Places
10 places found.
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- Beacon Hill, Surrey
- Beacon Hill, Avon
- Beacon Hill, Kent (near Tenterden)
- Beacon Hill, Cumbria (near Dalton-In-Furness)
- Beacon Hill, Suffolk (near Woodbridge)
- Beacon Hill, Dorset (near Poole)
- Beacon Hill, Nottinghamshire (near Newark-on-Trent)
- Beacon Hill, Buckinghamshire (near High Wycombe)
- Beacon Hill, Essex (near Witham)
- Beaconhill, Northumberland
Photos
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Memories
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1st Home
My parent's (and myself) first home - above Strattons shop - mother's maiden name as my mother's father & brothers were joint owners of the business. Head branch was in Beacon Hill where my mother was born. I myself was born not far away ...Read more
A memory of Churt in 1965 by
Freddie Holmes Garage
I attended the primary school, just down the Maldon Road from the garage in the photo, which was run by Mr Holmes. The sweet-shop behind the pumps was popular with us kids! Headmaster of the primary school was Mr ...Read more
A memory of Great Totham in 1960 by
Barnt Green
I have very fond memories of Barnt Green. My sister went to Woodruff School between 1937 and 1942 and I was there between 1945 and 1948; my short stay was due to the Principle, Miss Jackson, deciding that she no longer wanted any ...Read more
A memory of Barnt Green in 1940 by
My First Day
It was the 19th June 1955 when the lorry arrived at the end of our entry in St Mark's Street, Ladywood. Neighbours came out to say their goodbyes and help carry our chattles out to the lorry. I took a last look at the yard I had lived ...Read more
A memory of Rubery in 1955 by
Summer Days At Oystermouth
Memories of The Mumbles by John S. Batts Viewing on-line a collection of Frith’s old photos of The Mumbles has jogged many memories. For me the place was simply known as “Mumbles,” home to a much-treasured uncle ...Read more
A memory of Mumbles, The by
Foxhole In The 1950s
I remember going to grandads; he lived by the clay pit in Foxhole and he worked there together with his two sons. He lived in a cottage and the railway ran by the house. There was a large shed next to the ...Read more
A memory of Foxhole by
Schoolboy Memories
Born at the Risedale Maternity Home in 1933 we first lived in James Street. I think it was 1937 when we moved to Clevelands Avenue in the new Beacon Hill estate. Barrow was bombed in May 1941 but it was the older part of the ...Read more
A memory of Barrow in 1930 by
Coronation Day In Shillingstone Plus Other Memories
I can remember Coronation Day in Shillingstone, the weather was not settled and there were showers, I can remember watching the crowning of the Queen on a TV which was in Mrs Fudge's house ...Read more
A memory of Shillingstone in 1953 by
Newark Market
I lived at the RAF camp at Coddington during my teens. I went to Sconce Hills school & later worked at Alec W. Adams in Lombard Street. In those days, as office workers we were required to work on Saturday mornings and ...Read more
A memory of Newark-on-Trent in 1970 by
My School Years
I started at Eighton Banks Primary School in 1952 aged five, having been moved from the slum clearance of the Teams, Ghd. To be in open countryside after the lung-choking life of the industrial Teams was absolute heaven. The ...Read more
A memory of Eighton Banks in 1952 by
Captions
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We are looking from the Beacon Hill area.
This view is from the lower slopes of Thorncombe Beacon, looking north-east, to Lower Eype Farm (left) and Lower Eype hamlet (centre), with the adjacent farmstead of Bonville (right).
New substantial dwellings for the town's burgeoning middle class rise up towards Beacon Hill.
This view is from the lower slopes of Thorncombe Beacon, looking north-east, to Lower Eype Farm (left) and Lower Eype hamlet (centre), with the adjacent farmstead of Bonville (right).
When Lord Leverhulme, the Sunlight Soap king, bought Hall Barn and Great House Barn he had them renovated as public refreshment rooms.
The beacon on Pendle Hill is said to be Saxon, and the field known as Kirkacre was in existence when Alfred the Saxon was chieftain.
The view is eastwards to Stonebarrow Hill and Cain's Folly (top left) and the familiar profile of Golden Cap (central skyline) with Thorncombe Beacon to the east (right).
From Ware Cliffs we can see the medieval Cobb harbour (centre right) and the coastal skyline of Stonebarrow Hill, Golden Cap and Thorncombe Beacon.
This view shows Eype Mouth, looking westwards to what is now a National Trust skyline, with Ridge Cliff and Doghouse Hill rising into the 508-feet summit of Thorncombe Beacon (centre).
The sandstone hills have their highest point in Leith Hill, 965ft above sea level, about five miles south-west of Dorking.
'During the present century the town has considerably improved; its salubrious air and extensive beach on which there is a splendid walk of nearly two miles, having induced many families to make
