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My husbands family were from Bascote. His ancestor Edwin Markham moved there as an ag labourer in the 1870s. His wife Maria died shortly after, and he married again. He had very many children, and used to drink at the Fox and ...Read more

A memory of Bascote in 1880 by R K

Recently I have been researching my family history. The Brinkworth family are my great grandmother's ancestors, going back further, they were from Lacock. The Brinkworths lived at Sandy Lane, and at the cabin, Chittoe. ...Read more

A memory of Sandy Lane in 1880 by Christine Smith

My great great great grandmother, Rebecca Law lived at Audley End Almhouses in the 1880's and 1890's.  She lived to be 102 and her final years were spent living with her grandson and his family. The place she was living caught on ...Read more

A memory of Audley End in 1880 by June Perry

I remember me and Shirley ramshaw getting drunk at our house in hedworth lane in our dinner hour from school, also riding brandy Shirley's pony who taught me how to fall of correctly, and getting my ...Read more

A memory of Boldon Colliery in 1880 by Kim Obrien New Crawford

My father's grandparents lived at Swinton Railway Station (Denham), he was the railway controller. Anyone have any info relating to the old Railway Station round this time?

A memory of Mexborough in 1880 by Jill Love

Whether or not Sparnham House was an old coaching inn (I doubt it) or not, it is noteworthy of being the long-time residence of John Hannibal (or sometimes Henry) Foaden and his wife Elizabeth nee Husson. They were married in the ...Read more

A memory of Ashburton in 1880 by Eric Graham

My great-great-grandfather and family resided here, at 1 High Street. It was once a Fire Station!

A memory of Bridgnorth in 1880 by Susan Parker Rosen

This photograph from 1887 shows a post in the middle of the picture, standing upright in the sea - to this day it is still there. As a child it was always a point at which I arranged to meet with my ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1880

There are several dating features on both this print and subsequent ones and inspection of the church today that suggest that the photograph is probably correctly dated at 1888.  The pews shown were ...Read more

A memory of Canterbury in 1880 by Marten Rogers

I was born in Islington in 1968. When I was 12 we moved to New Southgate and I fell in love with the whole area instantly. New friends introduced me to Southgate and I was shown the Minchenden Oak for the first time. I ...Read more

A memory of Palmers Green in 1880 by Gaynor Marsh