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Memories

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Xmas In Hanwell In The Sixties.

Xmas started Xmas eve. Everybody went to the pub at lunchtime and it was serious drinking. I worked in Turriff House on the Geat West Road and the pub was the Kings Arms by Brentford railway station. Around closing ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell by Nick Beard

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

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

Church St, Woodlesford

I was born in Church St, Woodlesford in 1930. The cottage where I was born belonged to my great grandma's family called Denkin. I attended Woodlesford school which is still being used for local families. There is a ...Read more

A memory of Woodlesford in 1930 by Betty Benson

Growing Up With The Troubles

I was lucky in that I lived in an area that was not often touched by the violence that was going on in Northern Ireland at the time, but a telephone conversation with my mum in recent days brought back memories of life ...Read more

A memory of Belfast in 1970 by Isobel Buck

Nain, Taid And Clocaenog

Clocaenog, I have some very good memories of this quiet village. I used to visit my Nain & Taid during the school holidays in mid 70's -80's helping out on their farm pentre, collecting the hay in the summer, riding ...Read more

A memory of Clocaenog in 1978 by Paul Moore

1950 1960

I remember Tommie's fish and chip shop on Old Hall Street (they were the best) we used to call in after the pictures and the swimming baths. In the winter the pool was covered and dances every Saturday night is where we did our 'boy ...Read more

A memory of Middleton by Jean Morris

Hounslow 1970's

I was born in West Mid Hosp and we lived in Worton Way which was technically Isleworth but very close to Hounslow High Street. Our surname was Pritchett. I went to Spring Grove Infant School in Star Road from 1962-1969 and then ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by Christine Callow

St Johns United Reformed Church

I was married at this church on 25th March 1978. My grandmother, Evelyn Sanderson also played the organ here, and at its sister church St Georges further up Park Rd. My grandfather's funeral service was also ...Read more

A memory of Hartlepool in 1978 by Joyce Griffiths

Pontypool Town Centre

I lived in Upper Bridge Street and remember a few of the shops in town, I think! On the corner of Upper Bridge Street and the Bell Pitch was Franketti's fish shop with an awesome Art Nouveau till and free chips if you took ...Read more

A memory of Pontypool in 1960 by Sandra Rudd

Captions

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Caption For Ambleside, The Village 1912

Twenty years after photograph No 30484 was taken, the coach and horses in the centre of Ambleside have been replaced by open motor cars and charabancs.

Caption For Warwick, East Gate And Jury Street 1892

In that year much of the town centre was destroyed by fire.

Caption For Allendale, C1960

In the centre background, partially hidden by trees, is the Hitherlea; the Hotspur Hotel is on the left hand side of the picture, but it is totally obscured.

Caption For Horsforth, Town Street C1960

No town centre worth its salt was complete without its Co-op store.

Caption For Plymouth, Old Town Street C1960

After the war, the remains of the city centre were demolished to make way for a new, more regular street plan.

Caption For London, Fore Street 2003

St Giles Cripplegate Church survived severe Second World War bombing to stand in the centre of development which was completed in the early 1980s.

Caption For Wroxham, Broad 1934

Being within a few miles of the village, they helped Wroxham become the major centre for cruising that it is today.

Caption For Dover, Esplanade 1899

Dominating the scene is the castle, with the Saxon St Mary's Church, together with the Roman lighthouse, in the centre.

Caption For Monmouth, Mill On The Monnow 1893

Note also the spire of the church in the centre of the picture.

Caption For Appletreewick, Main Street C1955

Known as 'Aptrick' to its residents, Appletreewick was once a centre for lead mining, but farming and tourism are the dual economies of today.

Caption For Padstow, Harbour 1901

Different shapes and sizes of craft indicate the variety of classes catered for by this versatile harbour, which at one time was an active centre for ship building and repair.

Caption For Cardiff, Sophia Gardens 1896

Whilst the Marquis was busy making his fortune, his wife, Sophia, became concerned about the limited amount of open space in the bustling industrial centre.

Caption For Worcester, The Cross 1931

The signpost on the right, pointing the way to Malvern, Leominster and Hereford, underlines The Cross's traditional role as the geographical and commercial centre of Worcester.

Caption For Kendal, The Castle 1896

This view shows the exterior of the main hall, the most impressive part of the ruins, and now the centre of a public park.

Caption For Coniston, The Village 1929

A pair of ramblers (right) heading for the hills stride out purposefully past the Rayburne Hotel and cafe in the centre of Coniston village.

Caption For Kendal, The County Hotel 1924

The County Hotel is one of the main hotels in the centre of Kendal.

Caption For Lincoln, Eastgate C1955

Number 18, on the left, was refronted in the 1770s in brick with Venetian windows (with their centre part arched), and a later Greek Doric- style porch added.

Caption For Coggeshall, Stoneham Street C1965

Here we see the pretty centre of Coggeshall, an attractive village now given over to the antiques trade.

Caption For Wilmcote, The Crofts C1955

But Wilmcote was a quarrying centre, and this timber-framed house has a garden wall of the local lias limestone.

Caption For Malmesbury, High Street From Abbey Roof C1955

Taken from the abbey roof, this photograph shows the 15th-century market cross in the centre, situated at the north end of the High Street.

Caption For Haywards Heath, The Park C1960

It would be difficult to guess from the photograph that this was in the centre of a town.

Caption For Kendal, The County Hotel 1924

The County Hotel is one of the main hotels in the centre of Kendal and dominates this part of the old town, whose wealth was founded on the woollen and textile industries.

Caption For Alcester, Butter Street C1965

In the 16th century, the area round the churchyard was the commercial centre of Alcester; it included Butter Street, which borders two sides of the churchyard.

Caption For Rhayader, The River Wye C1935

The Wye frames the town centre, running in a loop around the western and southern sides.