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Memories

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The Cricketers Arms

On the right side of the road up from Passfield Avenue past the turnoff to Stoneham and the one hand clock where the smithy used to be on the corner then on to the Cricketers Arms on the right halfway up the hill. I have ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh in 1978 by John Scott

The 'haunted House'

The house referred to as 'The Haunted House' was occupied when I lived in Abridge from 1950 to 1961 (see the memory below). It belonged to the Bayles' family and had a beautiful, but rather wild garden at the back. At the age of ...Read more

A memory of Abridge in 1957 by Helena Rogers

Shiplake Memories From 1942 To 1968

My mother and I came to live with Harry and Rose Marner (my mother's parents) when my father was "called up" and it was decided that Tonbridge was not as safe. Grandad was the lock keeper at the time and mother ...Read more

A memory of Shiplake by Jon Polden

Bedfont Shops.New Parade

Well, 1950s & 1960s. One or two shops changed use after that date but not much changed! Just before this section, moving from Bedfont Lane they installed the Barclays Bank alongside the Songi's (sic?) betting ...Read more

A memory of Bedfont in 1960 by Olivia R S

Drinking At Childwickbury

My father, Dennis Chappin, who was born in 1924, frequently refers to a pub in Childwickbury that he frequented in his youth. He seems to remember leaving Harpenden town centre to have a late drink at this mystery ...Read more

A memory of Childwick Bury in 1940 by Andrew Chappin

Albion Road

I used to live in Albion Road, when it was used as a small single road. People used it to access Hides car park, now the new dreaded shopping centre. I used to work in the greengrocers in Hides on a Saturday morning. I lived in a ...Read more

A memory of Barnehurst in 1959 by Dave Button

Early Days In Feltham

Hello, I was born in 1942 at 88 Sunbury Road, Feltham. There were four children born at the house, 1938 Gwyneth, 1942 Carol, 1945 Hilary, 1949 Kelvin. My mother, Gwyneth, and dad, Stan, moved into the house the day they were ...Read more

A memory of Feltham by Carol Anne Wilkins

Coming Home

I recently visited, Bishops Waltham, Waltham Chase and Shedfield. Bishops Waltham town centre was how I remembered it from the 1970s. Waltham Chase had changed quite a bit, I was sorry to see how un-kept the house my grandparents ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Chase in 2010 by Margaret Arton

William Bill Box And The Swing Bridge At Boston

One of my favorite memories of Bboston was of my Great-Uncle Bill Box who for many years operated the swing bridge over the Haven river. He worked for the railways all his life and in fact I have his ...Read more

A memory of Boston by George Kieran Johnson

Dancing In Molesworth Street

This view of children in Molesworth Street is fascinating - more than 100 years later our dance group entertained children and holidaymakers at the same spot. Our "Heather and Gorse Clog Dancers" joined up with ...Read more

A memory of Wadebridge in 2010 by John Howard Norfolk

Captions

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Caption For Silchester, The Village C1965

It is hard to believe looking at this unremarkable village centre that just round the corner lie the remains of an important Roman town, Calleva Atrebatum.

Caption For Epsom, B Division, Woodcote Park 1917

The ambulance in the centre of the photograph has the identifying word 'Canada' inscribed on its side.

Caption For Rolvenden, Village 1901

The wheeled cart in the centre of the picture bears the crest of the Royal Mail.

Caption For Moreton In Marsh, The Redesdale Hall C1955

Moreton is an administrative centre for the North Cotswolds.

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Caption For Treorchy, C1960

Each of these photographs takes the eye closer to the village centre with the railway now in clear view.

Caption For Broadstone, The Broadway C1960

The Mini first took to the road in 1959, so it was a novelty when this picture was taken (centre left).

Caption For Botesdale, The Village C1960

The war memorial is in the centre of the market place.

Caption For Chigwell, Grange Farm Centre C1960

The centre was in use with temporary structures shortly after the war, but was formally built between 1950 and 1951 as a part of the Festival of Britain.

Caption For Tavistock, Duke Street 1890

He may well have been a busy man—Tavistock had a reputation as a somewhat rough mining community, and the centre on Saturday nights could get a little lively.

Caption For Southampton, The Andrews Monument 1908

The rambling building at the centre of the photograph is The Cowheards pub.

Caption For Sedlescombe, The Village Pump C1955

containing a large number of coins of Edward the Confessor was found in 1876.They were thought to have belonged to King Harold, and hidden during the Battle of Hastings.The pump house, dated 1900, was a centre

Caption For Maldon, High Street 1921

In the right fore- ground, the King's Head still stands, but is no longer an Inn; now, it is the King's Head centre.

Caption For Ashwell, West End C1951

The first token reference to the growing traffic can be identified in the reflective pillar mounted on the boundary wall (centre).

Caption For Great Staughton, The Sundial C1955

The White Hart Inn of c1630 is an exception - it can just be seen behind the village cross (centre).

Caption For Ormskirk, Aughton Street 1902

An ancient market town, Ormskirk was an important centre for the linen trade during the 16th century, whilst in the late 18th and early 19th centuries there were silk mills in the area.

Caption For Greatham, Front Street C1955

It now serves as the community centre.

Caption For Easington, The Village C1955

The distinctive tower of Easington parish church dominates the centre of this view.

Caption For Whitby, Royal Crescent 1923

The house where Bram Stoker stayed in 1890 is in the centre behind the lamppost. It was there that he started to write his most famous book, 'Dracula', setting much of it in Whitby.

Caption For Dinas Powys, Highwalls Road C1960

The Twyn, the triangle of land on the right, so long the centre of the community, took shape in the late 1880s.

Caption For Towcester, Park Hall Gates C1955

South-east of the town on Watling Street, the entrance to Towcester Race Course and Conference Centre is through this fine gate screen linking two lodges.

Caption For Boston, Market Place 1899

The town centre is dominated by its very large triangular market place, which in its turn is visually overwhelmed by the mighty church steeple, completed in 1460 and universally known as the Boston Stump

Caption For Rye, Congregational Church 1888

The church now has a ghastly 1960s flat-roofed front extension for the Rye Community Centre.

Caption For Helensburgh, The Esplanade 1901

The coming of the railways put Helensburgh into the Glasgow commuter belt, whilst its steamer connections helped it to develop as a holiday centre.

Caption For Sutton, Worcester Road 1913

This view looks east from Cornwall Road along Worcester Road towards the town centre. This was another desirable residential road, with prosperous Victorian villas at its eastern end.