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Memories

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2 Clutterbuck Rd

We moved to 2 Clutterbuck Rd in 1954 by the little grass island and moved out in 1965 to Methuen Way,great memories of playing around the estate, back fields community centre Corsham park and stone quarries,my friends lived ...Read more

A memory of Corsham in 1954 by Leonard Brokas

55 Rusper Road (It Was 33 In The !920s)

I lived there until 1939 and was then with the 4th Royal Sussex . In the photo left centre you can see the old post office /store run in those days by my aunt and uncle (Sumerfields) our house was next door. ...Read more

A memory of Horsham by Jim Hayler

Birkenhead In The 1950s

Birkenhead in the 1950s – it bears no resemblance to how it is today – it does’nt even look the same. Most of the places I remember are gone. The streets where I grew up have gone – the geography of the place has ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by mcgraa

Haydock Ave., Islip Manor, St.Vincents....What Memories....

I lived 8,Haydock Ave,.next to old peoples home, opposite the back of the shops service road, including the Cabin.1955 to 1967. My parents Reg & Bea with my older brother Terry. I was born Perivale ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by dean.barb925

Bedford Summer Holidays

My mother Dorothy was from Bedford and when she met my dad they lived there until the 60's. I used to go back every year with them to visit the relatives in the 70's and 80's...many many fond memories of the place... walks along ...Read more

A memory of Bedford by babkba

Davyhulme Park And Around

Living on the Lostock Estate in a Council house on Radstock Road, I can remember being taken as a treat, to Davyhulme Park and the paddling pool/boating lake. What a big treat that was !! and then we used to, when older, go ...Read more

A memory of Stretford by bartonhillbum

1950 1960

I remember Tommie's fish and chip shop on Old Hall Street (they were the best) we used to call in after the pictures and the swimming baths. In the winter the pool was covered and dances every Saturday night is where we did our 'boy ...Read more

A memory of Middleton by Jean Morris

Cronkeyshaw Junior School

I'm writing about my memories of Cronkeyshaw School. It was situated to the north of Rochdale Town Centre in the corner of a large open common grassland area, Cronkeyshaw Common, opposite Falinge Park. After school each ...Read more

A memory of Rochdale in 1955 by Norman Foulds

Court School Of Dancing

I used to go to The Court School Of Dancing in 1961, 1962 ,1963. This was above Burton's in the market square at the centre of Enfield. It used to be open 7days a week. The evening started with a lesson,and then practise ...Read more

A memory of Enfield in 1963 by David Deal

Reading University In The 1950s

Great memories of my years as a student at Reading University in the 1950's. At that time there was only one campus, and on entering through the covered London Road entrance (on the left of the photo) the ...Read more

A memory of Reading in 1954 by Milton Freeman

Captions

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Caption For Connemara, Lough Ballynakill And Diamond Hill C1955

Letterfrack, situated in the heart of the National Park, is one of the major centres of Connemara.

Caption For Hawkhurst, 1902

It was once a substantial market centre, and in the 1890s had a small village hospital, a lecture-hall and a reading-room. Babies' Castle, a nursery home for infants, was opened here in 1886 by Dr?

Caption For Hitchin, Churchyard C1965

At this date, Churchyard was a centre for bustling trade and commerce.

Caption For Plymouth, Pier 1892

The rocks in the centre are where Tinside Pool now stands.

Caption For Bridport, East Street Old Mill 1899

Here we see East Mill and its mill pool, looking eastwards from the north bank of River Asker, towards houses beside East Road (centre).

Caption For Harlow, The Statue And Town Hall C1965

The Town Hall, opened in 1960 by Clement Attlee, is part of a group of buildings in the Civic Centre. The sculpture is 'Bronze Cross', by Henry Moore.

Caption For Westbury, Meadow Lane Estate C1965

The parish church of All Saints is a familiar landmark in the centre distance.

Caption For Harrogate, Parliament Street 1953

Note the two cyclists scurrying across the street on the left and right, and the Ripon Road leading up the hill between the trees in the centre background.

Caption For Little Abington, C1960

Jeremiah's Tea House (centre) used to be one of the favourite places to drive out to from Cambridge in the 1960s.

Caption For Wroxham, Broad 1934

Being within a few miles of the village, they helped Wroxham become the major centre for cruising that it is today.

Caption For Newbury, Bartholomew Street C1965

Bartholomew Street, on the southern side of the town centre, was originally called West Street.

Caption For Maidstone, The Archbishop's Palace C1955

The tower of All Saints' is in the centre of the picture.

Caption For Chorley, Parish Church C1965

The centre aisle is the original church; the two side aisles were added in c1860.

Caption For Newbury, Bartholomew Street C1965

Bartholomew Street, on the southern side of the town centre, was originally called West Street.

Caption For Launceston, Coronation Park C1950

The entrance arch, with its green gates, was demolished in the 1980s to allow access for lorries building the new leisure centre.

Caption For Ashford In The Water, Old Cottages C1955

Indeed, little has changed, save the re-routing of the main road that ran through the centre.

Caption For Newbury, Victoria Park C1955

Victoria Park lies to the east of Newbury town centre.

Caption For Painswick, General View 1901

Painswick was a market centre for the smaller villages along the valley.

Caption For Monkstone, Monkstone Sands 1890

A boy is sat on a rock in the centre of the picture - are the shapes in the sand his handiwork?

Caption For Reading, Market Place C1870

At the centre of this picture is a distinctive stone lamp standard given by Edward Simeon in 1804 'as a mark of affection to his native town'.

Caption For Horsforth, Town Street C1965

This was the period when few supermarkets existed and those that did were built in town centres, as most people relied on public transport.

Caption For Poughill, The Village 1938

The post office stores stands on a corner in the centre of the village near the church, and is still trading today.

Caption For Clapham, Upper Falls 1900

In 1857, Ingleborough Cave was made accessible; thereafter, Clapham became a centre for potholing. Nearby is Gaping Gill, which has an underground chamber large enough to house a cathedral.

Caption For Nottingham, Long Row 1890

Most of these build- ings on Long Row were soon to be rebuilt, including the fine white Georgian House in the centre.