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Loveday's And Blewers

My mum is a Loveday and her mum and dad, Sid and Amy, ran Kaysland caravan park. Mum married my dad George Blewer, and they had us three kids. Grandad Blewer had the timber yard and then my Uncle Johnny took it over. ...Read more

A memory of West Kingsdown by Jane Fornero

Memories Of War Years 1939 45 Newport

Memories of War years 1939 -1945. By John Beal. Little did I realise that I would be involved in the army when war broke out in 1939. I was attending Hatherleigh Central School in Newport at the time and as ...Read more

A memory of Newport in 1940 by John Beal

Childhood In Wreckenton

I started school at St Oswald's RC in 1944. We lived on Tanfield Road. I remember the head teacher was called Miss Wilfred, and later we had a headmaster called Mr Clancy. I remember when the war finished and we had to ...Read more

A memory of Wrekenton in 1940 by Erni Middleton

Methodist School

I was at Burgh Heath Methodist School from about 1953 to 1956. My mother was Mrs Coleman, who taught reception. Mrs Parrot was headmistress, Mrs Westwater taught the second class. Miss Marshall was at that time the milk lady ...Read more

A memory of Burgh Heath in 1955 by Barbara Lucas

That Old Shoe Shop

The old shoe shop was called "Caiger's Boot Store" and was run by my two elderly great aunts, Ruth & Kizz (Kezia) untill 1969. Their father, Frederick Caiger who married the previous owner's daughter, owned and ran the ...Read more

A memory of Wokingham by Frank Caiger

My Father

I did not know my father, I only remember him in the early part of my life but I knew he worked for the coal yard in Thornton Heath, he had a large Shire horse and the last I know of him was standing at the horse's head with a ...Read more

A memory of Thornton Heath in 1952 by Ray Lee

Coach House

In the late 1950s my mum and dad moved to the Fortune of War and ran it for a few years. Bob and Betty worked for the brewery and this was the first house since Bob had left the navy. I went to Laindon Hill primary school and had the ...Read more

A memory of Laindon by Kevin Moore

Holidays In Saham Hills

Just after the war we visited Saham Hills quite regular from Hull. We stayed with an aunt and uncle of my father's by the name of Smith. He was called Charlie, his wife was Pat and they had a son who was called young ...Read more

A memory of Saham Hills in 1950 by Mal. Wilson

The Day We Topped Out £12m New Leisure Centre In Wednesfield!

£12m Wednesfield Leisure Pool. It has been a very big week for both myself and Mary, we have attended 11 individual events as well as trying to hold the day jobs down! On Monday ...Read more

A memory of Wednesfield by Phil Bateman

Potters Yard

Does anyone know where Potters Yard was in Exning, Suffolk?

A memory of Exning by Lucy Bailey

Captions

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Caption For Kidderminster, The Church And Canal 1931

To the right, a lorry is just visible, loading the coal from the Baggeridge Colliery yard.

Caption For Abingdon, Abbey Mill And Bridge 1890

This view was taken looking east from Bridge Street past the bridge across the mill stream (the river itself is out of shot a hundred yards away to the right), which was dug for the abbey in the 10th century

Caption For Leighton Buzzard, High Street C1965

An entrance at the side of the building leads to the original stable yard.

Caption For Worcester, High Street C1950

The inn had a theatre in its yard but in 1779 a proper theatre opened in Angel Street and from then on the King's Head hosted a market instead.

Caption For Tickton, The Bridge C1955

Since the opening of the new bypass a hundred yards upstream in 1976, a footbridge has been the only way across the river.

Caption For Alford, The Church C1960

The road divides a couple of hundred yards further along, with the A1104 going to Mablethorpe and the A1111 to Sutton on Sea.

Caption For Andover, East Street 1904

The houses on the left were removed in the 1960s to make room for Eastern Avenue and Black Swan Yard car park.

Caption For Haddenham, Church End Green 1951

Alcohol is also well represented here: the house on the right was the maltster's, the maltings being in the yard behind, while two other houses in this view were once pubs.

Caption For Pontefract, Beastfair 1964

The Merchants' Counting House, down Swale's Yard (right), was the meeting place for countless entrepreneurs from 1400 onwards; recently the building has been restored to an atmospheric pub.

Caption For Turnford, High Road C1965

A few years before the time of this photograph its yard had been filled with derelict cars, and it was a popular scavenging ground for spare parts.

Caption For Manchester, Town Hall 1889

Albert Square adjoined the Town Yard, land that the corporation owned, and which was already being viewed as a site for a new Town Hall.

Caption For St Neots, High Street 1925

The Westminster Bank (right) has taken over from Ellwoods, and the trees have begun to grow in the front yard to the Congregational Church.

Caption For Swanage, Station Yard 1897

The view is north- eastwards from the tower of St Mary's Church to the double sidings of the goods yard (centre) and site of James Panton's Swanage Brewery which was demolished in 1893.

Caption For Abingdon, Bridge And River Steamer C1955

The Fraternity of the Holy Cross built the two bridges, the causeway across Nag's Head Island, and then the long causeway that runs south for over a thousand yards across the flood plain to Culham

Caption For Acle, The Bridge C1929

A hire boat yard now occupies the site around the dyke where the dinghies are moored.

Caption For Dublin, St. Patrick's Cathedral, South East 1897

St Patrick's is about 400 yards from Christchurch.

Caption For Abingdon, Bath Street C1945

Conveniently overlooking the sheep market, the inn had sheep pens in its rear yard.

Caption For Aberdeen, Brig O' Balgownie C1890

This single-arched stone bridge is situated a few hundred yards to the north of St Machar's Cathedral, and crosses a gorge of the River Don.

Caption For Westdean, 1921

A stack yard is in the foreground, with round and rectangular corn ricks.

Caption For St Neots, River Terrace C1955

By 1955, everything appears to have settled down, and pleasure craft and punts are using the boat yards, landing stages, riverside cafes and the garden to the Old Falcon Inn (left).

Caption For Sutton, High Street 1902

Although the railway station opened in 1847 some 200 yards south of the Cock Hotel crossroads, development did not really get under way here until the Epsom Downs line opened in 1865, and new station

Caption For Abingdon, The River C1960

These were rebuilt (in more durable style, although not overly attractive it has to be said) as Kingcraft Boat Centre offering services, chandlery, a boat yard and boat hire.

Caption For Barmouth, Railway Bridge 1896

It is 800 yards long and has a road for foot passengers, who can enjoy the freshness of the air and the sublime vistas of Cadair Idris.

Caption For Heysham, St Peter's Church, South Side 1892

We are looking at the leeward side from the entrance to the church- yard.