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Father In Law

Hi there.  My father-in-law was born in Gilfach Goch but left when he was a child.  It was not long ago me and my husband took him back and he was quite shocked to see how much the place has changed. The address he used to live ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1930 by Bobbie Cook

My Roots

Hi i've just found out that my family originate from Great Waltham...the name is 'Hornsby'...I found this out through the ancestry website and looking at old census records...i'm hoping to come along and visit Great Waltham with my ...Read more

A memory of Great Waltham in 1860 by Lisa Mcdonald

Early Memories Of Saltash

I lived in a two story flat, over what was Barclays Bank. Almost opposite was the Guidhall and St Nicholas and Faith Church. We had a clear view from our lounge and upper bedroom window of the road leading to the station ...Read more

A memory of Saltash in 1949 by Raymond Guy

Bellis Cafe

The hot summer of 1976 - I was 16 and studying for my O levels in between minding the shop for my adopted parents Bert and Mary Belli. Our cafe was one of two Belli cafes in the town, but of course I always thought ours was superior ...Read more

A memory of Blaenavon in 1976 by Stephen Belli

Descendents Of

Our great-grandfather, Somerton grocer and corn factor George Frederick Hatcher, was born in Somerton. George and Emma Peddle married and with their two boys - great-uncle William and our grandfather Frances- they came ...Read more

A memory of Long Sutton in 1900 by jhhatcher

Beach Bingo Family Memories

I have many fond memories of holidaying at Pinewoods Caravan Park where my now late grandparents (Lil and Bill Potter) used to own a caravan. They would take me up there for 2-3 weeks in the summertime and my ...Read more

A memory of Wells-Next-The-Sea in 1976

Family Home

My father Leonard Barlow was born in the house on the left in 1921. He lived there with his mother Florence and family until he was conscripted into the Air Force at the beginning of the Second World War. I have traced members of ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1870 by Michael Barlow

What Went On

This is from about the 1950s. Along Grange Road was a huge piggery and it was owned by the Liddle family, by, did it pong. Further along you came to the railway crossing with the sign STOP, LOOK, LISTEN in red, this was where the ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1952 by Jimmy Burrows

Rugeley Boyhood

My family moved to Rugeley in 1954 from Northumberland. Dad worked at Brereton Colliery and Mum at Birmid Metals. I attended Aelgar school and about that time got my first job delivering newspapers for the 'Burnthill Press' (Market ...Read more

A memory of Rugeley in 1955 by Kenneth Rochester

River Lune

Green Ayre railway station on the left, with the Greyhound Bridge curving across the river. The bridge is now a road bridge. Most of the station is Sainsbury's supermarket, car park, and a riverside park "heritage centre".

A memory of Lancaster in 1958

Captions

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Caption For Sharpness, The Severn Railway Bridge C1955

Two oil tankers, the Arkendale H and the Wastdale H, collided in fog and smashed into the bridge.

Caption For Polegate, The Horse And Groom C1955

Our last view in this chapter before turning north back to Hailsham shows the Horse and Groom pub at the junction of the High Street and the Eastbourne Road, the A22.

Caption For Cowfold, St Peter's Church 1958

This village has grown around a road junction on the Horsham to Brighton road.

Caption For Hoghton, The Tower Courtyard 1895

Hoghton Tower, set on a hill and visible for miles, dates from 1565.

Caption For Haywards Heath, South Road C1965

George Hilton`s business (extreme left) had expanded across the road to the newly built brick building on the right of the photograph.

Caption For Skegness, The Clock Tower C1955

It now has a much larger traffic island around it, and during the holiday season it is a very busy place indeed.

Caption For Laindon, Wash Road C1955

Laindon and Langdon Hills had always been separate villages with long histories, and even appeared as separate entries in the 1086 Domesday Book.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Bridge Street 1909

The Pilot Boat Hotel (left) is pictured in the time of Robert Warren, advertising livery stables, carriages and transport for invalids, as well as daily coaches to and from Bridport, which was

Caption For Ascot, South Ascot Church 1901

Attributed to Pearson and built in the Early English style, this large, red-brick church was built in 1896-7, so it was relatively new in Francis Frith's photograph.

Caption For Lulworth, 1894

AT LAST he [Troy] reached the summit, and a wide and novel prospect burst upon him with an effect almost like that of the Paci?

Caption For Stafford, Remains Of The Town Walls 2005

The street names survive to this day, but only a tiny section remains of the walls themselves, moved and repositioned near the former East Gate.

Caption For Worthing, Marine Parade C1955

During the 1920s and 30s, Worthing continued to rapidly expand.

Caption For Haywards Heath, The Recreation Ground C1950

Other sports are popular in the town, notably cricket, and the club's ground is certainly in a very attractive setting; it has enthralled appreciative crowds since 1894.

Caption For Twickenham, York House From The Bridge C1955

In 1635 the town archery butts stood at the eastern entrance to Twickenham in Richmond Road - a reminder of the need for a standing army in a constant state of readiness for war abroad.