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Memories

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Dewhurst Butchers

Dewhurst Butchers By Donald Jay. I started Butchering at the age of 12 in a local butcher on Colne road in Burnley called Harrison Brothers. When I left school at 14 I went to work at J H Dewhursts in Scotland Road Nelson. I ...Read more

A memory of Nelson by Donald Jay

Grew Up In Northwood

I was born there in 1957 and lived there until 1975. Rhodes had those lovely handmade sweets. There was a Delicatessen next door..always had a lovely smell of roasting coffee - and fabulous wheels of Brie.. The reindeer pub ...Read more

A memory of Northwood

What Happened To 53 Wellington Road North, Houndslow West ??

My grandmother left England on 27th September 1923 for Beria Mozambique. Her address on the ships log is given as 53 Wellington Road North, Houndslow. I have been over to have a look hoping ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by rich2east

Cottages By The River...

I remember going to the one in the centre with Mum and some strawberries we'd picked for an old lady who lived there. Lime kilns to the left and entrance to the park to the right. xx

A memory of Countess Wear by mandymatlock

Tanktops And Bellbottoms

Tank tops and bell bottoms-memoirs of a Birkenhead lad I was born in Birkenhead in 1954 at the back of Central Station, opposite the Haymarket, and still remember being hungry all the time. We were poor, as was everyone ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead by dannytaylor1954

I Started There The Day It Opened

When I passed my 11+ in 1954 our class was sent to either Kettering Grammar School (for boys) or Kettering High School (for girls). That building in Bowling Green Road is now Kettering Borough Council's offices. There ...Read more

A memory of Corby by Pat Carlyle Aldaya Pat@Positivdesign.Com

Lordswood Area Hotel Riding Stables

I remember growing up in the area beyond the sport's centre at Coxford road was no more than a dirt track that lead down to the forestry commission.The woods before the houseing estate a were immense you could ...Read more

A memory of Lordswood by leeharding1958

I Once Worked At Collation Cross

I remember that my uncle worked at RAF Collation Cross in 1939-1941, he was working on barrage balloons and the site was the base of a maintenance unit ( in the 800 group) that undertook the servicing balloons used ...Read more

A memory of Collaton by rjcann

Barnes 1960s

I was so lucky to grow up in Barnes and haven't moved far away at all. We live in Sheen now so we still spend a lot of time in Barnes. Our family christenings, weddings and funerals were in St Mary's and I was a Brownie and attended ...Read more

A memory of Barnes by Roma Holland

Thornborough, North Yorkshire In 1950's

My grandparents lived at The Bungalow, in Thornborough & I would look forward with excitement to our visits (from Middlesbrough) during school holidays. Me & my sister enjoyed the ...Read more

A memory of Thornborough by joycemmiddleton

Captions

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Caption For Accrington, Town Hall 1968

On the opposite corner from the Yorkshire Bank was Redman's the grocer's (centre right), beloved by local housewives for their selection and good value.

Caption For Preston, Harris Orphanage 1893

The building no longer serves its original purpose, and Central Lancashire University now uses it as a conference centre.

Caption For Yarmouth, Bridge Road C1955

Its accessibility to the mainland and its usefulness as a touring centre ensured that a number of fine hotels, such as the Bugle, were opened from Victorian times onwards.

Caption For Lincoln, High Street 1923

The buildings beyond the obelisk have now made way for the prestigious modern Waterside shopping centre.

Caption For Coltishall, The Village C1955

This is the open space that makes up the centre of Coltishall.

Caption For Bath, Municipal Buildings 1895

Here Brydon's wings, still fresh, flank the 1777 centre with its figure of Justice, for once not blindfolded, crowning the pediment.

Caption For Countesthorpe, Main Street C1965

Dating from 1220, St Andrew's Church has a commanding view over the village centre.

Caption For Tunbridge Wells, 1875

The turreted building in the centre of this photograph is Vale Tower, built in the 1830s as Romanoff House, a school run by Thomas Allfree - he had been tutor to the Russian royal family

Caption For Aldeburgh, The Camping Ground C1955

The basic layout of the camp remains much the same today, with the reception building in the centre of the tree line.

Caption For Newmarket, High Street C1955

On the left is the Electricity Centre; Selright, a ladies' fashion shop: Topping's shoe shop; and Anscombes the photographer's.

Caption For Coulsdon, Brighton Road 1906

The building in the centre, obscured by a tree, was at this time Coppard`s Temperance Hotel, a favourite haunt of cyclists.

Caption For Winchester, Cathedral 1886

Christianity may have originally come to Winchester during the Roman occupation, though evidence suggests that the town did not become a religious centre until Saxon times.

Caption For Sheffield, Wesley College 1893

Considered to be somewhat over the top for a school building, this grand edifice with its pedimented centre and end pavilions supported by Corinthian columns was designed by William Flockton and

Caption For Tiverton, Town Hall 1890

The photographer appears to be quite the centre of attraction as the ladies from the left- hand house peer over the hedge.

Caption For Chalford, The Golden Valley 1910

The Frome valley, dotted with mills and and with the Thames and Severn Canal running through it, has long been a centre of industry.

Caption For Flint, Trelawney Square C1950

The war memorial (left) forms the centrepiece of Trelawney Square in the centre of this market town.

Caption For Tiverton, Little Silver 1914

The photographer appears to be quite the centre of attraction as the ladies from the left-hand house peer over the hedge.

Caption For Coniston, The Village 1929

Ramblers (right) head for the hills, striding purposefully out past the Rayburne Hotel and Cafe in the centre of Coniston village.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Cat Nab C1885

The row of impressive buildings on the Marine Parade is dominated by the Zetland Hotel (centre of

Caption For Whitby, West Cliff 1891

The bathing machines wait for customers on Scotch Head (right), and so do the stalls along Pier Road (centre).

Caption For Exmouth, The Boating Lake C1955

Beyond and to the left is the lifeboat station, built in 1903 and still in use for the inshore rescue boat and as a visitor centre for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Caption For Hemswell, All Saints Church C1955

Behind a dry stone wall All Saints' Church sits in the centre of the winding main street of the village.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, St James' Cathedral Church 1922

The taller building beyond is now the Cathedral Education Centre.

Caption For Bishop's Waltham, C1955

The centre of Bishop's Waltham has retained its character over the years, and this photograph shows some of the country town's striking Georgian buildings.