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Zeals House

I was evacuated to Zeals during the war from London, to I think, Zeals House. I recall the airfield, and I remember a local pub, which I think had a yew tree outside. My folks and military members would drink and dance outside under the ...Read more

A memory of Zeals in 1940 by Peter Benniman

Combe Florey Primary School

The village school in Combe Florey closed in about 1958 I believe, it exists as a private house now, but I can still remember the mile long walk to and from it, through the lanes every morning and afternoon. Mum ...Read more

A memory of Combe Florey in 1958 by Kathy Farmer C/O Terry Roberts Roberts Flooring Contractors Ltd

Kingussie Holidays

Kingussie always was one of my favourite places as a young boy. My aunt and uncle lived in King Street, near the sawmill and I can still remember the smell of the wood shavings burning. I loved going down to the station and ...Read more

A memory of Kingussie by Alistair Dunsmore

Our Home For 30+ Years

Mam and Dad, Lizzie and Edwin Ridley, moved into Slaghill (the cottage on the right of the picture) in 1948 when I was 3 years old. Dad died there in December 1978 and Mam moved up to Chapel Cottages soon afterwards. There ...Read more

A memory of Allenheads in 1948 by Evelyn Jones

Being Young

I grew up in Maddiston. I'm only 33 and my memories are being allowed out    late at night in the summer, playing tig, skipping, chapdoor run, also going for walks up behind the golf course. The village has changed a lot since then, ...Read more

A memory of Maddiston in 1982 by tracey_angel

Madeley As It Was

I was born in 1949 in Victoria Road, Madeley and have many memories of life as it was in the 1950's onwards. I remember Jones' buses, Pooles the cobblers, Carters, Stodd's the Drapers, Shums the chemist, and most ...Read more

A memory of Madeley in 1949 by First Name Last Name

Childhood Memories

I moved to Spencer Avenue, Hayes, when I was 5 and the war had just finished. My earliest recollections were of starting school at Yeading Lane and walking there through thick snow. Luckily we had school dinners so ...Read more

A memory of Hayes in 1947 by Doreen Walton

Barnes In The Sixties

My name is John Lines. I will always consider Barnes to be my home. I was born in 1951 in Railway Street which had allotments and even Jack Sedgewick's Pigs between the end of the road and the railway line. The Old Barnes ...Read more

A memory of Barnes by John Lines

Doon The Den

I stayed in Denhead and used to play down the den almost every day. We used to go to school via the gap either next to Ciff Bells house or the gap next to smiths shop. We used to go along the cliffs behind the scrappiest then straight ...Read more

A memory of Kennoway by John Walker

Dreggy

Dreghorn Drive 1970's. I live next door to Guido Bott, friends were Anita Ravenscroft, Ami Straiton, Janice McKay, matthew Fife, Sean McCoy, Christine Cummings, The Watsons ecky. Bill was the odd job man, Barry Burns dad was ...Read more

A memory of Dreghorn by Lorraine Wright

Captions

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Caption For Bardsea, The View From By Well House C1955

The tractor is going round the field turning the hay, a common sight in the summer at that time.

Caption For Abbotsbury, The Tithe Barn 1890

Abbotsbury, situated at the western end of Chesil Beach, is most famous for its swannery, the waters of the Fleet often being turned white with hundreds of birds.

Caption For Nonington, Church C1955

A timbered barn stands opposite the entrance to this 13th-century church with its small square crenellated tower.

Caption For Coombe Bissett, The Village C1955

This picture shows the River Ebble and the A354 Blandford Road running side-by-side through the village of Coombe Bissett, a couple of miles south of Salisbury.

Caption For Hutton, C1947

The buildings on the right were once part of Middle Farm and date back to Tudor times.

Caption For Bibury, Arlington Row C1960

One of the most picturesque - and most photographed - groups of cottages in the Cotswolds, Arlington Row's first function was as a barn.

Caption For Wembley Park, Barn Hill C1965

A mile to the north of the stadium, Barn Hill takes about itself an air of rural contemplation as the camera looks out to the surrounding hills.

Caption For Marlborough, College Chapel 1901

The chapel was not considered an architec- tural success, and its interior has been described as 'barn-like'.

Caption For Cressing, The Village 1909

Villagers pose for the camera outside their homes in this little village near Braintree.

Caption For Weston Rhyn, Village And Post Office C1955

Just outside the village of Weston Rhyn there is an unusual folly - a romanticised Stonehenge.

Caption For Styal, The Village 1897

Like many industrialists at this time, greg started out as a nonconformist, in his case, a Unitarian, and at Styal village is the Unitarian chapel he built, besides the Methodist chapel which he

Caption For Gisburn, The Ribblesdale Arms C1950

The busy A59 road now divides Gisburn, but it still has its cobbled forecourts and white cottages in the main street.

Caption For Histon, High Street C1965

Filling stations are no longer allowed to have their pumps directly adjacent to pavements, but in the days of the dependable ash-framed Morris Traveller, it was pretty much the norm.

Caption For Horsey, The Street C1955

Street Farm (left) still displays parish notices, and the sign (far right) still directs travellers to the excellent Nelson Head pub.

Caption For Butley, The Street C1953

The lady with the pram, near the clipped bushes (left), is outside the Post Office and Stores, which closed in 1975, although the post box remains.

Caption For Liskeard, Wesleyan Church 1907

This fine chapel in Barn Street was erected in 1846 and enlarged in 1862 during the period when the town was experiencing the effects of the mining boom around Caradon just to the north

Caption For Polegate, The Road To Jevington C1955

Back into Willingdon, continue north to turn towards Jevington, through Wannock, and onto the scenic Jevington Road.

Caption For Glastonbury, The Abbey Barn 1896

Beside the ruins of the great abbey church, various monastery buildings survive, including the famous 14th-century Abbot's Kitchen and the Abbey Barn.

Caption For Triscombe, The Quantocks, Wills Neck 1929

Past Crowcombe's fine parish church, turn left onto a narrow lane that winds to Triscombe.

Caption For Abbotsbury, The Tithe Barn 1890

Abbotsbury, situated at the western end of Chesil Beach, is most famous for its swannery, the waters of the Fleet often being turned white with hundreds of birds.

Caption For Durham, Shire Hall 1921

Built of red brick, the Shire Hall was designed by local architects H Barnes and F E Coates, and was completed in 1898.

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Caption For Hauxwell, The Village 1913

Children from Yew Tree Farm pose outside their gate for the photographer - a major event in this quiet village, which is sited well off the main Leyburn road.

Caption For Devonport, Mount Wise 1890

The hill on the right has a memorial to Devonport's most famous son, Captain Scott, and on the riverside in the middle distance the large barn-like building is King Billy Yard, the oldest covered shipyard

Caption For Beaminster, The Square C1955

Beaminster is the 'sweet Bemmister' of William Barnes' famous Victorian poem.