Maps

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Books

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Memories

1,393 memories found. Showing results 881 to 890.

My Memory Of Croydon

I remember having a donkey ride at the back of Kennards, by the arcade, which was a real treat for me. Also having my ears pierced in the arcade and you could smell the incense from the indian shop. Going to Surrey Street market ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1950 by Barbara Saunders

Hyde

My abiding memory of Hyde as a child growing up in the late 50's - 60's was going shopping with my mum on a Saturday afternoon. My mum always dressed up as though it was a special occasion. We always went into Ibbotson's where my auntie worked ...Read more

A memory of Hyde in 1964 by Julia Izatt

Changes

I would like to thank those who have responded to this and I have equally replied. Sutton has fond memories. The girl I married is still my partner and we often speak fondly of Sutton and what it used to be like. We are very interested in ...Read more

A memory of Sutton by David Buettner Banks

Tunnel Road Memories

I lived in number 9 Tunnel Road which is still there today. It's the road running from the side of the flyover at the bottom of Chester Street to access the tunnel. Me and my brother and sisters played every day on the top (as ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead in 1962 by Anita Starkey

Anyone Remember Halifax Fish

My Dad was born and lived in Halifax. When he was young a family firm which had a stall in the market hall delivered a fish speciality on bicycles with baskets. We all called it "Halifax Fish" and it was a piece of ...Read more

A memory of Halifax in 1963 by Hugh Crabtree

Living In Stafford

I was born in Wales but moved to Stafford with my parents and brother when I was 3. We lived on Sabine Street and I went to St. Paul's school and then to Riverway. We moved to Exeter Street when I was about 11. I got married in ...Read more

A memory of Stafford in 1962 by Ellen Lockley

Greens Ironmonger (Hardware) Shop

In 1962 - 1964 I lived upstairs above Mr. Green's shop. I believe the number was 12 Market Square. I was a USAF Airman stationed at RAF Upper Heyford. Good memories. Mr. Green invited me to go with him to the British ...Read more

A memory of Brackley in 1963 by George Mushett

Chapel Street

This is a picture of the corner of Chapel Street and George Street showing the old Boots Chemist shop before it was taken over by Hepworths the tailors.  Dewhursts butchers shop was also in the same complex between Chapel Street, the ...Read more

A memory of Luton by Michael Bream

Trevor Hughes

1970-1971'ish, there was a homeless man named Trevor Hughes who used to wander the streets around the Guildhall and the market. He always wore a daffodil in his hat and was the local character. The probation officers made sure he got ...Read more

A memory of Cambridge in 1970 by Marion Del Favero

Gurnell Grove Prefabs Windmill Lane And The Broadway

I was born in the prefabs at Gurnell Grove, and went to Brentside Juniors. We then moved to Windmill Lane when the prefabs were being knocked down to make way for the tower blocks. The prefabs ...Read more

A memory of Greenford

Captions

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Caption For Bingley, Old Market House 1894

Completed in 1753 at a cost of £12, the Market Hall, Butter Cross and the stocks were removed at a cost of £16 6s from Main Street to the Prince of Wales park in 1888, which is where we see them in this

Caption For Watford, High Street C1961

The spacious northern end of the High Street, with its central water garden and carefully tended flowerbeds, marks the area where the market hall stood until 1853.

Caption For Horsham, St Mary's Church 1907

The Carfax 1907 The Carfax and market place is at the heart of the old town.

Caption For Bedford, Newnham Outdoor Pool C1960

The Robinsons were major employers in the town, owing the success of their business activities to the burgeoning TV rental market of the post-war years.

Caption For Carrickfergus, View From The Quay 1897

Carrickfergus was to share the tumults which the castle brought, but the town we see here was busy and prosperous, with markets twice a week and five linen mills needing workers.

Caption For Cobham, The Village 1911

Cobham stands on Watling Street and was once a busy market centre.

Caption For Stamford, Red Lion Square 1922

The Square, one of the ancient market places of Stamford, appears as a pleasant pedestrian area before the dominance of the motorcar; a convention of delivery boys is taking place around the gaslight.

Caption For Swindon, The Goddard Arms, High Street C1950

The Magistrates' Court for Swindon was held here until the Old Town Hall was built in the Market Square in 1852.

Caption For Nottingham, Council House, Market Square C1950

We start in the heart of the city in Old Market Square. The 18th-century Exchange was demolished in 1926 and replaced by the present Council House, opened in 1929 by the then Prince of Wales.

Caption For Abingdon, The Queen's Hotel C1955

By the 1950s the Market Place had become a car park and the statue had gone.

Caption For Grindleton, The Village 1921

The road from Sawley to Waddington crossed the back road from Clitheroe to Slaidburn here, so the cloth produced from local wool could be taken to the markets and fairs on packhorses.We are looking

Caption For East Dereham, Market Place 1901

Its market was thriving and very active; this photograph was probably taken just before the arrival of the livestock - boys always made their extra pocket money helping the farmers and drovers control

Caption For Dudley, Panoramic View From Castle Keep C1955

Here the view is out over some of the castle's outer buildings along Castle Street and into the Market Place.

Caption For Kettering, High Street C1960

The shoes were made just round the corner in Market Street until the 1930s.

Caption For St Ives, Market Hill C1955

On non-market days, the centre of St Ives was a quiet and unhurried place.

Caption For Rickmansworth, High Street C1955

Photographed before its conversion to a one-way system, the High Street appears a quiet market town thoroughfare.

Caption For Newport, Commercial Street C1899

We can also see Newman & Sons piano warehouse on the left, with the Lipton Market, a grocery store, further along.

Caption For Selby, The Cross And Finkle Street 1903

There is still a bank on the corner, but the market cross of 1790 is now located to the right of the square, after standing in the park opposite between 1968 and 1986.

Caption For Hailsham, The Baptist Church 1900

The first is down Market Street. The Baptist church was built early in the19th century; it was attached to a farmhouse, the tile-hung building to the right.

Caption For Toddington, The Green C1965

The well-kept green reminds us of great days when it was a market place for the plait trade. It now has a memorial garden in place of these railings.

Caption For Manchester, Market Street 1889

Market Street was notorious for traffic congestion even in the 1880s.

Caption For Llanfair Caereinion, The View From Neuadd Lane C1955

The town originally developed because of the local weavers, and also as a market town.

Caption For Saxby, The Church C1955

The 4th Earl, known as the building Earl, enlarged Stapleford Hall, the ancestral home, built a bridge at Melton Mowbray, and the Town Hall at Market Harborough.

Caption For Newport, Commercial Street C1899

We can also see Newman & Sons piano warehouse on the left, with the Lipton Market, a grocery store, further along.