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Places
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Photos
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Maps
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Books
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Memories
489 memories found. Showing results 141 to 150.
North Greenford In The Late 40s And 50s
I was born in Perivale Maternity Hospital in 1943. Like so many of your writers growing up then was a magical time; the freedom we had to wander the fields, play and fish in the canal (in homemade boats ...Read more
A memory of Greenford by
Wolf Rubber
I was born in 1934 in Burns Avenue Southall, and I remember Snells Farm at the bottom of Burns Ave, before it became a prefab estate. Left Dormers Wells at 14 in 1948. I worked at Wolf Rubber in 1949 and my job was cleaning metal ...Read more
A memory of Southall in 1949 by
The Old Bridge Over The Canal
I have just been reading the memories of a Ms Hamilton. I used to cross the bridge on the way to and from Goldsworth Junior School as I lived in Horsell. My sister and friends would stop and fish for newts or frogs - ...Read more
A memory of Woking in 1969 by
Dancing In The Afternoon Matinee
I remember dancing after school in Horsell town hall on Horsell main street in the 50s. I was at Goldsworth School, Woking in those years. My friend David and I were always dancing there, on Wednesdays I think. ...Read more
A memory of Horsell in 1952 by
Springs Canal
View of Springs Canal. Gravel Chutes from Old Bailey railway can be seen at the end of the canal.
A memory of Skipton in 1945 by
Fond Memories
I lived at Mid Shirva Farm from 1950 till 1964. My father was the byreman, he was known as Wee Jock and my mum was Jan. I had a happy time growing up there; the summers seemed to be endless. I played in the fields during the ...Read more
A memory of Twechar in 1950 by
My Childhood
I was born at West View, Stanley in August 1939. My father bought 2 cottages and knocked them into a very large house. I had 5 older siblings and my mother's father lived with us. Our family name was House. I loved every ...Read more
A memory of Stanley in 1940 by
Old Row.
Old Row, Golds Hill, does anybody remember the pub called The Boat on Canalside next to Old Row? I know that Old Row was pulled down in 1936 and the pub was de-licensed by 1938, that was when my grandparents lived there, the Mcdonalds, ...Read more
A memory of Golds Green in 1930 by
Astmoor Tannery Area
My father used to work at Astmoot Tannery until it closed in 1957, he wound up the books and company. There used to be a small shop in a person's front room, in the row of cottages at the bottom of Summer Lane and the owner ...Read more
A memory of Astmoor in 1957 by
The N.H.S. Early Years To Retirement
The Transport Department at Southmead Hospital when I joined them consisted of an officer, foreman, and four porter drivers, with two buses, three vans, and two cars. We were responsible for ...Read more
A memory of Bristol in 1960 by
Captions
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Tibberton is situated to the north-east of Worcester on the line of the Birmingham to Worcester Canal.
At the height of the canal era, the Wharf was a bustling depot where up to ten large barges could load and unload.
A few yards from the site of photograph L122026, a pair of loaded boats head south towards the Trent & Mersey Canal. They were owned by Horsefield Ltd.
The mill is on the North Walsham and Dilham Canal. Sir William Cubitt, an engineer best known for inventing the prison treadmill, was born here in 1785.
At the height of the canal era, the Wharf was a bustling depot where up to ten large barges could load and unload.
A pair of loaded working boats head south on the Grand Union Canal from Braunston Tunnel.
Lydney's minuscule canal is no more than a mile in length, with just a single lock. Pictured here are barges carrying timber from Avonmouth Docks to the industrial yard on the left.
With so many canals recently restored for leisure purposes, this is a scene that is still very familiar to fishermen, walkers and boat people all over the country.
A strange-looking craft heads southwards towards Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal. The pretty tower of the 14th-century church is clearly visible here.
It was powered by the head waters of the River Ant, canalised in 1826 as the North Walsham and Dilham Canal.
This view of the Kennet and Avon Canal, taken from the Town Bridge, shows the site of Hungerford Wharf.
When the Worcester and Birmingham Canal was constructed, it was taken across the watershed of the River Arrow, which meant a loss of headwater for the Arrow.
At the bottom of Wells Hill we can see the railway station, which came with the Bath and Bristol line in 1874, succeeding a canal and tramway for carrying coal.
Once a canal feeder, Chasewater was developed for recreational purposes in the late 1950s offering sailing and boating.
A bridge crosses the canal just to the left of the picture.
The foreground one is possibly Cofton Reservoir and the other may be Upper Bittell Reservoir, which was built as a canal feeder in 1836.
The foreground one is possibly Cofton Reservoir and the other may be Upper Bittell Reservoir, which was built as a canal feeder in 1836.
The foreground one is possibly Cofton Reservoir and the other may be Upper Bittell Reservoir, which was built as a canal feeder in 1836.
A canal and railway passed under the bridge. To the right is Brassknocker Hill.
The pieces (rolls) were delivered by canal boat, and after cutting were returned to Manchester for dyeing and finishing.
The canal at Drayton Manor, with its unique Gothic-style footbridge, complete with battlements. Immediately beyond is a swing bridge.
Willington stands on the Trent and Mersey Canal in the Trent valley to the south of Derby.
The Oxford Canal is a pretty, meandering line, very popular with holidaymakers. And locks such as this one help to create the rustic atmosphere. The scene today is instantly recognisable.
Below them meanders the River Frome, with canal and railway line running in parallel, flanked by foundries and business parks.
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