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Crewe Early 1980's

I worked in Crewe 1980/81 In a shop called Motorist Discount Centre anyone remember it, or anyone who worked there? I then worked at Brown Bros motor factors on Crewe gates estate for a couple of years. Happy days 😊

A memory of Crewe by petebutler

Mr George Baker, Wooburn Green

My Great Grandfather George Henry Baker (1880 -m1947) was the owner (following his father also George Henry) of the Blacksmith and Scrap Metal Dealer later known as Slades Scrap Yard In Wooburn Green. My Great ...Read more

A memory of Wooburn Green by dmdundjer

1960's/70's Shops Of Shepton

The shop on the right is Hobleys' Ironmongers. As a youngster I would buy my fishing tackle, airgun pellets, & sheath-knives there. I would gave in awe at the new Diana & BSA airguns that they stocked - ...Read more

A memory of Shepton Mallet by bru.enzer

Beir Kellor

does any one remember a bar in croydon town centre in the late 60/early 70 called the beir kellor i think it was just past where marks and spencers is now you had to go down some steps to get i used to go there but cant find any reference to it

A memory of Croydon by murleysandra

60 Years On And I Still Love It!

My Auntie May Howard and her husband Frank, from St. Helens, had a wooden holiday bungalow she called Homestead in Dee Avenue Talacre - it was definitely 1961 onwards and possibly just before that and the community ...Read more

A memory of Talacre by joan.bohan

Kingsley School For Girls

Another time we had a 'new bug' . Her initiation dare was to go down the front stairwell. This was something pupils were NEVER allowed to do. We had to use the tiny, narrow, middle staircase. Anyway, the girls in my dorm ...Read more

A memory of Horley by pamela.fabianska

The Fairway

I was born at 28 The Fairway in 1946. There was (is) a wide grassed area down the centre of the road making it a kind of dual carriageway. In the years following the 2nd World War there were, "Pig bins", on several sections of the grass ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by David Jagger

Barton Swing Bridges Road And Canal

This picture shows both the Barton road bridge and the swing bridge carrying the Bridgewater Canal across the Manchester Ship Canal in the 'open' position. I used to visit this site as a child when ...Read more

A memory of Barton Upon Irwell by Roger Hare

Teacher Training Courses For Further Education Colleges 1963

I found a document among my father's things which showed courses at Woolley Hall, to train teachers to become Heads of Centre at Colleges of Further Education. What I found ...Read more

A memory of Woolley Hall College by jacquiew13

Victoria Road

I lived in Victoria Road from 1945 to 1958. I remember the prefabs at the Ilford Lane end of the road. The odd numbered houses in Victoria Road started at number 7. I never understood why that was as I don't think there were houses there ...Read more

A memory of Barking by ronfer1945

Captions

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Caption For Cattistock, General Vew 1906

Cattistock is well known as a centre for foxhunting - the local pack is one of the best-supported in England.

Caption For Redditch, Abbey Stadium Sports Ground C1965

As well as indoor facilities (see R84059, above), an athletics track, tennis courts, soccer pitches and a bowling green are all available at the sports centre, which occupies a semi-rural site not far

Caption For Settrington, The Village C1955

The ford and footbridge are in the centre of the estate village of Settrington, three miles east of Malton.

Caption For Haverfordwest, Bridgend Square 1906

Corn and Butler is presently the Tourist Information Centre. The yard to the left no longer exists and this view of the castle is largely obscured by the new public toilets!

Caption For York, Low Petergate 1949

In this view, Seales Warehouse is now a toy shop, and next door is York's Pram and Nursery Furniture Centre. On the right is the Fox Inn, which still remains.

Caption For Ranworth, The Staithe C1945

The flint walled boatshed on the left is now obscured by a gift shop/information centre.

Caption For Whitby, The Beach C1955

The cafes are in full swing, and the Battery Snack Bar (centre) offers 'Trays for the Sands'.

Caption For Dorchester, The Roman Excavations 1939

Little can be usefully gleaned from the remains shown here, but it is known that Dorchester was a centre for a school of mosaicists in the 3rd and 4th centuries.

Caption For Devizes, The View From St John's Church 1898

Note the attractive, almost Flemish gabling of the building in the centre of the picture. The impressive tower of the church rises over the town roofs.

Caption For Aveley, High Street C1952

The Magistrates' Court (centre left) was built in 1930 as a police station. An earlier police station had stood in the same position.

Caption For Potter Heigham, The Bridge Hotel C1955

This hotel serves the tourists who come to this popular boating centre.

Caption For Minehead, The Harbour C1950

Western National service buses (centre) stand on Quay Street - they used to meet steamer passengers.

Caption For Slough, High Street 1961

Many of Slough's town centre buildings are relatively new, dating from the post- and pre-war periods.

Caption For Blackburn, Public Hall & Sessions House 1923

Now called King George's Hall, it is still one of the centres of entertainment in Blackburn.

Caption For Nantwich, High Street C1965

In this picture we get some idea of the architectural diversity of the town centre.

Caption For Acomb, The Village C1955

Acomb was once a centre for the lead-mining industry. An old building dating from 1730 is still known as the barracks, a name said to derive from its use as a lodging house for lead miners.

Caption For Rothley, Fowke Street C1965

There has been some upgrading and renovation in the centre of this friendly village. Rothley has connections with the Knights Templar.

Caption For Hitchin, The Priory C1955

The house looks much the same today, though it is now a conference centre. The bridge in the foreground is 18th century, built of brick rubble with a moulded parapet.

Caption For Laindon, South Essex Partnership Nht Trust, High Road 2005

For casualties, the Pitsea Health Centre was held at Pitsea School, and was one of just three for Basildon residents of the 1950s; the others were in Craylands, Timberlog Lane, and Florence Road, Laindon

Caption For Bellerby, Village 1929

Here the stream runs through the broad green in the centre. Around it are farm cottages, and in the middle distance stands the Old Hall.

Caption For Loughborough, Market Place C1955

The essence of a modern commercial centre is evident. Parking is at a premium, and it's not even market day!

Caption For Market Harborough, Northampton Road C1955

The coach road leaves the town centre over the River Welland, from where this view was taken. Many Georgian houses throughout the town remain, and its buildings are always worth a second look.

Caption For Cambridge, Trinity College, The Great Court 1914

The fountain in the centre was built at the beginning of the 17th century by Italian craftsmen.

Caption For Reading, St Mary's Butts 1912

St Mary's Butts is in the centre of Reading. The chequerboard flint and limestone tower of the church of St Mary's is a distinctive local landmark. The church dates back to Saxon times.