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Ashtead Resident Finds Herself In 1925 Caterham Bus Photo

The above photo is the pond which is close to Dorothy Connor's current home in Glebe Road, Ashtead. This area has not changed so very much since the time the Frith photo was taken in ...Read more

A memory of Ashtead by Elisabeth Connor

A Long Way From St Pauls Road

Hi, my name is Susan Thompson, formerly Hawkins and I'm 54, I was born in the above address and lived there for 18 years although my parents lived there for over 40 years. I went to Brook St. school finally ...Read more

A memory of Northumberland Heath in 1967 by Susan Thompson

Family History

I have recently found out that my Great Grandmother Emma Frost (nee Lake) had a baby girl in 1864 called Annie Frost and she was born in Buckhurst Hill. I suppose Emma must have known someone in the Town. It was legal, she was ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1860 by Mollie Elliott

Happy Days.

Looking at the photos brought back so many happy memories, I lived at Homefield Gardens across the Heath & went to the Methodist School from 1956 to 1963. Miss Fletcher was the headmistress & I think Miss Watts was my teacher ...Read more

A memory of Burgh Heath by Chris Silverthorne

Swimming In The Thames At Sunbury

We often went to the 'Beach' on the banks of the Thames, near to the swimming pool in the 1950's. My Aunt DeDe , My Mam and Cousins, Billy & Keith Taylor' ,they lived in The Avenue' and my siblings would spend ...Read more

A memory of Sunbury

Pandora’s Box

I’ve just found this website, I had already spoken to Thomsons after finding out about case and seeing it in the daily record. I had a terrible abusive childhood and I was sent to Fornethy several times from 1971 - ...Read more

A memory of Fornethy Residential School by Sandra Arnott

Family Connections.

My late husband's father and uncle owned the grocery shop known as Hook Brothers. This shop was forced to close when Barclays Bank took over the building in the early 1960s. The closure meant that links were severed with noted local residents such as the Mountbatten family at Broadlands.

A memory of Romsey in 1955 by Claire Allen

Golden Memories Of Childhood Days

Central Hall I believe used to house the big Saturday market!, Tooting was a Saturday trip out as a boy from Mitcham, I can vaguely remember many special days, going to the pictures, and the joke shop on the Mitcham ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1963 by David Buettner Banks

Tree Cottage

This building is still known as Tree Cottage, Old Lane, but the postal address has been changed to Barnston Road which causes a lot of confusion. I have lived here since 2002 and traced the previous owners back to 1851, but apparently the cottage is much older.

A memory of Barnston in 2006 by Jane Hetherington

Jazz At The Peacock Inn

I remember the 1980's & early 1990's when Tony & Lorna Marsh the Peacock Inn's owners had jazz bands playing in the back bar on Friday evenings . I snapped some photos of Stan Tracey sitting on telephone directories ...Read more

A memory of Chelsworth by Gemma Gemma

Captions

2,019 captions found. Showing results 817 to 840.

Caption For Charlestown, The Harbour C1955

The Rashleigh Arms stands above the rock-cut cliff at the back of the dock.

Caption For Mundford, The Stores And King's Head C1960

The pub and shop go back hundreds of years. This is a large village with a number of neat houses. It is close to the River Wissey and the main road to London.

Caption For The Broads, Home At Evening C1900

Imagine the pleasure of gliding along between meadow grass and wild flowers on the banks, accompanied by the music of birdsong.

Caption For Southampton, Bargate C1955

The original Norman arch dates back to about 1175, and the tower was added a century later. The upper floor used to be the guildhall.

Caption For Hailsham, Market Square Looking Into George Street 1899

Looking along George Street from Market Square, the timber-framed building and Ellis's were replaced in 1910 in Jacobean style by Market Chambers and a bank.

Caption For Eastbourne, Terminus Road 1925

Just past the Midland Bank, looking north west, the elegant late Victorian shops on the left survive, although W H Smith has now moved on.

Caption For Peterborough, Cathedral Square And Guildhall C1965

It has been pedestrianised with trees, imitation gas globe lights and CCTV, with Starbucks occupying the old Lloyds Bank building (extreme right) and an opticians shop in lieu of E J Gibbs on the corner

Caption For St Neots, High Street C1960

Looking back down towards the market square in the distance, this view shows the old High Street prior to the 1980s modernisation.

Caption For Hastings, East Cliff 1890

Ecclesbourne Glen 1890 Here the photographer looks back towards Hastings, whose pier can be seen in the distance.

Caption For Bishopstoke, Fair Oak Road C1960

We are on the Fair Oak Road, but here looking back towards Eastleigh. The No 43 bus (the front one) was a service between Bishop's Waltham and the airport via Bishopstoke and Eastleigh.

Caption For Castleton, Market Place 1909

It was here that Henry II and Malcolm of Scotland reached an agreement to hand Peveril back to the English crown, whereupon Henry had the fortress rebuilt and added a keep.

Caption For Hawkshead, The Parish Church 1892

It contains Tudor murals and painted texts on its walls, and its parish registers go back to the same period.

Caption For Andover, Bridge Street 1913

Looking back into Bridge Street with Burden's Corner now well established, the London County & Westminster Bank opposite retained its authentic late Victorian frontage.

Caption For Acton Bridge, The River Weaver Near Acton Swing Bridge C1955

If this is the case, then the name could perhaps date back to the period of Roman occupation in Britain.

Caption For Manchester, St Ann's Square, The Cab Rank 1885

He now stands by the church, having stepped back to make room for the city's war memorial.

Caption For Downham Market, The Town Hall C1955

It was a busy port, and its ancient market goes back to Edward the Confessor - it was celebrated for its Butter Market.

Caption For Crondall, The Feathers 1906

One of the oldest pubs in this corner of Hampshire, the Feathers is a sturdy, oak-beamed building dating back to the 14th century.

Caption For Beulah, The Bridge C1935

The trees in the centre have been cut back for safety and to allow some light into the two houses.

Caption For Bath, From Grosvenor Hotel 1935

Looking back to the former Empire Hotel, opened in 1901 and a poor counterweight to the Abbey, we see the houses of Terrace Walk on the left, now with ground-floor shops, which faced the Greek temple-style

Caption For Lincoln, Castle Gates C1955

Inside the Castle, the photographer looks back to the gatehouse, which is basically 14th-century over a Norman archway, although the drum towers on this side are early 19th-century.

Caption For Wainfleet, Main Road C1955

In this view we look back towards the Market Place along High Street with the Angel and the Red Lion in the middle distance on the left.

Caption For Bolsover, The Castle 1902

One such three-day visit by the king in 1634 is said to have set the duke back £15,000, a phenomenal amount of money in 17th-century England.

Caption For Castle Donington, High Street C1955

The photographer looks back down the hill past 19th-century houses towards the village centre.

Caption For Cinderford, High Street C1965

Cinderford is one of the two main towns in the Forest of Dean; its name reflects its involvement in the coal mining and iron working industries of the area, whose history reaches back to