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Maps
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Memories
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Headmaster's Son Remembers
I was interested to read the memories of those who attended this school during the war years because the headmaster, whose name was mentioned, was my father, Bill Scott. At that time, the school was operated by Newcastle ...Read more
A memory of Hexham in 1940 by
Post Office
My Mum Elsie Hope and I (Ann Parkinson) ran the Post Office in Heysham Village at the height of its popularity, from 1962 to 1969. Those were the days of wakes weeks when visitors came flooding to Morecambe and Heysham. Apart ...Read more
A memory of Lower Heysham in 1962 by
Hulton Street
Hi, I lived 26 Hulton Street after I got married, there was a church at the corner - I can't remember what it was called; It had a small graveyard at the side. We didn't stay there long but we moved back a year later into 30. We ...Read more
A memory of Salford in 1966 by
Mardock(S) Station
I came to live in the Station House at Mardock in 1950 as my father, Alan Dinmore was the Station Master. I was 5 years old and went to Wareside School. The infants' teacher was Mrs Pottle, and later, I believe, Mrs Chalkley. ...Read more
A memory of Wareside in 1950 by
Another Local Then!
I came across this photo by chance, and it brought back a lot of memories when I lived there in the 1960's. I was born in Farnborough Hospital in 1952 and lived in Northlands Avenue until I was thirteen or fourteen? Just ...Read more
A memory of Orpington in 1960 by
Paddler
I have lived in Saffron Walden all my life of 50 years. I have many great memories of Saffron Walden. My greatest memories are of the time we had at the locally named Paddler. The Paddler was at the top end of Rowntree Way. The area ...Read more
A memory of Saffron Walden in 1965 by
Oakwood Park
I was born in Southgate in 1938 and lived near Oakwood Park until my teens. In the early years we were often taken to the Park to play on the swings etc. I remember the boating pond, and the tea house where, when the ...Read more
A memory of Southgate in 1940 by
Tilehurst 1960s
I was born at 4 Juniper Way, Tilehurst 1962. I lived there until I was 9. I have such warm memories of that time although my memories appear more like snapshots as I was so young I remember some sounds of that time that have ...Read more
A memory of Tilehurst by
Happy Days
My uncle 'discovered' Polzeath in the 1930s ,it must have been wonderful to come across such a lovely place after London. My parents went there during the war, I imagine it was a real haven for them in those turbulent times. I have ...Read more
A memory of Polzeath by
Meeting Place
Seeing this brings back memories of many happy meetings. In my day the foot of Reform St was the place where all of Dundee's friends and lovers seemed to meet. Late at night the fish and chip stand on Boots the Chemists corner was also ...Read more
A memory of Dundee in 1950 by
Captions
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Hoylake is still a very popular destination for yachtsmen and women, who now sail largely in fibreglass-hulled vessels rather than in the wooden ones seen here.
Note the small monkey-puzzle tree in the foreground - this was one of the most popular of all exotic trees planted in parks in Victorian times.
A popular promenade on the River Towy is an embankment, called the Bulwark, extending for about a mile on the south side of the river.
Woolacombe is as popular today, nearly a century later, as it was when this view was taken. There are no kiosks on the beach, but plenty of guest houses on the hill behind.
Here we see girls with fishing nets at a popular Thames-side location. The Swan has been on this spot since 1770.
The village became popular with visitors to the falls.
The quarry cottages are long gone, but the Dartmoor Inn (centre) is a popular watering-hole still.
Today it is popular with tourists who wish to explore the New Forest and the downlands of Dorset.
The building was once the Dolphin Inn; Bishop Hall lived here in the 1640s, hence the popular name.
The sign of the popular White Lion Hotel is just visible in the centre of this photograph and Barclays Bank (now Ladbrokes) is on the far left.
By 1918 Margate Council had become envious of Pettman's monopoly of bathing at Cliftonville and made a charge for the bathing rights and the hiring of deckchairs on the popular Cliftonville beaches
With its sheltered sandy beaches, it has become popular with holiday makers.
The ivy-clad King's Head public house, on the right, is a popular local hostelry, although the gallows-type pub sign out in the street has long gone.
The village stands on the skyline above the approach to the popular golden sand of Crantock Beach.
As with many seaside resorts, one of the popular attractions was a trip in a boat.
The writer seems to recall it being more of a very popular pub than a busy hotel.
Known popularly as 'Number One, London', it was built by Robert Adam in the 1770s.
With its 13-acre grounds and Avon river frontage, the castle became a popular weekend retreat for Turner Turner's many friends. There was even a chapel and a private railway halt.
The village was a popular coach trip destination from the coastal resorts; now visitors travel in their cars. It is now largely residential with pubs and restaurants.
A few minutes from the centre of the original village and situated by the weir, this small 19th-century hotel on the banks of the River Lea, with its eight rooms, was, and still is, popular with anglers
By this date, Perranporth was becoming popular for bathing on account of its sandy beach. Pilchard fishing was also carried on, and a few boats are drawn up on the beach.
This popular princess died at the age of 21. Had she lived, she would have been Queen of England instead of Victoria, and the whole course of world history might have been different.
In the centre is a motorbike and sidecar, a popular and affordable form of transport.
Allington Locks, a popular spot with locals and visitors alike, were built in 1792 and enlarged in 1881. The locks pictured here were replaced in 1939.
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