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Howells Of Brithweunydd Road

I am researching the Howells branch of my family. My mother was Eileen Howells and she had a sister, Enfys Howells. Parents were Ivor and Iovie Howells. They ran a grocers shop on Brithweunydd Street. I wonder if anyone remembers my family?

A memory of Trealaw by Alison Lynch

Peckham 1958 To Date

My mother and her family lived in Cronin Road until bombed out in 1940. Mum moved back there in 1953 when she married dad, an myself and my 3 sisters were all born there. We moved in 1963 when my baby sister was only 13 days ...Read more

A memory of Peckham by Carol Pyle

Thornton Heath

I used to live in Fairlands Avenue and then moved to Thornton Road where my parents owned the sweet shop; for some reason known as "The White Shop", in the block just past St Judes Church, next to Ollingtons Butchers. I used ...Read more

A memory of Thornton Heath by Beverley Murphy

A Brauton Boy

I was born in Braunton in 1938. I am now 75 yrs of age residing in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire where I have lived for the past 42 years. I have visited many countries in my life including a National Service stint for two ...Read more

A memory of Braunton in 1930 by Frederick Davies

Johns Hairdresser

Does any one remember the hairdressers on Regent Street? It was above Thortons sweet shop and on the same floor was an insurance company.

A memory of Rugby in 1965 by Eleanor Merriman

Sedgefield Crescent

I lived at 15 Sedgefield Crescent leaving in 1960 to moved to Slough; dad was at Fords and he moved to Langley, Bucks. Dad was Gerry and mum was Lillian. My sister, Wendy, was born in 1953. I went to Dycourts and then to ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1960 by John Palmer

1950 1960

I remember Tommie's fish and chip shop on Old Hall Street (they were the best) we used to call in after the pictures and the swimming baths. In the winter the pool was covered and dances every Saturday night is where we did our 'boy ...Read more

A memory of Middleton by Jean Morris

A Death At Beachley

My aunt, Ida Fletcher, was in the WRAF in 1941. She was on leave visitng my grandmother who had a dress shop at 28 High St in Chepstow called "Cristofar" (it is now a wedding dress shop). They were having a picnic at Beachley ...Read more

A memory of Beachley in 1941 by Mike Stewart

Lovely Memories Of Streatham

Lived at the Crown & Sceptre pub on Streatham Hill. First real memory I have is being in a push chair in Pratts while mum had coffee with friends. Went to Rosemead school in Atkins Road and then Streatham High. ...Read more

A memory of Streatham in 1962 by Sally Jacques's

Childhood Yrs, Enham Alamein, 1940s

Hi to anyone still left that remembers my grandads bakery behind George Brights bicycle shop. he made the best doughnuts ever, my uncle ted and daisy ran the farm at the top of the hill known as 'Shanghai ...Read more

A memory of Andover in 1940 by Terry Cleverley

Captions

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Caption For March, The Bridge From Nene Quay 1929

The row of shops facing the river include that of A Crowson, 'fancy goods dealer'.

Caption For Skegness, North Parade C1955

The only big difference is that the cast iron and glass canopy along the mock-Tudor hotel has all been taken away, and there is now only one shop - and it is not Gallone the Italian ice cream seller, as

Caption For Stamford, Brooke's Court 1922

The establishment on the right is Barton's Restaurant, an offshoot from the bakers shop on St Mary's Street (72309, page 44, right).

Caption For Copthorne, Franciscan Convent School C1960

The picture shows local shops with a proliferation of signs of all types outside; vending machines are attached to the shopfront.

Caption For Bedford, The Harpur Schools 1897

No longer a school, it was preserved as a frontage to a shopping centre.

Caption For Leicester, Granby Street 1949

The shops to the left of the photograph retain their excellent fronts with stall-boards and timber frames, a sight which has become a rarity in a plate-glass world.

Caption For Rochdale, Newgate C1910

The Red Lion Inn got a new facade on its western side, prolonging its life until a Compulsory Purchase Order forced its demolition in 1973, ready for the new shopping centre and market.

Caption For Skegness, North Parade C1955

The only big difference is that the cast iron and glass canopy along the mock-Tudor hotel has all been taken away, and there is now only one shop - and it is not Gallone the Italian ice cream seller, as

Caption For Newtown, Broad Street 1959

Sadly it is no more, having made way for a new shopping precinct, although the upper floor façade has been retained.

Caption For Cheam, The Crossways C1955

The new building on the corner of the High Street, with its three large shops and two floors of flats above, can be seen in greater detail in this photograph.

Caption For Sutton, High Street C1960

On the right is the three-storey shop of the bookseller and stationer's William Pile, whose interior exuded the rich aroma of leather bindings.

Caption For Egham, The King's Head C1950

The King's Head has gone for a 1960s parade of shops with flats over, Arndale House, while much on the left has also been rebuilt.

Caption For Puttenham, Post Office And Church C1955

The post office and library is now a shop, the Iron Bed Company, and the telephone kiosk has gone.

Caption For Walton On Thames, High Street C1955

There is the usual suburban shopping street mix of timber-framed mock Tudor, neo-Georgian and Victorian architecture.

Caption For Sutton, Mulgrave Road 1913

The next sequence of views shows the Victorian and later development of Sutton to the south of the railway line.

Caption For Paignton, The Club House And Esplanade 1896

Beach shops now fill the front garden, and there is a car park in the café garden.

Caption For Watford, High Street C1961

The modern shopping area is dominated by the offices of Eastern Electricity on what was clearly a very warm summer's day, judging by the number of opened windows.

Caption For Horning, The Swan C1965

The Dutch gable of the shop front is an architectural feature often seen in this part of the country - a legacy of frequent migrations of Dutch farmers and wool merchants from the Netherlands.

Caption For Misterton, The Church 1960

The house with the butcher's shop on the right was demolished in the 1960s for road improvement.

Caption For Nottingham, Council House, Market Square C1950

The porticoed and domed building has shopping arcades in its ground floor, Exchange Arcade.

Caption For Graffham, The Village C1955

Outside the village store an enamelled metal sign advertises Bluebell Metal Polish.The Sun Inn is on the right behind bushes.The scene is now little changed, although the shop has gone.

Caption For Aldeburgh, High Street 1894

This first view shows a remarkably deserted High Street, with evidence of horse-drawn transport. There are impressive gas lights, art nouveau in style, on the left-hand side.

Caption For Aberdare, Cardiff Street C1955

Many shops have changed today, and the Aberdare Furnishing Company store (third from the left) is now B Wise.

Caption For Great Eccleston, Raikes Road C1965

G Hilton's grocer's shop (left) was here in the 1960s. Opposite was the post office, whose thatched roof had to be replaced by corrugated metal like many others along that stretch.