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Bull Ring And Market

I have just been back to Wakefield for a short break. I knew what to expect before I set off. But still don't know whose idea it was to do away with the old Bull Ring which I thought made it look more like a city. Why take ...Read more

A memory of Wakefield in 1959 by Kevin Wilshire

Memories Of Aylesbury During The 60s And 70s

I was born in Buckingham Road in 1962 and lived in the same house (no.225) until I left for North Wales in 1985. I have many happy memories of living there, going to the Primary and Junior schools in ...Read more

A memory of Aylesbury by Vicky Williams

Victoria Road.

Where the advertising boards are, there was a barber shop run by a lovely man called Alf Bernadi. I would take my little brother to have his hair cut & sit and read him the Beano comics while we were waiting. I'm almost sure ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1959 by Julia Clarke

Black Lion

My parents, Joan & Roger Graham, bought the Black Lion pub in 1963/4? and concentrated on building the business up and making it a large part of village life. With the full co-operation and hard work of my parents and the ...Read more

A memory of Abergorlech in 1964 by Wendy Graham

Stacksteads Boyhood.

My family moved from Haslingden to Newchurch Road in 1950 opposite the Farhome Tavern. As an eight year old I attended Western Junior School until 1953 leaving to attend Blackthorn Secondary Modern until June 1957 when our ...Read more

A memory of Stacksteads in 1950 by Tom Pilling

What Happened To Me

My name was Lynette Evans I’d just like to say hi to everyone that has shared memories of Splott. I remember so much, so clearly, I was barely 3 years old when I moved from Llanharran to Portmanmore Road. It was a ...Read more

A memory of Splott in 1964 by Lynette Carter

Happy Childhood Memories

My life in Edwinstowe started in 1953. My father was starting a new job of caretaker at King Edwin School, l was three years old. My new friend was Jean Matkin whose father also worked at the school, we had many happy ...Read more

A memory of Edwinstowe in 1953 by Linda Brown

Portmanmore Road 1964 Part Two

My dad was from Bridgend and my mother was from Llanharran. In 1961 soon after they’d got together, I was conceived, they left the valley's and moved in with my Nan, Maureen Payne / Pobihem, and Step Grampy, Polish ...Read more

A memory of Splott in 1964 by Lynette Carter

Tin Tan Tommy

I moved to the hill as a child with my brother and sisters in the early 1950as to Dagnam Park Square. We had a lovely wood there to play in. Tin Tan Tommy was our best game, standing on the sand bin spying out the other kids and ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1956 by Alby West

Shirley Avenue

I lived as a child in Croydon. My memories were the shops, tea at Alders, a special treat of milk shake at Macdonalds (there was only one at that time and it tasted better!). There was a sweet shop at the bottom of Shirley Avenue ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1980

Captions

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Caption For Godmanchester, The Causeway C1950

The shops along the Causeway, facing the Ouse basin, have changed very little.

Caption For Sudbury, Ballingdon Street 1904

The girl is outside a group of shops with hangings to keep out the heat of the sun. The central building later became Ballingdon Dairy.

Caption For Merthyr Tydfil, High Street C1965

The two clothing shops, Masters & Co and Weston`s (left), have been replaced by other businesses.

Caption For Ashwell, West End C1951

Later it was the site of a fish and chip shop run by Fred Harris.

Caption For Solihull, Mell Square C1966

Mell Square was begun in 1964, with the first shops opening in 1966.

Caption For Leighton Buzzard, Market Day 1952

Woolworth's displays its original American house style above the shop front, and the chemist two doors away has yet to feel the effects of the corporate marketing soon to alter the town's purchasing habits

Caption For Walton On Thames, Church Street 1899

All the other buildings have been replaced by modern shops and offices, and further development is now under way.

Caption For Hayling Island, Creek Road C1960

The caravans and cars and the fish and chip premises and gift shops give the place a definite holiday feel.

Caption For Redditch, The Post Office, Evesham Street C1955

The lad outside the shop is wearing a sleeveless jumper, very characteristic of the period, and a more informal version of the buttoned waistcoat worn by the elderly man on the left.

Caption For Broadstairs, Viking Bay 1951

of all watering places as far as Charles Dickens was concerned; he first visited here in 1837, and subsequently wrote 'Nicholas Nickleby', 'Barnaby Rudge', 'The Pickwick Papers' and 'The Old Curiosity Shop

Caption For Richmond, Market Place 1929

On the left outside Rodber's furniture and floor coverings shop can be seen tables, beds and a chest of drawers, and also their delivery van.

Caption For Botley, The Square C1955

Today there are a variety of shops here, ranging from specialist boutiques to a picture framer just down from the market hall.

Caption For Newbury, The Clock Tower From Oxford Road C1955

The premises to the right of Wheeler's is Ferguson's Wine Merchant's shop, which closed in the early 1970s and was replaced by an estate agency.

Caption For South Petherton, St James' Street C1960

Most houses are two-storey, and the archway on the left leads into St James Mews, a shopping centre. The cupola in the distance belongs to Blake Hall, part 18th-century but mostly of 1911.

Caption For Haywards Heath, The Broadway 1961

The furniture store and removals (right) is the family firm of J W Upton & Sons, whilst next door is Aunties, a sweet shop cum tobacconists, as we can see from the advertising boards immediately

Caption For Ripley, Village 1903

The pub sign is for the Ship, always, it seems, a locals' watering hole as opposed to the other inns and cafes that have catered for travellers on the London to Portsmouth road.

Caption For Kingsclere, George Street C1955

The shop has gone and is now a private house.

Caption For Great Haywood, The Canal C1955

Clay was shipped along this canal to Wedgewood's potteries, and on the return trip the barges were slow but sure transport for the fragile china.

Caption For Chapel St Leonards, Merryfield Camping Ground C1955

Mr R C Smith was the site owner, shop proprietor and general repair man, and he lived in the White House. South Road is to the left, and the sea is only one field away to the right.

Caption For Kettering, High Street C1950

Traffic is still sparse in the town's main shopping street, but parking regulations (different sides on alternate days) were in force.

Caption For Wakefield, Cross Square C1955

Opposite the Cathedral's west door was a jeweller's shop displaying the City Time Ball.

Caption For Peterborough, Long Causeway 1904

Among the shops are Paten & Co, offering 'Spirits direct from Bond', and Cash & Co are on hand to sell the footwear.

Caption For Calne, Lansdowne Arms Hotel C1960

The road sweeps past the Lansdowne Arms Hotel and, before the A4 road widening, it curved gently up the High Street past imposing shops and banks.

Caption For Cromer, The Pier C1950

Cafes and shops abound on this easy route to the beach. In this area, all the benefits of the town are within easy reach.