tropical air to the scene. The Lees Hotel was one of the many hotels to be found in this popular area of the town. Southend The Undercliff

Caption For Ilkley, Boathouse And Landing Stage 1921

Hiring a boat from Wray's Pleasure Gardens was always popular with visitors and locals. The new bridge (1904) can be seen in the distance; it opened up the Middleton side of the river.

Caption For St Michael's Mount, 1890

Landscaped gardens are among the rocks below.

Caption For York, The Hospitium C1885

Near the River Ouse, situated in what is now the Museum Gardens, this building was the guest house for St Mary's Abbey.

Caption For Wilmcote, The Crofts C1955

vernacular architecture characteristically uses a mixture of building materials; with stone in the Cotswolds, for instance, and an abundance of timber in the formerly well- wooded areas of Arden

Caption For Swansea, High Street 1893

Horse-drawn until the turn of the century, the trams provided much manure for Swansea gardeners.

Caption For Studley, The Old Castle C1960

Traces of the motte and the moat are still visible in the garden. The house sits in fields beside the River Arrow, away from the built-up part of Studley.

Caption For Wilmcote, The Crofts C1955

Warwickshire's vernacular architecture characteristically uses a mixture of building materials; with stone in the Cotswolds, for instance, and an abundance of timber in the formerly well-wooded areas of Arden

Caption For Coltishall, 1902

Since the 18th century, substantial houses have been built with gardens leading down to the river, alongside the main road which runs parallel to but out of sight of the river.

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Caption For Harrogate, Crescent Gardens 1907

Late morning concerts were held at both the Crescent and the Winter Gardens.

Caption For Newquay, Trenance Gardens 1928

These civic gardens are in the Trenance Valley and fringe the River Gannel as it twists away from the eastern edge of the town.

Caption For Boscombe, The Chine Hotel 1892

Originally built by Sir Drummond Wolfe in the early 18th century and later extended, this luxury hotel with 80 rooms, three acres of gardens and its own well, was immensely popular with the leading stars

Caption For Cardiff, Roath Park 1896

Lady Sophia played a large part in creating what has been described as a `mini-Kew` garden.

Caption For Cardiff, University College 1925

Yet its overall effect provides an interestingly ornate backdrop to the vista through Alexandra Gardens, which it faces.

Caption For New Brighton, Tower 1900

The tower was part of a 35-acre development that also included Tower Buildings and Tower Gardens.

Caption For Abingdon, Bridge Restaurant And Tea Gardens C1950

There was always a flurry of excitement and activity at the Bridge Restaurant and Tea Gardens on Nags Head Island when the pleasure boats arrived, especially during the summer.

Caption For Stalham, The Staithe C1935

The family butcher has gone, but the house belonging to Miss Teasel, a well-known local character, still overlooks her pretty garden. The shed on the right is an engine workshop.

Caption For Harrogate, Crescent Gardens 1907

Late morning concerts were held both at the Crescent and the Winter Gardens.

Caption For Botley, Church Lane C1955

Another view of Church Lane, with some older cottages along with some rural gardens, just the kind one may expect to see in the country.

Caption For Binfield, Newbold Missionary College C1955

The original house, built by Mr Hutchinson Brown, was bought by Charles Birch Crisp who, in 1910, commissioned newly-qualified architect Oliver Hill to enlarge the house and design the gardens.

Caption For Pangbourne, Whitchurch Bridge 1890

This view looks downstream from the riverside garden of Waterside House towards Whitchurch Bridge.