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Maps

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1898-1899, Fox Hill Ref. RNC708761
1899, Gold's Cross Ref. RNC717330
1899, Hallatrow Ref. RNC725519
1899, Kelston Ref. RNC745917
1899, Kingdown Ref. RNC747749
1902, Bathampton Ref. HOSM37294
1883 - 1902, Combe Hay Ref. HOSM41583
1883 - 1884, Nailwell Ref. HOSM54483
1902, Warleigh Ref. HOSM63425
1902, Widcombe Ref. HOSM64643
1883 - 1884, Bishop Sutton Ref. HOSM37922
1882 - 1902, Chewton Keynsham Ref. HOSM40756
1884, East Harptree Ref. HOSM44384
1883 - 1884, Hinton Blewett Ref. HOSM48613
1882 - 1902, Keynsham Ref. HOSM49911
1883 - 1884, North Widcombe Ref. HOSM55323
1898-1899, Dolemeads Ref. RNC691765
1898-1899, Dunkerton Ref. RNC695508
1898-1899, Englishcombe Ref. RNC701384
1899, Greyfield Ref. RNC722211

Books

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Memories

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Brambletye Preparatory School

Memories of Brambletye Boys Preparatory School 1967 – 1971. When I went to Brambletye at the age of nine, in September 1967, it was my fifth school in the last four years. As my parents were routinely ...Read more

A memory of Brambletye House in 1967

Schooldays

I was lucky to live in Portpatrick - my father came to HM Coastguard Station in 1953. We had come from Australia, and it took my mother some time to settle in, I think: she was a town girl through and through. My sister and I felt ...Read more

A memory of Portpatrick by Shiela Mac Lean

Summer Days At Oystermouth

Memories of The Mumbles by John S. Batts Viewing on-line a collection of Frith’s old photos of The Mumbles has jogged many memories. For me the place was simply known as “Mumbles,” home to a much-treasured uncle ...Read more

A memory of Mumbles, The by John S. Batts

Birds Nuts And Bumping Cars

In 1944 my mother and I moved from a two bedroom basement flat in Grosvenor Road at the top of the town, to Chrismas Avenue, a three bedroom semi-detached, that connected between Ash Road and Newport Road. My father ...Read more

A memory of Aldershot in 1940 by Raymond Hay

Trams, Markets And Bright Yellow Trolly Buses

With big hugs from waiting family on one of the many platforms that was Central Station, we hurried though the noise and clouds of steam towards the station exit and into the sunlight...my ...Read more

A memory of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1940 by Raymond Hay

Happy Childhood 1950 Onwards

I lived in Hillbrow Cottages on the Eastbourne Road from 1950 to 1970s. My father, George Mison, worked in the sand quarry in Bletchingley and mum, Elsie, was a housewife. There are only 12 cottages at Hillbrow and ...Read more

A memory of Godstone in 1950 by Ruth Bradbury Nee Mison

Benskins Brewery

I lived in Bushey and then in Oxhey Village for all of my childhood, first in Aldenham Road, and then in Oxhey Avenue, and later in Villiers Road. In the early 70's I was living in Oxhey Avenue and my friend Annette lived in ...Read more

A memory of Watford in 1974 by Jackie Brewer

Skerries View House Cemaes Bay

When I was a young boy, aged about ten or eleven back in 1947/48, I can remember going to stay with Mr & Mrs Henshaw who lived at the above house having moved from Tal Y Cafn in the Conwy Valley. From what I ...Read more

A memory of Bull Bay by Ronald Parry

Plympton In The Blitz

My name is Robert Best. I was born June 24th. 1939 in Plymouth and evacuated to Princetown in 1941. My Mother, her parents and I moved to Plympton when I was 3 years old. I have clear memories of Princetown, of riding the train ...Read more

A memory of Plympton by rjbmk

School Days

I started school at 5yrs old ii then lived in Fernlea Avenue the house was called Anglo West and was number 44 (how i remember this so well i do not know) my mum took me to school through the park the school was not far from the end of ...Read more

A memory of Herne Bay

Captions

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Caption For Bardsea, The Ship Inn 1953

At one time Bardsea was part of Lancashire, and could only be reached by boat or by a dangerous route over the shifting sands of Morecombe Bay.

