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Memories

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The Cannon, High Street, Maidstone

During the late 1940s and early 1950s my brothers and I were Scouts and each summer we went to Scout Camp at Westgate on Sea. There was no M20 in those days so our journey by lorry took us through Maidstone High ...Read more

A memory of Maidstone by Ken Cook

V E Day

V. E. day was a great day, as I clearly remember it. I remember cycling up High Street with a flag on my handlebars, and a propeller whizzing round in the wind, which we made out of wood, it was a popular with the kids at that time. Bonfires ...Read more

A memory of Boston in 1945 by Bob Marriott

Dunstaffnage The War Years 1942 45

In 1942 aged 5 due to my father being a shipwright in the Portsmouth Dockyard he was transferred to a satellite dockyard at Dunstaffnage where we stayed as a family until the war finished and we then moved back to ...Read more

A memory of Oban in 1942 by Brian Woodward

Second World War Memories

I was only a nipper in 1942 but recall clearly the German bombing raids Weston had to survive. Bristol was their main target, but to get a smart getaway they would fly over Weston shedding any spare bombs as they went ...Read more

A memory of Congresbury in 1942 by Jim Beckley

Stacking Timber

In the war years my father drove a lorry or a tractor for May & Hassle timber importers. He would pick up men at various places around the town with his lorry which had a hut on the back. Timber was stacked around Lincolnshire at ...Read more

A memory of Boston in 1940 by Bob Marriott

Maidstone High Street

My first job was at G H Laveys 65 High Street (corner of Mill Street). The store sold clothing for men, women, children's school wear, also an equestrian dept. It covered four floors and even had a lift. I was 15 years old. ...Read more

A memory of Maidstone in 1965 by Andrew Dawton

Lovely Braunton

My parents, my aunt and myself moved to Braunton in 1971. We lived next door to the Clarkes who were very kind to us. Although we had moved from a large town house, this house seemed large too - it had a wonderful view right across ...Read more

A memory of Braunton in 1971 by Jenny Lister

Billericay

I used to work for Lord Rayleighs Dairies and my area of delivery was Billericay I used to deliver milk to the Chantry Cafe and most of the Town then out to Norsey Road and surrounding areas, happy days long gone.

A memory of Billericay in 1968 by Brian Buttle

My Chidhood In Tredegar

I went to Earlstreet School and my great aunt was a teacher there, her name was Miss Trace, she was well known for playing the Welsh harp. I grew up in High Street which is no longer there. My parents were Helen (Nellie) and ...Read more

A memory of Tredegar in 1946 by Jennifer Howard

Wartime In Ferndown

I have so many memories of growing up in Ferndown during the Second World War, when it was just a village. Collecting pigswill and old papers to aid the war effort. Scouting adventures with scoutmaster Doug Gabe. Playing games on ...Read more

A memory of Ferndown in 1940 by Brian Davis

Captions

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Caption For Eastbourne, Western Lawns 1910

The town climbs increasingly steeply away from the sea to the west of the Wish Tower, with an expansive green- sward, known as the Western Lawns, between the much lower promenade and the buildings fronting

Caption For Richmond, From West 1908

Taken from Billy Banks Wood south of the Swale, this distant view shows the defensive site of Richmond Castle, and the town clinging precariously - and picturesquely - to the hillside

Caption For Cheltenham, Lower High Street C1955

However, the remnants of earlier Georgian homes, taverns and inns can still be seen in and around the High Street.

Caption For Holme On Spalding Moor, New Inn Corner C1955

Every town, village and hamlet had its market place; Pocklington market is still held on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Caption For Corbridge, Market Place C1955

Corbridge is a small town with a traumatic history.

Caption For Westerham, The Village 1925

It is a quiet morning in this pleasant small town, situated on a gentle hill a few miles west of Sevenoaks.

Caption For Luton, New Bedford Road 1897

Leaving town by the line of the present existing Old Bedford Road, it crossed the river by a ford on the town side of Little Moor.

Caption For Haverfordwest, The Castle From The River 1890

An evocative view from the north-east of the part of the town immediately below the Castle and the impressive Castle and prison itself.

Caption For Maldon, High Street 1901

This famous and picturesque town is situated on a hill above the River Blackwater.

Caption For Kidderminster, Broadwaters C1955

Broadwaters Park stream flows towards the town. It is culverted under the main road, and collects in a large lake, which lies between Broadwaters Lane and the estate of houses.

Caption For Weobley, The Village C1950

When Leland visited Weobley in 1540 he described it as 'a market-town where there is a goodly castle, but somewhat in decay'.

Caption For Raunds, High Street C1955

Midway between Rushden and Thrapston lies the small town of Raunds. In this photograph you can just pick out the spire of the church, soaring 183 feet above the High Street.

Caption For Whitby, Pannett Park 1932

A green lung in the centre of the town, the park was given to Whitby by Alderman Pannett.

Caption For Taunton, Fore Street 1902

Where better to begin an exploration of Taunton town than in Fore Street, very much the centre of this ancient Borough.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Clock Tower C1955

He died shortly after it was finished and William Rock bought it in 1888 to give to the town. It was the library for years, and today it is home to the North Devon Museum.

Caption For Cowes, View From The Pier 1927

Hotels and yacht chandlers line the seashore at Cowes.

Caption For Basildon, Southernhay C1965

The town centre was extended eastwards in the 1980s, and Southernhay was diverted. This stretch of the road survives as a walkway in the precinct.

Caption For Cadnam, Sir John Barleycorn 1932

In the 1930s the Sir John Barleycorn Inn was just one of several taverns in the Cadnam area - known only to locals, visitors from nearby towns, and passing travellers.

Caption For Bournemouth, The Centre C1955

One reason for Bournemouth’s success as a holiday resort has been that the shops are available if the weather is too wet and windy for the beach.

Caption For Haverfordwest, Town View 1890

A group of turn-of-the-century children overlooking the town of Haverfordwest.

Caption For Basingstoke, Church Street 1904

Church Street is busy with shoppers and shopkeepers. Peeping above the town's rooftops is the tower of St Michael the Archangel, perhaps the finest of Hampshire's Perpendicular parish churches.

Caption For Uppingham, From The South 1932

This panoramic view of the church and school from flower-bedecked meadowland sums up the qualities of this self-contained town.

Caption For Market Harborough, The Square C1955

A classic view of a market town.

Caption For Uppingham, High Street C1955

Uppingham is a particularly charming town with an attractive series of 17th- and 18th-century buildings.