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Places
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Maps
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Books
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Memories
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Ty Mawr Farm
Ty Mawr Farm is situated on the breast of the Betws Mountain overlooking the village of Gwaun Cae Gurwen. The well known Welsh actress Sian Phillips was born there in 1933. In the 1950s and 60s it was occupied by the ...Read more
A memory of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen in 1952 by
Lost Relatives
Does any one have any memories of my mother who lived in Surfleet from 1944 till 1948? Her name was Joyce and she was married to an Edward (Eddie) Arthur. My mother was from Newcastle, I think Eddie was a Cockney and had his own ...Read more
A memory of Surfleet in 1944 by
Childhood Nee Jackson
Born in 1936 at Blackhall Rocks. Went to junior school at Blackhall Colliery and then to Henry Smith at Hartlepool. Nana used to live in Third Street (Graham) with my 3 uncles (Thomas, Jack and Stanley). I have ...Read more
A memory of Blackhall Colliery in 1930 by
Horace The Milkman With His Horse And Cart
There was strong competition among us young lads in the 1950s to be allowed to help Horace, our local United Dairies milkman, with his milk round in Hillview Road, Grimsdyke Road and Sylvia ...Read more
A memory of Hatch End in 1956 by
Poplars 3
I believe I was sent to Brentwood following a stay in Hither Green Fever Hospital with whooping cough. I seem to have been in a ward named Poplars 3. I have two very strong memories of that stay. I was 5 years old. First, I was ...Read more
A memory of Brentwood in 1930 by
New Addington
I remember quite vividly, at the age of 3, visiting our new flat which was being built at the time in Castlehill Avenue and playing in the loft water tanks which were just over the road waiting to be fitted into the 2 storey ...Read more
A memory of New Addington in 1960 by
Longlands College 1957
I came to live in Boro with my parents, George & Mary Smith, and my young sister Karen, from Wingate, Co. Durham. My Dad was to take over as the first caretaker of the new Longlands College, which was still being ...Read more
A memory of Middlesbrough in 1957 by
My Grandmother, Mrs Nancy Pinfield
My nan lived at 59 Alcester Road with her second husband, Jack Pinfield. I remember visiting when I was a child and have fond memories of them both. Mr Pin (as we called him), cycling off to work at Needle ...Read more
A memory of Studley by
Shopkeepers Of Cawdor Street
From Trafford Road one would see the first shop was on the left of Cawdor Street; the workshop of Louis Donlan, tailor. Next on the left was Bolsover’s Grocery shop; popular with some customers because 'sterilized ...Read more
A memory of Patricroft by
Abergarw Hostels
I was was born at Abergarw hostels in 1947. I have lovely memories of my childhood living there. Lived in Ogmore Gardens right by the river. Every summer we would build a dam across the river to make a pool where we would spend ...Read more
A memory of Abergarw in 1954 by
Captions
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In the arena by the clock tower, Charlie and the Follies and the Jolly Jack Tars were popular concert parties every summer.
Not far from Chatburn and Clitheroe, Sawley would have been a popular day out even before the motor-car was common.
Few people then had a car, but cycling tours and holidays were a popular way of exploring the countryside.
This area is not as popular with most holidaymakers as the areas around the rivers Yare or Bure. But sailors appreciate the scenery here, which is equal to any landscape painted by Constable.
Bowls was, for many years, regarded as a sport for older men, but it is now popular with both women and young men.
The pier has always been popular with fishermen, and catches of bass, bull huss, cod, conger, dab, dogfish, flounder, mullet, plaice, pouting and sole are common.
The evening's show often included a comedian and singer, and no doubt half an hour would be set aside for the ever-popular bingo.
As can be seen from this photograph, this was a popular spot to sit and relax on a sunny summer's day.
Canvey Island was a popular holiday resort in the 1950s. Well-ordered rows of caravans are ready to welcome summer visitors.
Then, as today, it was a popular spot for families, providing a more informal recreation than the nearby resort.
This lodge has fish-scale tiles that were popular in the later 19th century. Labourers work- ing nearby have obviously been drafted in to add a rustic charm to the picture.
At this time, Felixstowe enjoyed popularity as a seaside resort, but the dream of eccentric local landowner Colonel Tomline to transform the town into a major port had not yet materialised - that was to
Also very popular was the sending of picture postcards, which served people much as the telephone does today - Eatons paper shop, on the left, claimed to have the largest selection.
The pools were mentioned in many recent local guidebooks as a popular place for fishermen.
This is always been a popular place for a picnic, as we can see from the parked cars to the right of the bridge. Just upstream from the bridge is a set of stepping stones crossing the river.
Music was also popular in Horsham, and a bandstand was erected in the Carfax in 1891from money collected by subscription.
At the western end of the village, close to the popular public house aptly named the Shepherd and Dog, the Fulking stream still emerges from the downs over a small waterfall.
Acle is a popular centre for amateur yachtsmen, who come ashore to explore the area and visit the inns used by local rivermen.
Lines of wind shelters adorn the beach at the popular Yorkshire coast resort of Filey. Once a fashionable beach accessory, they are seldom seen today, so perhaps it was windier in the Fifties!
The Prince Albert is a popular hostelry to this day, although Stroud Brewery - which owned the pub when this picture was taken - disappeared a good few years ago.
Boating has long been a popular pursuit for visitors to Stratford, and for many residents too.
A popular ramble is to the nearby Iron Age hillfort of Eggardon - immortalised by Thomas Hardy in his novel 'The Trumpet-Major'.
The New Inn at Clapham is a popular hostelry in the heart of the Dales Three Peaks Country, and a convenient starting place for the ascent of Ingleborough, which is 2,434 feet high.
They saw its potential as a popular resort, and soon prestigious hotels were clothing the edges of the green.
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