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Lovely Little Dartmouth, A Time Capsule

My uncle, Reginald, always called Dartmouth, "The Town That Time Forgot". And he meant that in a good way because Dartmouth was largely unchanged over the years and of course, as a result, is now quite the ...Read more

A memory of Dartmouth by Robert Pavlick

Memories Of Good And Bad Days In Tottenham

My Name is Alan Pearce. I was born in October 1939 at 75 Park View Road and I have many memories of going to the bottom of the road and walking under the very low tunnel which carried the railway line. ...Read more

A memory of Tottenham in 1930 by Alan Pearce

Burgh Heath

l remember when at the school l was not well, so was taken to Miss Marshall's house and was looked after by her elderly mother (I thought she was so old but probably wasn't). She told me about when they had the tea rooms and there ...Read more

A memory of Burgh Heath in 1958

Isaac Green 1800's

Alas, I have no memories of Camerton. I have never visited this town of my ancestors. I have been to Bath, but at the time never knew of the existence of my family having originated in Camerton. My ...Read more

A memory of Camerton by Ruth Warner

Wallsend 1954 68

Born in the Green Maternity Hosp 1954, lived in Windsor Drive, Howden, Sandown Gardens, Howden and Prospect Ave. I remember being taken to the Masons Arms at Bigges Main in a pushchair, parked outside the corrugated iron lean to ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend by Barry Hislop

Dennis Thompson Pictures Of Broad St Parkgate

Both my grandmothers lived around the corner from here in The Green Lane Tavern yard. Michael Thompson here, in Australia, I am interested in selling my dad's original pen & Ink line drawings of Broad Street, Parkgate if you know anyone who may be interested.

A memory of Rawmarsh by Michael Thompson

The Bear Inn

My name used to be Marilyn Jesse and my memories of stock back in the late 60's early 70's are delightful. Since my boyfriend of the time lived next door to the Bear Inn, the pub became a bit like home from home. Many weekends were ...Read more

A memory of Stock in 1969 by Marilyn Jesse

Happy Days 1950s And 60s

I was born and brought up in Weaverham until I left to move to Altrincham with my new wife (and job). Over that 20 year period I have so many happy memories; too many to record in 1000 words. Lived in Lime Avenue all ...Read more

A memory of Weaverham by George Ellis

John Francis Donald

Hi, my name is Jean. I have been doing my family history for a while now, but cannot find anything at all about my grandfather John Francis Donald. All I know is that he lived on the green and before that in the Coulton by the ...Read more

A memory of Gainford in 1920 by Jean Thornley

My Childhood

I believe that my maternal grandmother once lived in the pub called The Rising Sun. Her maiden name was Mary Alice Bellis - and my parents, sister and I visited the village during the 1930s. . We stayed with family who lived in ...Read more

A memory of Rhydymwyn in 1930 by Evelyn Evans

Captions

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Caption For Brampton, The Green C1960

The green, on the far side of the village from the church and overlooked by the village school, is now enclosed with a low wooden fence.

Caption For Hilton, The Unicursal Maze C1955

Children may have played on this maze on the green for centuries: it is thought that it was re-cut from an older maze in 1666 by William Sparrow. It is fifty feet in diameter.

Caption For Redditch, St Stephen's Parish Church C1965

In 1855 St Stephen's replaced the Chapel on the Green, built in 1805 to replace the ancient chapel at Bordesley.

Caption For Sutton, High Street C1955

Oats Lane on the left, named after the Oats family who for many generations were the local millers, is still a narrow by-road, but the Green in the distance has been developed with a One Stop shop, a bus

Caption For Datchet, The Green And Manor Hotel 1950

The Green, with its period buildings, lies at the heart of Datchet. This photograph captures an ice cream vendor waiting for business in the village centre.

Caption For Newick, The Green C1955

High Street c1955 The water pump on the corner of the green is dated 1897 - the year of Queen Victoria's jubilee - when Newick was still a small village.

Caption For Skelton, The Village C1955

The west end of Skelton is laid out around a central green area, on which is located the war memorial.

Caption For Lincoln, Green Dragon Hotel C1955

The Green Dragon pub is a heavily restored fourteenth-century timber-framed building with a stone ground floor and two jettied or projecting upper storeys.

Caption For Redditch, Church Green C1950

Many of the trees on the Green were planted in the 1850s, when prosperous locals were invited to plant a tree for the hefty sum of £5 each.

Caption For Grantchester, The Village 1929

C ottages with steep, tumbling thatched roofs abound in this view of the village street. At this time Trumpington was a village separate from the city of Cambridge.

Caption For Blackmore, The Green C1960

The war memorial lists the names of members of the armed forces who lost their lives, especially in the First World War. On the far side of the green, the duck pond is a haven for wildlife.

Caption For Low Row, The Punch Bowl Inn C1960

Cattle graze the green outside the Punch Bowl Inn at Low Row in Swaledale.

Caption For Worthing, The Beach 1903

This view looks eastwards from the pier. The gap in the buildings marks the south side of the green, down the middle of The Steyne, laid out in 1807; it copied that in Brighton and borrowed its name.

Caption For Lower Slaughter, The Green C1955

Water weaves its magic through the fabric of this little village, and the fountain on the Green makes a focal point in the perfect picture; its design echoes the steeply pitched and gabled

Caption For Hardrow, The Bar Parlour, The Green Dragon C1955

The Green Dragon at Hardrow, the cosy interior of which is shown here, is probably best known as the entrance point to the rocky amphitheatre of Hardrow or Hardraw Force, at 100ft/30m England's highest

Caption For Sambourne, The Green Dragon C1965

The village lies south of Redditch, with Studley and Astwood Bank encroaching from east and west.

Caption For Ravenstown, 1918

Ravenstown was built during the First World War as an estate for workers at a close by airship factory, and was originally known as Flookburgh West.

Caption For Westleton, The Village Sign C1965

Situated at the northern top of the green is the metal sign, showing a tower mill. It was erected by the Westleton Carnival Committee in 1963.

Caption For Hemingford Grey, The River C1960

This is a famous view of the Ouse as it bends towards the parish church. The photograph is taken from the slipway near the green.

Caption For Harwich, The Recreation Ground C1960

The building with the tower is known as Low Lighthouse, although it has now been converted into the Maritime Museum. Built in 1818, it replaced an earlier wooden structure.

Caption For Seaton Carew, The Green 1914

The Green was, and still is, one of the more picturesque parts of Seaton Carew; the houses were mostly built in the early 19th century.

Caption For Winchcombe, Abbey Terrace C1955

The Green has attractive Georgian houses - note the fine portico and parapet of High House on the left. Went House is in the centre.

Caption For Bainbridge, The Green 1929

It is five years after photograph 75706 was taken, and the green is still attractive for the villagers.

Caption For East Brent, The War Memorial C1965

East Brent's green is surrounded by white- and cream-washed cottages. Here its Anglican and Wesleyan churches each provided schools.