Maps

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Memories

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Living In Cavendish Bridge

I grew from a boy into manhood during my time in Cavendish Bridge. My parents had the Old Crown Inn and at the age of 17 had my first "pub crawl" with my mates from the bridge through Shardlow starting at the ...Read more

A memory of Shardlow in 1962 by Bill Yates

Dancing At The Pavilion

My name is Brian Johnson and I was born in Bear Cross, Kinson, Bournmouth in 1934. Twenty years later I used to spend most Saturday evenings dancing at the Pavilion or The Town Hall. On a Sunday we used to go to the ...Read more

A memory of Bournemouth in 1954 by Valerie Johnson

Living In Stratford During The London Blitz 1940 41

I remember living at no 41, Louise Road, Stratford E15, during the Blitz, and attending Water Lane School. At school each day as the teacher called out our names for Attendance, I noticed how ...Read more

A memory of West Ham in 1940 by Robert Munn

Does Any One Remeber

Does anyone remember Park Road North in the 1960s? Well, I think it was the 60s as that was the year my mother was born. There was a shop along there, I'm not too sure of the name, but it was attached to a house, the ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead in 1960

Sunday At The Dell

During the long summer Sundays of 1947, the pleasures that were afforded by many Doncastrians were few and far between.Sunday, being a non-work day for the man of the house (if not the woman, Sunday dinner to make, pots to ...Read more

A memory of Doncaster in 1947 by Frank Mowforth

Christmas

I always think of East Ham at Christmas, going to the Co-op to see Father Christmas, it seemed like magic how they did it. Then when older I remember my dad sat down our shed at 61 Stokes Road plucking chickens, he kept chickens in our ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by Pamela Mather

Cargo Fleet

I lived in Cargo Fleet as a young child, having moved from Australia. My grandmother was born in Cargo Fleet, and she ended up returning with my grandfather, where they purchased a shop on the corner of Bristol Street. We lived up ...Read more

A memory of Cargo Fleet in 1977 by Andrew Catton

My Chatham

Born and bred in Grove Road off Luton Road, went to the schools of All Saints and Fort Luton. I found Chatham to be a friendly town with memories of seeing Arther English at the Empire, seaside at the Strand, being a 19th Medway west ...Read more

A memory of Chatham by Kenneth Blackman

Visiting My Father's Birthplace

In 1972, when a mere slip of a boy of 40 summers, my late wife, two children and I flew from Australia on our first trip to Europe. Whilst in London, we travelled by train to visit my cousins Peter & Val ...Read more

A memory of Portsmouth in 1972 by Ronald Westwood

I Was Here In 1965

I remember the hut that was used as the changing rooms for all the outside sports, damn cold in the winter. Mr Lester was the Head at the time, mostly I remember the teachers Jim (Maths) and a tall teacher, very stern, ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1965

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Captions

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Caption For Froxfield Green, The Green C1960

This Hampshire village has many trees, windy roads, and the occasional hill. Time has treated this peaceful area well. There are some fine cottages here, and no new housing.

Caption For Horsley, 1907

Horsley is approached from the north by the main road from Nailsworth, middle right, and by a steep lane leading from the attractive hamlet of Washpool, bottom right, where the remains

Caption For Woodchester, The Valley 1910

Here again we see a road that is now overhung with mature trees and was formerly clear of undergrowth.

Caption For Corfe Mullen, St Hubert's Church C1955

The parish church often stood just a road's width from the limit of the rising waters.

Caption For Bishop's Stortford, Chantry Gate 1899

The 16th-century Chantry in Hadham Road was built on the site of the original priest's house on lands granted under the will of Baldwyn Victor.

Caption For Market Rasen, The Racecourse C1960

East of the town, on the Louth Road, is Lincolnshire's only racecourse, since Lincoln's closed some years ago.

Caption For Newport, High Street 1903

We can see tram lines in the road sweeping round from left to right. Newport's electric tramway was opened in 1903, but it was replaced in 1937 by motorised bus services.

Caption For Pontypool, Main Street C1960

This is the main road through what was once the home of the Welsh iron industry.

Caption For Badbury Rings, 1899

Above a great double avenue of beech trees, which line the road from Wimborne, lies the huge hillfort of Badbury.

Caption For Bath, Camden Crescent 1907

From Lansdown Road turn left into Camden Crescent, an ambitious project begun in 1788 on the slopes of Beacon Hill, which gave splendid views eastwards.

Caption For Bramley, Lane End C1955

A hundred years before this picture was taken it would have been less desirable, with the nearest passable road a mile away and the best route from one country house to another across the fields.

Caption For Boscastle, The Wellington Hotel 1906

The road journey from Saltash today takes about an hour and a half.

Caption For Bakewell, From Station Road 1914

This is a classic view of the market town of Bakewell, seen from the steeply climbing Station Road.

Caption For Ansdell, Commonside 1927

This quiet road is built over an earlier byway bordering the extensive area of common land that was enclosed, drained and extensively farmed from the 17th century.

Caption For Newbury, The Broadway And Clock Tower C1965

Note the old black and white road sign on the left. The Broadway News agency is now part of the Dillons chain.

Caption For Coulsdon, St Aidan's Church C1955

St Aidan`s has its origins in a hall in Woodcote Grove Road but moved to the above site in 1931.

Caption For Cookley, The Square C1950

The trees have gone, sad to say, and the road is framed with yellow lines telling us where we can (and more often cannot) park.

Caption For Stanford Bridge, The Bridge And Mill C1960

A little further up the road is Stanford Court, once the home of the Winnington family.

Caption For Chorley, Chapel Street C1965

This is Chorley's main street, the A6, Lancashire's main north to south road; it used to get very busy in the summer.

Caption For Stoke D'abernon, C1960

Owing to 20th century development, as seen here in Station Road, Stoke D'Abernon has merged into Cobham. However, the village does have the county's oldest church.

Caption For Sherborne, Half Moon Street 1903

purchased the neighbouring premises of Dingley's, drapers, outfitters, milliners and hosiers, and soon the new building had been redesigned and built as we see it today, set back from the road

Caption For Streatley, The Village 1904

This peaceful unmetalled street is now the busy A329; the B4009 Newbury road emerges between the Bull at Streatley public house on the left and the Georgian Elm House just beyond.

Caption For Machynlleth, Penrallt Street 1899

This street, which leads north towards Doll Street, the station and the river, was broad and quiet at the time of the picture.

Caption For Cowbridge, High Street C1949

The High Street runs along the mile long Roman road within the small market town.