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Memories

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My First Visit To Marston

The first time I went to Marston my boyfriend was taking me to visit his parents. I was 15 and he was 17. We caught a train from Bedford St John's and got off at Milbrook Halt. His family lived in a Brickyard ...Read more

A memory of Marston Moretaine in 1962 by Alice Pope

Happy Days

I used to spend my w/ends and school hols at pickmere in the 1950,s ,I used to hire out boats for jack spencer they were the blue and white rowing boats. his boat shed is hiddenby the tree in the foreground,his house is the white one ...Read more

A memory of Pickmere by Dave Pitt

Happy Days

I was born in Brighton Road, number 130, in 1930, it is now known as Jubilee Road. I went to St Peter & Paul School 1935 -1944. Itwas agreat place to live in, we used to spend days in Sniggery Woods & go collecting golf-balls on ...Read more

A memory of Crosby in 1930 by Alfred Moran

Billingham Town Centre In The 1970s

I often sit now in the town centre and ponder on the days gone by .. not that I'm that old but Billingham has sadly aged quicker than a tired old dog. The Forum Theatre, and the big name stars that visited it ...Read more

A memory of Billingham by George (Podge) Bell

Cattle Market

In our school holidays, I and one or two more used to go with cattle drovers, there were often a thousand Irish cattle arriving at the cattle dock on some Saturdays. The front of the herd would be at the Town Bridge as other cattle ...Read more

A memory of Boston by Bob Marriott

My Early Days In Romford

I was born in 1929 in my parent's house at 40 Medora Road, adjacent to the old football ground. Any time I hear the Sousa march - 'Liberty Bell' - I am reminded of Saturday there. It was played at the close of every match ...Read more

A memory of Romford in 1940 by Geoffrey Styles

Living In Stoke And Allhallows

I moved to a caravan in Hoo in 1967-68 and went on to have two more children whilst living in Lower Stoke - my three kids went to the local primary school and even now talk about the freedom they had as kids ...Read more

A memory of Allhallows in 1870 by Lynda Doukanari

War Time In Perivale

I was born July 1932 and moved to Perivale new housing estate developed by Percy Bilton in 1935, the name Bilton Road after him. The housing side was built by Taylor Woodrow and to my knowledge the same for Medway Parade. Ref ...Read more

A memory of Perivale by David John Ardouin

Found The Web Page

Found the web page and references to Jubilee Grove. I adopted "Kenn Gash" because I was a reporter on the Sleaford Standard and my name was wrongly spelled on a By-line. I liked the balance and it stuck! Memories ...Read more

A memory of Burton Pedwardine in 1954 by Kenn Gash

Kingsbury Square Aylesbury

Your picture of Kingsbury Square shows a fountain which was dedicated to someone called Adkins, whole relatives are locals called Keen. That fountain was moved at the time of George 5th's Jubilee and is still in the Vale Park in the High Street. Lesly Batcheler

A memory of Aylesbury in 1930 by Lesly Batcheler

Captions

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Caption For Twickenham, London Road C1955

A splendid art-deco lido with fountains and a cafe area was opened in the late 1935, the year of King George VI's Silver Jubilee. Building continued in and around the town in the 1930s.

Caption For Sutton Coldfield, The Parade 1949

It was opened to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee but when the new church was consecrated in South Parade the old building found use as the public library, until the new Sutton Coldfield

Caption For Tenby, The Harbour 1898

The 200-foot Royal Victoria Pier (left) was built out from Castle Hill at Butlers Horse, and was erected to coincide with Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1897.

Caption For St Neots, The Rotary Club Millennium Clock 2005

The disappearance of the Jubilee Clock had long been a matter of contention and debate.

Caption For Barrow In Furness, Town Hall 1893

In the summer of 1887 it was the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, and it was decided to officially open the town hall on this occasion.

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, C1960

Yet the Bailiwick at times of public celebrations, such as Queen Victoria's Golden and Diamond Jubilees, and with the help of public donations, never forgot the poor, usually in the form of

Caption For Aldeburgh, Church Hill 1903

He built the Jubilee Hall to celebrate Victoria's long reign, and later Benjamin Britten used the hall extensively in the first years of the now internationally-known Aldeburgh Festival.

Caption For Haywards Heath, Burrell Road 2005

During the 1977 Silver Jubilee celebrations they led the grand finale at which Her Majesty the Queen lit the first beacon at Windsor to signal the lighting of beacons across the country.

Caption For London, Tate Gallery C1910

The fitst Tate Gallery containing British art opened in Jubiliee Year 1897 on the site of a prison known as the Millbank Penitentiary.