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Burnt Oak A Way Of Life

What a great place this web site is. I certainly love the Burnt Oak as I knew it between 1947 and 1969 when I then emigrated to SA (since back in Weston super Mare). All the memories you folk have mentioned are mine too. I ...Read more

A memory of Burnt Oak in 1960 by Fred East

Brown's Fields

We knew this spot as Brown's Fields.  Farmer Brown had the dairy in Broad Street and used to drive his cows down the lane by the Lynch. In summer time we used to go down to the river to play and have picnics. In the winter time it ...Read more

A memory of Somerton by Denise Lazenby

Last Season On Queen Of The Broads

I was one of the very last crew members of the queen of the broads before she was scrapped and was very sad when she was scrapped in lake lothing oulton broad suffolk

A memory of Broads, The in 1976 by Richard Cox

Five Years At Kelly College

Five years at Kelly College with mediocre academic results and then off to Africa. layed in the Rugby teams and in the boxing teams. mORE OR LESS ENJOYED MY TIME THERE. GOING OFF ON BICYLCE RIDES AS SENIORS. SMOKING ...Read more

A memory of Tavistock in 1950 by Hugh Halliday

Walking The Dogs

During the 1960's as a youth, I walked my two Great Dane dogs at Garth Park, Trealaw almost every day. The park-keeper in the 60's was called "Jock" a Scotsman with a very broad accent. I also played football every Saturday morning ...Read more

A memory of Trealaw in 1965 by Robert Oflaherty

Living There

I was born in Rettendon  in 1938.  My father (Ernest James Hazell) and mother ( Ellen Wiseman)  were both born in the village as were my maternal grandmother and great grandmother. As a child I remember watching aircraft flying home ...Read more

A memory of Rettendon by Keith Hazell

Redmire Children

My great great grandparents arrived in Redmire in the 1840s or thereabouts.   This photo was taken in 1929 when my mother would have been about nine or ten.  She was born in Redmire in 1921 to George and Ellenor Miller who had five ...Read more

A memory of Redmire by Josiephine Bell

Father In Law

Hi there.  My father-in-law was born in Gilfach Goch but left when he was a child.  It was not long ago me and my husband took him back and he was quite shocked to see how much the place has changed. The address he used to live ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1930 by Bobbie Cook

My Roots

Hi i've just found out that my family originate from Great Waltham...the name is 'Hornsby'...I found this out through the ancestry website and looking at old census records...i'm hoping to come along and visit Great Waltham with my ...Read more

A memory of Great Waltham in 1860 by Lisa Mcdonald

Early Memories Of Saltash

I lived in a two story flat, over what was Barclays Bank. Almost opposite was the Guidhall and St Nicholas and Faith Church. We had a clear view from our lounge and upper bedroom window of the road leading to the station ...Read more

A memory of Saltash in 1949 by Raymond Guy

Captions

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Caption For Sheffield, Endcliffe Woods 1900

They remained at Endcliffe until removed to make way for a road improvement scheme and were re-erected at Hunter's Bar.

Caption For Greystoke, The Church 1893

These had painted oak screens, which were removed during the Reformation, giving the nave a broader and more expansive appearance.

Caption For Braintree, The Fountain And Church C1955

In the foreground would have been a collection of dilapidated shops, and a large wooden maltings out of shot to the right.

Caption For Sutton Coldfield, The Parade 1949

Also lost during the town centre development was the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which had stood on the corner of the Parade and Newhall Street.

Caption For Bicester, Old Houses, Market Hill C1950

The buildings housing the premises of Hedges & Son (right), however, have been demolished and replaced by a road and open space leading to a pedestrian shopping precinct.

Caption For Blaenavon, The Memorial To Gilchrist Thomas C1960

The bronze head on the statue was designed and cast by the sculptor Fred Mancini.

Caption For Macclesfield, Infirmary 1897

The site purchased lacked road access and surrounding landowners refused to sell, so the Corporation simply ignored protests and built a road anyway.

Caption For St Ives, The Harbour 1895

Many of the buildings can be recognised today, but they are now separated from the water in the harbour by walls supporting a road and a walkway.

Caption For Clitheroe, View From The Castle C1950

More rooftops, a passing steam train (they were being replaced by diesel- powered locomotives at this time) and the sweep of the park express progress.

Caption For Penmaenmawr, 1892

The majestic sweep of the fertile fields down to the coast is also marked by the workings and spoils of man's need for the stone that is quarried from the mountain on this stretch of the coast.

Caption For Wallasey, Capitol Roundabout C1960

Here we see it from Wallasey Road looking up what has always been known as Liscard Village, even though it is a road.

Caption For Grays, The Parade C1955

A busy parade of shops with distinctive gables line the road at this point.

Caption For Middle Wallop, The Cross Roads C1955

The main road we see in this photograph is the busy A343 Andover to Salisbury route.

Caption For Belfast, Corporation Square 1897

The broad straight streets tell of land recovered from river and docks.

Caption For Leamington Spa, St Mary's Church 1892

St Mary's was built between 1877 and 1878 by John Cundall in brick with a prominent steeple.

Caption For Neath, Orchard Street And Gwyn Hall C1950

The land was donated by Hywel Gwyn, and a statue of him was unveiled outside a year later.

Caption For Walton On Thames, The Riverside C1955

By the river, a road leads off Walton Lane under the bridge towards Walton Marina.

Caption For Sutton, Banstead Downs, Golf Links 1903

Between the golfers and the clubhouse was Burdon Lane, which until the 1950s joined the Brighton Road as it crossed the Downs by way of a dangerous blind junction.

Caption For Belfast, High Street 1897

The broad thoroughfare reflects not only the market town but also its link with the sea.

Caption For Chapel St Leonards, Merryfield Camping Ground C1955

The author and his family have had many a happy holiday on this site.

Caption For New Brighton, Pier And Parade 1892

The row soon became known as 'the ham and egg parade', and very popular it was too.

Caption For Douglas, From Douglas Head 1907

Heysham became the centre for travel to the Isle of Man, and in 1923 the Fleetwood services were transferred there.

Caption For Southport, The Pier Train C1960

Obviously still viable in these photographs, Southport Pier was closed in the 1990s; it was demolished and rebuilt at a total cost of £7 million, and was reopened in 2002.

Caption For Scaynes Hill, The Post Office C1955

Mid-way between Chailey and Haywards Heath is Scaynes Hill, and this photograph shows the summit of the hill.