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Cooling Castle Farm

To the right of the photograph is a driveway into the interior of the original castle that was the entrance to Castle Farm operated by F.Elms & Sons and in particular my uncle Harry Elms. He bought the Farm in about 1930 ...Read more

A memory of Cooling in 1955 by Jerry Furley

St.Matthias Youth Club 1950s

I was born in December 1939 in Redhill Hospital which then changed to Edgware General. My parents Bill and Gladys Wyness lived in Marlow Court, Colindeep Lane and my maternal grandparents lived in Chalfont Court also in ...Read more

A memory of Colindale by sandymills03

My Mothers Story

My mother Irene was born in 1927 in London. In the 1930’s she and her parents, Charles and Ada Moore, lived in Chingford. On the evening of 30 Sept 1940 a bomb was dropped on their home on Normandshire Dr. My grandfather, a member of ...Read more

A memory of Chingford by Lesley Worthington

Newarthill 1950/60s Tosh And I

Every now and then I reminisce and take a trip down memory lane, of my childhood days growing up in Newarthill on Burnside Rd. I remember Tosh McGarry and I going to Father Gillan's jumble sale and buying an old fox ...Read more

A memory of Newarthill by Peter Laird

A Dunking

The story of the family dunking.....Once upon time there was a naughty little boy aka POP, and he and his friends decided they fancied the bibles and candles from the local church, they decided to run for it, and he and his mates decided ...Read more

A memory of Ipswich by Tami Cross Halls

Chalk Pit Avenue.

My parents lived in Andrews close no. 4 from 1959 until 2013. Peter and Brenda cook had many friends in the area. I was born 1962 and lived at home until 1982. I went to St. Joseph's primary then St. Philomenas followed by St ...Read more

A memory of St Paul's Cray by Jacqui Cook

Attended This School Following In Footsteps Of My Mum Before Me

I was born in Headley and attended this school in and in this photo it does not look much different from how I remember it, except there was a tree in the playground that we used to ...Read more

A memory of Headley

Happy Days

I came to live in Northwood Hills in 1946, aged 16 months. I attended Pinner Road Primary School and then on to Potter Street where I was a prefect in my final year. I had my tonsils out, aged 6 in the lovely old Cottage Hospital, ...Read more

A memory of Northwood Hills by Barbara Rayment

When Victor Value Came To Town

One sunny day in the late 1950's the next door neighbour came knocking at our door with some exciting news. A big new food store had opened on the Broadway, Bexleyheath,. It's a Supermarket, she said. It's Victor ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Bernard Schofield

Hard Times And Making Ends Meet

When I was a child, my parents got divorced before I reached the age of four, and I didn't meet my Father until several years later. Together with my Mother and my younger brother, we lived with my maternal ...Read more

A memory of Bolton Upon Dearne by Dennis Ford

Captions

877 captions found. Showing results 73 to 96.

Caption For East Bergholt, The Bell Cage C1960

Ringing ceased following an accident in 1999, but following alterations the bells were rung again on New Year's Day in 2002.

Caption For Epsom, High Street 1902

Once the village of Ebbisham, its popularity as a spa resort in the Restoration period, followed by its emergence as a racing centre in the following century, saved Epsom from decline.

Caption For Watford, High Street C1959

Beyond comes the pillared portico of the Midland Bank, followed by Lennards and the Pearl Assurance office (later Habitat).

Caption For Holbeach, High Street C1960

Then comes the HSBC bank followed by a building dated 1789 which now houses Calthop, solicitors.

Caption For Holbeach, High Street C1960

Then comes the HSBC bank followed by a building dated 1789 which now houses Calthop, solicitors.

Caption For Dunstable, High Street North 1967

This is the follow-on view from photograph D69002, looking north along the A5 - the Watling Street.

Caption For Temple Sowerby, C1955

Following the suppression of the Knights Templar, in 1323 the Knights Hospitallers succeeded them, holding the manor for over two centuries until 1543 following the dissolution of religious houses

Caption For Magham Down, Old Road C1955

Our first rural tour heads eastwards, skirting to the north of the Pevensey Levels, those great marshes largely drained during the Middle Ages, and following the road that heads for Ninfield

Caption For Bristol, Merchant Street C1965

Merchant Stret following its redevelopment.

Caption For Dunoon, 'columba' 1904

Launched on 11 April 1878, the Clyde paddler 'Columba' was the last vessel built for David Hutchinson & Co; the firm changed its name to David Macbrayne the following year.

Caption For Okehampton, The Castle 1890

The original castle was built on this site by Baldwin FitzGerald following his appointment by William the Conqueror as Sheriff of Devonshire.

Caption For Paignton, Bathing Beach 1896

The following year he campaigned for a seat on the Local Board and was elected; he became chairman in the following year, and very soon had things altered!

Caption For Rochdale, View From The Park Slopes 1913

Mills crowd in towards the town centre, following the course of the river Roach and its tributary the Spodden.

Caption For Theale, The Kennet And Avon Canal C1955

Following the nationalisation of the railways in 1948, the Kennet and Avon Canal was closed to navigation in 1951, about four years before this photograph was taken.

Caption For Theale, The Kennet And Avon Canal C1955

Following the nationalisation of the railways in 1948, the Kennet and Avon Canal was closed to navigation in 1951, about four years before this photograph was taken.

Caption For Hemel Hempstead, The Marlowes C1965

The first major chain store to occupy premises in the new shopping centre, Woolworth's, was quickly followed in 1956 by the Co-operative Stores and Sainsbury's, and in the following year by Timothy

Caption For Grindleford, C1960

Grindleford follows the banks of the River Derwent, as this distant view from the Hathersage road shows.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Lower Promenade C1955

Another view showing the popularity of Saltburn as a holiday resort in the years which followed the end of the Second World War, but before the advent of the affordable package

Caption For Leiston, High Street 1922

The headline on the newsagent's billboard refers to the continuing turmoil that followed the end of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles, and the Germans' obligation to pay reparations.

Caption For Grantchester, The Village 1929

In the years that followed, the village became a popular place to visit, with a number of places of refreshment springing up.

Caption For High Wycombe, Wycombe Abbey School C1960

Wycombe Abbey School's first architect, was commissioned by the school to build boarding houses, classroom blocks and dormitories, which were mostly built between 1898 and 1902, with the chapel following

Caption For Grantchester, The Village 1929

In the years that followed, the village became a popular place to visit, with a number of places of refreshment springing up.

Caption For High Wycombe, Wycombe Abbey School Grounds C1965

Wycombe Abbey School's first architect, was commissioned by the school to build boarding houses, classroom blocks and dormitories, which were mostly built between 1898 and 1902, with the chapel following

Caption For Colchester, Head Street 1891

The road follows the line of the old Roman road which linked North Gate and Head Gate, both entrance points to the original Roman walled town.