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Memories

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John Ford Havelock Road

I know you. You are the little boy who came skipping out of your house to tell us all that 'We had won the War'. I was born at No. 8 - all the children played together in that cul-de -sac. John Heard's sister was my best ...Read more

A memory of Deal in 1940

Inside The Oaks

I too remember The Oaks House with fondness. Aged 12 yrs old I used to cycle there from Purley & found a hole in the boarding on a window, so crept inside. The staircase was stunning but damaged, there was a fire hose left ...Read more

A memory of Carshalton in 1952 by Carol Hebert

School

I went to St Anne's from 1944 - 1952. Enjoyed it most of the time with the gym, hockey and high jump, not much else. Mother Mary Clare was the Headmistress, quite gentle, and Mother Mary Dominic was in charge of drama etc. Enjoyed the ...Read more

A memory of Sanderstead in 1944 by Beryl Couchman

Moston

My grandparents, Horald and Edith Hughes, lived in Moston Cottage, Booley. Also living in the cottage were 3 of their sons; John, Douglas and Tony. My father, Basil, was no longer living at home. John and Douglas worked on the ...Read more

A memory of Moston in 1957 by Liz Proudman

When We Were Kids: Part 2

My Name is William Speirs, in the 1940's we moved from Bellshill Lanarkshire to live in Fishcross, Alloa, Clackmananshire, Scotland. This is a short story about when we were kids in Fishcross from about 1946 till I left ...Read more

A memory of Fishcross in 1950 by William Speirs

The Green Room Kittens!

My Mum and Dad used to take my sister and I to ‘The Green Room’ tea shop too, usually on a Saturday morning. We used to enjoy a large homemade shortbread biscuit! I remember the animal charity box at the door too, it was of ...Read more

A memory of West Byfleet by Margaret Jones

Bromley House ( 'b' Block)

We moved here in 1976 and it was known as the Rochester Estate although some people still referred to them as ''THE DWELLINGS'' .I think they had been recently updated and they were trying to change the image. Consequently the ...Read more

A memory of Walker by James Cooper

Royston Army Camp.

Was posted to camp in 1954 and demobbed in 1957.Was called up for National service but the CO persuaded you to sign on as a regular and you got 28 days leave.Probably nowadays they would be Court Marshalled for suggesting ...Read more

A memory of Royston by Gerald Ladd

Wandle Wanderer

This photo is looking towards the 1890 view of the snuff mills and the end of Bridges Lane. The footpath on the right connected to Beddington Lane and was our route to the park as children. The wall on the right was pock marked with ...Read more

A memory of Beddington by Chris Scott

New Pharmacy On High Street (1964/5)

My dad (Brian Gray) moved us down form Manchester in Feb. 1964 to open a new pharmacy on the 'new' High Street. We lived upstairs in flat 111 (I think!) and while mum (Margaret Gray) helped dad start the shop, my ...Read more

A memory of Westbury by Martin Gray

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Captions

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Caption For Streatley, The Village 1904

The Bull at Streatley public house is on the left. Here the characters in Jerome K Jerome's 'Three Men in a Boat' lunched, accompanied by their dog.

Caption For Shirley, The Parade C1960

The vaguely Art Deco style of Shirley House (left) contrasts with the Gothic look of the Baptist church, but Stratford Road today is a much more eclectic mix than it was in the 1960s.

Caption For Laindon, Martindale Avenue C1955

In the 1960s the Dave Clarke Five played in the Mecca in Blenheim House. The nightclub was later called Raquel's - it closed in the 1970s.

Caption For Whitby, Baxtergate 1923

By this time, Whitby could boast no less than five hotels in the Dunlop Motorist's Guide, The Angel, The Royal (with 172 bedrooms and garage parking for 20 cars), The Metropole, The Custom House and the

Caption For Linlithgow, The Cross Well 1897

The assassin hid in a house belonging to John Hamilton, Archbishop of St Andrews. Moray's friends hanged Hamilton at Stirling in 1571. They did not go to the expense of a trial.

Caption For Bozeat, High Street C1955

Road improvements in the 1960s swept away these stone houses to make way for the greater convenience of the motorist. The mature cyclist is about to free-wheel into the High Street off to the right.

Caption For Earls Barton, West Street 1967

The village is an architectural mix with older stone houses set amid Victorian brick and slate, and modern 20th-century homes.

Caption For Spilsby, Market Street C1955

The name of the pub on the left is still the same - Nelson Butt – but it is now a Free House and no longer belongs to Bateman's.

Caption For Saltfleet, Main Road C1965

It has been converted into a living area and added to a house; it has had an ogee cap fitted to it, but no sails yet. The Windmill Garage and Store (centre left) now supplies UK Petroleum.

Caption For London, Peter's Lane, Clerkenwell C1880

Close by St John's Gate is this narrow alley of tall tile-hung shops and houses, which lean precariously over so that residents might almost stretch out and shake hands from their windows.

Caption For London, Old Curiosity Shop C1955

This quaint old house sits on a corner in Lincoln's Inn Fields.

Caption For Hastings, The Beach 1925

Many of the seafront houses are in serious decay. By the 1920s the bathing machines had gone.

Caption For Whitby, Baxtergate 1923

By this time, Whitby could boast no less than five hotels in the Dunlop Motorist's Guide, The Angel, The Royal (with 172 bedrooms and garage parking for 20 cars), The Metropole, The Custom House and the

Caption For Hawkshead, The Square 1929

A holidaying family relax with their dog outside the Old King's Arms pub and boarding house in the cobbled centre of the ancient village of Hawkshead.

Caption For Odiham, All Saints Church 1924

The red and white pinnacles of the tower, just visible in the picture, remind one of the tower of a Tudor house.

Caption For London, Mansion House And Cheapside C1890

Immediately to the left is the Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London.

Caption For Alderley Edge, London Road C1965

Today it is still one of the best areas in which to live locally, with extremely expensive and beautiful houses owned by the wealthier elements of Manchester's work force - including, until recently, David

Caption For Crewe, Queen's Park, The Main Entrance C1950

Originally on the edge of town, nowadays it is completely surrounded by new housing estates. This view of the main gates is taken from inside the park.

Caption For Cardiff, St Mary Street 1957

Westminster House (left) is the only post war addition on view. Power cables for trolley buses and gaps in the pedestrian island evoke this era of road transport.

Caption For Hipswell, The Hall 1913

Hipswell Hall is a 15th-century fortified manor house built for the Fulthorpe family, whose coat of arms is carved on the bay window to the right.

Caption For Barnard Castle, 1892

Stone-built weavers' houses, carpet weaving mills, and rope works all jostled for space along the banks of the river.

Caption For Corby, Forest Gate Road C1965

Housing now lines the eastern side of Forest Gate Road.

Caption For Borth, Parade And Beach 1899

This parade of large shops and houses are just round the corner from the station. The pebbly storm beach gives way to a vast fine sandy beach, covered in this photograph by a high tide.

Caption For Accrington, New Jerusalem Church Interior 1899

The impressive organ was rescued and re-housed in a museum in Lincoln; the site of the church became a car park.