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Pound Street
My first main job on leaving school (Shaw House) was as a tea boy-dogsbody at H C James timber and builders merchants in Pound Street. For quite a while I cycled daily from Highclere Castle, approx 4 miles, it took me just over half ...Read more
A memory of Newbury in 1956 by
My Favourite Place (God's Country)! Ystrad Mynach & Hengoed.
My most vivid memory of Hengoed Viaduct was when I travelled by train over the viaduct (Hengoed High Level) to Stoke on Trent in the summer of 1961. The whole family went and we stayed at my ...Read more
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The Crescent Play Ground.
My memories of The Crescent are of a safe place for all the kids to play out, even in the road - football, cricket, also athletics. I lived at No.16 and all I can remember is all us kids at the time playing out, only going ...Read more
A memory of Pitsea in 1958 by
Holes, Hoardings & Hythe Ferry
On returning from the Middle East, my family holed up across the water at Fawley. A big city was very exciting for me and after getting off the Hythe Ferry it was all bomb craters up to about the Dolphin. Above Bar ...Read more
A memory of Southampton in 1954 by
Twickenham In The 60's
I lived and worked in Twickenham from 1962 and 1969. I lived at 125, Staines Road and worked for the Metropolitan Water Board, based at a small depot in Nelson Road, close to the fish and chip shop. I was what was ...Read more
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Brentford Memories From Grandparents Stories..
I was born and bred in Brentford and can remember it well from the 1970's onwards. Both of my grandparents and their families were also old Brentonians all of their lives. I have many stories from my ...Read more
A memory of Brentford in 1950
Snowdrop Cottage South Denes
This cottage was in fact the prow of a boat which had been cut off and erected, almost like a sentry box, and stood near the Nelson Monument on South Denes. There was an article in the Yarmouth Mercury ( 10/11/72 ) ...Read more
A memory of Great Yarmouth
Memory Of Warren Drive
Found this memory from Marlene Bennett i to lived i warren drive went to benhurst school remembered MR Tew Miss McDonald Mrs Nelson who I was terrified of used to make all sorts of excuses not to go to school ,we used to play ...Read more
A memory of Romford
A Month Not In This World, An Inmate Of Parkside Hospital Macclesfield
It was early summer in 1967 when suffering from a 'mental breakdown' I was admitted into Macc in the middle of the night, horror upon horror me and my mates had often talked ...Read more
A memory of Macclesfield
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The Angel Hotel, an 18th century coaching inn, was once visited by Horatio Nelson and Sir William and Lady Hamilton.
Lord Nelson approved of Milford Haven, even comparing it favourably with Trincomalee in Ceylon.
Apart from working in Leicestershire, he designed Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square and was also employed on Ripon Minster, Yorkshire.
HMS 'Elephant', Nelson's 74-gun flagship at the Battle of Copenhagen, was built here by George Parsons and launched at his yard in 1786.
Looking west from the top of St Bartholomew's tower, the view across the country- side has changed little over the years, and might still be recognised by Thomas Hardy, who served as a captain under Nelson. He
Street Farm (left) still displays parish notices, and the sign (far right) still directs travellers to the excellent Nelson Head pub.
This picture shows its quaint, narrow High Street with the 450-year-old Lord Nelson pub, originally a customs house, on the left.
He was also involved with the building of Nelson's Column, the Houses of Parliament, and railway lines the world over.
Opposite is the swinging sign of another inn—the Nelson's Head.
The monument to O'Connell is in the foreground and the Nelson Monument to the right.
Some of the wooden battleships of Nelson's navy were built at the waterline of East Cowes.
Some, such as Lady Nelson, widow of the Admiral, never left.
In Nelson's day the entire British fleet could anchor within the sheltering arms of the bay.
It was founded before 1600; one of Norfolk's most celebrated sons, Horatio Nelson, was a pupil in the new building.
It was founded before 1600; one of Norfolk's most celebrated sons, Horatio Nelson, was a pupil in the new building.
The name of the pub on the left is still the same - Nelson Butt – but it is now a Free House and no longer belongs to Bateman's.
In the graveyard is the tomb of Frances, Lady Nelson, wife of the hero of Trafalgar, who was laid to rest here in 1831.
well above the road, with its emaciated battlemented tower and unimaginative body, it was designed by William ), who was at the time Architect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and the designer of Nelson's
Lord Nelson and Charles Dickens are reputed to have stayed there.
The large building to the right of Nelson's Column is the Grand Hotel, which was completed in 1881 after Northumberland House had beenb demolished to make way for Northumberland Avenue on the right.
It was named Trafalgar Square in 1830 even before Nelson's Column was built.
While Norwich has operated as a port for hundreds of years, it is only in more recent years that the recreational aspect has become more important, although it is known that Nelson almost certainly learned
'England expects every man to do his duty'- Nelson's immortal words adorn the side of this stone plinth upon which stands the original anchor of HMS 'Victory'.
'England expects every man to do his duty'- Nelson's immortal words adorn the side of this stone plinth upon which stands the original anchor of HMS 'Victory'.
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