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Ratfyn Power Station
In the 1950s I was in the Royal Engineers and came over from Germany to our school of military engineering at Chatham where we did a course in electrical power stations. We were then posted to Bulford barracks, and did our ...Read more
A memory of Bulford in 1954 by
Royal Military Police
I was in the Military Police stationed at Inkerman Barracks in 1962. It's a shame most of it has gone.
A memory of Knaphill
My Dad Was At Hendon Police School In 1958
My late father was a police officer with the Royal Malaysian Police between 1953 and 1982 inclusive. In the early years of his career he served under several British officers and was sent to the thick ...Read more
A memory of Colindale in 1958 by
Reminiscences Of Portsmouth In The Late 1930s
I was born in Portsmouth in 1933. My family and I lived first in Lyndhurst Road - about which I don't recall too much - then later in Merrivale Road. I remember very clearly where Merrivale joined ...Read more
A memory of Portsmouth by
Tidworth In The Mid 1950's
I attended this school in September of 1953 until December 1954, when I left and went to Salisbury College of Further Education. My father was in the army and we came back from Germany in July 1953 to live in ...Read more
A memory of North Tidworth in 1953 by
Army Barracks Overlooking Vivary Park
I lived in the Army Barracks [Jelelahbad] from around 1960-61 and went to Mary Magdalene School which is now closed and used as an auctions room. One teacher I recall was a Mr Oak and pupils were Margaret ...Read more
A memory of Taunton in 1960
1955 Raoc
Hello, my main memory was of Cpl Colman in charge of our barracks, he was hard, but fair, especially as I wrecked his room one night for a prank and he gave me cookhouse duties, but it could have been worse. My twin brother Paul was ...Read more
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A Winter Crossing On The North Sea
I well remember the King George Dock as I embarked here with 33rd Signal Regiment (a TAVR unit formerly known as the Lancashire and Cheshire Yeomanry). We were en route to Germany having a posting ...Read more
A memory of Kingston upon Hull in 1968 by
Hopton Hill
My family were from this area and my grandfather Edward Gough Jones and grandmother Rosa Jones brought up 7 children Joan, Nora, twins Eileen and Beryl, Ron (who still lived in a bungalow at the Crescent Nesscliffe until this year ...Read more
A memory of Nesscliffe in 1910 by
Happy Days In Latimer
It was only two years or so, from 1959-61, aged 6-8, but it still seems as if the happiest period of my childhood in Latimer was one long, endless, glorious summer. My dad was in the army, in the King's Own Scottish ...Read more
A memory of Latimer in 1959 by
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The barracks blocks were connected by a huge glass roof, the purpose of which was to enable the troops to engage in drill during wet weather.
Across the Witham, Avenue Road becomes Beacon Lane and passes the old barracks of 1858 and 1872 of the Royal South Lincolnshire Militia, now occupied by an auctioneers and valuers.
A little further east from Mistley is the village of Bradfield.
The former Peninsula Barracks stand on the site of a medieval castle which was destroyed after the Civil War.
Bodmin is the home of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, which served with gallantry during the Great War.
In the foreground is a military vehicle, possibly from the barracks.
One mile inland is the church of St Mary, which includes the nave of the Augustinian priory founded here in 1119 by Walter de Gant.
One mile inland is the church of St Mary, which includes the nave of the Augustinian priory founded here in 1119 by Walter de Gant.
E J Baker, the High Street butcher, was delivering to the substantial houses, many of which still stand today.
This view shows some of the 18th-century buildings and defences.
We are looking past John Carr's Green Bridge towards the magnificent castle - a true picture of medieval England.
Imphal Barracks covered a huge area, and could house at least one cavalry regiment and an infantry battalion, as well as providing support for reservists, volunteer units and recruit training.
A solitary figure wanders towards the common in a Wales slowly recovering from the Second World War.
The military importance of Brecon continued into the 20th century and up to the present day.
The town of Aldershot is largely Victorian.
This picture was taken eastwards from the north side of East Street, from Mrs Alice E Gale's musical instrument emporium and fancy repository on the corner with Barrack Street (left).
A rare shot from a postcard cameraman in that it shows people, close-up and in motion, passing the photography sign for Leslie D Frisby (left).
says the child standing by her pushchair.
A rare shot from a postcard cameraman in that it shows people, close-up and in motion, passing the photography sign for Leslie D Frisby (left).
We are in a valley of the Downs near Beachy Head.
This building was originally built by the Great Western Railway as a lodging house for single men in 1846, and was called the Barracks.
This photograph was taken from Pirbright Bridge, where Queens Road leaves the A324 and leads to Pirbright Barracks and the Bisley rifle ranges.
Brompton Barracks were built in 1804-06, originally for artillerymen, and became the headquarters of the Royal Engineers when the School of Military Engineering was founded there in 1812.
We are looking past John Carr's Green Bridge towards the magnificent castle - a true picture of medieval England.
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