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Places

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Photos

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Maps

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Books

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Memories

392 memories found. Showing results 311 to 320.

Gods Little Acre.

We Joined Bradwell Bowling Club after I couldn't walk properly owing to a bad accident in Wales a couple of years before. I thought I could manage the bowling. It was a lovely sunny Sunday afternoon when John (my late husband) ...Read more

A memory of Bradwell in 1976 by Elsie Hollis

Childhood Freedom

1952 - 1970. I recognise most of the names mentioned, even after all this time. My family name was Elley and most of my family still live in Rhydyfelin. With my immediate family I have moved about a bit ...Read more

A memory of Rhydyfelin by Brenda Hughes

London Road Memories

London Road was a very different place 50 years ago to the collection of twee wine bars and restaurants that it is now. It was a real 'working' village providing all the goods and services that were needed by the ...Read more

A memory of Alderley Edge in 1960 by Graham Dilliway

Child Hood And Teen Age Years

Downham Market in my younger days was a happy small market town where everyone knew everyone else, in the days before overspill there were lots of small shops, like the bakers Stannards and Slys where you would ...Read more

A memory of Downham Market by Ray Dent

Senghennydd Railway Station

At 17 years of age, after interviews at British Railways commercial HQ at Cymric Buildings in Cardiff, I started work as a Booking Clerk at Senghennydd Station, replacing David Sellick who lived overlooking the ...Read more

A memory of Senghenydd in 1955 by Arthur Davies

Warts And All

From Ethel Charnock to Ethel Middleton when I migrated and married an Australian. I was born in 1933 attended St James Church of England, the eldest of four kids, two sisters and one brother. We lived in Needwood Street off ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Ethel Middleton

Lel Jenkins The Barber

I was born 15.10.32 above the Barber's Shop in the Square and subsequently taken to Rothesay, Bute where I was brought up. Dad was a Master Mariner, lost at sea 19.10.35. My Mother was Leah Drury, born 17.06.07 daughter ...Read more

A memory of Pontlottyn in 1900 by John Mackay

Mainly Pre War Greenwich

Prior to WW2 I can remember my grandparents, both maternal and paternal, lived almost opposite each other in Tuskar Street, a working class area of Greenwich. This made it easy for my own parents to meet one another ...Read more

A memory of Camberwell in 1930 by Barry W J Chandler

Bexleyheath Western End Of Broadway

Just behind the black car pulling out of a driveway on the left is Christchurch and cemetery. Also behind the car is the Pincott Memorial, which used to be sited where the clocktower now is. Pincott ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Darryl Ransom

St Anselms Church Youth Club Easter Monday Ramble To The Sugar Loaf Inn

Every Easter and Spring Bank Holiday Monday (Whitsun as we used to call it) our youth club from Hatch End's St Anselms Church organised a ramble. In 1963 we had a ...Read more

A memory of Little Chalfont in 1963 by John Howard Norfolk

Captions

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Caption For Morecambe, The Promenade 1899

in 1895, described Morecambe thus: 'Morecambe is much frequented by trippers from the busy towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire, for whose recreation are provided abundant entertainments of a distinctly popular

Caption For Fittleworth, From Lea Hill 1908

To the south of the village lies some of the most spectacular downland in Sussex - a popular haunt of walkers and outdoor enthusiasts.

Caption For Port Soderick, The Hotel 1893

During the season, open-air services were held at Douglas Head, and of course there were the tremendously popular services at Kirk Braddan, some of which are said to have attracted congregations approaching

Caption For Port Erin, The Promenade 1903

The resort's popularity increased so much in the ten years or so prior to the outbreak of the Great War that the IOMR added a spacious platform during the 1904 rebuilding of the station.

Caption For Helvellyn, Striding Edge 1912

of the classic mountain views in the Lake District, with the glaciated knife-edge of Striding Edge leading off eastwards towards High Spying How from the 3,118 ft summit of Helvellyn, one of the most popular

Caption For Southend On Sea, The Pier C1962

Well-wrapped holidaymakers manage to enjoy the sun on the ever-popular deckchairs. Ten-Pin Bowling is played in the new pavilion.

Caption For Tarbet, Loch Lomond, The Pier 1899

Loch Lomond became a popular destination for day trippers from around Clydeside, especially after the opening of the Dumbarton & Balloch Joint Railway.

Caption For Bolton Abbey, 1921

The abbey has been a popular attraction for painters for many years, including Landseer and Turner. The priory was founded in the 12th century, and building continued right up to the Dissolution.

Caption For Boscombe, From The Pier 1906

the turret of the Chine Hotel, which served as a landmark for Channel shipping, prominent in the back- ground, the elegant row of Victorian houses along Undercliffe Road bears tribute to the enduring popularity

Caption For Minehead, The Harbour 1888

Nestling below the tree and shrub covered cliffs, with (on this occasion) sun- drenched water, this popular seaside resort has always attracted not only regular tourists but, appropriately,

Caption For Hythe, The Parade 1918

Today Hythe stages a popular summer Venetian Festival to celebrate its famous canal, which remains an ideal place for a punt and a day on the water.

Caption For Wisley, Hut Hotel 1903

A subsequent casualty of the automobile age, this popular hotel, with its three patient horses waiting for their passengers, stood alongside the A3 at Wisley until it was demolished to make room for the

Caption For Camberley, London Road 1936

This practice gave rise to that familiar 'stop me and buy one' saying, that was so popular at one time. The Duke of York is now advertising from the top of its porch, and cars can park outside.

Caption For Haywards Heath, The Recreation Ground C1950

The central swing boat was popular with younger children, and the little girl in the centre seems to be anxiously waiting her turn.

Caption For Newbury, Northbrook Street C1960

The Tudor Café, seen on the left, was a popular attraction with a great many of Newbury's citizens as well as large numbers of visitors to the town.

Caption For Bournemouth, Town Centre C1955

By the 1950s, Bournemouth was at the height of its popularity and one of the most prosperous towns in England, as this view of the town centre shows.

Caption For Alderley Edge, West Mine 1896

Today this area is covered in woodland, and has become a popular sport for walkers.

Caption For Eccleston, The River Dee 2003

Boating is still popular here, although these days it is usually rowers, singly and in groups, that one sees racing up and down the river. The house is called Ferry Farm.

Caption For Colwyn Bay, The Pier Pavilion 1900

Crowds stroll along the pier, beside the original Pier Pavilion, which is advertising the popular French conductor Jules Rivieres and his grand orchestra.

Caption For Morecambe, The Central Pier 1888

Morecambe is much frequented by trippers from the busy towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire, for whose recreation are provided abundant entertainments of distinctly popular order.

Caption For Stobhall, Castle 1900

The tower, which features a corbelled stair turret, dates from 1578; this was the time when what are now termed the Z3 castles were beginning to prove popular with Scottish lords.

Caption For Scarborough, The Bay 1886

The town has been popular for centuries; as a spa town it was known as 'the Queen of watering places', and it has always been a healthy, bracing and fashionable resort.

Caption For Neath, Victoria Gardens 1898

With its bandstand and colourful carpet bedding, it soon became a popular place where Victorian workers could enjoy an hour or two off from the daily grind.

Caption For Penarth, The Pier 1896

The popularity of these inexpensive vessels for hire probably reached their zenith at the turn of the century.