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Places

36 places found.

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Maps

316 maps found.

Books

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Memories

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The Caddick Family

1946 was the year that our family life in Nancledra began. What a relief it must have been to our parents, Peggy and Arthur Caddick to move into Windswept Cottage. The war years in London were over and they both felt a huge ...Read more

A memory of Nancledra by di

Building The New Shopping Centre

I was born near COventry in 1948 and we move to Olton in 1952. After I left school in late 1965 I got a job as a labourer with C Bryant & Sons on the new Solihull shopping centre, and a few weeks later head office ...Read more

A memory of Solihull by john

Childhood In Fulham.

I grew up living in Kingwood Road in the flats, firstly the last block 25a then when I was 5yrs to the first block 1f,which hold most of my memories. We would as kids in the street roller skate,play hopscotch,stretch our skipping ...Read more

A memory of Fulham by teresamary

Cobblers Shop

My father Richard Bradbury owned the shoe repair shops in swallownest. In 1946 with is war service savings he opened his shop on high street Sheffield . Which when he moved became the Halifax agency. In 1957 he opened his new ...Read more

A memory of Swallownest by abradbury41

Moulds My Dad's Old Shop

After the war Dad found work as an assistant in a long established family-run department store called Moulds. Situated in Leatherhead High Street, it was an imposing sort of place with double glass doors set well back from ...Read more

A memory of Leatherhead by Brian Simmons

Charnwood Forest Children's Convalescent Home, Summer 1950

It was July/August of 1950 when I was sent here from my home town of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent at the age of eight, to convalesce after a serious post-operative infection. My first ...Read more

A memory of Woodhouse Eaves by Eric Brass

Woodhouse Eaves, the Children's Convalescent Home c1955

The Hewer Alias Radbourn Of Northleach And Turkdean

Earlier this year I visited Northleach my husband's Ancesters hail from there. His great great Grandfather William Hewer alias Radbourn bought Leygore farm in 1832, a farm of 800 acres according ...Read more

A memory of Northleach by Pam Hewer

Music

Was'nt in the WAAF, bit too young, but I was at Bletchley Park in 1950/51, with the Ministry of Aviation, training to be a Teleprinter Op before going to Birdlip Radio Station, and then Croydon Signals Centre. We went one evening to see a ...Read more

A memory of Bletchley

Memories Of Skelmersdale 1973

I taught at Glenburn High School, Skelmersdale in 1973. I found lodgings with Mrs Smith, a retired lady, in a terraced house in High Street, Old Skelmersdale on the basis of bed and ...Read more

A memory of Skelmersdale by michaelpeterpeyton

The Allotments Cricketfield Road 1950's

My father would put me on his bycycle crossbar and took us from Elthorne Rd to the allotments via Whitehall Road and Vine Street. Cricketfield Rd was (is?)a dead end. A footpath to the left passed by a nursery ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge by Philip Cousins

Captions

3,594 captions found. Showing results 649 to 672.

Leominster, Broad Street c1950
Ref. L36002

Broad Street c.1950, Leominster — Leominster, Broad Street c1950
Ref. L36002

Caption For Leominster, Broad Street C1950

Notice the horse- drawn wagon in the centre of the photograph.

The Village c.1960, Chawton — Chawton, the Village c1960
Ref. C530007

Caption For Chawton, The Village C1960

Chawton is relatively quiet today, but at one time the A31 ran through the centre of the village, with traffic thundering past Jane Austen's home.

Village 1902, Maresfield — Maresfield, Village 1902
Ref. 48214

Caption For Maresfield, Village 1902

This little village on the edge of Ashdown Forest was a centre of the Wealden iron industry.

Bembridge, High Street c1955
Ref. B64034

High Street c.1955, Bembridge — Bembridge, High Street c1955
Ref. B64034

Caption For Bembridge, High Street C1955

Its purity and warmth has encouraged a variety of plants to flourish, making Bembridge a favoured centre for botanical studies.

The Market c.1965, Ormesby — Ormesby, the Market c1965
Ref. O45011

Caption For Ormesby, The Market C1965

Here we see a small modern shopping centre with a necessary car park, containing some interesting models of yesteryear - for instance Ford Anglia and Ford Cortina, Austin, Rover, Vauxhall Velox and Triumph

Stockton-on-Tees, Town Hall c1955
Ref. S195024

Town Hall c.1955, Stockton-on-Tees — Stockton-on-Tees, Town Hall c1955
Ref. S195024

Caption For Stockton On Tees, Town Hall C1955

The Town Hall stands prominently in the centre of the High Street and dates from 1735.

Warrington, Bridge Street c1950
Ref. W29002

Bridge Street c.1950, Warrington — Warrington, Bridge Street c1950
Ref. W29002

Caption For Warrington, Bridge Street C1950

We can see it centre right in this high-level view, which was taken from Bradley's Outfitters.

High Street 1925, Cranbrook — Cranbrook, High Street 1925
Ref. 77019

Caption For Cranbrook, High Street 1925

Cranbrook has a wealth of old buildings, many dating back to the 16th century, when Cranbrook was the centre of the cloth industry.

Broadway c.1950, Didcot — Didcot, Broadway c1950
Ref. D108017

Caption For Didcot, Broadway C1950

The once busy railway sheds now house the Didcot Railway Centre, where a large collection of steam locomotives and coaches can be seen on display.

Kirkby Malzeard, the Cross c1955
Ref. K76005

The Cross c.1955, Kirkby Malzeard — Kirkby Malzeard, the Cross c1955
Ref. K76005

Caption For Kirkby Malzeard, The Cross C1955

The Butter Cross in the centre of Kirkby Malzeard, north west of Ripon, was the traditional venue for the village's famous Sword Dance, now rarely performed.

Caption For Chelmsford, Oaklands House 2005

From1924 it housed the town's municipal offices, but was eventually replaced by a new Civic Centre.

Old Bridge 1902, Bath — Bath, Old Bridge 1902
Ref. 48767

Caption For Bath, Old Bridge 1902

Note how the street lights curve inwards in an attempt to get their feeble gas light towards the centre of the road.

1898, Abergavenny — Abergavenny, 1898
Ref. 41669

Caption For Abergavenny, 1898

To a current inhabitant, the most striking feature of this view is the absence of houses in the centre.

Haverfordwest, the Town and Castle 1906
Ref. 53739

The Town And Castle 1906, Haverfordwest — Haverfordwest, the Town and Castle 1906
Ref. 53739

Caption For Haverfordwest, The Town And Castle 1906

The Salutation Hotel pictured centre left is now the County Hotel.

The Bridge 1893, Stratton — Stratton, the Bridge 1893
Ref. 31930

Caption For Stratton, Bridge 1893

Stratton was formerly more important than Bude, ans was a centre for the salt trade.

The Sands 1906, Margate — Margate, the Sands 1906
Ref. 54758

Caption For Margate, The Sands 1906

Note the prams in the centre of the picture, and that virtually everyone seems to be fully clothed and wearing a hat of some sort.

Hunstanton, Artificial Rowing Lake c1965
Ref. H135119

Artificial Rowing Lake c.1965, Hunstanton — Hunstanton, Artificial Rowing Lake c1965
Ref. H135119

Caption For Hunstanton, Artificial Rowing Lake C1965

In the 20th century, Hunstanton has spread southwards from its Victorian centre, offering entertainments such as the Blue Lagoon Swimming Pool, opened in 1927, and this Boating Lake, opened in 1932.