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Photos

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Maps

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1946, Monkton Combe Ref. NPO782698
1946, Nempnett Thrubwell Ref. NPO788313
1946, New Town Ref. NPO790388
1946, Marksbury Ref. NPO774743
1899, Bathampton Ref. RNC634700
1898-1899, Beechen Cliff Ref. RNC636434
1946, The Oval Ref. NPO846484
1946, The Wrangle Ref. NPO846578
1946, Thicket Mead Ref. NPO846653
1946, South Twerton Ref. NPO835331
1946, Stanton Prior Ref. NPO838523
1946, Stony Littleton Ref. NPO840811
1946, Stowey Ref. NPO841121
1898, Twerton Ref. RNE854735
1898, White Cross Ref. RNE867692
1898, White Ox Mead Ref. RNE868269
1898, West Harptree Ref. RNE864322
1898, Winterfield Ref. RNE871634
1898-1899, Park Corner Ref. RNC800483
1899, Norton Hawkfield Ref. RNC794650

Books

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Memories

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Bessie Tarver's Book Light And Shade

My Grandmother, Bessie Tarver, wrote a book about her life from 1891-1919. She mentions going to Southport, after her mother's death in 1897. She describes going to the pleasure fair and going to her ...Read more

A memory of Southport in 1890 by Christine Barbour Moore

The Old Jolly Waggoners, 1940 ...1960

Is there a photo of the original pub.? We lived a few yards away on Kingston Road. The old building had two bays with the door in the middle. It opened on to the road and the bus stop was right outside the front ...Read more

A memory of Ewell in 1900 by Chris Bragg

Some Historical Facts Of The Plumbs In Barroby

The newspaper published at Grantham in England, the original home of the ancestors of the well known Plumb and Parker families of Mills, Pottawattamie, Cass and Shelby Counties, recently carried a ...Read more

A memory of Barrowby by Alan Plumb

Brambletye School One Easter

It was wonderful to read ‘Memories of Brambletye Boys Preparatory School 1967 – 1971’ including a mention of the catering staff: "The food was always prepared and brought to the ends of the tables in large ...Read more

A memory of Brambletye House in 1964 by Carol Wallace

My Birthplace

My mother, Lily Mathtews and I, were both born in the same miner's cottage at 109 Station Rd, just cross from the Welcome Church. She was born in 1903 and I in 1932. My granny, Ada, was an artist and moved to 8 Sunnyside, and ...Read more

A memory of Cramlington in 1940 by Charles Mc Gregor

Parkstone In The Early 60s

I remember as a very young child of up to 11 years old going to stay in my father's aunt's house in Mentone Road. Every summer we would go there. The early memories I have, is going on my scooter (which I was very proud ...Read more

A memory of Poole in 1963 by Sheila Hancock Nee Cornelius

Holiday Memories

My memories as a child are walking over the army ranges from West Lulworth to Mewps (as a family group) after lunch on a Sunday to collect winkles for tea. I also remember beach combing on the shore of the bay and finding ...Read more

A memory of Lulworth Camp in 1958

Trevose Head In The 1960s

I was interested to read the lady's memories of the area and of the toll gate ladies at Mother Ivey's Bay. We had a a wonderful May holiday staying at Crugmeer Farm and visiting such places as Trevose Head. I have a ...Read more

A memory of Trevose Head in 1961 by Jane Robinson

Westgate On Sea Holidays In The 1960s

My parents took myself and my late brother to Westgate on Sea almost every Easter from 1959 to 1971. Living in west London we caught the 2.40pm train from Victoria, arriving at Westgate on Sea about ...Read more

A memory of Westgate on Sea by Philip Clarke

Captions

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Caption For Allhallows, The Beach C1955

This small landing bay off the Thames estuary near the Isle of Grain is popular with fishermen and amateur sailors.

Caption For Lyme Regis, From The Sands 1907

The four-storey Sundial Cottage (left), and Library Cottage next door are shown before the building of the Bay Private Hotel.

Caption For Reighton, The Gap C1960

Reighton is a small resort on Filey Bay, and Reighton Sands are justly famous for their bathing.

