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Memories

1,483 memories found. Showing results 341 to 350.

The Goose

I went to Mitcham Grammar in the fifties, turning left out of the school gates you could walk up to a small parade of shops. There was a small grocery shop on the corner owned by a rather corpulent elderly man. He had a huge white goose ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Bob Ford

Mrs. Bleby Kirkly Park Road

My memory is of very happy days living at 35 Kirkly Park Road which was a children's nursery run by Mr and Mrs. Bleby when I was there from 1952 til 1957. There were around 20 of us children living there. Many of us ...Read more

A memory of Lowestoft by Tony Moore

Amusement Arcade And Roller Skating Rink

I grew up in Deal, spent many hours in this shelter, from around 1961, it is still there today. My fondest memories of that time are: directly opposite across the road was a roller skating rink and amusement ...Read more

A memory of Deal in 1961

Happy Days?

I was in Heswall Childrens Hospital from 1968 to 1969. I have mixed memories. I was very homesick - I was 11- and only one of the night nurses showed any caring - all the others either ignored me or told me to pull myself together. ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1968 by Anne Hiley

The Railway Station At Boat Of Garten

The Speyside Steam Railway is a Heritage Railway which runs from Aviemore to Boat of Garten. I visited in May 2010 with my wife Elizabeth and sister-in-law Margaret on an organised railway touring ...Read more

A memory of Boat of Muiresk in 2010 by John Howard Norfolk

The Jetty, River Plant

January 1977. The rain was almost horizontal that day, ice cold too, as I walked towards the hut at the delivery wharf of the Ford River Plant in Dagenham, Essex, I thought to myself that it really could not be any worse ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1977 by Dave Weldon

Evacuee 1943 To 1957

Yes, me and my brother were evacuees. We came from London by steam train to Carmarthen cattle market in 1943. We were met by a crowd of local people offering to let us stay with them, it was very frighenting, we did not know ...Read more

A memory of Meidrim in 1943 by Albert Morton

Argent Street Grays

I too, was born in Argent Street, No 85, next door to Potters Shop. Only the alleyway divided our house from them, and two doors away from The Castle. I have fond memories of growing up in the early sixties, and my adventures ...Read more

A memory of Grays in 1958 by Mike Walker

Halls Of Galmpton

The Hall family lived scattered about Devon since the late 1600's, from what I can gather. In the 1850's to the 1890's they seemed to settle around Galmpton and Dittisham, later into Torquay and beyond. My GGG Grandfather ...Read more

A memory of Galmpton in 1860 by Quentin Hall

Exciting And Interesting Times

Not sure if anyone reads their comments later in life, but in response to one, it was Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers. Cliff lived in Long Lane, next door to where I lived when I was 3 or 4. We lived in the ...Read more

A memory of Uxbridge in 1968 by Nick Brown

Captions

1,648 captions found. Showing results 817 to 840.

Caption For Southend On Sea, The Beach 1898

With the tide in, small boats are ready to go out to sea.

Caption For Mullion, 1939

By this time the rowing gigs and sailing luggers were being replaced by boats with engines, some of which can be seen pulled up on the slipway.

Caption For Aldeburgh, The Beach 1906

The ever-changing coastline has very much dictated the fortunes of Aldeburgh, but one thing which has not changed is the activity of local fishermen, who park their boats on the shingle bank which runs

Caption For Great Yarmouth, Town Hall 1891

Along Hall Quay are clustered craft of every kind: flat-bottomed barges, wherries and fishing boats - it is still the age of the sail.

Caption For Aldeburgh, The Lifeboat 'city Of Winchester' 1903

This boat served until 1928 and saved forty lives.

Caption For Topsham, The Quay 1906

These fisherfolk and boat- men share a rare idle moment in a busy day.

Caption For St Ives, The Parish Church C1955

The church was built in the early 15th century using granite quarried from sea-level cliffs near Zennor, a few miles west along the coast.

Caption For Scarborough, Bay From Harbour 1897

As is always the case, there is plenty of activity on and around the boats.

Caption For Caversham, The Lock 1890

On the edge of Reading, a rowing boat hangs on as the lock keeper drains the lock to allow it entry.

Caption For Leighton Buzzard, The Grand Union Canal C1955

Loaded narrow boats head north on the Grand Union Canal, their cargo concealed from both weather and prying eyes by careful sheeting.

Caption For Yarmouth, The Harbour C1960

Boats of the Solent Yacht Club often set out from here, and vessels of all descriptions seek shelter from the channel gales.

Caption For Beer, Beach 1898

There were plenty of fishing boats in what used to be known as Beer Roads.

Caption For Brighton, Beach And Pier 1898

This view brings out the tremendous bustle of Brighton's beaches, dotted with small sailing boats and lines of bathing machines.

Caption For Cambridge, The Cam, Trinity Bridge 1914

Boating and punting on the Cam has long been a popular pastime, and it is no different now from when this photograph was taken.

Caption For Brixham, The Harbour 1925

Small merchant vessels and privateers were constructed during earlier times for trade and piracy, though in later years many of the shipbuilders concentrated on building and repairing fishing boats.

Caption For Hoo, The River C1960

riverside scene, and the more recent development of the marina amply demonstrates that there is still nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats

Caption For Cardiff, The Docks 1893

The steamer in the foreground is the 'Success', a working boat.

Caption For Herne Bay, The Beach C1955

In February 1953 the Promenade was buried under thousands of tons of shingle, and the roads blocked by smashed boats.

Caption For Wyre Piddle, The Anchor C1965

It is an unforgettable experience to follow Worcestershire's rivers on foot or on a slow-moving boat.

Caption For Waldringfield, The Club House And Beach C1960

It is all here because this point along the River Deben has a steep shingle bank upon which boats can be landed or launched at any state of the tide.

Caption For Windermere, Sunset 1926

The solitary boat is well placed in this radiant beam.

Caption For Sheerness, The Beach C1955

Here in much happier times a pleasure boat returns passengers to the shore, and in the background we can see a big wheel pleasure ride.

Caption For Whitstable, The Old Neptune 1950

Once a boat builder's premises, it obtained a licence to sell beer in 1897.

Caption For Windermere, Sunset 1926

The solitary boat is well placed in this radiant beam.