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Rye Mill Cottages
My maternal great grandmother (or possibly Great Aunt), Mrs Curtis, was of Romani (Gypsy) descent and lived in one of the row of cottages that fronted the Rye (Pann) Mill on London Road, High Wycombe, opposite the Trinity ...Read more
A memory of High Wycombe by
A Yokels Tale
A Personal Recollection of growing up during the last days of the pedestrian era in rural England by Tom Thornton A Yokel's Tale My earliest recollection of my Thornton grandparents, Alice and Tom, dates back to my pre-school ...Read more
A memory of Owslebury in 1941 by
The Flats
This is the new flats in Thirlmere Way, the top end near Royal Avenue, and you can see the Labour Club too on the left of the flats. The GUS ( Great Universal Stores) offices was built on the field as well but I don't remember the date. I ...Read more
A memory of Widnes in 1965 by
Living In Cavendish Bridge
I grew from a boy into manhood during my time in Cavendish Bridge. My parents had the Old Crown Inn and at the age of 17 had my first "pub crawl" with my mates from the bridge through Shardlow starting at the ...Read more
A memory of Shardlow in 1962 by
Our Ladys High School
I was sent to Our Lady's High School in Tiverton, Devon at about the age of 4, than remained with the school when it was relocated to Dartford until I was about 15. What a horrible place - the nuns were so cruel. I ...Read more
A memory of Dartford in 1941
August 25th, 1892
I have photos of Walreddon Manor from my ancestors who lived there in the 1890s. One is similar to the photo here, but was taken in August of 1892, and the back inscription, written about the same time, said the children were ...Read more
A memory of Tavistock in 1890 by
The Good Old Days
I was born in Luton in the 1940s and remember well the shops in Manchester Street with WG Durrants butchers on the corner of Manchester Street and Bridge Street. Next door in Bridge Street was a garage and further along Manchester ...Read more
A memory of Luton by
I Was A Bexley Tech Girl, 1950 54
My name at school was Yvonne Reynolds and I was in the JDSX-SDX stream. Thank you everyone for your memories. I'm pleased to see that there some writing who are about my age now [b.1937]. My first year was ...Read more
A memory of Bexleyheath by
Memories Of Leadgate And Iveston 1938 1943
I came to live at Leadgate when I was 12 years old and attended Leadgate Council School which was a large red brick building for infants and juniors, boys and girls. I was at the school for only 2 years, ...Read more
A memory of Leadgate in 1930 by
Our History In Brief
Although I had visited Hightown on many many occasions before this date to visit my Grandparents etc I particularly remember the days when myself and friends from Waterloo would visit Altcar Rifle Range to mark the ...Read more
A memory of Hightown in 1957 by
Captions
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Set in 1,000 acres of parkland, the Jacobean-style hall dates from 1719.
The church dates from the time of Edward I and is built on the site of the original Norman church.
The present horse on this site dates from 1778 and was the first of several figures cut in the chalk downs of Wiltshire during the next half-century.
The ruins date from the 12th to the 15th centuries; the tower, which was built between 1492 and 1524, is the latest part.
Powers were sought in Parliament to establish new residential areas, and many of the squares and avenues of modern- day Cheltenham date back to that period.
A former rectory, the great hall of this beautiful building dates from around 1300, although parts were added later in the 16th and 17th centuries.
The tower, which dates from c1495, is topped off with what is considered to be the finest example of a crown steeple in the whole of Scotland.
The arched gate and the lodges at the entrance to Haigh Park are thought to date from c1840.
The present horse on this site dates from 1778 and was the first of several figures cut in the chalk downs of Wiltshire during the next half-century.
Its parish church of St John the Baptist dates from the 15th century, but it has suffered a great deal of Victorian restoration.
The windmill is long gone, but the 12th-century church, to which the tower was added later, is famous for its pavement of 20 brasses dating from 1320 to 1529.
The parish church of All Saints dates mainly from the 14th century.
Somerton's Market or Butter Cross is dated 1673.
Behind the latter is a medieval vault known as Ye Olde Crypt which dates from c1230.
By this date all the major hotels, apart from Blossoms, offered garage facilities for guests' automobiles.
In the centre of the picture stands the forge, which is believed to date back over 670 years, although it is thought that horses and ponies were shod here long before that.
Branscombe's smithy is thought to date from Norman times.
The long, galleried Granary possibly dates back to the reign of Charles II, and is now part of the Museum.
There is a great deal of attractive Georgian architecture, and a church dating back to the 12th century, with a beautifully decorated 15th-century font and handsome Carolean pulpit and reading desk
Parts of Little Comberton's church date back to at least the 12th century, though there was considerable rebuilding in 1887.
Dating from the 17th century, the Shambles comprised several shops in an arched arcade, with living accommodation over the top.
The presence of ladies in hats, and of skirts below the knee, point unmistakably to a date in the mid-1960s, reinforced by the presence of a Silver Cross pram.
The previous residence on the site dated from the 17th century, but had been badly damaged by fire in 1720.
Dating from the 8th century, All Saints also has a 15th-century tower; the church was restored in 1871.
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