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Fond Memories

My uncle was also a train driver out of Feltham in the 50’s and 60’s even drove the old steam trains. I caught many a 152 bus from Feltham Station. Attended Cardinal Road School from 1955-1961 then Lafone from 1961-1966. Worked in the ...Read more

A memory of Feltham

John Griffiths Aka Griffo

I was born in the front bedroom of 3 lands bury Crescent in 1952. Loved the estate, our inter road football matches and playing on the old puff and billy railway track. I used to go fishing and swimming in the pontoon which ...Read more

A memory of Dartford by johngriffiths19

1958

I lived in this house for a year in 1958 when my father was stationed at RAF Wethersfield. We spent a good deal of time in the kitchen as the warmest room in the house. When spring came it was lovely in the back garden with snowdrops and ...Read more

A memory of Great Easton

I Grew Up Here In The 60's

This house "the Firs" was owned by Mrs Edwards. My dad was stationed at Wethersfield Raf base and my mum is originally From Lincolnshire. We filled this house up with love and people. Every weekend there were people staying ...Read more

A memory of Rayne by Tracy Mc Nally

Wooden Cobbles.

I remember as a child being taken by my Uncle Aubrey from Greathouse farm in Southwater to the Cattle Market in the Bishopric, which I believe was paved with wood cobbles, to protect the cattle’s hooves. Can anyone confirm if I’m right ...Read more

A memory of Horsham by robincharman

Happy Times

Hello Christine, I have only just seen your memory and I couldn't believe it. I remember playing with you at my house on Rykneld Street. We had a lot of fun in the village like you say, especially down by the canal. I also remember you ...Read more

A memory of Alrewas by elaine.moore36

Born On Walcott Caravan Site

I was born on this caravan site in 1945. The Second World War had just finished and the barbed wire for coastal defences was still coiled on the sand dunes. My father was a Tank Driver in the Royal Sussex Regiment ...Read more

A memory of Walcott by bactonboy45

Ww11 Factory, Llanfaes.

If you walk North along the beach from Beaumaris to Llangoed you pass both the old lifeboat station & you will see some large buildings to the left, (on the right in this photo, just after the road junction) on the other ...Read more

A memory of Llangoed by bru.enzer

Jack's Shop

My grandparents lived in the school house in New Micklefield. I can remember Jack's shop across the road (Great North Road), which was a wooden structure that you climbed up to by steep steps. This was just to the side of the ...Read more

A memory of Micklefield by jenf2000

Pavenham 1945 1970

This is the village where I grew up, my parents moving into their very old, somewhat dilapidated cottage at the end of the war. This was 'The Folly' at the eastern end of the village opposite one of Tandy's farms. Why it had that ...Read more

A memory of Pavenham by Stephen Wessel

Captions

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Caption For Haywards Heath, The Library C1960

The library is to be found in Boltro Road, which leads off Muster Green towards the railway station.

Caption For Machynlleth, Penrallt Street 1899

This street, which leads north towards Doll Street, the station and the river, was broad and quiet at the time of the picture.

Caption For Castle Donington, The Methodist Church C1955

A local architect, Lambert was quite versatile, designing the Albert Hall Methodist Mission in Nottingham (1909) in the form of a music hall, and Nottingham's Midland Station in a fashionable Edwardian

Caption For Newquay, Cliff Road 1918

A railway branch from Par on the main line helped develop Newquay as a holiday and bathing resort after it fully opened in 1876, and the entrance to the station terminus is up the street on the left.

Caption For Ruswarp, The Bridge C1881

Ruswarp station is the first stop on the Whitby to Middlesbrough railway line – mercifully ignored by Beeching, much to the benefit of the many isolated villages lying in the Esk valley

Caption For Stanstead Abbotts, All Nations Missionary College C1960

The new house, completed in 1869, was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, who was also the architect of St Pancras station and the Natural History Museum.

Caption For Ibstock, Station Road C1965

The back of the Crown Inn can just be seen in the centre, where Station Road becomes Hinckley Road, curving south past the parish church, and on to Nailstone and Market Bosworth.

Caption For Swanage, Anvil Point And Lighthouse C1950

The imperative behind its building, below the earthworks of a former signal station on Round Down, was a series of shipwrecks which culminated with the loss of the 1,250-ton Liverpool sailing ship

Caption For Dormansland, The Post Office C1965

Immediately south-east of Lingfield lies the race course, founded in 1890, and beyond that is the next station on the railway line, Dormans.

Caption For Harrogate, War Memorial And Prospect Place 1923

We can see two church towers on the horizon: to the left is the 1860 West Park United Reformed church, and behind the trees, looking out over the site of Harrogate's first railway station, is

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1904

The next building housed stationer and printer W Frost who published the 'Bridport News'.

Caption For Wallington, Woodcote Road C1950

The station is on the left, but is concealed by the distant shops.

Caption For Seer Green, Chalfont Road C1960

Nowadays the old core is surrounded by 20th-century housing, some small and the rest 'Metroland' detached houses in spacious well-treed gardens, between it and Seer Green and Jordans railway station on

Caption For Ribchester, The New Hotel C1955

The Romans called their station here Bremetennacum Veteranorum in AD 80, and it was an important garrison.

Caption For Greatham, Sappers Corner C1955

At this date it appears to be a petrol filling station, but it has had several other uses.

Caption For Sutton, Gander Green Lane 1898

This view, looking north, shows the small roadside pond in the middle distance which existed on the east side of the road, midway between the S-bend and what is now West Sutton railway station.

Caption For Ampleforth, Main Street C1960

Boys used to arrive on the railway located down Old Station Road behind the photographer. The village shop seen here dates from 1856.

Caption For Epsom, Meadway 1927

Now it was ringed by new estates, most of them focussed on the commuter station of Stoneleigh. It was the same throughout north-east Surrey, and the Rural District could no longer cope.

Caption For Bridport, Happy Island 1918

Overlooking the River Asker and Happy Island, north-westwards to Watton Hill (centre) as a Great Western Railway pannier tank engine (right) steams out of Bridport Station (far left) with a goods train

Caption For Palmers Green, The Triangle, Green Lanes C1965

The A1004 swings right into Alderman's Hill past the railway station, and the outstanding building facing the camera is of 1904.

Caption For Paignton, Victoria Street 1912

A motorised bus waits for shoppers in Station Square alongside the horse-drawn cabs.

Caption For Richmond, Market Place 1923

Spencer's the stationer's beyond Finkle Street sold postcards, perhaps including Frith's!

Caption For Daventry, Recreation Ground C1965

A bus station and car park now make up the scene.

Caption For Anderby Creek, Beach Road C1960

All that was needed is here: the petrol station is on the left, and on the right Rose's Stores.