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Places
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Memories
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Yr Gof Cynwyl Around 1960
Yr Gof Cynwyl. (I’m no verra guid at the Welsh I doubt) It would be around 1960 that I used to get jobs done at the Cynwyl blacksmith shop. Mr Jones was a good man although crabby at haymaking time. I went there ...Read more
A memory of Cynwyl Elfed in 1960 by
Part Of My Childhood
I spent many enjoyable school holidays in this town. My Uncle had a store called Staggs the Drapery and clothing store. Back then we used to spend many an hour wandering over to the Quay & the Priory. We also used to ...Read more
A memory of Christchurch in 1953 by
Return Of A Native
Camberley, where it all began. Where I lived half of my life so far. In your head you never leave the place you were born and raised. On a wet un-comforting day I found myself revisiting the town of my past. I was cast into ...Read more
A memory of Camberley in 1988 by
1939 Onwards I Remember
I was born in 1939, the year war started, and remember being lifted out of bed in the middle of the night and the barrage balloons looked like big elephants in the sky. I also remember the table shelter in the lounge which ...Read more
A memory of Harborne in 1940 by
My Granddad Stevens
Years ago my grandad had a small garage and workshop at the side of the Du-Cane Arms. My dad was born there and went to scool at Great Tottom. My grandad is buried in Great Braxted Church and my nanna is there too. In the ...Read more
A memory of Great Braxted in 1900 by
Leinster House, Spencer Park
My great-grandfather's house, Leinster House, No. 1 Spencer Park was built in about 1880 and stood on a large corner plot at the top of St. John's Hill. It was demolished in 1964 and a block of flats were built soon ...Read more
A memory of Wandsworth in 1880
17 Spencer Park
Does anyone remember the gate at the back of 17 Spencer Park leading to the garden? Does anyone recall when the gate was bricked up and whether people used it to access the garden beforehand? If so, please post a reply to this message. I look forward to hearing from you!
A memory of Wandsworth by
Heston In My Youth 1954 Onwards...
My parents moved to Heston in 1954, I was one. My uncle owned Heston Garage, his name was Bill Biggs, he lived above the garage for a while before building and living in the Bungalow next door. My sister and I went ...Read more
A memory of Heston in 1954 by
Early Years
I was born in 1967 in Tipton. I lived close to Victoria Park and have fond memories of sitting on the witch's hat swing which when looking back was sooo dangerous but fun. The metalic slide, made slippy from greased bread wrapping ...Read more
A memory of Tipton in 1967
First Holiday
My first holiday was when I was 9 years old (in 1958) and my parents and I came to Goodrington. We stayed at Beech Hurst which if I remember correctly was in Youngs Park Road. It was lovely. I made friends with a girl who lived ...Read more
A memory of Goodrington in 1958 by
Captions
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Then, as now, Rhydypennau crossroads was a thriving commercial intersection at which three north eastern suburbs meet - Llanishen to our right, Cyncoed to our left and Heath straight ahead
The market is now filled with parked cars, vans, lorries and buses, with at least seven traffic signs in sight.
The village shop (right) was run by Pamela and Peter Mills, and his green Standard van is parked outside. Cross Farm is on the opposite corner (left), and the school is straight ahead.
Warsash is situated near Hamble and Park Gate. Straight ahead is the clock tower; this was a water tower supplying Warsash House, which King Edward VII used to visit when he was Prince of Wales.
The village shop (right) was run by Pamela and Peter Mills, and his green Standard van is parked outside. Cross Farm is on the opposite corner (left), and the school is straight ahead.
Just west of Cootham, the main road curves away north-west to by-pass the Parham estate, whose east drive continues straight ahead.
Ever since Bishop Vesey gave the Park to the people of Sutton 'in perpetuity' the inhabitants have guarded it jealously, but when Simon Luttrell applied to Parliament in 1756 to enclose part of
The T-junction and the church are just ahead. Whalley had an abbey once, and that fact distracts from the importance of the church here.
Although the horse-drawn trap shows that motor traffic has yet to dominate, there are intimations of what lies ahead in the vehicles parked further on.
As one of the town's major employers, Kodak gave £10,000 for a new children's playground to be built in Gadebridge Park to replace the one lost by the construction of the Plough roundabout.
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