Places
36 places found.
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- Cardiff, South Glamorgan
- Barry, South Glamorgan
- Penarth, South Glamorgan
- Rhoose, South Glamorgan
- St Athan, South Glamorgan
- Cowbridge, South Glamorgan
- South Molton, Devon
- Llantwit Major, South Glamorgan
- Chipping Sodbury, Avon
- South Chingford, Greater London
- South Shields, Tyne and Wear
- Ayr, Strathclyde
- St Donat's, South Glamorgan
- Llanblethian, South Glamorgan
- Thornbury, Avon
- Llandough, South Glamorgan
- Fonmon, South Glamorgan
- St Nicholas, South Glamorgan
- Jarrow, Tyne and Wear
- Penmark, South Glamorgan
- Font-y-gary, South Glamorgan
- Maybole, Strathclyde
- Yate, Avon
- Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Torquay, Devon
- Newquay, Cornwall
- Salisbury, Wiltshire
- Bournemouth, Dorset
- St Ives, Cornwall
- Falmouth, Cornwall
- Guildford, Surrey
- Bath, Avon
- Looe, Cornwall
- Reigate, Surrey
- Minehead, Somerset
- Bude, Cornwall
Photos
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Maps
2,499 maps found.
Books
23 books found. Showing results 457 to 23.
Memories
1,577 memories found. Showing results 191 to 200.
Statutory Swingin'
As a young lad in the “swingin 60’s”, the swingin’ rather passed me by … and no regrets there. But the word puts me in mind of the swinging we did do. Just down the lane from Allsopp’s garage – the hallowed source of ...Read more
A memory of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in 1969 by
Whit Lane
My parents owned a fish and chip shop just off Whit Lane at No1 Kent Street. The shop was damaged during the blitz, Dec 1940. Dad was away in the RAF, we were under the stairs sheltering when the bomb hit us. We were very lucky and ...Read more
A memory of Salford in 1930 by
Park South
I can remember 1963 very well. I lived in Kingsway Close. My father was an insurance agent named Reg Dady and later became an assistant manager. I attended Swindon College and then joined my father as an insurance agent for United ...Read more
A memory of Swindon in 1963 by
Nicholson Family
My mother, Mary Nicholson, was the daughter of Otho Francis Macmahon Nicholson, the son of Henry Donaldson Nicholson. My mother met my father, a first generation South African, during World War 2 when he served in the Merchant ...Read more
A memory of Tavistock by
The Cross
Most of the names state the obvious. This is an important crossroad. Turn right to go to Mill Green along Mill Lane. Turn left to go to Vye's Stores (pre-1960) and then to the Church in Church Lane or down Brook Lane, where we assume the ...Read more
A memory of Eastry by
Stanley Front Street
I remember walking from Tanfield Lea to South Moor to visit my grandmother on a Sunday morning when I was 10. I walked to save the bus fare so I could buy a comic from the man who sold Sunday papers, magazines and comics from the doorway of Broughs doorway.
A memory of Stanley in 1967 by
Illy Owley
My name is Andrew Tate, I was born in Thornlaw South at my grandparents house in 1944. I was a twin and my brother was called Alexander [Aleck]. I have quite a few memories of Thornley, I remember watching a cricket match in the Illey ...Read more
A memory of Thornley in 1949 by
Doddlebugs And V2s Plus!
I moved to Lymington Road, Dagenham, in 1939, across the road from the school. At first I attended Green Lane School - same as Dudley Moor. I even had the same piano teacher. Miss Hoggard. But she gave up on me. In the ...Read more
A memory of Dagenham by
Exciting And Interesting Times
Not sure if anyone reads their comments later in life, but in response to one, it was Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers. Cliff lived in Long Lane, next door to where I lived when I was 3 or 4. We lived in the ...Read more
A memory of Uxbridge in 1968 by
The Ham And Egg House
My father was landlord of the Crown from 1958 until 1984. He was previously manager of the Beachy Head Hotel which he managed on behalf of his mother. When he took over the hotel on the 13th January 1958 it was snowing ...Read more
A memory of Turners Hill in 1958 by
Captions
2,476 captions found. Showing results 457 to 480.
a whole range of shops along the Broadway, ranging from a chemist's, a sweet shop, a gentlemen's outfitter's, a garage, a bank and the gas showroom, but competition was to follow from nearby South
Dating from 1857, this viaduct once carried one of the busiest railways in South Wales.
Every south coast town had to have its 'Steyne', copying the name from Brighton.
This view of the river south of Newark gives an idea of its industrial base, with the Trent Brewery chimneys and, on the left, Parnham's Watermill seen beyond the dredger, keeping the water
Bell Street runs south from the main cross roads. The Ancient House Bookshop on the right hand side is little changed today, although the wonderful metal sign for Reigate Garage has now disappeared.
An exquisite snow scene looking towards the mainly 13th-century St Michael's Church, which was much altered in the 19th century when the Norman tower was re-positioned half-way along the south aisle.
We are again looking south by Ernest Tyrrell's butchers shop, with Flinns the cleaners next door at No 42, and beyond the next shop is the entrance to King's Garages.
Sandown and its twin resort of Shanklin, a couple of miles to the south, are connected by a long prom- enade that winds around the curve of Shanklin Bay.
In direct contrast to the over-populated coastal plain, the South Downs remained relatively deserted for centuries, for sheep require very few human guardians.
A small village just south of Devizes, Potterne still has some famous and wonderfully ancient buildings. It was once a manor of the Bishops of Salisbury.
This is the south end of Evesham Street, but none of this survives.
Daimler taxis are parked outside the Bull Hotel (left) and the Town Hall clock is at noon (centre0 which is borne out by the shadows from the south and shop blinds shading the windows.
Haymarket is a smaller-scale market on the south-east side of the church.
A few hundred yards from the hall stands South Farm, where Mary Ann Evans was born in 1819.
The older village, Lower Weedon, is to the south-west of Watling Street. This view is of the pub, incorporating a lodge. Much enlarged, it still thrives.
The 14th-century tower and spire of the parish church dominates the market place and school to its south, while to the east, the castle remains combine to produce the classic juxtaposition of lordly and
Branston is just two miles south of Burton, and at one time belonged to Burton Abbey. It was made a parish in its own right in 1870.
The view is south- westwards from Bindon Hill (right) down to the fishing boats on the beach between the boathouse and cafe, to Dungy Head (centre right).
Protected on the north-east by the great headland of Flamborough, there are long stretches of fine sand both north and south of the harbour.
Five miles south-west of Bridgend, this 19th-century crenellated mansion was built on the site of a former medieval fortress for Thomas Wyndham MP between 1802 and 1806.
No visit to Long Wittenham today would be complete without visiting the Pendon Museum, which includes a model of a typical 1930s South Oxfordshire village and surrounding countryside.
The Village c1965 On the main A272, Chailey actually consists of three villages, Chailey, North Chailey and South Common.
Workington, on the mouth of the River Derwent, owes its growth mainly to the coal and steel industries, but it has always been slightly overshadowed by the larger town of Whitehaven to the south.
Taken from Billy Banks Wood south of the Swale, this distant view shows the defensive site of Richmond Castle, and the town clinging precariously - and picturesquely - to the hillside
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