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Memories

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Portwrinkle Beach

My parents used to take me there after school sometimes on their half day off from Menheniot C0-Op in the 1950s and early 1960s when I was a child. It was a steep climb down to the beach from the road but worth the effort. ...Read more

A memory of Portwrinkle by Noreen Keenleyside

Summer Trips To Martin"S

My sister Pauline and I used to come here with our mother, and sometimes father, on hot summer days, around 1948 to 1952 (age 6 to 10). We commuted three stops from Reading South in electric trains. I basically learned ...Read more

A memory of Wokingham in 1950 by Peter George

Where I Was Born

My Beginning, at Sole Street near Cobham Kent. (9th March 1946 - 2nd January 1951) I was born on Saturday March 9th 1946 at 3.29pm at Temperley, The Street, Sole Street, Kent. I was delivered at home by the ...Read more

A memory of Sole Street in 1946

Heswall Shore

My nanny and gampi lived on Banks Road in the 1960s. Nanny (Tilly Wilson) used to shell the shrimps in her kitchen. We would pay them a visit on our way down to Heswall shore and the shrimps would be piled high in the middle of the ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1967 by Debbie Ranson

The Limes

My mother Ethel Mary Austin was born at "The Limes", which is next door to the church on 20 August 1919. Her parents were Charles & Lillian Austin. They moved to Australia. My mother died in 1979. I have been ...Read more

A memory of King's Norton in 1910

Evacuated To Coedpoeth 1944

My older brother and two other boys were taken in by Mrs Jones in Roberts Terrace. I was seven and had my 8th birthday there. She was a wonderful lady and looked after the four of use. I remember going to find logs ...Read more

A memory of Coedpoeth in 1944 by William Schofield

Air Raids

These memories are as fresh in my mind as if they happened last week. Boston had its share of air raids, the first one was on a rainy Monday, it was July, the first day of our summer school holidays. It would be about 7.15 am when we ...Read more

A memory of Boston in 1940 by Bob Marriott

My Place Of Birth

I was born in one of those prefabs halfway down on the righthand side, number twenty three in fact. My mum and dad must have thought they`d gone to heaven, moving from a blitzed east end tenemant with a shared outside ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon by Glenn Spicer

Best Days Of You Life?

I was lucky enough to attend Bede Hall. We had a terrific staff team in those days - Clive Bell, Peter Dixon, the late Annie Woodward et al. The whole experience was mind blowing, as the mix of administered and self ...Read more

A memory of Billingham in 1967 by Dot Laird

Sweeping Staircase

I also have memories of St Nicholas, and was a pupil at the school from 1949 aged four, till 1952. Miss Garrard was the headmistress, and I seem to remember she was very kind. I had a kindergarten teacher who was absolutely ...Read more

A memory of Mickleham in 1949 by Sheila Medhurst

Captions

2,423 captions found. Showing results 1,369 to 1,392.

Caption For Framlingham, Market Hill C1955

The Victorian Barclay's Bank beyond has delightful carved heads over the door and windows. Beyond is No 26, now William Brown, which has the best timber framing in the town.

Caption For Chilham, The Square 1903

The arrival of modern motor-traffic over subsequent decades means this generous space is now more often used as a crowded car park, and on the Spring Bank Holiday as the setting for an annual

Caption For Cowes, High Street C1955

Past the Vectis Tavern was the National Provincial Bank. The Commercial Inn still stands, but is now Murrays Seafood Restaurant, favoured by many yachtsmen.

Caption For Dorking, View From Ranmore 1888

At first it was suggested that the railway station should be built adjacent to St Martin's Church in 'The Lordship' (see picture 53332A on pages 48-49), now known as Meadow Bank Recreation Ground

Caption For Doune, Castle From Bridge 1899

Situated to the south-east of the town on the left bank of the river Teith at its junction with the Ardoch, Doune Castle derives its name from the Gaelic word 'dun', meaning a fortified place.

Caption For Marlow, The Compleat Angler Hotel 1890

The popular Complete Angler Hotel lies on the Berkshire bank and looks out across the Thames to Marlow.

Caption For Richmond, Market Place 1929

Beyond, the grocer between the banks was now Singleton's. On the right, in front of the Toll Booth gable-end, is a weighbridge.

Caption For Woking, The Old Bank And Chertsey Road 1898

The Old Bank building, which stood at the junction of Chertsey Road, High Street and Broadway, failed to survive the post Second World War swathe of redevelopment which saw many of the town's Victorian

Caption For Horsforth, Town Street 1901

The old King's Arms opened in 1749, and opposite it is the Black Bull, dating back to 1758.

Caption For Stamford, Town Bridge C1955

The chimneystacks of Lord Burghley's Hospital are an eye-catching feature along the south bank of the Welland.

Caption For Chippenham, High Street C1955

The Co-operative Society erected their imposing building from the river edge fronting onto the High Street up towards the National Westminster Bank; the upper floor has classical windows with carving above

Caption For Doune, Castle From Bridge 1899

Situated to the south-east of the town on the left bank of the river Teith at its junction with the Ardoch, Doune Castle derives its name from the Gaelic word 'dun', meaning a fortified place.

Caption For Glasgow, Municipal Buildings 1897

Here were the magnificent municipal buildings, completed in 1888 at a cost of £540,000, including the post office, the Bank of Scotland, the Merchant's House and several hotels.

Caption For Bedford, The Promenade 1897

In this view, looking north-east from the bridge on the south bank of the Ouse, the Swan Hotel is seen without ivy.

Caption For Aylesbury, Market Square C1955

To its right is the Midland Bank, a Baroque pink sandstone-faced building of 1921.

Caption For Lincoln, The Glory Hole 1910

Here we look east along the River Witham, flowing out of Brayford Pool, with the High Street reached by steps from each bank.

Caption For Croston, The Parish Church C1950

Croston lies on the banks of the River Yarrow, 10 miles from Preston. Cobbled Church Street leads to the church of St Michael and All Angels - the parish boundaries once extended to Chorley.

Caption For Prestbury, The Village C1950

A sign of the growing commercialisation of the street can be seen in the Red House`s transformation to the District Bank, and the private house beyond has become a high class decorator.

Caption For Gloucester, The Docks 1923

The high banks along many stretches of this great river confirm its habit of flooding.

Caption For Burnley, St Peter's Church, South West 1895

A hint of the heavily-wooded banks of the Brun can be seen on the left of this picture.

Caption For Richmond, Market Place 1908

In the background is Holy Trinity Church, a most unusual building, which in the 1900s included a tobacconist, a bank, and two butchers' shops as component parts.

Caption For Newby Bridge, The Swan Hotel 1914

The hotel stands on the north bank of the River Leven, by the bridge.

Caption For Hailsham, St Mary's Church C1955

The tower contains a bell cast in the local bell foundries in 1665; the location of these foundries is commemorated in the name Bell Banks Road, a road to the south that runs from Market Street to

Caption For Hitchin, The Priory 1901

The Priory stands on the banks of the River Hiz (from which the town of Hitchin gets its name), and dates back to the time of King Edward II.