Photos

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Maps

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Memories

1,250 memories found. Showing results 441 to 450.

Everret's Corner (1)

This the South Est Corner of the junction on the A4 known as Everret's Corner. Just around to the right from this position are some lock-up shops that I remember from the early 1950s which included a Gents Barbers. Further ...Read more

A memory of Cippenham in 1965 by Patrick Butterly

Remembering Shenley

I was born in Newcombe Road, no 52, in 1962. I remember the village shop opposite the White Horse pub, the garden centre and the village pond near the King Will pub. I used to stay a lot at my uncle and auntie's flat in ...Read more

A memory of Shenley in 1971 by Paul Atkins

Mr And Mrs Harris And Brent Knoll Farm

I have such happy memories of Brent Knoll Farm which we "accidentally" stayed at.  We live in Lancashire and, think it was c1989. We had been to Weston super Mare for our holidays, staying in a lovely ...Read more

A memory of Brent Knoll in 1990 by June Huntingdon

Childhood Memories

Hi my name is Maria Brown (maiden name Zalmen). I lived in Kingskerswell up until 1967 when I was seven. We then moved to Australia. I have never forgotten this lovely place and in 2005 I decided to come back and relive my ...Read more

A memory of Kingskerswell in 1967 by Maria Brown

The White Horse Inn

From 1980/84 I was part owner of the pub, we had a brilliant football team at the time and were an important social centre for the village. The pub no longer exists as it closed soon after I sold my share, however I do ...Read more

A memory of Baddesley Ensor in 1984 by Andrew Hatton

Whitethorn Morris Dance In Front Of Ye Olde Fighting Cocks

Although this ancient inn is protected and little changed over the years, the surrounding landscape is now attractive with paving, seats and trees by the edge of the millstream which ...Read more

A memory of St Albans in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

Eckington Parish Church

I grew up in Eckington in the 1950s and 1960s. My father, Emerson, and his father, John Henry, were coal merchants in the village. My father was a member of many church activities in his youth as well as being a brass ...Read more

A memory of Eckington in 1958 by Peter Argyle

Clog Dancing At The Two Rivers Folk Festival

I went to this folk festival for the first time this year and got some memories that I will never forget!  Exciting music and dance memories at the entertainment venues around Chepstow plus a never to ...Read more

A memory of Chepstow in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

Bryn Eitha

I was born in Bryn Eitha Penycae in February 1941, I too spent many happy hours playing in the area of Pentre near the old mill. I also knew of Crad The Garth as mentioned in another correspondence. All the local villages had characters ...Read more

A memory of Penycae in 1950

Woolwich, Shooters Hill

From Chris Johnson, This photograph is of Woolwich Common near General Gordon's House looking towards the Royal Military Accademy on the road towards Eltham. These houses are not there anymore and the 1960's Woolwich Common ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich in 1960 by Chris Johnson

Captions

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Caption For Hull, The Dock Offices 1903

The statue of William III, originally erected in 1734, stands proudly in the centre, bisected by the tramlines.

Caption For York, Bootham Bar C1955

from St Leonard's Place.The De Grey Rooms to the right were built in about 1841.The building was once used by the Yorkshire Hussars as an officers' mess; it is now the York Tourist Information Centre

Caption For Haverfordwest, From Prendergast 1898

Looking across the town into Haverfordwest, the tower of the Church of St Thomas à Becket can be clearly seen on the skyline towards the centre of the picture, and the main body of the Castle with its

Caption For Lytham, 'the Minstrels' 1914

The building in the centre background is the entrance to Lytham Pier.

Caption For Coltishall, The Village 1902

In the second half of the 19th century, Coltishall was a major wherry building centre, and even at the time this photograph was taken, Allens were turning out the sleekest, fastest wherries on the Broads

Caption For Weymouth, St Mary's Street C1955

Apart from its role as resort and port, Weymouth became important as a shopping centre during the last century.

Caption For Norwich, Cow Tower And River Wensum 1896

It was once a vital waterway for the carrying of fleeces and woollen produce, for Norwich was once one of the great weaving centres of medieval England.

Caption For Poole, Sunset On Bay Hollow, Rockley Sands C1960

Rockley Sands developed as one of Poole's great leisure centres in the last half of the 20th century, and boasted one of England's first supermarkets to cater for the increase in visitors.

Caption For Peasmarsh, Post Office C1955

Peasmarsh strings itself out along the main A268 road; its ancient centre of Norman church and Georgian manor house are isolated down a lane to the south.

Caption For Dartmoor, River Dart, Dartmeet 1890

Dartmeet is at the confluence of the East Dart, just visible at centre left, and the West Dart.

Caption For Ramsgate, Granville Hotel, Victoria Parade 1901

Children with hoops pose for the photographer in the centre of the picture.The octagonal building on the left is a newspaper

Caption For Hutton Rudby, The Church And The Bridge C1965

The white-walled bungalow in the foreground looks a little incongruous in this view of the centre of Hutton, which shows the bridge over the River Leven in the background.

Caption For Gillingham, Entrance To The Strand C1955

It sits near to Brompton Barracks, and now forms part of the Black Lion Leisure Centre.

Caption For Matlock, Bridge 1892

This sturdy gritstone bridge has spanned the mighty River Derwent in the centre of Derbyshire's county town for five centuries, although it has been widened and strengthened to take modern traffic.

Caption For Wimborne, West Borough 1936

The town's streets are busier these days, but the centre of Wimborne has changed little in the last half of the 20th century.

Caption For Richmond, View From Castle Walk 1913

In the centre is a terrace called Cornforth Hill.

Caption For Witham, Church Street C1965

In the centre of the picture stands the forge, which is believed to date back over 670 years, although it is thought that horses and ponies were shod here long before that.

Caption For Ewell, The Pond 1903

Note the top-hatted driver of the horse conveyance in the centre of the picture, and the horse in the pond on the left.

Caption For Thatcham, Broadway C1955

Thatcham has grown and expanded enormously in recent years, though the character of the village centre remains intact.

Caption For Great Witley, Hundred House C1965

This red-brick Georgian coaching inn stands at the centre of Great Witley.

Caption For Stanhope, Front Street 1969

Styled the 'capital' of Weardale, Stanhope was once an important centre for the lead-mining industry.

Caption For Runcorn, Devonshire Place 1961

The development included the construction of Shopping City, which at the time was one of the largest retail centres in the country.

Caption For Cheam, Park Lane 1925

In the centre two women, one holding a baby in her arms, watch the photographer at work.

Caption For Carlton Husthwaite, C1955

The small building, centre, has been tidied up and is no longer adored with ivy.