Caption For Silverdale, Old Cottages Near Beach, Cove Lane C1965

The lane also led to Jenny Brown's Point, where an old lady of that name lived in the 18th century.

Caption For Burton Bradstock, Cliffs 1922

Bright yellow bands of geological strata known as the Bridport Sands make Burton Cliff one of the most distinctive landforms of the Dorset coast.

Caption For Westgate On Sea, 1890

This fine view of St Mildred's Bay shows how little built up it was in the early 1890s. Note the two bathing machines on the left under the low chalk cliffs.

Caption For New Brighton, Beach And Pier C1960

Built in the late1820s, Fort Perch Rock Battery site was then manned continuously until the end of World War II.

Caption For Lower Heysham, Main Street C1955

Some of the visitors who enjoyed a stroll through the village streets came from the nearby Morecambe Bay Holiday Camp.

Caption For Leysdown On Sea, Warden Bay Caravan Park C1955

The Warden Bay Caravan Park also had chalets, which we can just see at the top right of the photograph. Note the 5mph speed limit sign just inside the narrow gates.

Caption For Harrow, Station Road C1960

Timber gables and full-height faceted bay windows create an imposing range of shops and flats of the early 20th century.

Caption For Croxley Green, 1903

This view looks south towards All Saints' Church and shows how the tower and spire originally closed the vista well, although nowadays the church is hidden by high hedges and a fine cedar.

Caption For Brympton, The Church And House 1900

It is a stunning group: the medieval church, crowned by a most unusual lantern-like belfry; a 15th-century chantry or priest's house, now a museum; and the grand country house, all in golden Ham stone

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 Kettering, Newland Street 1922

By the post-war period traffic had increased, so traffic lights were installed (see K13018, pages 52). The KICS (Co-op) drapery building with Jacobean bay windows can be seen down Newland Street.

Caption For Swanage, From Ballard Downs 1899

The fields of Whitecliff Farm (foreground) hosted summer camps for militia and artillery volunteers in late Victorian times.

Caption For Southwold, The Lighthouse And Sole Bay Inn C1965

The Sole Bay Inn stands at the entrance of East Green.

Caption For Burnham On Sea, The Promenade And Beach 1913

Looking southwards, the view is terminated by the elaborately Italianate Queens Hotel.

Caption For Carbis Bay, General View 1901

The railway viaduct crosses the little valley behind the beach, and the station platform is just beyond. Another major engineering feat on this scenic line is the rock cutting in the far headland.

Caption For Richmond, Trinity Church C1965

On this sunny early afternoon Di Palma Cream Ices and Johnny's Creamy Ices compete for trade (centre), and people sit in the rose garden formed next to Trinity Church after the iron railings

Caption For Kibworth Harcourt, Main Street C1955

The Old House (left) dates from 1678, and it is a prominently sited example of English domestic architecture at its very best.

Caption For Saxilby, High Street C1965

The whole of the shop extension has been removed, the chimney has gone from the house behind the shop, and it has all been redeveloped.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street 1909

Further along the street, and almost a decade later, an early motor car is parked outside the entrance of the Royal Lion Hotel, which was rebuilt in blue lias ashlar after a devastating fire

Caption For Thrapston, Oundle Road C1960

The road curves towards the town centre, passing the end of De Vere Road. The shop in the distance is now a bigger 'One-Stop Shop'. At the far end are the two gabled bays of the Old Rectory.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, The Ornamental Grounds 1921

Coping stones now surround the edge of the lake, and the arch of roses that spanned Picklefoot Spring at the point where it emerges has been constructed.

Caption For Catterick, The Bay Horse Inn C1965

There are three village greens in Catterick, the village on the old A1 Great North Road which most people associate with the nearby army garrison.

Caption For Broadstairs, The Beach From The Cliffs 1897

Bathing tents dot the beach at Viking Bay, while two bathing machines stand at the water's edge.