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Memories

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1944?

I grew up in Glasgow and my dad Hughie Crawford often talked fondly about Newton Poppleford and Colaton Raleigh. He was in the Royal Marines during the war and was stationed at Lympstone and then Torquay. I know he visited Newton Pop ...Read more

A memory of Newton Poppleford by hucr

More Memories Of Bredbury

I was born at 83 Kingsway in August 1952 at my grandparents' home. My mother was Joan Carter (nee Harrison) who was born in Bennett Street, Ardwick, Manchester and my father was Brian Carter who was born in Rotherfield ...Read more

A memory of Bredbury by david.b.carter

Walter Willson/Embassy Dancehall

Jean Sheard mentions the Embassy Dancehall. This was not actually opposite St Bartholomew's Church but a bit further north, a little short of the junction with Northumberland Avenue. In the mid 1950s young girls ...Read more

A memory of Forest Hall by glhatamble_2

Out With Nana

I remember summer nights with my nana walking from Leigh road to the Tartar public house and sitting outside on the seats watching the traffic on Portsmouth road on Bank holidays eating crisps and drinking lemonade. Happy memories of my Nana Edith Lambert,does anyone remember her.

A memory of Cobham by glendajohnston22

Philip Alan Simpson

This is not my memory but that of my sister in law's. Her paternal grandfather, Philip Alan Simpson, was the Head Brewer at Stair House for several years up to and including 1901.

A memory of Lamberhurst by pat.galovich

Rowley Bristow Hospital

This hospital played a big part in my childhood. My sister spent several weeks there after suffering a severe cut to her knee in the 1960s, her godmother worked there as a physiotherapist, and not long before it closed, my ...Read more

A memory of West Byfleet by Julia Edwards

Ah, Lynford Hall Place Of Mystery!

Stationed at RAF Lakenheath in the mid 1960's, friends and I would drive out to Lynford Hall to have a pint in the pub there. You always felt like you were stepping back into the WW II era. The pub had a roaring ...Read more

A memory of Mundford by dgrafton1

Long House

I'm Alison, I remember alot of kids there , I used to share a room with the older Alison before she left. Does anyone remember Christina? A carer may be a nun lol Anee was by far my favourite very sadly ...Read more

A memory of Long Hanborough by airsupply002

Garvan Road

I lived at what I think was 74 or 73 Garvan Road in the late 1950s early 1960s. My dad owned the house and we had a family living upstairs and I recall their surname was Parsons. Next door was a friend of mine and his name was Jonny ...Read more

A memory of Fulham by tandoh52

60 Years On And I Still Love It!

My Auntie May Howard and her husband Frank, from St. Helens, had a wooden holiday bungalow she called Homestead in Dee Avenue Talacre - it was definitely 1961 onwards and possibly just before that and the community ...Read more

A memory of Talacre by joan.bohan

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Captions

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Caption For Warrington, Training College Chapel 1894

In the early hours of 28 December 1923 a devastating fire swept through the main buildings beside the Parish Church, and by daylight only a blackened shell remained.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Angel Hill C1955

To the left are Abbey House, the Cathedral, the Norman tower and St Mary's.

Caption For New Quay, The Harbour 1939

The three terraces of houses provided accommodation for ship builders and ancillary workers.

Caption For Richmond, The Hospital 1913

The Victorian photographer Joseph Raine built the pair of houses on the right, set above the raised pavement which continues along Quaker Lane.

Caption For East Keswick, Stock's Hill 1951

The recent history of the ancient village of East Keswick is inextricably linked with the fortunes of the nearby 'big house' of Harewood.

Caption For Middleham, Market Place C1955

It is now famous for its race horses and historic castle, once the home of Richard, Duke of York and later King Richard III.

Caption For Dover, Marine Parade C1965

The block of modern flats on the left replaced a smaller group of houses that were destroyed by enemy action during the Second World War.

Caption For Faversham, Preston Street C1955

Further along on the left is the hanging sign of the Prince Albert public house.

Caption For Maidstone, River Medway And Church C1955

The lofty tower of the 14th-century All Saints church rises behind the Archbishop's Manor House and grounds.

Caption For Ledbury, High Street C1965

It now houses a branch of Boots, the chemists, and all the plaster on the front façade has been recently removed revealing a beautiful jettied timber building.

Caption For Islip, The Bridge C1960

This view of the bridge was taken from near Islip House, on the west bank. In 1795, the medieval bridge was seriously damaged by floods and five of its nine arches were washed away.

Caption For Debenham, High Street 1950

Here, in the village street, with its medley of picturesque old timber-framed houses, the atmosphere is quintessentially English and timeless.

Caption For Askrigg, Little Askrigg 1911

Behind Woodburn House, left, was the village brewery. The confectionery shop and the chemist's (right) are now private cottages.

Caption For Kirby Muxloe, The Castle C1965

Though equipped with loops for handguns (they are the openings that look like inverted keyholes), Kirby was intended to be more a country house than a fortress.

Caption For Largs, The Church Of St Columba 1897

There are a great number of excellent houses for summer visitors, besides handsome and comfortable residential villas in the neighbourhood.

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Caption For Porth, 1907

The private hotel and boarding house (right) has stables available for visitors.

Caption For Kettering, Newland Street C1955

On the opposite side is the Fleur-de-Lys public house, popularly called the Flue, which once had a license to serve early morning alcohol to furnace workers coming off the night shift.

Caption For Kettering, Newland Street C1955

On the opposite side is the Fleur-de-Lys public house, popularly called the Flue, which once had a license to serve early morning alcohol to furnace workers coming off the night shift.

Caption For Chandler's Ford, Bodycoats Road C1960

It is now demolished, and modern houses have been built on the site.

Caption For Duncton, The Village 1912

Full of quaint old Georgian houses and historic buildings, Arundel has long been an obvious destination for tourists and visitors.

Caption For Tintinhull, The Stocks C1955

Before the war, the Cow Inn, now a private house, was the venue of the annual Badger Feast, whose meat is said to have a taste similar to pork.

Caption For Wiveliscombe, Court House 1967

The Court House is a magnificent Tudor- style building, erected in 1881. Carved wooden panels decorate the corbelled windows and terracotta tiles adorn the façade.

Caption For Raglan, The Castle 1893

The Fountain Court housed the castle's state apartments.

Caption For Edinburgh, Heriot's Hospital 1897

Designed on the courtyard plan with a turreted tower house at each corner, this building echoes Wallace's work at Pinkie (1613), the King's Lodging, Edinburgh Castle (1615), and the north range at Linlithgow