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Memories

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Mandrake Road

My siblings and I were all born at Weir maternity hospital in Balham, we lived on Mandrake road and we all went to Fircroft primary school opposite our house. I was at Fircroft from 1976-1982. Mr. Chaimings was the headmaster then, Mr ...Read more

A memory of Tooting by Sylvia Amoah

Bordon Infant School Station Road Now The Phoenix Centre

Teachers. - Mrs Boyle, Mrs Clover, Mrs Parrott. Head teacher - Mrs Bingham - she had the library books, stamp and cards in her office upstairs. Playground surrounded the building and ...Read more

A memory of Bordon by D Toovey

Lost Opportunity?

I was born in Drayton in 1943 and was at Solent Road School and the Northern Grammar School for Boys. I then went to London University and subsequently worked abroad while returning to Portsmouth regularly where I have my UK Home ...Read more

A memory of Portsmouth by Sir Roger Fry

A Great Pub, Fit For An Emperor!

Ah the Forum! What a fine and individual pub! I often wondered why the brewers, Ind Coope, called their pub this! Anyone any ideas????? I was at Croydon college around the time this photo was taken and rather than going ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Keith Andrews

Eastern Electricity Board Training Centre Harold Hill

I started at Harold hill in September 1966 as An apprentice electrical fitter. My lodgings were in Clock house Lane and I went to college at Hornchurch where I spent many a happy hour in the ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by Ricyard Luxford

My Fenny Stratford Childhood

Having recently by chance spoken with someone who knew Fenny Stratford I was prompted to start looking on the internet and came across this site and for what it’s worth decided to record my memories. I was born ...Read more

A memory of Fenny Stratford by Dawn Cousins

Best Childhood Ever

We moved to the prefabs in South Road, South Ockendon in 1949 From London, my sister and I started school in the village school the headmaster was Mr Impy after that we went to the new school which was called Mardyke School ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by Jean Compton

First Visit Away From Home

I believe it was 1967 when I first visited .the trip was arranged between Appleby Magna juniors and local Packington juniors under the Leicester education board . My first sight was magical and although a few were ...Read more

A memory of Aberglaslyn Hall by Gordon Smith

Harrow Driving School Rayners Lane 1985 1986 Approx

Memories of getting the tube from Arnos Grove to Rayners Lane and then the long walk up Imperial Drive - until reaching the driving centre. The set up included traffic lights, zebra crossings, ...Read more

A memory of Harrow by John Walmisley

Wood House

Early C20 formal gardens and parkland designed and landscaped by Thomas Mawson and implemented by Robert Mawson of the Lakeland Nurseries, Windermere, surrounding a house designed by Dan Gibson with a ground plan by Thomas ...Read more

A memory of Taw Green by Tonnie Keith

Captions

3,593 captions found. Showing results 625 to 648.

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 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. In this picture the new Post Office is still under construction on the right.

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 Stanford Le Hope, The Green C1960

These shops face the small bus shelter in the centre of S258082. Above G W Ager's 'Complete Outfitters' is an advertisement for Dunlop boots.

Caption For Fordingbridge, High Street C1950

Fordingbridge is now a busy market town, though in former days it was an important industrial centre, renowned for the manufacture of sailcloth and canvas.

Caption For Goldthorpe, The Miners Welfare Hall C1960

The 'Miners' Welfare' was the community and cultural centre for many South Yorkshire and other coal mining villages.

Caption For Alderholt, The Mill C1960

During the latter half of the 20th century the mill was restored and opened to visitors as a craft centre and art gallery.

Caption For Geddington, The Village C1955

Here we are looking down Queen Street from the junction with Kettering Road, towards the centre of the village where the spire of the church can be seen in the distance.

Caption For Merrivale, The Bridge 1910

The quarry cottages are long gone, but the Dartmoor Inn (centre) is a popular watering-hole still.

Caption For Ullenhall, The Village C1955

The Winged Spur (in the background, on the right) in the village centre is still a traditional country pub with a warm welcome for local residents and visitors.

Caption For Clapham, Brokken Bridge C1955

Two little girls walk arm-in-arm across the tree-shaded ancient packhorse bridge which crosses Clapham Beck in the centre of the village.

Caption For Lutterworth, Church Street C1955

The commercial centre of the town for over a hundred years, this area had long-established tradesmen's shops.

Caption For Ealing, C1950

Many locals still work in and around Ealing, and the town has retained its excellent shopping centre.

Caption For Ludham, Womack Water C1930

In the centre of the picture two men are working on an another unusual boat, a motorised wherry - notice the shortened mast.

Caption For Fleet, Minley Road 1903

A building can just be seen through the trees in the centre of the photograph.

Caption For Ramsgate, The Beach 1907

Note the large number of beach vendors, and the dark-rooms of two rival photographers in the centre of the picture.

Caption For Ramsgate, The Promenade C1920

Children with hoops pose for the photographer in the centre of the picture.The octagonal building on the left is a newspaper

Caption For Camberley, London Road 1925

The large trees have gone, and the Arena Leisure Centre now stands in their place.

Caption For Lytham, 'the Minstrels' 1914

The building in the centre background is the entrance to Lytham Pier.

Caption For Melton Mowbray, Nottingham Street C1955

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.

Caption For Sandgate, General View 1892

Sandgate Castle, built in 1573, was so altered in 1806 to make a defence against the feared invasion by Napoleon that it resembled the Martello towers built along the coast (see centre

Caption For Datchet, The Village 1905

Just before the turn of the century, Datchet suffered serious flooding when the swollen Thames caused a pond in the centre of the village to overflow.

Caption For Norwich, St Michael At Plea's Church, Queen Street 1891

Made redundant, and disused for some years, this fine church is now a craft centre.

Caption For Rowsley, The Village C1955

This view from the centre of Rowsley has the Peacock Hotel, its famous landmark, on the right.