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I Lived And Worked Nearby

We lived as a family in Gonville Road with St Judes Church on the corner of Thornton Road, to the left of this picture. I remember the Pond when it was full of rubbish so this garden was an improvement when it was ...Read more

A memory of Thornton Heath by Linda Manton

Coronation Pencil

I remember the Coronation in 1937; my mother and father took us to party in the hall on the corner of Station Street and Tower Street, all the tables was full of all kinds of food. We were given a pencil pen, it was white with a gold ...Read more

A memory of Boston in 1930 by Bob Marriott

High Street

My grandparents (Reg & Florence 'Flo' Lawrie), lived at 6 High Street, above the old Alliance Assurance offices from the 1930's till late 50's /early 60's. They then retired to Netley. My grandpa worked as a messenger there, and ...Read more

A memory of Southampton by Kieron Warren

Dancing On The Forest For The Queens Visit To Nottingham

I think it was 1953 and I was 10yrs. I was at the Bentink Road Scool and as I remember, the schools in Nottingham entered a dancing team and we practiced for weeks. Our practice was in the ...Read more

A memory of Nottingham in 1953 by Margaret Wilson Nee Rigley

Trevelyan Road Tooting

I was born on 8th May 1945 (the day the war ended) at 61 Trevelyan Road Tooting. My mum told me that there was a heatwave on the 8th May and whilst she was trying to get some rest there was a street party going n which she ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1945 by Victoria Mason

Henry And Sarah Jane Christelow Eddy

Henry and Sarah Jane were my husband's grandparents. I'm not sure where they were born but they were married at the Chester-le-Street Registry Office and were living at Pelton Fell when my father-in-law, ...Read more

A memory of Pelton Fell by Elle Eddy

Collyhurst

Loved being brought up there, moved into the Collyhurst scene from Langley Middleton, soon got to know Ralph Spencer, the Heaneys and Youngs, also Mcewans. I went to Albert Memorial School. I lived on Thornton Street. What a place to ...Read more

A memory of Harpurhey by Lawrence Sellstrom

Albion Place

I was born in 1939 and grew up in Kenfg Hill, living at 65 Pisgah Street, Foster Buildings, and 7 Albion Place during the war years. Albion Place was then in an area of Kenfig Hill known as The Huts, because the dwellings were all ...Read more

A memory of Kenfig Hill in 1945 by Brian Harman

Bennetts Shop Brook Street

Hi Does anyone remember the old fashioned style local shop half way down Brook Street in between the Coylers Lane and Belmonth Road junctions? The shop is still there but in a very diffferent form. The ...Read more

A memory of Northumberland Heath by Tracey Winters

Swimming Baths

I am writing this memory on behalf of my late mother. She has lived in Sheffield since the age of 30. All of her good memories of Gateshead was the swimming baths. She was not very academic and she constantly told me how often she ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1943 by Yvonne Watson

Captions

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Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street C1955

Broad Street boasts a great variety of inns and hotels.

Caption For Sedbergh, Market Place 1894

Two men converse outside a hardware store on the left, while the Bull Hotel, seen in photograph No 46914, can be seen at the far end of the street.

Caption For Kingsdown, Upper Street 1918

The village still has a peaceful and quiet air about it, though the narrow streets can cause problems with traffic in the holiday season.

Caption For Bradford On Avon, View From Winsley Road C1955

Much of this scene has been developed at Wine Street on the left, and Sandy Leaze now covers the farmland in the foreground.

Caption For Benson, Brook Street C1965

The old coaching inn, half way down Brook Street on the left, had the unusual name of the Farmer's Man. It has since closed, and is now called Farmers Man Cottage.

Caption For Thornton Dale, C1965

In the background we can see the wooded escarpment of High Fields, which overlooks the pantile roofs of the village street.

Caption For Talgarth, The Square 1937

Across the street are D L Edwards the grocer and the Ennis Hotel. Centrally placed, the town hall is bedecked with bunting and flags.

Caption For Launceston, High Street C1960

On the left-hand side of the street, the building with the bay window, once the Castle Hotel and then the Co-op, is now Mackays clothing; while the premises to the right, occupied for many years by Folley's

Caption For Calbourne, Winkle Street C1955

The long line of cottages in Winkle Street overlooks a delightful babbling brook.

Caption For East Grinstead, Cromwell House 1923

Of all High Street's timber-framed houses this one is the grandest. It was built in 1599 for Edward Payne, an ironworker, though by 1923 its resident was Robin Reid.

Caption For Glasgow, Sauchiehall Street 1897

There are still many high-quality shops in this famous street.

Caption For Loughborough, Market Place C1965

The Italianate Town Hall dominates the street scene with its rather odd bell-cote.

Caption For Farnham, South Street 1904

A bustling view along South Street, which was built in 1850 and originally called New Road. It connects the town centre with the railway, and runs south from the Borough towards the River Wey.

Caption For Epsom, High Street And Clock Tower C1955

A final view of Epsom town, with its wide High Street and only a little traffic. The clock tower, with public lavatories at its base, was about 100 years old when this picture was taken.

Caption For West Lulworth, The Village 1903

The village street curves around the foot of Bindon Hill as it approaches the cove, with the Cove Hotel next to the thatched cottages on the left.

Caption For Colchester, Head Street 1891

This view looks north to the junction with High Street. All the taller houses on the right were replaced by what is now Debenhams depart- ment store.

Caption For Ulverston, Lower Market Street 1921

Jutting out across the street is the sign for Weston Bros, who called themselves 'The London Tailors'. Beyond is the Ulverston Savings Bank clock.

Caption For Chideock, Village 1912

Its charming cottages witnessed some of the fiercest fighting of the English Civil War, and its narrow streets some of the most daring smuggling escapades of recent centuries.

Caption For Scawby, Church Street C1960

More accurately, this is the rear of Church Street; modern detached houses have been developed in the allotment-style gardens.

Caption For Halstead, High Street 1952

This town, which stands above the Colne in the north of the county about five miles from Braintree, was once famous for its silk and crepe.This wonderful post-war view looks up the High Street, with

Caption For Stourbridge, Lower High Street C1960

This view looks down Lower High Street, where the King Edward VI Grammar School can be seen on the right.

Caption For Mousehole, The Harbour 1927

Delightful dark brown granite cottages hug the narrow choked streets of Mousehole (pronounced Mouzel).

Caption For Oxford, Somerville College 1907

Much of the college is hidden from the street.

Caption For Whitby, Arguments Yard 1913

We can clearly see the derelict state of this particular yard in Church Street.