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Memories

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James Cook

Hi to all, for the past twenty-two years my wife Sheila and myself have brought our family to Staithes on holiday twice a year, around February and October time. We stayed in many of the wonderful cottages on offer - FORDSIDE, ...Read more

A memory of Staithes by Jimmy Perryman

Early Years In Hindley

What - no memories of Hindley? I was born in 1935 (nee Pennington) at a house in Liverpool Road, just up from the Strangeways Pub (The Paddock). The area was called Navvies' Lump, and although the address was "Liverpool ...Read more

A memory of Hindley in 1930 by Edna Booth

Monkey

I was born up The Monkey in 1957. I moved from there to George Street in 1966. The name of the street was Dunraven Place. The name of the pub was the Dunraven Hotel. There were 8 houses up The Monkey when I lived there. My mother told me ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1957 by Karen Davies

The Shops And Doctors At Sandiway 1956

We first arrived in Sandiway in 1956. I remember getting off the bus at the top of Mere Lane and walking down towards our new home in Cherry Lane. The house was a 'tied house' belonging to the ICI and our ...Read more

A memory of Sandiway in 1956 by Keith Wilson

Holidays In Saham Hills

Just after the war we visited Saham Hills quite regular from Hull. We stayed with an aunt and uncle of my father's by the name of Smith. He was called Charlie, his wife was Pat and they had a son who was called young ...Read more

A memory of Saham Hills in 1950 by Mal. Wilson

Raf Dishforth

My brother was stationed here during his National Service. I was 9 years old in 1953 and I remember very vividly writing letters to him and receiving the same from him. He thoroughly enjoyed his time there. He was also able, ...Read more

A memory of Skelton on Ure in 1953

Wartime Camp At Horton Chapel

I was a child living in a large house next to the river at Horton Chapel adjacent to a bridge. In the Second World War in 1944 prior to Normandy, a squadron of Canadian Engineers camped next to the river and built a ...Read more

A memory of Chartham in 1944 by Patrick Mc Neile

Leverington County Primary Sghool 1964 1970

I was a pupil at Leverington for 6 years. I started in 1964 and left in 1970. The headmaster was Mr Gibson. He lived in the house attached to the school. The first year teacher was Mrs Hall. The 2nd ...Read more

A memory of Leverington in 1964 by Lorraine Lane

Living At Almington Hall

I was only 5 or 6 years old when my mother was employed as a cook at the hall. I remember we had a bedroom at the top of the hall and when Mother put me to bed, Nanny would come and take to the nursery to play. I ...Read more

A memory of Almington in 1945 by Cynthia Rice

My Mum Ran Comerfords Corner Shop

We moved south from Chadderton near Oldham in 1965. My mum had taken over running the corner shop that had been bought by Comerford's in their quest to own the entire block. All but one house has ...Read more

A memory of Thames Ditton in 1965 by Paul Devall

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Captions

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Caption For Manningtree, High Street C1955

That house is now a shop, and the large building with the clock has been replaced with new houses. We can see the Crown Hotel towards the end of the road on the left.

Caption For Rochester, College Gate C1955

The bow- fronted house squeezed between the gate and the terrace of houses on the right offers luncheons and teas.

Caption For Oakham, High Street 1932

A pleasant, traffic-free scene with the horse and cart unattended, patiently waiting for the master's return from Illsley the saddlers.

Caption For Debenham, Cross Green C1955

The three cottages on the left were originally a house of c1580, with the further range added in c1800.

Caption For Laxfield, The Street C1965

The three cottages on the left were originally a house of c1580, with the further range added in c1800.

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Caption For Gatehouse Of Fleet, High Street C1955

James Murray of Broughton established it in the 1760s as the estate village for Cally, his country house.

Caption For Brotton, Skelton Lane C1955

The slip road on the left-hand side leads through to a grid-work of streets of Victorian houses, presumably built to house the miners who came to live in the area during the mining boom of

Caption For Great Staughton, The Highway C1955

Standing in front of a shop (now a private residence called Dial House), the sundial has been a prominent feature of Great Staughton since 1637.

Caption For Great Staughton, The Sundial C1955

Standing in front of a shop (now a private residence called Dial House), the sundial has been a prominent feature of Great Staughton since 1637.

Caption For Coolham, Post Office And Stores C1950

The site has now been redeveloped for housing. The Blue Idol is a Quaker Friends Meeting House and guesthouse which was converted for William Penn in 1691.

Caption For Westdean, 1921

Not far away is Charleston Manor, the remains of a late 12th-century hall house. There is also a tithe barn and a dovecote still housing pigeons.

Caption For Headcorn, The Village 1903

On the south side of the street are several half-timbered houses of notable quality, with Shakespeare House and its prominent gable, and the Chequers Inn, both very evident.

Caption For Paglesham, The Stores C1955

In this picture the East End Post Office can be seen on the right, the one building in the row not faced with weatherboard.The small store facing the photographer also housed the Coastguard Reporting

Caption For Rockingham, The Village C1960

The large gabled house on the left of the street, with the telephone box outside, is the village shop and post office, both of which have since closed.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, Victoria Hall 1901

However, it was finally named Victoria Hall, and the large building now houses various local societies' functions.

Caption For Ludford, The Village C1955

The annexe sideways to the road has gone, and the house standing back from the road has been replaced by a bungalow. One of the two houses on the right, Highfield View, now has a porch.

Caption For Barkway, High Street C1965

The white building (right) was the village butcher's shop - joints of meat were hung from the trees; beyond it is the three-gabled Town House.

Caption For Ilkley, Wells House Hotel 1900

The £30,000 Wells House Hydro opened in May 1856.

Caption For Tarring, The Church 1890

To the right is Church House, which shortly before this view was taken had ceased to be a farmhouse; the flint walls in front are remnants of its barns, retained as boundary walls.

Caption For Bridport, West Street 1897

On the south side of this view is the London House store of house furnishers Walter Baker Northover and Son. Colmer's Hill is the distinctive distant hilltop(centre).

Caption For Rickmansworth, Moor Park 1897

Set in a large landscaped park, reworked by Capability Brown in the 1750s, the east parts and north fringes of which went for housing in the 1930s, it was designed by Sir James Thornhill who had to sue

Caption For Chalfont St Peter, High Street C1950

The old centre of Chalfont St Peter has suffered greatly, by-passed too closely and swamped by housing estates, the houses steadily increasing in size before merging with the affluent 'Metroland

Caption For Paignton, 1890

Proof of this was a very old vine found in the grounds of a house in the 1960s, but unfortunately it was removed by new tenants.

Caption For Abinger Common, Wotton House, The Hunt C1965

He was born in Wotton House in 1620 and inherited it later in the century; he died in 1706 and was buried in the fine parish church, which is isolated in the fields north of the A25.