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Trolley Bus Routes 630 And 612

These routes passed along the road which comes down to the right hand corner to Croydon following that road or to Hammersmith etc. passing round the Majestic to London.

A memory of Mitcham in 1940 by Douglas Tunbridge

Brooksby Hall Agricultural College, Leicestershire,England

Like Gwilym Evans I was enlisted into HM Forces in 1944, along with my twin brother. We were born in May 1926. Served with RASC as drivers first in Wiltshire, England, driving 3 ton ...Read more

A memory of Nantgwynant in 1949 by Reuben Reynolds

National Westminster Bank

This picture looking across the roundabout to what was The National Provincial Bank directly opposite The Old Surrey Hounds Pub. On the corner where the photo was taken from was The Westminster Bank, this is where I ...Read more

A memory of Caterham in 1973 by David Marshall

Abridge In The 1950's

I moved to Abridge in 1950 when I was ten years old. My parents bought the white cottage on the London Road, which had a wooden building next to it. This very soon became The Poplar Cafe, my mother’s dream of riches! I ...Read more

A memory of Abridge in 1955 by Helena Rogers

Cranbrook Fisheries

My dad used to run the fish shop in Cranbrook Road (Cranbrook Fisheries), it was opposite Gaysham Avenue, with Warwick Doubles on the corner. I went to school at Gearies Junior School and grew up in and around Barkingside ...Read more

A memory of Barkingside

Earl Shilton

My memories are of Earl Shilton and similar to those of Eric Johnson. I started at Earl Shilton Infant School in 1959 and the headmistress was called Mrs Cloe. When I was in her class she would read Brer Rabbit books to us at the ...Read more

A memory of Earl Shilton by Lindsey Snowdon

East Ham In The 1960s

In February 1963, when I was six and a half, my parents bought their first house, in Thorpe Road, East Ham. It was and had been a very cold winter, and when we moved in we had difficulty opening the back door, as there was so ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1963 by Jackie Craig

My Memory

I remember I was about 10 and Critchilows Corner was a derelict building at this point, probably in 2000, and we used to try get in to see what it was like inside. I moved away but do visit the area from time to time and it's a housing esate now, seems a shame.

A memory of Blurton by Stacey Healy

Crescent Way 1963 To 1968

My family lived at 3 Downsway just off Southlands Avenue.  I had two older brothers when we arrived and by 1966 I had two more and a sister. My older brothers and I attended Warren Road Primary and I remember many of my ...Read more

A memory of Petts Wood in 1963 by Peter Browning

Crescent Way Orpington Kent 1960 1968

My family lived at 3 Downsway just off Southlands Avenue.  I had two older brothers when we arrived and by 1966 I had two more and a sister. My older brothers and I attended Warren Road Primary and I remember ...Read more

A memory of Orpington in 1965 by Peter Browning

Captions

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Caption For Corby, Rockingham Road C1955

The further terrace is unchanged but the nearer one, on the corner of Telfords Lane, has had its leaking roofs renewed and the parapet removed.

Caption For Cardiff, Fidlas Road C1965

The Crossways corner shop is using every inch of its frontage to advertise its wares, a practice applied today and yesterday.

Caption For Hertford, The Flower Pot, Maidenhead Street C1950

Gravesons (left) was erected in late 1890 on the site of an old timber-framed building, and became a focal point on the corner of Salisbury Square.

Caption For Oakham, School House 1927

School House stands at the corner of Market Place and Market Street. The Hospital of Christ, built in 1398, stood on this site, which was once known as Baresplace. School House was erected in 1853.

Caption For Desborough, War Memorial And Church C1955

The church-like building on the corner of Kettering Road (now Lower Street) has since been demolished, and a modern community centre stands on its site.

Caption For Lakenheath, High Street C1965

On the right is the corner of the British Legion Hall, now much larger. At right angles is the Peace Memorial Hall of 1922, now a church, and beyond the National, now Central Garage.

Caption For York, Minster From City Walls C1940

On the left, where the road sweeps round the corner, is the toll house for Lendal Bridge, built in 1863; it is now used as a teashop.The tram lines are plainly visible.

Caption For Cardiff, Church Street 1925

The old corner house (right) is occupied by Hope Brothers General Outfitters whilst opposite, as for many years, stands Oliver's Shoes.

Caption For Winchelsea, The Friary 1906

Here the photographer looks down St Thomas Street into Friary Walk, with the corner of the churchyard wall on the right.

Caption For Porthcurno, The Station C1883

This remote spot in the far south-west corner of Britain has played a major role in world communications and commerce.

Caption For Wotton Under Edge, Long Street 1903

The distinctive cupola and copper dragon weathervane of 1859 rises above the Tolsey House on the corner of Market Street.

Caption For Hoo, The Village C1955

The Five Bells public house is on the corner of Bells Lane, on the left, and further along, the building with the balcony is the former Victory Inn.

Caption For Uppingham, West Bank C1965

Located at the corner of Stockerston Road and South Backway, West Bank was built in 1866 by Howard Candler, 'a small, energetic mathematician', who always refused to have more than six boys boarding.

Caption For Market Rasen, Town Hall Cinema C1955

The Town Hall, in the 1950s a cinema, was demolished; now a gruesome 1960s Co-op mars the north-west corner of the Market Place, which has the fine parish church to its north side.

Caption For Minehead, The Church And Church Steps C1879

On the left corner is John's Cottage, a late 16th-century stone house with a surviving moulded timber mullioned window facing the photographer.

Caption For Lindfield, Pretty Corner C1960

No wonder this is called Pretty Corner, a name still used today.

Caption For Wickham Market, Market Hill 1929

In the corner is The Grange, a Georgian-fronted building with a fine doorway. The church tower is octagonal and capped with a wooden leaded spire. The pump has been replaced with a car park.

Caption For Hoveton, The Village C1950

Roy's, 'the biggest village shop in the world' has plumped itself over two corners.

Caption For Cartmel, The Cross And Market Place 1894

Cartmel has been described as a cathedral city in miniature, and this corner of the cobbled Market Place has not changed much since this photograph was taken.

Caption For Little Sutton, The Square C1935

The pub on the corner is The Olde Red Lion.

Caption For Plymouth, South African Memorial 1904

A chip on the south west corner is shrapnel damage from the blitz.

Caption For Digswell, Cowper Arms C1960

The Cowper Arms lies at the corner of Colyer Close and Station Road.

Caption For Minster, The High Street C1952

On the corner is Uneeda hairdressing salon (centre), and above that an advertisement reads 'George Ramuz & Co for houses and land'.

Caption For Eastwood, Nottingham Road C1955

At this corner stands a war memorial to the Eastwood men who served in the Sherwood Foresters regiment during World War I.