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Hounslow 1957 +

We lived in Lower Feltham and the bus took us to Hounslow which was a great place for shopping for the latest clothes...not that I had a lot of money to spend. In 1957 I started a Parke Davis in the Home Sales Dept. as a very junior ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow

Lester Avenue E15

I was born at home in Lester Avenue in 1947. 9 of us lived in that 3 bedroomed house, and it never seemed overcrowded. There were 2 Grandparents, an Aunt, Uncle and Cousin, my Mum and Dad, my Sister and Me. I can remember going to ...Read more

A memory of West Ham by r.harcourt187

Good Mates And Grown Ups

I was born in 1937 at Steed Road Muswell Hill. 1938 moved to 137 Northview Road opposite the alley leading to the playing fields. Used to go that way to school at Crouch End sec mod. First school Campsbourne Road Primary. It ...Read more

A memory of Hornsey by brianfinn37

Happy Days In Morden

I lived in Leamington Ave from 1936 - 1956 with my parents who selected the new house for its long south facing garden which backed onto Hillcross School field. During the war my mother and I were evacuated to Bucklebury in ...Read more

A memory of Morden by lily02

Third Issue Of My " Barking Ramblings".

Living in the prefabs in Ilford Lane I could walk into town up Fanshawe Avenue, or go via Tanner Street and then Glenny Road or, and my memory may be playing tricks on me but I think it was Harpur Road and then up ...Read more

A memory of Barking by geoff.purdy

Memories Of Erith

Erith was a great place to go when I was a kid as so many different shops and two department stores – Blundells and Micthell’s they were on opposite corners. I remember wondering around Micthell’s at Christmas time. I think Mitchell’s ...Read more

A memory of Erith by john.tainton

Early Thought Of Byfleet From The I.O.M.

I was born at 11, Church Road, Byfleet - the gardener's cottage, tied to 'Wey Barton', Mill Lane. That was then the residence of the Coles family, to whom my grandparents, Bert & Nellie Bird, were in service. ...Read more

A memory of Byfleet by bobhunt1946

Family Movements

found site november2015, message for lynette ware one of the barton boys you mentioned on message board about prefabs five boys are now me high Wycombe david new south wales Australia kieth Bournemouth laurie isle of wight and Christopher still in southall

A memory of Southall by michael.barton3

Leigh Road And Living In Eastleigh

My grandmother lived in a flat in the Eagles building behind Collins the butchers. In the 1951 picture, the girl on the bicycle could easily be me! I would have been 10 then and my coat was a light green with black ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh by Mrs Monica Kitchenside

Wright's Car Hire

My grandad, Victor Wright, ran Wright's Car Hire in Ardleigh Green next to Carter's Bakery nearly opposite the school. He had 2 Humber limousines, a Studebaker and an Austin 18 for chauffeur driven hire. He and the other ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch by tony.wright

Captions

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Caption For Walton On Thames, High Street C1955

Built on slightly higher land away from the river, it turns its back on it, and this view looks north-west along the High Street to the Church Street crossroads.

Caption For Daventry, Market Square C1960

The houses on the right survive, but those to the left of the monument were swept away and replaced by a small park, just one of many 'improvements' after 1963.

Caption For Lincoln, High Bridge C1955

The swan looks lonely; usually there are dozens on the river and the Brayford Pool, which is under the bridge.

Caption For Lincoln, High Bridge C1955

The swan looks lonely; usually there are dozens on the river and the Brayford Pool, which is under the bridge.

Caption For Barton Mills, The Bull Inn 1925

The pretty little village of Barton Mills, and the Bull Inn.

Caption For Redhill, High Street C1955

Redhill grew from nothing after the building of the London to Brighton road in 1807 and the railway in 1841.

Caption For Kettering, Gold Street 1922

Hitchman's, the chemist on the left, was on the corner of Silver Street and Gold Street.

Caption For Northampton, Abington Park Bandstand 1922

10th-century Anglo-Saxon church tower at Earls Barton.

Caption For Barton Upon Irwell, Barton Aqueduct 1894

One impressive feature of the Manchester Ship Canal was the Barton Aqueduct, designed by Edward Leader Williams.

Caption For Batley, Commercial Street C1955

Others stores date from the thirties, including Woolworth's (1931) and Burton's (1937).

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, The Marlowes C1965

The building of the new town centre had been designated a priority in 1951, and the market moved here in 1955.

Caption For Swindon, Bridge Street C1955

A group of young men of fashion are keen to show off their new suits to the photographer outside Burton's store.

Caption For Bridport, From Allington Hill 1897

Beyond, stretching from right to left, is the line of West Street through to the Town Hall and Market Place, with the chimneys of the net-makers Joseph Gundry & Company (centre left), Ewens & Turner in

Caption For Eccles, The Town Hall C1955

The Town Hall, in Church Street, was designed by John Lowe and erected during 1880-81 on the site of the old cockpit.

Caption For Stamford, Brooke's Court 1922

In the distance is Richman's and St Mary's Street.

Caption For Fraserburgh, Herring Boats C1900

The masts had no standing rigging, being supported by the sail halyard and burton stay tackle.

Caption For East Budleigh, Village 1938

This attractive village at the lower end of the Vale of the Otter was the birthplace in 1552 of Sir Walter Raleigh.

Caption For East Budleigh, Village 1938

This attractive village at the lower end of the Vale of the Otter was the birthplace in 1552 of Sir Walter Raleigh.

Caption For Kettering, High Street C1950

Marks & Spencer had replaced F Spence & Son, a furnishers with an impressive window display.

Caption For Bidford On Avon, The River And The Nest 1950

Though by no means unchanged, this riverside house is still recognisable and has an enviable situation.

Caption For Earls Barton, The Village C1955

Dominating this photograph is the richly-decorated Saxon tower of the church of All Saints, standing sentinel and soaring above the rooftops of the village.

Caption For Frome, Christ Church Street West 1957

This view shows how the street had a mixture of commerce and private residences.

Caption For Calne, High Street And Market Hill C1960

West Hill House, right, at the corner of Market Hill and Quarr Barton, is Grade II* listed; it was the home and surgery of Dr James for 42 years.

Caption For The Broads, Near Barton Staithe C1945

The Parish Staithe at Barton is a lovely backwater off the broad.