Caption For Pegwell, Coastguard Cottages 1907

This row of diminutive, white cottages provided accommodation for the Coastguards maintaining a watch along this busy stretch of the Kent coastline with its treacherous offshore sandbanks.

Caption For Haverfordwest, St Thomas' Church Interior 1898

The church has been much re-built and re-designed over the years. It was demolished and rebuilt in the 17th century and effectively rebuilt in 1854-5 and again in 1880-1.

Caption For Filey, North Beach C1960

Fishing nets hang out to dry along the esplanade of Filey's North Beach, while a 'coble', as the old-fashioned fishing boats are called, waits above on the left.

Caption For Richmond, Trinity Church C1965

On this sunny early afternoon Di Palma Cream Ices and Johnny's Creamy Ices compete for trade (centre), and people sit in the rose garden formed next to Trinity Church after the iron railings

Caption For Weymouth, Punch And Judy Show On The Beach C1955

It was the early use of bathing machines that made Weymouth such a popular resort for sea bathing.The larger machines ran down into the water on rails and consisted of a number of cubicles.

Caption For Staithes, Bank Top 1929

The area at the top of Staithes is known as Bank Top and here, in 1929, we see two recently- completed bay-fronted detached bungalows (right of view) which have been carefully positioned to take full

Caption For Totland Bay, The Broadway 1960

In the last years of the 19th century Marconi set up an early wireless transmitting station near to Totland Bay, exchanging radio signals with a steamer out at sea.

Caption For Whitsand Bay, The Beach 1930

This shows the first of the plague of holiday chalets which swept along the cliffside before planning regulations prevented their building.

Caption For Alum Bay, The Beach C1955

The coloured cliffs of Alum Bay are one of the most enduring sights on the Isle of Wight as far as visitors are concerned.

Caption For Weston Super Mare, Atlantic Terrace East 1887

Part of the 'Cliftonville' area, these smart terraces housed the wealthy colonels, surgeons and Indian Army officers who retired to the seaside here. They enjoyed outstanding views across Weston Bay.

Caption For Tankerton, The Beach C1955

Between Whitstable and Herne Bay, this modern residential suburb and resort, with its grassy cliff-top promenade and shingle beach, was developed mainly in the years following the Second World War.

Caption For Bridgwater, Market And Church 1890

We now embark on a tour of the Moors or Levels, the vast flat lands of central Somerset, where great drains and canalised rivers keep the marshes at bay. We

Caption For Clacton On Sea, Congregational And Catholic Churches 1904

To the right of christ church is the Catholic Church of Our Lady of Light. The architect was F W Tasker and the church was opened on 15 October 1903.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, The Pier 1914

They were built for the traffic across the bay from Morecambe and Arnside; the last steamer called in 1910. Here, the high tide has reached right up to the promenade.

Caption For Southwold, St James Green And Lighthouse C1955

The single-storey white building was the Coastguard Station, built between 1884 and 1904. Beacon Cottage, to the left, takes its name from the beacon that preceded the lighthouse of 1890.

Caption For Eastbourne, Mostyn Hotel And Grand Parade 1912

The elegance of this 1860s stucco terrace with three-storey bay windows to each house and the long straight para- pet is now replaced by Grand Court, a higher block of 1960s flats: typical sea-front

Caption For Cromer, Jetty Street 1925

Originally named after its fine view overlooking the jetty, this street retained its name when the pier was built.

Caption For Mudeford, The Ferry C1955

Looking out into Christchurch Bay, Mudeford remains the centre of Dorset's small-scale fishing industry, though leisure yachting has dominated from the middle of the 20th century.

Caption For Kibworth Harcourt, Main Street C1955

The Old House (left) dates from 1678, and it is a prominently sited example of English domestic architecture at its very best.

Caption For Dumpton Gap, 1894

To the east of Margate, and south of Foreness Point, Kingsgate Bay is marked by this gap in the cliffs.

Caption For New Quay, Two Bays From Barham House C1930

This view shows Cei Bach (Little Quay), where a number of boats were built, with the typical Ceredigion coast beyond.