Maps

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Memories

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My Fading Memories

I was but a lad of 8 when my folks bundled us all off to a wide land downunder. Since 1968, Australia has been my home. I often speak of my fading memories of Queensbury, my walks through the village, living on 'The ...Read more

A memory of Queensbury in 1968 by Stephen Mckinley

Sundays

Sundays were memorable, after a proper Sunday roast we would walk from our house at Chingford Hatch, up to the Royal Forest Hotel, then through the woods to the Owl pub, we would sit in the gardens with a drink and a bag of crisps, they ...Read more

A memory of Chingford in 1956 by Christine Jeffrey

Wickham Bishops Born And Bred

In 1950 I was born on a cold winter's night to my mother Rosemary Jesse, at 'The Black Houses', Kelvedon Road, Wickham Bishops, built by architect, designer and socio-economic theorist Arthur Heygate Macmurdo. ...Read more

A memory of Wickham Bishops by Marilyn Jesse

Blacksmith's Yard

My paternal grandmother Annie Cowell came from Stanford and I have always been led to believe that the space on the left of the house in the foreground, where the trees are, was the site of her father's blacksmith's ...Read more

A memory of Stanford-le-Hope in 1940 by Gordon Mead

Redhill 1961

I remember the Teddy Boys and 'winkle pickers'. Our baby-sitter used to rock and roll in the living room, and us kids used to laugh because we could see her underwear when her flared skirt twirled! She used to paint our nails for us ...Read more

A memory of Redhill in 1961 by Susan Francis

Trolly Times

Most young boys at sometime rode and or built their own trolly. My experience growing up, living on the edge of French's Yard on Epping New Road in Buckhurst Hill, was full of good times riding my home-built trolly down the long ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Denman Lalonde

Dawnay Road

I was born in Dowlans Road, opposite to Dawnay Road. The grocers which is referred to was where my mum used to shop. Next to the grocers my best friend Nigel lived, as did Dave Hill before him. The waste ground to the left in the ...Read more

A memory of Great Bookham in 1945 by Norman Watson

The Capitol Cinema

I remember being taken to the Capitol by my sister to watch the Disney film Bambi. We sat through it three times, I was taken ill the next day and my sister got the blame. The Capitol had a ventilation fan under a hole in the ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Ken Coates

Newmarket Hospital

I worked in racing stables in Exeter Road. In the spring of 1960 I was injured when a  yearling I was exercising suddenly reared and I 'went out the back door', narrowly missing the edge of the pavement, but hitting my ...Read more

A memory of Newmarket in 1960 by Eunice Chambers

My Granddad Stevens

Years ago my grandad had a small garage and workshop at the side of the Du-Cane Arms. My dad was born there and went to scool at Great Tottom. My grandad is buried in Great Braxted Church and my nanna is there too. In the ...Read more

A memory of Great Braxted in 1900 by Vera Martin

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Captions

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Caption For Reading, Kendrick Middle Class School 1890

Opened in 1877, and still looking pristine in this 1890 view, the Kendrick's Boys School in Queen's Road was endowed by funds first established by John Kendrick's will of 1624.

Caption For Flookburgh, Market Street 1903

The only traffic is a cart parked by a barn on the right of the road, its shafts up in the air (right). To its left is the Crown Hotel.

Caption For Cricklade, The Town C1955

Looking from Cirencester Road into High Street This photograph, taken from near the High Bridge over the River Thames, shows the entrance to Cricklade from the north.

Caption For Wimborne, From The River C1960

Supplies came by sea to Poole Harbour and then by road from Hamworthy to Wimborne.

Caption For Bucklesham, Levington Lane C1960

The hedge against the road has now grown up, almost hiding the concrete footpath from view.

Caption For Beer, The Village 1898

As with so many East Devon villages, a tiny stream - the Beer Brook - runs down the main street, first on one side of the road and then on the other.

Caption For Braunston, The Canal C1965

The 1960s was a turning point for the canals as the working boats' cargoes were switched to the roads, particularly the new M1 motorway.

Caption For York, Infantry Barracks, Armoury 1886

Situated on Fulford Road, the barracks were originally built around 1795 for the 14th Regimental District and the West Yorkshire Regiment.

Caption For Frome, Cork Street 1957

The road ahead leads to what was the St Louis Convent.

Caption For Acock's Green, Olton Boulevard East C1965

This view of the parade is taken from the junction with Fox Hollies Road, at the opposite end to photograph No A136028.

Caption For Lickey, The Cofton Wood Pleasure Grounds C1955

Another highlight for children used to be the travelling fair which visited the Lickeys on bank holidays, occupying a site on the corner of Lickey Road and Leach Green Lane.

Caption For Penn, The Village 1968

The hotel on the left here is The Fox and Goose, one of several large pubs on the main road at Penn, a reminder that this has for centuries been a major line of communication.

Caption For Fairhaven, Clifton Drive 1927

Trams ran along the centre of the main road, and in the background stands the distinctive white Congregationalist church, built in 1912.

Caption For St Annes, St Anne's Road West 1929

The woman crossing the road might even be setting a trend, her eye-catching coat perhaps anticipating a 1960s musical.

Caption For Hest Bank, The Centre C1960

Just along Station Road, on the left by the chemist is the Marine Café.

Caption For Cadnam, The Sir John Barleycorn C1960

Situated on Southampton Road, this is rumoured to be the oldest pub in Great Britain. Following a recent make-over, it now has slate and oak floors, leather furniture and oak tables.

Caption For Downton, The Royal Oak C1960

This pub can still be found on Christchurch Road in Downton, near Lymington. The tree looks too near the pub for comfort, but it is still there today.

Caption For Middle Wallop, The Cross Roads C1955

In the middle of Over and Nether Wallop, the river runs beside the road. To the north-east lies the Second World War airfield which has been the centre for army flying since 1958.

Caption For York, Monk Bar C1955

The road passes through the walls between the two arches, and the walk around the surviving walls of York is still one of the finest ways to see the city.

Caption For Botley, Winchester Road C1955

The left-hand side of Winchester Road remains constant, with the pub and the timber-framed cot- tage still to be seen.

Caption For Great Tew, The Village C1960

Old Bridge Road c1955 The hilltop village of Bloxham has a striking parish church with an intricately designed late 14th-century tower and spire, possibly completed by the same masons who worked

Caption For Caldy, The Village C1955

This view looks along Caldy Road with the part stone, part half-timbered Reading Room on the right. It was built by the Barton family in 1883.

Caption For Astwood Bank, Evesham Road C1965

Astwood Bank developed in linear fashion along the Ridgeway, which is now the main road to Pershore and Evesham.

Caption For Shildon, Church Street C1965

The principal centres were the North Road Works of Darlington, Shildon Wagon Works, and locomotive manufacturers Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn, who were based at Gateshead.