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Memories

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Growing Up In Brentwood

My name is Viv Bayliss, I was born in my nan’s house opposite the Alexandra public house in 1948. Mum and dad moved to a prefab in Costed Manor then to Pilgrims Hatch. Who remembers Preslands fair and listening to them playing ...Read more

A memory of Warley by Viv Bayliss

Flamstead End School /Hammond Street

Hi..I too went to Flamstead End junior school..and remember Mrs Sibley and Mr Cave...Mr Cave lived in Pottars Bar and drove what seemed a large car then - an Austin Cambridge I think....there was also a Miss/Mrs Butterfield ...Read more

A memory of Cheshunt by David Hawkins

Family Of Ewj Moloney, Lancing Solicitor D 1978

I was part of the St James the Less Players, the Parish church drama group, which started my career on the boards. The Downs,The Manor, The Park, The Clump, The Chalkpit..The Woods The Beach..were ...Read more

A memory of Lancing by Rose Moloney

Harriott Brothers The Butcher's Shop

My Father was Arthur Harriott who owned Harriott Brothers Butchers Shop (which can be seen at the bottom left-hand corner of the picture) together with his Brother, Edward. We lived in "Old Sarum" which is the ...Read more

A memory of Droxford in 1950 by Pamela Beeching

Park House Farm

My wife and I spent one year ( circa 1953 ) living in an apartment at Park House Farm where Tony Warner raised sugar beets and pigs. The Manor House was built on a Roman foundation which then formed the basement of the ...Read more

A memory of Snettisham by Herbert Kulik

1970's And 1980's East Ham Memories

I left East Ham behind around 1983 for Essex, my mother and father told me we were moving because East Ham was changing, becoming dirty and run down, I was devastated. Recently I have met up with old class mates ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1983

Fond Memories

I think it was around this time (1993) that I attended St Clots! I was sent there as I had been enjoying, to date, my time at bording school in Berkshire. My mother and my auntie had spent many many happy years here when my ...Read more

A memory of Lechlade on Thames in 1993 by Kate Norris

Born In Fenny Stratford

I was born at number 8 Woodbine Terrace; in attendance was nurse Brinklow the local midwife and Dr Gleeve. My parents were Jim and Vera  Cusack.                      Just after the begining of the war my mother, ...Read more

A memory of Fenny Stratford in 1948 by Kathleen Roberts

Those Were The Days 2

It didn't change until the sixties when the station was rebuilt and opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 in 1961. I watched the whole building project from start to finish from the comfort of my bedroom window. When it ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1950 by Chrs

Where I Was Born

My Beginning, at Sole Street near Cobham Kent. (9th March 1946 - 2nd January 1951) I was born on Saturday March 9th 1946 at 3.29pm at Temperley, The Street, Sole Street, Kent. I was delivered at home by the ...Read more

A memory of Sole Street in 1946

Captions

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Caption For Upper Slaughter, The Village C1960

Witts was a 'Squarson' of the old sort, being both the Lord of the Manor and the rector of this lovely village in its exquisite pastoral setting.

Caption For Bellerby, The Village 1896

From the 13th century, the village was part of the huge 3000-acre manor estate of the de Bellerbys. Rievaulx Abbey also farmed some 43 acres of land near the village.

Caption For Ticehurst, From Myskyns 1903

Ticehurst is an old Roman habitation near the Kent border. Situated on a hilltop in rolling countryside among hopfields, it has fine views.

Caption For Old Swinford, Hagley Road C1955

Old Swinford is a suburb of Stourbridge today, which represents a reversal of fortune: the Domesday Book (1086) recorded Stourbridge as part of the manor of 'Suineford'.

Caption For Old Swinford, Hagley Road C1955

Old Swinford is a suburb of Stourbridge today, which represents a reversal of fortune: the Domesday Book (1086) recorded Stourbridge as part of the manor of 'Suineford'.

Caption For Bellerby, The Village 1896

From the 13th century, the village was part of the huge 3000-acre manor estate of the de Bellerbys. Rievaulx Abbey also farmed some 43 acres of land near the village.

Caption For Aldborough, The Village 1895

South of Boroughbridge is the old Roman town of Aldborough - Isurium Brigantum.

Caption For Asfordby, The Old Hall C1960

Formerly the manor house of about 1620, this fine red brick building is now itself deteriorating. Sashed windows, within stone surrounds under triple gables, grace a quietly elegant facade.

Caption For Panfield, Hall 1906

The building is ascribed to c1500, though successive lords of the manor added new wings, marked with their initials and armorial bearings.

Caption For West Burton, The Village 1909

Without through traffic, this 1000-year-old village retains its rural traditions and sense of history. A century ago, West Burton was a lively farming village with a market and many shops.

Caption For Oxwich, The Castle 1910

In 1541 a large manor house was constructed within the remnants of the old castle. It even incorporated a part of the curtain wall, gatehouse and great tower.

Caption For North Lancing, The Street C1960

The Street at Lancing was originally part of the main route through North Lancing, but it became an access road after the creation of the manor ground and a by-pass route in the early 19th century.

Caption For Stourpaine, Manor Road C1955

The six hundred-year-old tower of the church at Stourpaine is the oldest part of the building, for much of the rest is modern.

Caption For Canford Magna, Canford School 1936

The Guests, who made their fortune in the South Wales iron industry during the industrial revolution, sold Canford Manor in 1923, when it became a public school.

Caption For Milton Regis, High Street C1955

Before becoming engulfed in the sprawl of Sittingbourne, Milton was a royal manor in its own right.

Caption For Alton, The Butts C1965

The freehold of the Butts was presented to the town by the Lord of the Manor is 1981.

Caption For Washington, The Old Hall C1955

Washington Old Hall stands next to the parish church. It was here that the ancestors of George Washington were lords of the manor between 1183 and 1376.

Caption For Saltfleet, Manor House C1955

North of the old windmill is the Manor House in mid seventeenth-century brick, which retains its original cross windows.

Caption For Waddesdon, The Five Arrows Hotel 1901

Ferdinand de Rothschild who built Waddesdon Manor also reworked the village, this time choosing a picturesque Olde English style with lots of half-timbering and ornate chimney stacks.

Caption For Bedgebury, Park, The Farm 1902

The fine old farmhouse sits on a brick base and is hung with tiles and swathed in creeper.

Caption For Collingham, The River Café C1933

Collingham village has a fascinating mixture of houses - down past the parish church of St Oswald are the Old Rectory, the Manor House, the Dower House and some well preserved artisans' cottages.

Caption For Chorleywood, The Common 1903

The cricket ground is to the left in the distance, the Manor House in the centre and Christchurch spire to its right. At the right is the old rectory of 1870, now replaced by a 1960s' one.

Caption For Mundesley, The Beach 1921

To the right, the private steps (now lost) from the Manor Hotel led to their own promenade.

Caption For East Barsham, Sheep On The Fakenham Road 1929

This old shepherd, plodding on to Walsingham market, has been enjoying a glass of ale in the White Hart. His sheep have just been sheared, and are watched over by his dog in the foreground.