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Born In Grandmother's Home In Fauldhouse

It was a bad snow storm and the doctor almost didn't get there. My mum had been in dry labor for a week, or so she told me. I was stuck in the birth canal and the doc had to pull me out with ...Read more

A memory of Blackburn in 1947 by Bob Fox

My First Visit To Womburne

Our first visit to Wombourne was an invitation from the Cashione family, Billy Buns Lane - we all met in France on holiday. Phylis had 3 daughters and was a widow; she was a lovely lady and have since lost all contact! ...Read more

A memory of Wombourne in 1985 by Philip Litten

Gilwern Boats In The Forties

The boats were owned by a Mr Goodin, he hired them out by the hour and people came from all the valleys to go on the canal. We as teenagers used to make some pocket money by rowing those that could not row up the ...Read more

A memory of Gilwern in 1940 by George Evans

My First School

My very first memory is in 1934 when my parents, sister and I came to live in rooms over a private school in The Mount (from memory) near to a new Fire Station that had just been built. I was four years old and my mother was ...Read more

A memory of Chingford in 1930 by Alan Holden

My Life In Fishersgate And Southwick.

I was born in Southlands hospital in 1932. In 1935 I moved into 14 West Road Fishersgate and (when old enough)went to Fishersgate Infant school. In 1943 we moved into 21 Fishersgate Terrace, which at that time ...Read more

A memory of Southwick by colinwadey1

75 Crwys Crescent

My name is Paul Griffiths and I lived at the above address from 1942 until 1951 when my parents moved to Braintree, Essex. Some of the fondest memories of my childhood were spent at Upper Boat and we lived at the last house in ...Read more

A memory of Upper Boat by griffatgoerlitz

St Martins Canal

Know it well.

A memory of St Martins in 1960 by Vernon Hayward

I Lived Here In 1962

My Father had gone to New Zealand in search of new frontiers and my mother, older brother Martin and sister, Jane and myself were staying with my Nanna in Queen Street-we were there for over a year. Dad came home and we ...Read more

A memory of Ellesmere Port in 1962 by Michael Gorman

Pear Tree Estate

My family (the Millers) lived in Hillary Crest on the Pear Tree Estate. Dad, Bill, was an electrician in the mine (possibly Coppice). He also had a 2nd job at the Pub at the bottom of the Estate where he sold ales & played ...Read more

A memory of Rugeley in 1955 by Sue Slatcher

Top Lock Southall

Quaker Oats had a spur going into their factory just past top lock on the Grand Union Canal. I used to watch the barges being unloaded with a huge vacumn pipe used by a man standing on the barge. Due to the fact a lot of wheat ...Read more

A memory of Southall in 1959 by Nick Beard

Captions

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Caption For Manchester Ship Canal, Latchford Locks 1894

This must be a very early photograph of the navigation, for the canal did not open until 1 January 1894. 36 miles long, and many years (and financial crises) under construction, it linked Manchester to

Caption For Runcorn, Swing Bridge And Canal 1900

There were nine swing bridges over the canal, seven of them being where major roads crossed. Some crossing points not considered important enough for a bridge were provided with ferries.

Caption For Willesborough, Village 1909

The originally 13th-century church has undergone substantial rebuilding, and is now graced by this curious 'candle- snuffer' shingled spire, incorporating small windows round it.

Caption For North Walsham, Bactonwood Mill, Spa Common C1955

The mill is on the North Walsham and Dilham Canal. Sir William Cubitt, an engineer best known for inventing the prison treadmill, was born here in 1785.

Caption For Newbury, The Wharf C1960

At the height of the canal era, the Wharf was a bustling depot where up to ten large barges could load and unload.

Caption For Coombe Bissett, The Village C1955

In this view the pub, the river, and both bridges can all be seen. Note the pole sign for the pub standing in the river.

Caption For Frampton On Severn, The Orangery, Frampton Court C1965

Broad-canopied trees cast reflections in the waters of the ornamental Dutch canal leading towards the building. In 1946 the garden house was converted into holiday accommodation.

Caption For Langcliffe, 1921

Industry in the village included candle making and paper production. The mill chimney is prominent in this picture, together with the school, the Victorian church and the Wesleyan chapel.

Caption For Radstock, Main Road C1965

At the bottom of Wells Hill we can see the railway station, which came with the Bath and Bristol line in 1874, succeeding a canal and tramway for carrying coal.

Caption For Chasewater, Power Boats C1965

Once a canal feeder, Chasewater was developed for recreational purposes in the late 1950s offering sailing and boating.

Caption For Exminster, Turf Lock 1906

The old Turf Lock Inn stands near the lock gates where the Exeter Canal - probably the oldest in England - meets the Exe estuary.

Caption For Odiham, Chalk Pit 1903

According to some sources, they also helped to construct the nearby Basingstoke Canal. Odiham churchyard contains the graves of several French prisoners.

Caption For Cambridge, Trumpington Street C1955

The traffic is now diverted down Silver Street (left), and the street lights have been replaced by the modern Richardson Candles.

Caption For Blisworth, The Grand Union Canal C1955

A craft heads southwards towards Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal.

Caption For Brookwood, Asylum, Main Entrance 1914

This institution, originally founded in 1867 as an asylum for pauper lunatics, lies to the north of the Basingstoke Canal and the main railway line.

Caption For Chalford, The Hill C1960

Below them meanders the River Frome, with canal and railway line running in parallel, flanked by foundries and business parks.

Caption For Walsden, Church And Lock C1960

The Rochdale Canal, seen here in the foreground, runs through the valley, and brought jobs and prosperity to the town. The spire of the parish church watches over the town school in the background.

Caption For Banbury, Canal 1921

This is a typical Oxford Canal drawbridge. You may be surprised to learn that they are quite easy to operate, for they are very well-balanced.

Caption For Alrewas, The Trent And Mersey Canal C1955

This pleasant village on the Trent & Mersey Canal was a popular stop-off point for old boatmen: the pubs in the village were the main attraction. The church is mainly 13th- and 14th-century.

Caption For Stourport On Severn, Houseboats On Severn 1931

In the Stourport basin, in dry dock by the big wharf, boats can be refurbished; the basin, reached by the canal through locks, was built to accommodate and service longboats with a full

Caption For Newport, On The Canal 1898

With so many canals recently restored for leisure purposes, this is a scene that is still very familiar to fishermen, walkers and boat people all over the country.

Caption For Doncaster, St George's Church 1903

The Sheffield & South Yorkshire was established in 1895, and was created from a grouping of several much older waterways, including the Stainforth & Keady and the Sheffield canals.

Caption For Devizes, The Caen Hill Flight 1898

These locks are so close together that in order to maintain a satisfactory supply of water, it was necessary to extend the canal at the left-hand side above each chamber.

Caption For Lincoln, Cathedral From Brayford C1950

This is where the (un-navigable) river Witham and the Roman-built Fossdyke Canal joined.