Books

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Memories

498 memories found. Showing results 141 to 150.

Mt.Pleasant Rd. Risca

my grandparents lived in mount pleasant rd my father was born in Risca. Moriah hill my great grandfather kept The Western Valleys Inn, in the early 1900's

A memory of Risca in 1955 by David Hookings

A Child Was Born In Bargoed

Born on the 15th April 1950 in my grandparents front room in Bristol Terrace I didn't realize until now what we had in those " good old days". I am a self made millionaire but I would trade all what I have now for those ...Read more

A memory of Bargoed by rthomas

My Birthplace

iwas born in holmfirth valley hospital in july 1944. my name is judith rowley and i had a sister jean.my mother mavis and my father jim.we lived in south lane,then moved to a lovely house called cliftonville but cant remember the road ...Read more

A memory of Holmfirth by Judith Gregory

The Charles Family Home At 39 Cwm Road.

39 Cwm Road in 1946 The family home, at 39 Cwm Road, was on the ‘cellar side’, which was deemed to be an advantage, since the houses were three-storeyed and sported an extra kitchen, scullery and pantry, ...Read more

A memory of Waun Lwyd in 1946 by Raye Green

Poem From Railway Book

Reading a book about the old railway line that went through Braunston station and came upon this poem. Its autumn time in Braunston And now the forager swears The cattle rise and listen In the valleys far and near And blush at what they hear. written by Hugh Kingsmill 1889-1949

A memory of Braunston by Terence Wilcox

One Day At A Time

A precised extract from the chapters in my biography relating to wartime evacuation, and particularly to Garnant. I stared morosely out of the window and watched the landscape slip by as the steam train chugged its way through ...Read more

A memory of Garnant in 1940 by James Tait

Shows In Happy Valley

This photo of Happy Valley brings back many memories! Great Shows with Alex Munro (actress Janet Munro's father). Janet was married to actor Ian Hendry. Great times, comedy, songs, dancing, talent shows. Pay for seating ...Read more

A memory of Llandudno in 1961 by Sue Oliver

Memories Of The Close Primrose

My father built a caravan just after the war, we took it to Primrose Valley in 1946 and sited it in The Close after negotiating the rent with Mr Smart who was the manager, also the same family as the shop ...Read more

A memory of Primrose Valley in 1940 by David Winn

Hillside Standon

My parents (Harold and Peggy Warden) bought Hillside (which was the miller's house, the mill fell down after the First World War) and moved my sister (Rosemary) and I from Surrey in April 1951, I was then 7 years old. Later that ...Read more

A memory of Standon in 1951 by Richard Warden

The Evacues

My sister and I were evacuated to Wickford in 1940, I was just over 5 years old and my sister 11 years old. We came from the east end of London. We moved into a bungalow with an elderly lady called Mrs Walker, there was also a ...Read more

A memory of Wickford in 1940 by Leonard Askew

Captions

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Caption For Newquay, Trenance Gardens 1928

These civic gardens are in the Trenance Valley and fringe the River Gannel as it twists away from the eastern edge of the town.

Caption For Bodmin, Dunmere Bridge And Mill 1906

Here we see a quiet summer scene in the valley bottom, where the Wadebridge road crosses the River Camel at the foot of a long descent from Bodmin.

Caption For Eskdale, Outward Bound Mountain School C1955

The beautiful valley of Eskdale runs down from some of the highest ground in the Lake District to reach the sea at Ravenglass.

Caption For Brynmawr, Heads Of The Valleys Road C1960

The A465 road on its way westwards from Abergavenny links several South Wales valleys.

Caption For Ambleside, Sweden Bridge 1912

High Sweden Bridge is a picturesque packhorse bridge over the Scandale Beck between High Pike and Snarker Pike (there is a Low Sweden Bridge lower down the valley).

Caption For Eskdale, Outward Bound Mountain School C1955

The beautiful valley of Eskdale runs down from some of the highest ground in the Lake District to reach the sea at Ravenglass.

Caption For Clun, Church Street C1950

Its layout is extremely elongated, with the castle and market area at one end and the church (with presumably the original settlement site) up on the hill on the other side of the valley.

Caption For Ambleside, Sweden Bridge 1912

High Sweden Bridge is a picturesque packhorse bridge over the Scandale Beck between High Pike and Snarker Pike (there is a Low Sweden Bridge lower down the valley).

Caption For Woodchester, The Village 1890

Lying deep in a long valley, Woodchester is often missed by visitors to the Cotswolds, but should not be: it has an attractive curved main street, and some charming old cottages.

Caption For Combe Martin, Sterridge Valley 1911

The Sterrage Valley (sometimes spelled Sterridge) was a popular spot for day trips, initially by horse and coach such as those run by Copp`s, and from 1910 onwards by charabanc.

Caption For Alderley Edge, Castle Rock C1955

However, looking out over the Bollin valley, they are doing no more than Mesolithic hunters did six or seven thousand years ago, as the flint remains nearby testify.

Caption For Selworthy, Car Park And View C1960

The car park in front of Selworthy's whitewashed church looks across the Vale of Porlock to the wooded Horner valley and Ley Hill.

Caption For West Harptree, The Square C1955

Once known for its mines and caves, West Harptree sits between the Mendip ridge and Chew Valley Lake.

Caption For Ambleside, Sweden Bridge 1912

High Sweden Bridge is a picturesque packhorse bridge over the Scandale Beck between High Pike and Snarker Pike (there is a Low Sweden Bridge lower down the valley).

Caption For Rodborough, The Village C1960

Rodborough parish extends from Stroud to Minchinhampton on the south side of the Frome valley, and includes the hamlets of Butterrow, Houndscroft and Rodborough Common.

Caption For Northfield, Bristol Road South 1949

Northfield was founded by Saxon settlers in the fertile valley of the River Rea.

Caption For Bishopsbourne, Church 1903

Bishopsbourne is next to the Nailbourne, which runs along the Elham Valley eventually to become the Little Stour.

Caption For Sheffield, Rivelin Valley C1955

In 1899 the council took the decision to acquire the Rivelin Valley and made a number of purchases of land over the coming years.

Caption For Stocksbridge, From The Clock Tower C1955

A retired steelman looks across the industrial landscape of Stocksbridge, the steel-making town in the valley of the River Don between Sheffield and Penistone, on the edge of the Pennine moors.

Caption For Borrowdale, The Hotel C1870

The Borrowdale Hotel is in one of the wildest valleys of Lakeland, and only the hardiest of early tourists made their way this deeply into the dale.

Caption For Great Harwood, The Roman Catholic Church 1898

Great Harwood lies to the north of Accrington, and commands a lovely part of the Hyndburn Valley.

Caption For Holywell, High Street 1959

Much of the prosperity of the town derived from the nearby Greenfield Valley.

Caption For Peaslake, The Village Green C1955

It lies along the slopes of a narrow valley at the head of a stream that flows towards the Tilling Bourne.

Caption For Upper Arley, Victoria Bridge And River Severn C1939

Victoria Bridge, on the Severn Valley railway line from Bewdley to Bridgnorth, has a span of 200 feet; when it was built in 1862, it was considered the largest cast iron single arch bridge in the world