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105 memories found. Showing results 41 to 50.

Cycling To Helston

At No 50 on this road is the Blue Anchor, which is my favourite pub in the entire world. The visit I remember best was in 2000. I was on a fortnights leave from work, & had used a bonus to buy my first brand new vehicle, a ...Read more

A memory of Helston by bru.enzer

Fireball Racing And The Crown & Anchor 1967

My parents, meet in the Crown & Anchor in 1967 when Dad, Ted de la Riviere and his best mate Paul Hadley used to sail Fireball dinghys in Chichester Harbour from Dell Quay. They would drink and eat at ...Read more

A memory of Dell Quay by william

The Blue Anchor

The Blue Anchor, scene of the murder of Mr Jones, the landlord, was poisoned by Pierre Vaquier who was having an affair with Mr Jones' wife. Vaquier purchased the poison in London and was recognised by the man who had sold him the ...Read more

A memory of Byfleet in 1930 by Peter Hancocks

Wedding Reception

On the 1st May 1965 I was married to Jacqueline Bennet at St.Marys church, we then had our wedding reception at the Blue Anchor Public House. We both grew up in the village and attended local schools in the area. My father David ...Read more

A memory of Byfleet in 1965 by Martin Green

Swimming Pool 1965

I have very fond memories of the childrens pool in Lee-on-the-Solent where I used to live between 1960 to 1966.  Many summer days were spent at the pool which was located adjacent to the beach. I remember I learned to swim ...Read more

A memory of Lee in 1965 by Rosemary White

Leaving School

So! Back to 11 Woburn Place, back to school on Hope Chapel Hill back to Hotwells golden mile with its 15 pubs. The War was still going on but there was only limited bombing and some daylight raids, the city was in a dreadful ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1945 by Arthur Cottrell

My Hullbridge In The 30s

I was born at Trend-de-Hayes off Raworth Lane in 1926 and went on to live at Coventry Corners a couple of years later at a house called 'Roycroft'. I Started school at the Riverside Juniors school, our head teacher ...Read more

A memory of Hullbridge in 1930 by Roy Cox

Holidays

Hello, used to stay in Seasalter from 1948 to 53 in a caravan on Alberta Park or Blue Anchor Park. Remember going on to the mud flats at low tide to see the crashed planes from the War, and cockleing and Mum cooking them and we would eat them for tea! Went back to Alberta 2011 - changed a bit.

A memory of Seasalter in 1948 by Brian Trimmer

A Lost Cause.

I remember the Anchor & hope very well, it was back in about 1973 when Dallas Bullen's father was the landlord, me and some mate's had been drinking in the public bar, and i left a brand new cardigan, that my mother had taken ...Read more

A memory of Hythe by Mick Reynolds

My Years Growing Up In Clovelly

My name is Sam Burrow I was born in Hartland in 1936 - the family moved to Clovelly in 1939 and lived in Home Lodge. My father, J A Burrow, was the estate foreman. My mother, Florrie, was the school cook throughout ...Read more

A memory of Clovelly in 1949 by Sam Burrow

Captions

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Caption For Plymouth, The Pier And Drake's Island 1924

On his return from his circumnavigation in 1580, Drake anchored in the lee of the island while he sent messen- gers ashore to check if Queen Elizabeth was still alive and, if so, whether he was still

Caption For Liphook, The Village 1906

In this picture the Royal Anchor is to the right of the chestnut tree.

Caption For Gorleston, The Beach 1908

In the background is the Pier Hotel, built in the 1890s on the site of the Anchor of Hope, the old fishermen's haunt.

Caption For Blue Anchor, The Beach C1955

Blue Anchor is a hamlet in Carhampton parish, and it takes its name from the local inn. In 1874 it became a halt on the Taunton to Minehead railway line, now the privately run West Somerset Railway.

Caption For Abridge, Market Place C1960

The Blue Boar, the building on the left with the two columns, is mid 19th- century, and was probably built to sell the products of the Anchor Brewery, which became the Abridge Brewery and

Caption For Cannington, The Village C1965

Two bridges and a ford cross the stream that flows past the Blue Anchor Inn, which stands at the centre of the village.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Sherborne Lane 1907

At this time the Crown and Anchor Inn, the large building at the foot of the hill, was still open and a focus for community life in Lyme Regis.With its congested, narrow streets, this is by far

Caption For Blue Anchor, The Village 1936

Taken from the Blue Anchor Hotel's balcony, this view looks across its garden to the promenade.

Caption For Wokingham, Station Road C1955

The Hope and Anchor, seen here on the right, has changed little in the present day, but now includes the small gabled building on its left, which had been a blacksmiths for many years.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, The Beach 1896

The anchor to the right would hold the boat in the foreground in place when the next tide came in.

Caption For Bolton Le Sands, The Village C1960

The imposing building with the portico entrance is the Blue Anchor and, behind, rises the tower of Holy Trinity.

Caption For Beachy Head, Lighthouse 1912

Built in 1901, it replaced the former Bell Tout Light on the top of the cliffs, and was itself replaced by the Sovereign Lightship anchored off-shore.

Caption For Liphook, The Village 1906

Standing in the shadow of a great chestnut tree and originally a posting and coaching house, The Royal Anchor Hotel (centre) dates from the time of Samuel Pepys, who found 'good, honest people' here.

Caption For Liphook, Royal Anchor Hotel 1911

Standing in the shadow of a great chestnut tree and originally a posting and coaching house, The Royal Anchor Hotel (centre) dates from the time of Samuel Pepys, who found 'good, honest people' here.

Caption For Helston, Coinage Hall Street 1922

At the bottom of the street on the left, hidden in this view behind the Methodist Chapel, is the famous Blue Anchor Inn.

Caption For Sudbury, Market 1904

On the right is Robert Mattingley's clothing and boot warehouse, and the Anchor, kept by Robert Angier.

Caption For Stone, High Street 1900

The thatch-roofed Crown and Anchor, dating from the 17th century, was damaged by fire in 1937 and rebuilt immediately in its present form.

Caption For Egremont, Promenade 1912

In 1851 the magazines were transferred to vessels anchored in the Mersey. Little sand remains on this section of shoreline today, and the cobbles of the slipway are covered in concrete.

Caption For Newbury, Northbrook Street C1960

Nearby, beyond the Anchor pub, is a branch of Macfisheries, the famous fishmonger.

Caption For Barnstaple, From Anchor Woods 1919

Anchor Wood is a narrow band of trees with a pleas- ant walk overlooking marshy ground downstream of the Long Bridge and at the foot of Sticklepath.

Caption For Bishopstoke, C1965

There were two inns in Riverside, the Anchor, still a prominent feature although the front has been reconstructed, and the Anglers, affectionately known to locals as the Annie Miles, the name of the lady

Caption For Burton Bradstock, The Village 1902

Manor Farm, Barr Lane and the Anchor Inn are partly hidden by trees in the middle distance (left).

Caption For Bridlington, Harbour 1903

They carried up to seven tons of coal, and were often used for bunkering large steamships anchored in the outside bay.

Caption For Abingdon, St Helen's Church 1900

Beyond the bridge are the various almshouses and the Old Anchor Inn, and to the right the Malthouse. The tall chimney belongs to the clothing factory destroyed by fire in 1944.