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Places
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Maps
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Books
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Memories
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52 Aisby
On my first day at Corringham School, my mother walked me, aged five, down the long lane from Aisby with our faithful old dog Floss and a playmate, Monica Bramford, a year or so older than me. During assembly I started to ...Read more
A memory of Corringham in 1950 by
Killips Shop
The name of the shop on the corner of the High Road and Lancelot Road was Killips. There was also a smaller Killips shop on the other corner, and above the shop was a big square-shaped clock known popularly as "Killips clock". I lived ...Read more
A memory of Wembley in 1950 by
Wembley
My family moved to The Avenue in Wembley Park from Liverpool in 1948 when I was just a baby. Early childhood memories include De Marco's ice cream parlor and Wembley Market with it's fish counter. Wally Kilminster's was brilliant. I went ...Read more
A memory of Wembley in 1966 by
Park House Carlton
My Gt Grandfather John Godfrey had Park House, Carlton, built for his family in the early 1900's. The house was on the corner of Main Street and Burton Road. After John died in 1921 my Gt Grandmother lived there ...Read more
A memory of Carlton by
The Fairy Belle Restaurant 1950''s
The building that was once The Fairy Belle still stands at the bottom of the High St on the opposite side to The Crown & Sceptre. The name has nothing to do with bells. The word belle was a shortened form of ...Read more
A memory of Uxbridge by
Childhood Memories
I was born in Severn Beach in 1953. We lived in the Chalets at first, and then moved on. I would like to know if any of my old friends are on this site. The fairground, the boating lake, the club, the swimming pool are now sadly, all gone.
A memory of Severn Beach by
The Roundabout
The Roundabout use to be a popular place for me to go, it was a public house just a short distance from the Wakefield Jail. I was somewhat surprised on chatting to one man at the bar (I was somewhat interested where he lived) he ...Read more
A memory of Wakefield in 1968 by
A Real English Village
My parents moved to Wickham Bishops in 1948 to help friends run the village Post Office Stores which sold everything - stamps, paraffin (you brought your own can and it was filled from a barrel at the back), vinegar ...Read more
A memory of Wickham Bishops in 1948 by
Nothing To Do
As a child growing up in Windlesham village I was frustrated because there was so little to do. I went to the local school which backed onto our house at the bottom of Poplar Avenue which joined Up Down hill. When I had grown up ...Read more
A memory of Windlesham in 1959 by
Colerne In The Second World War
My parents and I came to Colerne in late 1939, having left London shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, and lived at Ford, a few miles from Colerne, for a few months. That winter, of 1939-40, was a ...Read more
A memory of Colerne in 1940 by
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The following year, interest in this already popular facility soared owing to its inclusion in a series of BBC programmes based on South Wales clubs.
The most popular and fashionable part of the promenade is that known as the Green Beach.
A large, solid half-timbered hotel, it was popular for functions and gatherings among the local population.
Situated eleven miles north of Bridlington, Filey was for many years a working fishing village, but became a popular place in the 1890s for those seeking a quiet holiday.
This small landing bay off the Thames estuary near the Isle of Grain is popular with fishermen and amateur sailors.
A prosperous row of shops indicate the popularity of this desirable suburb so near to the capital.
The popular General Stores stands on the corner with the District Bank opposite.
Bramley is a large, straggling village popular with those who work in London and nearby Basingstoke.
Today those in the countryside hereabouts have become popular centres for watersports.
It was the early use of bathing machines that made Weymouth such a popular resort for sea bathing.The larger machines ran down into the water on rails and consisted of a number of cubicles.
Since the middle of the 19th century, The Groves have provided a popular recreation area along the side of the Dee.
For the time being its popularity is assured.
This 12-mile-long railway was constructed along the south side of the Rheidol in 1901 to transport lead ore from the mines to the harbour, but it became a very popular tourist attraction for those wishing
As the photograph shows, it proved extremely popular with families; it also provided additional welcome income for local fishermen, one of whom is seated in the middle foreground accompanied by his faithful
Set in open land, with mature oaks nearby, Stratford Park playground has always proved a popular magnet for parents with young children, who now mostly travel there by car.
Teas are now served at the cottage during the summer months, and the ancient woodland which cloaks the surrounding slopes is a popular choice for walkers and horse-riders.
It had already been popular with wealthy city merchants for a century or so, and much housing development had taken place along the High Street.
Then, as now, sales and auctions were a popular attraction for holidaymakers, and in the Royal Hotel, a little further along the promenade, was the famous Craven's Sale Room.
The village is now a popular coach halt in summer, and there are many cafés and souvenir shops. The church of St John the Baptist dominates the scene.
This is a popular area for boating, and here we see two of the inns much used by those who have enjoyed a day afloat - the Old Ship to the left, and the Jolly Sailor facing the camera.
Popular regattas are held, and the Lancaster canal is nearby. Only just visible on the horizon is part of Lancaster University.
A few decades ago, before universal car ownership, the Black & White coach company organised evening jaunts from its station in St Margaret's Road, Cheltenham to this popular hilltop hostelry.
The magnificent beach at Rhosili, accessible only along narrow paths, and popular with swimmers and surfers, curves for 3 miles. The barque 'Helvetia' was wrecked here in 1877.
The writer seems to recall it being more of a very popular pub than a busy hotel.
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