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Re Comment By John Howard Norfolk On Wigan Clogs
Wigan-made clogs always did have a reputation even way back when - so it's nice to have this confirmation of their quality holding up even to today. I've even discovered that one of my ancestors made ...Read more
A memory of Wigan by
Tregony Clock Tower
The clock tower has two dates on it - one from the original building, and one from when it was restored. Apparently the village council sold the clock to a visiting Australian who wanted to take it back to his country. The ...Read more
A memory of Tregony by
My Schooldays 1952 54 Near Skipton
My Grandparents lived at 26 Otley Street in Skipton from the 1940 ( or earlier ) and I had first visited them in 1945 after VE day, They were Thomas Henry Jackson, my Grandmother Charlotte Jackson and their ...Read more
A memory of Skipton in 1952 by
Visiting My Grandfather's Shop.
Although this photo pre dates my first memories of the High Street by about ten years, I still remember visiting my grandad's confectioners shop on the right side a little further up. Ever the businessman, he would ...Read more
A memory of Folkestone in 1966 by
Unchanged Lerryn
Lerryn is a place that one almost wants to keep secret so that it does not become a popular destination. It has barely changed in a hundred years. A beautiful and unspoilt village in a steep sided valley, Lerryn lies at the tidal ...Read more
A memory of Lerryn in 2004 by
The Hut Grounds
Seeing this photograph reminded me of the name by which we used to know this site, namely 'The Hut Grounds'. Nowadays it is mostly referred to as 'Bradda Glen Cafe', but in my childhood it was 'The Hut Grounds'! In the height of ...Read more
A memory of Port Erin in 1962 by
The Slate Islands Easdale
THE SLATE ISLANDS By Walter Deas Some 24k (15 miles) south and west of Oban lies an area with interesting old ...Read more
A memory of Easdale in 2005 by
Model Shop
Does anyone remember a model shop that use to be near the Wembley Triangle area, around late sixties to mid seventies There was an amazing train layout with a model cable car in the window. Vague notion of it being a combined sports and ...Read more
A memory of Wembley in 1972 by
Oakmere
I have found a painting of Oakmere House, Potters Bar dated 1935. I believe the house is now a Beefburger Resaurant. There is a clearer view of the house from across the lake, there is the large pine tree & smaller trees on the ...Read more
A memory of Potters Bar in 1930 by
This Was A New Building When The Picture Was Taken
It was built in 1897 and was designed in the Queen Anne style by the architect Frederick Wheeler FRIBA who had offices in Horsham. It is now the home of the Nat West bank. The bandstand has been ...Read more
A memory of Horsham in 1890 by
Captions
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It is possible to work out the dates of Cheltenham's terraces by comparing the architectural styles.
Built on the site of a palace of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, the present house dates from 1728.
The circle dates from the Bronze a In the background is the great boss of Kestor.
The ugly iron railings do little to enhance or exploit this fine dolmen; it is sad that it may well be the price society has to pay for preserving one of the oldest man-made monuments in Britain - it dates
The Newmarket connection with racing dates back to the time of Charles II, although the sport's main boost came during the reign of Victoria, promoted by her son, the Prince of Wales.
Cadhay Bridge dates back to the time of Queen Elizabeth I.
The Central Bus Terminus was completed at this date, and so were the new 'umbrella' markets behind the Market Hall.
Fishing boats, still all sailing craft at this date, are moored in the shelter of the two piers.
Melcombe Bingham's manor house dates back to the time of the Plantagenet kings, though much of the present building is Tudor.
It dates from Norman times, but became ruinous during the 18th century and was entirely rebuilt in 1836.
South Wingfield's parish church of All Saints dates mainly from the 13th century.
Dated 1928, the upper part of Tarpots Hall was used by 1341 Thames Estuary Squadron ATC.
Hazlewick Mill dated from the 17th or 18th century; it was closed in the 1890s, but was not demolished until many years later.
The cluster of half-timbered houses dated from the late 15th century.
The pier pictured here dates from 1840; a new passenger landing stage was built in 1888-89 for the Great Western Railway.
This was purely commercial: changing fashions date pictures quickly, and Frith wanted the postcard in circulation for as long as possible.
By the date of this picture, its working days were over, leaving a pleasant riverside town, well loved for its ornate architecture.
One of the finest medieval gateways in the country, Southampton's Bargate dates back to the late 12th century.
Though altered over the years, parts of this old house dated from the 1400s.
One of the finest medieval gateways in the country, Southampton's Bargate dates back to the late 12th century.
Many of the buildings along the main street are imposing, three-storey houses, dating from the period when the town was a centre for lead-mining, cotton and worsted manufacture.
The Chapel of Our Lady standing on Rotherham Bridge dates from the 1480s, and is one of only three such chapels in England.
The Minster Clock 1886 This clock probably dates from the 14th century, though the works were replaced in the 18th century.
The earliest record of a ferry here dates from 1337.
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