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Memories

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Wartime

I have wartime photos that match the distinctive window patterns and with the back marked 'Aveley' must almost certainly be Belhus House. Does anyone have any information as to what the house was used for by the army in 1940 when my father would have been stationed there?

A memory of Aveley in 1940 by Graham Hutt

The Village Policeman 1979 To 1989

I remember well pushing my police bicycle around Kempston, covering Spring Road across to St Johns Avenue and over to the chantry factory estate. I was the last of the resident beat officers living and working ...Read more

A memory of Kempston in 1979 by Donald Underwood

Shelly And Sarah Stanway

I only have sad thoughts of Prees, my sisters Shelly and Sarah stanway were killed in a house fire in 1992 and I have no memories of them. Sadly I was only 13 months old at the time, wondered if anyone knew what happened as it's too painful for my parents to talk about.

A memory of Prees in 1992 by Susan Stanway

My Time In Peterlee Starting In 1955

My family and I moved to Peterlee in the Autumn of 1955. We lived in Thorntree Gill. Petelee was quite new then. We could see the North Sea from my parent's bedroom window. At that time there were no ...Read more

A memory of Peterlee in 1955 by Margaret Sewell

Great Times

We used to live in Yeadon in a council house, and when my Dad came out of the Army as an Officer he bought a plot in Hawksworth Lane (number 54). He had a house built by Prior who built all the Tranmere Park Estate ...Read more

A memory of Hawksworth in 1953 by blackwellken

Childhood In War Time Silsden

I grew up in Silsden and also worked in Silsden, as a weaver at Stocks Mill. I lived at 52 New Rd or shed side, as it was known. We lived almost opposite Fletchers mill gates, in a back-to-back two bedroomed terraced ...Read more

A memory of Silsden in 1943 by Gordon Cooper

32 Maxwell Place Uddingston Bothwell

My Great Great Grandmother Mary Ann Bell (Nee Law), an American by birth, was living at 32 Maxwell Place, Uddingston, Bothwell in 1901 with her daughter Catherine Law Bell. Mary Ann was listed as a House Missionary in the census.

A memory of Uddingston in 1900 by Janet Fry

Where I Was Born

I was born here in 1953, my oldest daughter was born 1972 & my youngest daughter 1977. Such a lovely hospital, great staff who looked after you well. I saw the photos of the building rotting away - it looked so sad, they left ...Read more

A memory of Taplow in 1953 by Teresa Keywood

Happy Days

I have great memories of growing up on Frizington. It was such a close knit community where everyone knew everyone else. I can remember Stewarts delivering milk with a horse and cart. ''Jinkies'' coming round with fruit and veg, in ...Read more

A memory of Frizington by Kath Brown(Tyson)

St Michael's Road, Brereton

We lived at no 1 Police House, just off to the right of this photo and then in no 3, the wall of which can be seen on the right - this was the police station - a house with a small office attached. I went to the Church ...Read more

A memory of Rugeley in 1962 by Sharon Hall

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Captions

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Caption For Gayton, The Mill C1955

The owners of Gayton Flour Mill built all these properties to house their workers.

Caption For Cossington, The Village C1965

Built about the time that Jane Austen was writing in Hampshire, the simple but attractive farm house on the left graces a peaceful well-treed rural villagescape.

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Caption For Totnes, 1890

In the distance is St John's Church, Bridgetown; the wooded hill to the right is now the large housing estate of Westonfields.

Caption For Cuckfield, Broad Street C1960

The attractive clock still survives, which is just as well, as the building is called Clock House. Broad Street leads off into the distance, and is the main route to Haywards Heath.

Caption For Fleetwood, The Lighthouse And Esplanade C1955

During the war it was requisitioned to house travelling people, whose nomadic lifestyle was prevented by wartime restrictions.

Caption For Abergavenny, From The Canal 1893

Between the new cemetery in the centre and the allotments and houses to the right, the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny railway line, opened in 1862, begins its climb of 1000ft to Brynmawr,

Caption For London, Old Houses And Staple Inn C1886

New buildings flank it on both sides, that on the right housing a discount bookshop.

Caption For Burnley, Royle Hall, Cannon Parker's Home 1895

This photograph shows the house to its best advantage. It stood in a delightful position in the years before Burnley started to expand into a modern town.

Caption For Road Weedon, The New Inn C1965

The old sheet metal and wire workers workshop is now the Chinese take-away, Weedon House.

Caption For Newport, Belmont Hill 1932

The timber-framed house dates from the late 15th or early 16th century, though it was extended later on. The woman's short-skirted summer dress and cloche hat are typical of the early 1930s.

Caption For Aberdeen, 17 Castlegate 1892

The house is in Loanhead granite, and this photograph shows the eaves courses, designed to prevent rainwater washing down the wall and leeching out the mortar.

Caption For Biddenden, The Village 1901

The old houses along this main street, some half-timbered, others of brick, or board or tile fronted, were mostly constructed during the 15th century when the village prospered in the profitable cloth

Caption For Lands End, The First And Last House C1925

We can see an extension on the right-hand side of the original small house, reflecting the increasing number of tourists who were then coming here.

Caption For Filey, Promenade 1901

Its picturesque position on the cliffs of one of the noblest bays on the east coast of England, and its fine beach, along with its splendid hotels and handsome private houses, make Filey one of the most

Caption For Sutton Coldfield, The Driffold And Boddington Gardens C1965

Though Dr Boddington was most famous for his work with TB patients, he also cared for mentally ill patients at Driffold House Asylum at the corner of Wyndley Lane and The Driffold.

Caption For Aldeburgh, Moot Hall 1894

When it was built, the meeting house was actually right in the centre of town, but coastal erosion over hundreds of years has swept away much of the old town, and left the beach almost next door to the

Caption For Pendleton, The Village 1921

Pendleton nestles right in the shadow of Pendle Hill: in fact, the name means 'the houses on Pendle'.

Caption For Bakewell, C1955

Again, the nearest house is conspicuous. The remaining bushes have gone, and the walls have acquired a nice bright coat of paint.

Caption For Churt, Pride Of The Valley 1928

His house, Bron y de, formerly stood nearby.

Caption For Cambridge, King's Parade 1933

To the left is the Senate House, while the tower with four distinctive turrets belongs to the Church of Great St Mary.

Caption For Worthing, Marine Parade 1890

In 1890, visitors looking westwards from Worthing's pier would have seen terraces of Georgian lodging houses interspersed with a few newly erected Victorian buildings, such as the Clear View Hotel shown

Caption For Lytham, The Sun Lounge, Northern Lantern Hotel C1960

Sun lounges were in fashion, partly thanks to George Bernard Shaw, who had his entire house fitted out with windows of Vita glass.

Caption For Clapham, Marianne Thornton School C1970

The houses of Clapham Common North Side, part of the busy A3 London to Portsmouth Road, are visible through the trees.

Caption For Cley, The Old Windmill C1955

Like other interesting buildings in the area, it joined the holiday industry and became a guest house. Its image can be found on many calendars throughout the country.