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Hoyles
I would like more info on the Hoyles of Haslingden, plus the Burns family from Accrington, and Baxendale. My great grandfather was a accomplished runner Samuel Brookes Hoyle, and also delivered mail in the locality especially Grane Road. ...Read more
A memory of Haslingden in 1920 by
Early Schooldays
My memories of Byfield, where I lived on the brand new council estate, in Lovett Road, are idyllic. I was there from age 6 to 10, then we moved to York. We children had to walk what seemed like miles, in all weathers, to the ...Read more
A memory of Byfield in 1954 by
Memories
I was born in East Harlsey in 1946 and was educated in the village school which of course is now a private house, or is it two. I remember there being two classrooms and, if my memory is correct, the teacher was a Mrs Lyle?? I seem ...Read more
A memory of East Harlsey in 1946 by
Above Shop Flats
1963: We were so desperate for somewhere to live when we got married that we almost signed up for one of the upstairs flats above the shops. The flats were brand new and looked very attractive back then. The the reality set ...Read more
A memory of South Wigston by
My First Visit To Eaglesham Church
My first and last visit to Eaglesham church was when i was a schoolboy at lawmuir agricultural school in nearby Jackton. I must add that lawmuir was a boarding school in those days, and pupils went there on a ...Read more
A memory of Eaglesham in 1959 by
"Kiss Me, Hardy"
I've only been onboard the Victory once. It was enough to profoundly strike my imagination. I stood where Nelson fell ! It brings tears to my eyes to think of it now as I write. She is an incredible vessel. You can almost hear the ...Read more
A memory of Portsmouth in 1955 by
Fish And Chips At Hest Bank
when i was young i would go for fish and chips they were great and there was always something to do some where to ride on our bikes at hest bank. I now live in australia and in 2006 took my three girls to england for ...Read more
A memory of Hest Bank in 1965 by
Busk Crescent
Late in 1945 my parents moved to 25 Busk Crescent, in Cove. The house was on top of a hill and overlooked the Farnborough airfield. From the front bedroom you could see aircraft landing on the runway. The house was one of a string of ...Read more
A memory of Cove in 1945 by
Schooldays At Arley Castle
I went to Arley Castle as a boarder in 1943/44. It made a lasting impression on me. The Arboretum was my favourite place and we had names for many of the trees which we would climb from time to time. Miss Kell and ...Read more
A memory of Upper Arley in 1943 by
Hartford Secondary Modern School
Me and my late twin brother started at this school in 1953, the school was mixed. We were the first ones to be there, it was a brand new school. Fred Beech was the headmaster, he was a grand man and would always ...Read more
A memory of Northwich in 1953 by
Captions
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This large, late 19th-century factory is still in production with brands including Rigby and Peller of London.
Ten years after photograph No 23672, the church has its brand new spire, completed in 1899.
It also evidently stocked Daren bread - a popular Hovis-like brand in its day.
These omnibuses are smothered in posters for legendary brands - Dewar's Whisky, Schweppes, Pears Soap, and Swan Vestas.
Pure water produced by artesian wells from the chalk aquifer, inspired the Silva Springs re-branding of the crop that came to fame for Victorian high tea in the Midlands and the North.
Almost brand new at the time this photograph was taken, the first multi-storey car park of this size in the country opened on the site of Lee Street, the birthplace of Joseph Merrick, the tragic Elephant
Its brand new village hall, right of centre, is outwardly much the same today although the inside is much changed.
On the other side (left of the cars) boot and shoe seller George Percival Read boasts 'Established 1844' and iin the 1930s would be offering 'Moccasin', 'Norvic' and 'Mascot' brands.
Of more recent times, but not to be credited with the same level of survival, are the brand names visible in the photograph; Regent and Fina petrol and oils have long been subsumed into larger conglomerates
Brand new, still with scaffold planks stacked behind the gate, the Secondary School in St Andrew's Road was built on land given by Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs Thomas Alfred Colfox.
In this view the northern wing, which turns the corner into Bridge Street, is still virtually brand new.
Trebilcock's shop is displaying the well-known brand of K shoes and boots.
The smooth tarmaced surface of Brand Street contrasts with the rutted and rough surface of the 1800s.
Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, who died before it was completed, the memorial cost just over £2,000 and was unveiled by the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon Sir Bouverie Brand, MP.
In 1965 a brand new one of these, complete with walnut fascia, cost £592-8s-9d at Sparshatts, Castle Way, Southampton.
The historic Grade II listed clock that overhangs the A25 was brand new when this photograph was taken. It has been damaged on a number of occasions by passing lorries.
This development of 178 dwellings was built in 1952-55, so these children will have been able to go to the brand new school in the village.
In 1572 'rogues and vagabonds' were whipped around the market place and their ears branded. The stocks and pillory were placed beside the Town Hall, which later became the Market Hall.
This view shows the brand-new locomotive No 3, 'Wyddra', ascending out of Llanberis towards Snowdon—the rack is clearly visible. The line climbs over 3,000ft, with an average gradient of 1 in 7.
R84037 (page 34) is a reminder of how our streets were once filled with a profusion of tobacco advertisements - Capstan, Player's, St Julien, St Bruno, Gold Flake, Senior Service - hardly any famous brand
The picture shows Sompting General Supply Stores with a sign fixed to the shopfront advertising Players Weights cigarettes, a popular budget brand.
Above The Forester's Arms' door is a sign for Cheltenham Ales, which is a brand name with a long lineage.
Next-door, the International Tea Company`s Stores Limited has re-branded itself as the International Stores, and would remain a major grocery chain until the coming of purpose-built supermarkets
Next-door, the International Tea Company`s Stores Limited has re-branded itself as the International Stores, and would remain a major grocery chain until the coming of purpose-built supermarkets
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