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Photos
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Maps
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Books
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Memories
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Living In Chilton
My family moved to Chilton Foliat and took over the "Old Post Office". I was still young then and went to the old school run by Mr & Mrs Hassall who lived next door to the school. Two classrooms and very fond memories. ...Read more
A memory of Chilton Foliat in 1964 by
My Memories Of Burnt House Farm Alfriston Circa 1938
I remember being taken down to Alfriston in the 1930s before the Second World War. My great-aunt and great-uncle, Polly and Arthur Newell, had a smallholding on the downs, about half a mile ...Read more
A memory of Alfriston by
Ovingham School During The Second World War
Ovingham C of E School had only two classrooms, no hot water and outside toilets without flushing facilities. It was heated by a coal stove in both rooms, but we were never cold. There was a very happy ...Read more
A memory of Ovingham in 1930 by
Farming Pub And Family
Because of the rural nature of Llanfihangel GM memories stretch across the village hub - the Crown pub on the bend by the bridge through to the small cemetary near Ty Ucha farm - through to Cerrigydruddion and ...Read more
A memory of Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr by
War Years
The Tucker family were evacuated to Green Hammerton from 1940 - 1942. My brother John lived with Mr & Mrs Blackburn and my sister lived with Mrs Wray at the post office. They are both alive and still keep in contact with one of the village residents whom I shall be visiting this September.
A memory of Green Hammerton in 1940 by
Paras
Hi, My father was stationed at Arnhem Camp in the 1960s, he was a paratrooper. The Paras at Watchfield were 16th Parachute Heavy Drop. I attended Watchfield Primary School and have fond memories of my time there, two teachers stand out in ...Read more
A memory of Watchfield in 1965 by
Horney Common As A Child
I was born in London in 1938. When war broke out the following year my father sent my mother and myself down to Devon but soon after that he, and many of his regimental colleagues in the Army, rented a large country ...Read more
A memory of Horney Common in 1940 by
The Kent Family
During the 1970s when I was a teenager, I drove my grandmother to Alrewas, Staffs as her family were from this village. We walked around the old church graveyard and found many stones with the name Kent. Inside the church there ...Read more
A memory of Alrewas in 1860 by
Warden Point
I used to live in Cherry Tree Cottage, Warden Point in 1930, my father was Jock Martin, a sergeant in the R.A.F. stationed in Eastchurch. My mother was Phylis Woollett, daughter of Frank Woollett, mine host of the Crooked Billet. ...Read more
A memory of Warden in 1930 by
Home Away From Home
I was a young adult when I arrived in Rochford on a Sunday afternoon in June 1978, to take up my position as student nurse at Rochford Hospital. I was from Cape Town in South Africa and the feel of this village promised ...Read more
A memory of Rochford in 1978 by
Captions
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Horses graze the rich meadows that keep the waters of the River Bure from the village street. Handsome pantile-roofed red-brick houses line the grassy banks.
Nearby Hampton Court became the home of the Arkwright family, the well-known cotton spinning industrialists. The family were great benefactors to the village, hence the name of these almshouses.
Barnston appears in the Domesday Book as 'Bernestone', then held by William Fitz-Nigel, second Baron of Halton.
This five-span viaduct carries the Cromer to Holt railway line along huge embankments.
Bradwell is built on the steep slopes of Bradwell Dale, and the Steps are an easy way for pedestrians to get from the lower to the upper part of the village.
This almost deserted beach at the village of Angmering-on-Sea dramatically contrasts with the crowds at the larger and more popular resorts.
St Peter's Hill climbs out of the village towards Caversham's striking parish church of St Peter, which occupies a pleasant setting above the Thames.
Hazelbury Bryan is a scattered village, but the church stands on a prominent hilltop, so that it can be seen by villagers wherever they happen to be.
The Village c1965 On the main A272, Chailey actually consists of three villages, Chailey, North Chailey and South Common.
The village shop in the High Street, seen here advertising Hovis bread, has closed.
Mr Burden's shop and Post Office is the centre of village life. Here we see the local bobby returning to his beat - his cycle is parked under the signpost.
The village of Goudhurst has always ranked as one of the most graceful of the Kentish Weald. This view shows the hilly nature of the place, perched over 400 ft up.
The village school is an integral part of a rural community, allowing children to be educated close to home. Older youngsters often have to go further afield to complete their education.
Looking down the steep Main Street of Robin Hood's Bay, across the pantiled roofs of the picturesque village to the sweeping curve of the bay and the headland of Old Peak or South Cheek in the background
One of the first buildings that the visitor will meet is the picturesque 15th-century thatched Axe and Compasses public house (centre).
Weeping willows overhang the village pond and its coop for the ornamental waterfowl; they lie at the heart of a village whose history stretches back to Roman times.
A pair of ramblers (right) heading for the hills stride out purposefully past the Rayburne Hotel and cafe in the centre of Coniston village.
The River Meon still threads its way through this delightful village to the sea.
We have entered the age of the motor car! The village of Trusthorpe is located between Mablethorpe and Sutton on Sea, and Trusville was developed after the war.
In the centre of this spacious village is the War Memorial, standing on the edge of the village green. It was officially 'unveiled' in 1920.
Middleton – its full name is Middleton- by-Wirksworth – was a quarrying and mining village which produced the famous Hopton Wood stone.
This view shows the solid Georgian façade of the Wheatsheaf Hotel in the Wensleydale village of Carperby, halfway between Hawes and Leyburn.
These are few of the popular village shops which provide everything that the locals and visitors require.
Albrighton is a very pretty name for a village. Actually there are two Albrightons in Shropshire - the meanings for which originally differed.
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