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Snowed In

If my memory is correct it was the winter of 1940/41 when I was a teenager, working for a long distance transport company from the midlands. We had left Carlisle on our way south via Shap Fell when we were caught in a blizzard and the ...Read more

A memory of Carlisle in 1940 by Douglas Robinson

Claybury Memories.

Both my parents were nurses at Claybury during the 1950s. My dad worked days and my mum worked nights. I can remember her telling me that when she did 'the rounds' during the night she used to ride her bike through the ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Bridge in 1950 by Hilary Hughes

Jezerels Tower

If Ben went past the Jezerels on his way home from the Tech School he must have been on a no 8 bus and not on his usual 45. The No 8 went up Canterbury St to the Top Rd and then up the Rainham Maidstone Rd to Bredhurst past the ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by Diane Youens

Old Days

My name is Anne Baker and I started school in 1953 and I left when I was 16 years old. Is the school still open? I enjoyed during art lessons in the tower. The school clothes always looked smart and we wore gloves. I used to live near Bushey Park.

A memory of Bushey Heath in 1953 by Anne Baker

Memories

I can remember as a child staying in Tower caravan park, and also in the little roads leading up to the park which were all named after cars. The big old carts coming round couple of times a week to empty the toilets as at the time ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick by Judy Parker

The Fire And Before

I was a child at Avondale College at the top of Wilbury Road in 1955 and was 'made' to perform The Teddy Bear's Picnic as a teddy bear (I can still smell the costume!) on the stage of the old Town Hall. In around 1959, I attended ...Read more

A memory of Hove by Tony Hagon

The Good Old Days?

Oh, I'd love to know who made the comment about Mr Bower, Dooher, Lever, Pettitt, Crofts, Sharp, and old vVncent, head of school, as it was my time too, so if you're reading, drop me a line, I'm intrigued. Yes, I got 6 O ...Read more

A memory of Brimington in 1983

Lead Works

1965. Wes and me got back from the Smoke wi nought and needed a job, he got started at the leather works on Scotchy Road and I got started at the Lead Works which is now the site of the Arena. There were two sides to this place, the ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1965 by Jimmy Burrows

Frightening Times

In 1997 I worked for a company calles SES security where I was a security officer at Parkside. Over my time there I became fascinated with the layout of the site and spent many many months walking the length and breadth of ...Read more

A memory of Macclesfield in 1997 by Gaz Ridley

Drakelowe 1947 2003

My family lived at Grove Cottage, Drakelow for 56 years. I was a few weeks old when we moved fromm Orgreave. At that time there was our parents, me, and four older sisters, the eldest being 15. My dad Arthur Taylor went to ...Read more

A memory of Drakelow by Gwendolyn Cooper

Captions

3,036 captions found. Showing results 505 to 528.

Caption For Crickhowell, The Castle 1893

All that remains is a double tower; although still standing, it is now in danger of total collapse.

Caption For Elm, Church 1901

The wonderful church of All Saints has a fine 13th-century tower with lancet windows inserted into blind arcades. The belfry is embattled, with turrets at the corners.

Caption For Fenstanton, The Green C1955

In the centre of the small green is the clock tower and lock-up; it has a small bell turret and weather-vane.

Caption For Fingringhoe, The Whalebone Inn C1960

The church has a large square tower striped horizontally.

Caption For Wisbech, Market Place 1929

Peering over the rooftops on the right-hand side is the solid 16th-century tower of the church of St Peter and St Paul, built of stone from Northamptonshire.

Caption For Barford St Michael, The Green C1960

Just beyond the green is the 12th-century church of St Michael, with its Norman tower and font.

Caption For Woodstock, Market Street C1960

Just behind that is the tower of the parish church of St Mary Magdalene, which is renowned for its stitched patterned kneelers.

Caption For Chirk, Castle C1869

When built, Chirk was an Edwardian square castle with a drum-tower at each angle, though by 1310 work was under way to extend it.

Caption For Westbourne, County Gates 1913

This gateway was called Packe Gates when it was the entrance to the long drive to clifftop Branksome Tower, built for Sir Charles Packe in 1852.

Caption For Little Dalby, The Church C1955

This rather ponderous Victorian Gothic building, designed by Raphael Brandon (1817-77), is faced in ironstone, with a heavy spire and tower.

Caption For Deeping St James, The Church And Cross C1965

Looking north-west past the village cross, we see the church with its curiously plain tower and mean spire.

Caption For Launceston, Town Hall 1899

The Guildhall (left) with its tower was built in 1881, and the Town Hall (right) was added in 1887 in commemoration of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee.

Caption For Newmarket, Clock Tower C1950

The clock tower at the northern end of the High Street was built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887.

Caption For Bishop's Stortford, Windhill 1899

The lofty spire of St Michael's Church is perched above a Perpendicular flint tower topped with a red-brick upper storey.

Caption For Dittisham, The Church C1960

The nave and chancel were rebuilt in 1328-33 and the tower is older.

Caption For Coalville, The Roundabout C1955

Designed by Henry Collings in 1926 and faced in brick and stone, the Clock Tower overshadows Memorial Square and the market place.

Caption For Fountains, 1895

The ruins date from the 12th to the 15th centuries; the tower, which was built between 1492 and 1524, is the latest part.

Caption For Colchester, North Hill 1891

The fine Georgian tower of St Peter's church was built in 1758, replacing the medieval one which was damaged by an earthquake in 1692.

Caption For Norwich, Boom Towers And Carrow Bridge 1938

Part of ancient Norwich, Cow Tower was once an integral part of the city wall. Much of this was dismantled in the 19th century, although it was reputedly in a poor state of repair.

Caption For Oxford, The Castle 1912

At the centre of this photograph lies the Norman tower of Oxford Castle. Within its precincts lie a Saxon mound and a Norman crypt.

Caption For Berrynarbor, General View C1960

It is mainly a 15th-century building, with the sandstone tower dated to 1480. There are several charming thatched cottages in the centre of the village.

Caption For Newport, The Castle C1955

The central tower has an impressive vaulted ceiling.

Caption For Bexley, St Mary's Church C1955

The tower stands out because of its unique design of an unusual octagonal shingled spire. In 1853 the great-grandparents of Queen Elizabeth II married here.

Caption For Wymondham, The Market Place And Cross C1965

The church was founded in 1107 and was the cause of bitter rivalry between town and prior, culminating in each faction building its own 15th-century bell towers.