Places
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Photos
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Maps
494 maps found.
Books
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Memories
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Hos In The 1930's
My mum told me she came to Peartree Farm Askham Bryan. She was an Ellwood from Batley. she described a hanging ham in the kitchen, her discovery of her allergy to mushrooms and playing in the fields here about. I have no ...Read more
A memory of Askham Bryan by
Happy Memories
My goodness, some of the articles brought back so many good memories. I lived at Riverside Place and went to Lord Knyvitts School around 1957. The milk that iced up in the morning at school and the newspaper I was required to tear up ...Read more
A memory of Stanwell by
Little Waltham
I was born in Little Waltham and lived there until 1967. I only left because I got married and the cost of housing in the village, even then, was way out of our reach, so we had to move 20 miles north to Sible Hedingham. I had a ...Read more
A memory of Little Waltham by
Hot Summer Days
The group of three boys on their bicyles reminds me of hot summer days riding back from the Forest school to my home in Wokingham. We would often stop here - outside the hardware shop (Husseys?) and have a last chat before going ...Read more
A memory of Wokingham in 1959 by
A Walk For A Pint
I can remember vividly walking from Trafford Road in Salford, all the way up Eccles new Rd with my new wife. Why did we walk? because we had nowt, as we said then. We walked all the way, talking and planning our future. When we got ...Read more
A memory of Eccles in 1970 by
Joan The Wad
I have bought Joan the Wad Cornish pickles at the Abbey and caught a trout in the river that runs in front of it. I was evacuated to the village in the war to Church Town Farm with Mr and Mrs Greenway and there was a large monkey puzzle ...Read more
A memory of Lanivet in 1950 by
My Hometown
Brynmawr is a quiet little town on the edge of the valley roads. These photos bring back memories of all the hills I climbed, picnics on the mountain, paddling in the pond across from our house in Warwick Road. Snow 6ft deep in Winter. ...Read more
A memory of Brynmawr by
Home
My memory goes back to the time my mother and father lived in Ponti and it was a very happy time. My father passed away in 1956, killed in Bristol and my father asked my mother to marry him in the bandstand in Ponti Park and they had a good ...Read more
A memory of Pontypridd in 1940 by
My Family In Woolston
My Grandparents lived in Oakbank Road, My Aunt lived in Laurel Road. I can remember going to work with my Nan in the evenings. She used to be a cleaner for Knaptons Bookies and Malizias Bookies (Bridge Road). My Aunt worked ...Read more
A memory of Woolston in 1959 by
Growing Up In Motspur Park
I lived in Motspur Park from 1968 till 1989, everyone I knew friendly place, the local pub was clean and friendly, used to go courting there with my late husband. Been back a few times and have noticed a dramatic ...Read more
A memory of Motspur Park in 1984 by
Captions
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The High Street sports a branch of F W Woolworth, and the local branch of the National Provincial Bank is housed in half-timbered style premises.
Restoration is bringing it back to its former glory.
The spire in the middle back- ground is the church of St John the Baptist.
The other lady, walking along the back of the jetty, is oblivious to everything other than the book in which she is
The structure contained a lengthy landing stage, popular with steamers travelling along the South Coast. 10,000 people landed here one 1901 Bank Holiday weekend.
Its churchyard, shadowed by the saddle-backed church tower, is one of the prettiest in the Cotswolds, and a good place to linger on a peaceful day.
West Bank winds up the hill towards the significantly-named Miners' Standard public house on the hill above the village.
The peaceful sea could be deceptive: a memorial in the church relates to nine local people who went boating one Sunday in 1799 and never came back.
In 1906 it was possible to hire a horse and carriage at Warwick for a trip to Kenilworth and back for 10s 6d, though with two horses the price went up to £1, including the driver's fee.
The line curves along the foreshore of the river Towy, giving passengers a fine view of Llanstephan Castle on the opposite western bank, seen here in the far background.
We are looking eastwards back down the street.
The classic Palladian west front of Chatsworth House, seen from the banks of the River Derwent.
Unique to the city of Chester, the Rows are a double tier of shops that are thought to date back to medieval times.
William John Wills, born in Totnes in 1834, was a member of Robert Burke's ill-fated expedition to cross Australia from north to south.
A good number of spectators have gathered on the west bank of the River Thames to watch one of the coxed four events.
We are taking a detour out of Buckden to the Offords; the Offord & Buckden Anglers Club now have a car park and hut here.
Barclays Bank (right) still stands on the corner of Little Whyte, but the other traders have all gone.
Both Back Lane and the High Street were well supplied with inns: the Blue Bell, the White Hart, the Talbot, the Three Arrows, the Dolphin, the Rose.
After the Second World War, old cars came back on the road and new production increased.
Here we see the carriages of the wealthy assembled and waiting to take their clients back to their hotels and villas.
There is the much-restored Holt Castle and a church dating back to the 14th century to see.
The advent of popular motoring brought it back to life as a new generation of tourists discovered the nearby beach.
Note too the bicycle parked on the other side of the road, with the pedal set back on the kerb so it can act as a stand.
Bovington Camp dates back to the First World War, and is the home of the Royal Armoured Corps.
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