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Boyhood Memories Of Lymington

My parents, Edward (Jack) and Mavis Byard and myself and German Shepherd Dog Julie, moved from Poole, in Dorset, to live in a de-commissioned British Power Boat Motor Torpedo Boat, 451, in November 1947. My father ...Read more

A memory of Lymington by Michael Byard

Slough A Time In A Life

Monday 7th July 1958, aged 8, moved to Britwell, Slough from Merstham in surrey with my brother Martin, Mum & Dad (Joan & Ron). Transport was a problem - we didn’t have any. There was only room for three of us in the ...Read more

A memory of Slough by Phil Cooke

6th Birthday Party

My grandparents lived in the large house that you can mainly see on the bridge (with the three windows on the second floor) throughout the 1950,s and 60's. I was told that Mary Queen of Scotts made her way through the basement of ...Read more

A memory of Ripon in 1965 by Dawn Paton

Ellis Street, Crewe

Although I was born in Nantwich (1956), in the Barony hospital, I grew up in Crewe until the age of about twelve. We lived in Ellis Street, which then, if memory serves me right, only had three houses, even though we were in number 8! ...Read more

A memory of Crewe by Chris Hughes

Living In Chilton

My family moved to Chilton Foliat and took over the "Old Post Office". I was still young then and went to the old school run by Mr & Mrs Hassall who lived next door to the school. Two classrooms and very fond memories. ...Read more

A memory of Chilton Foliat in 1964 by Steve Elliott

Farming Pub And Family

Because of the rural nature of Llanfihangel GM memories stretch across the village hub - the Crown pub on the bend by the bridge through to the small cemetary near Ty Ucha farm - through to Cerrigydruddion and ...Read more

A memory of Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr by Shirley Jones

Croydon Thornton Heath And Norbury

I was born and brought up in Croydon and although I now live in the Channel Islands I still regard it as my home. I remember living in Northborough Road, Norbury and attending Norbury Manor Infants School only ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1963 by Annie Deuchar

A Great Place To Live

Having been born and brought up in Buckhusrt Hill in the 1960s and 1970s and 1980s and now living in Kent, it reminds me what a unique place it once was. My immediate memories are of Lords Bushes and living in Forest ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Andrew Evans

Growing Up In Greenford In The 1960s And 1970s

Here are some random memories: Lists Bakeries on Greenford Broadway.  Lovely aroma, tasty bread. The paper bags all used to have the slogan 'Good Flavour Always Finds Favour'. The covered market ...Read more

A memory of Greenford by Danny Robinson

Cheadle In The Second World War

I think that we must have moved to Cheadle around 1938, because I was born in Newcastle under Lyme, but my younger sister was born in Cheadle in 1939. At that time we lived on Leek Road. We had various ...Read more

A memory of Cheadle in 1930 by Terry Brooks

Captions

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Caption For Clifton Hampden, The Bridge From The Church C1960

The six-arched bridge, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, was built in 1864 using bricks made locally.

Caption For Abergavenny, The Castle Bridge 1914

Three girls pose on the wooden bridge leading to the ivy-clad south-west towers.

Caption For Abergavenny, The Castle Bridge 1914

Three girls pose on the wooden bridge leading to the ivy-clad south-west towers.

Caption For Cremyll, Drake's Island From Mount Edgcumbe 1890

The broad channel between Drake's Island and Mount Edgecumbe, known as The Bridges, is only navigable via one narrow channel, which is why ships always appear to take 'the long way round', following

Caption For Shottermill, Three Counties Bridge 1907

The three boundaries of Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey all meet by the bridge across the River Wey.

Caption For Bodiam, The Castle 1890

The original approach was along a wooden bridge at right angles to the castle walls, thus exposing an attacker's unshielded flank to fire from the defenders.

Caption For Worcester, Broad Street C1950

When the new Worcester Bridge opened in 1781 it gave Broad Street quite a boost, helping it to support three coaching inns.

Caption For Lincoln, The Glory Hole 1906

In this view we see the largely rebuilt High Bridge buildings with the brickwork and stonework still looking fresh.

Caption For Bagshot, High Street C1961

Frith's photographer has chosen the best bit of Bagshot to photograph: he is looking south-west along the High Street from its junction with Bridge Road towards the Square.

Caption For Bransford, The Bank House And Motel C1965

Bransford's original bridge over the River Teme was built by a local cleric, Bishop Wulstan de Bransford, in 1338.

Caption For Lincoln, The Glory Hole 1910

In this view we see the largely rebuilt High Bridge buildings with the brickwork and stonework still looking fresh.

Caption For Par, The Station From Scobell 1904

On the left a wide-arched bridge takes Eastcliffe Road over the main line railway and past The Royal Hotel (now The Royal Inn), the first of three large buildings along the road.

Caption For Eccleston, Excursion Steamer C1886

The three-mile trip along the Dee to Eccleston Ferry was, and remains, a popular summer season excursion.

Caption For Shottermill, Three Counties Bridge 1907

The three boundaries of Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey all meet by the bridge across the River Wey.

Caption For Lincoln, The Glory Hole 1906

In this view we see the largely rebuilt High Bridge buildings with the brickwork and stonework still looking fresh.

Caption For Lincoln, The Glory Hole 1910

In this view we see the largely rebuilt High Bridge buildings with the brickwork and stonework still looking fresh.

Caption For Clifton Hampden, The Barley Mow Inn 1890

On the east bank, beyond the bridge, this medieval inn is noted for its 'cruck' construction, the large curved timbers in the gable wall, and for the fact that Jerome K Jerome commends it in 'Three Men

Caption For Burnley, Town Hall 1895

Standing beside a bridge across the River Brun, from which the town takes its name, is Burnley Town Hall.

Caption For Cenarth, Coracle Fishing C1960

An audience watches from the old bridge as two coracle fishermen cast their nets for salmon or sea-trout.

Caption For Henley On Thames, The Bridge 1899

All three views taken by the Frith photographer in 1899 are south of the Regatta course, which from 1886 had its finishing line near Phyllis Court.

Caption For Chesham, Waterside 1921

Beyond are workshops and outhouses, now all gone and replaced by 1970s blocks of three-storey flats.

Caption For Brough, The Village C1955

Originally there were three Broughs, and this view shows what is properly known as Market Brough.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Square 1929

Note Bridge Buildings, vantage point for the photographers who took some of the other photos of the Square.

Caption For Bridgwater, The Bridge 1903

The main port lay north of this point, since a medieval three- arched stone bridge blocked the further passage of tall craft upstream along the River Parrett; even in the early 20th century,