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Bournemouth Gardens

When I was a child, my parents and my two brothers went to Bournemouth every year for 2 weeks holiday. I have nothing but happy memories of Bournemouth and Boscombe and the surrounding towns. I am now nearly 56 but I still ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth in 1959 by Marian Hindley

Corn Exchange

Before the railways (railroads) came, there was no particular reason why people in Bristol, England should keep the same time as people in London. At that time there was no practical way of communicating information about time over ...Read more

A memory of Bristol by Paul Townsend

Brinton Park

My father used to sell ice-cream in Brinton Park, Dennis Keen was his name. We lived off Hoo Road on Vicarage Crescent. I remember visiting my grandmother on Baxter Avenue, and there was a sweet shop on the corner; does anyone ...Read more

A memory of Kidderminster by Lawrence Keen

Grandparents

I was in Featherstone at the weekend and visited Cressys Corner as my grandparents lived there in the 1960s. I'm doing our family tree and visited various places in Featherstone. It all looks so different to when I was growing up ...Read more

A memory of Featherstone by Kay Dalby

Bristol's Loveliest Church, St Mary Redcliffe.

St Mary Redcliffe Church. Bristol's loveliest church, St Mary Redcliffe, was described as 'the fairest, the goodliest and most famous parish church in England' by Queen Elizabeth I in 1574. Thanks to ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1880 by Paul Townsend

I Lived There As A Child

I was three when we moved on to Whitehouse Lane, and stayed until I left Codsall Comp in 1974. I loved the town. Anyone who remembers me and wants to get in touch can do so at www.markpsadler.com

A memory of Codsall Wood in 1960 by Mark Sadler

Though Tis Dorset, I Thought Twere Devon

When I was a child, I lived at Axminster. My favourite seaside resort was Lyme Regis, about 6 miles away from home. Even though I was told, on countless occasions, that Lyme lay in Dorset, I would not ...Read more

A memory of Lyme Regis by Marjorie Alcock

Happy Holidays

My parents and my grandparents had their holidays on this caravan site from about 1961 to about 1967. I remember my grandfather taking me to the shop on the site to buy sweets. The owner had a green Ford V8 Pilot which we rode in ...Read more

A memory of Bognor Regis in 1961 by Colin Schubert

Childhood In Glanwydden North Wales

Is there anybody out there who lived at or visited the village of Glanwydden, or was a pupil of the local county council school during the period 1937 to 1945?, I attended the local school between 1937 and 1945 ...Read more

A memory of Glanwydden in 1940 by Elwyn Hughes

Pill Bicycle Shop

My maternal grandfather, Allan Henry Ball, had a bicycle shop in Pill prior to the Second World War. My mother had a photo of herself as a child outside the shop (in the 1920s). I believe that both my grandfather and his wife were born ...Read more

A memory of Pill in 1940 by Peter Guala

Captions

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Caption For Richmond, Friars Wynd 1913

A fragment of the medieval Town Wall, this postern gate allowed the townsfolk to obtain drinking water from springs at the Greyfriars.

Caption For Workington, Pow Street 1962

Workington, on the mouth of the River Derwent, owes its growth mainly to the coal and steel industries, but it has always been slightly overshadowed by the larger town of Whitehaven to the south.

Caption For Battle, High Street 1910

It is a sunny day in the pleasant little town in the years leading up to the First World War.

Caption For Bexhill On Sea, Sea Lane Monument 1899

This monument in Town Hall Square commemorates Lt Col Henry Lane, the distinguished soldier and veteran of the Indian Mutiny.

Caption For Bowness On Windermere, The Promenade 1925

The provision of the public gardens of the Promenade at Bowness also followed the coming of the railway in 1847, and the increased popularity of the Lake District as a health-giving holiday resort for

Caption For Aughton, Town Green C1950

Stone sets pave Town Green, as it leads through the village towards the railway bridge and station.

Caption For Nottingham, Trent Bridge And River C1955

Widened by returning ex-servicemen in 1925 to cope with increasing road traffic, the bridge retained its elegance and here formed a background for the picnickers, boat hirers and other leisure seekers

Caption For Minehead, The Avenue C1965

Originally Station Road, Minehead's Avenue was built in the 1870s to link the newly built railway station with the town centre.

Caption For Gloucester, The Cathedral 1892

The splendid Norman tower of the cathedral rises above the roofs of the county town, forming an important part of the city's skyline.

Caption For Gravesend, New Road C1955

New Road is one of the main shopping streets of the town.

Caption For Aberaeron, The Harbour C1955

The original plan for building the town included a harbour, which provided a large and safe place for coastal vessels and fishing boats.

Caption For Tideswell, The View From The Church Tower C1960

We are looking down on the Pot Market, where pots and pans were once bought and sold, and along Queen Street, the main shopping street of this small town on the White Peak plateau.

Caption For Middleham, Racehorses At Exercise C1965

Middleham, a medieval township at the mouth of Wensleydale, is famous for breeding and training racehorses and for its historic castle, once the home of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and later of King

Caption For Brading, Old Cottages C1955

At the beginning of the 19th century Brading's curate was Legh Richmond, whose moral tale 'The Annals of the Poor' and other rural stories enjoyed a large readership.

Caption For Southsea, Sands And Pier 1921

H.G.Wells and Rudyard Kipling spent their formative years locally, and Arthur Conan Doyle established a medical practice in the town in 1882.

Caption For Stone, High Street 1900

The town grew up astride what was the most important road in medieval England, that between London and Chester, at that time the principal port for Ireland.

Caption For Brading, Old Cottages C1955

At the beginning of the 19th century Brading's curate was Legh Richmond, whose moral tale 'The Annals of the Poor' and other rural stories enjoyed a large readership.

Caption For Hailsham, Market Square Looking Into George Street 1899

Looking along George Street from Market Square, the timber-framed building and Ellis's were replaced in 1910 in Jacobean style by Market Chambers and a bank.

Caption For Solihull, Mell Square C1966

As with many other towns, the centre of Solihull was redeveloped in the 1960s.Among the projects was a new civic centre designed by H Weedon & Partners, and the demolition of Drury Lane for a pedestrian

Caption For Accrington, Blackburn Road C1965

The Market Hall is just visible on the left, and the area beside it still serves as the town's main bus terminal.

Caption For Goodworth Clatford, The Village C1965

Even today, this is a sleepy village removed from the hustle and bustle of busy town life.

Caption For Maltby, High Street C1955

Here locals could spend their money on furniture, boots and shoes, children's clothes, and ladies' and gents' outfitting.

Caption For Andover, Micheldever Road C1950

Micheldever Road was a new turnpike in 1840 and would remain the main road from Winchester until town development after 1961 led to its abandonment.

Caption For Chesterfield, Market Place 1902

The Italianate, red brick Market Hall with its imposing clock tower was built in 1857, and still forms the centrepiece of the town's lively regular outdoor market.