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Memories

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Addlestone From 1943 1962

I lived down Shakespeare road (#31) in Addlestone from 1943-1962; my parents lived there until 1984. The area was known as poets corner for all the four roads were named after poets (Shakespeare, Tennyson, Byron and ...Read more

A memory of Addlestone

Queen Elizabeth Ii Coronation Day 2.6.1953 In Blackfen

My Mum, Dad and I watched the coronation on our 9“ TV. Mum had made crisps. In the afternoon a children‘s coronation party was held in the George‘s garage (Raeburn Road) because of the ...Read more

A memory of Blackfen by Janet Völcker

Newbury Bridge And Lock

This picture makes me feel warm inside. When I was a young boy, 9-11 yrs old, I would fish from the wooden fence in the picture to the lower right, casting under the Newbury Bridge. Hoping to catch a large barbil or Samson the ...Read more

A memory of Newbury by Paul Frith

54 Albert Road

I lived in 54 Albert Road, Parkstone, from 1962 until 1972. My paternal grandparents lived at 56 Albert Road, next door. They'd lived there from the 1930's onwards. The back garden was very big and long, plus sloped downhill. I used ...Read more

A memory of Parkstone by Andrew Reid

Ivey's Stores, Winstanley Road

I just wanted to update previous information. This shop was owned by my Mother's Mother, Maude Ivey. My Nan's first husband, my Mum's Dad, James Ivey was the original owner and my Nanny Maude took over the ownership ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by jackiebrewer43

Growing Up In Brentwood

My name is Viv Bayliss, I was born in my nan’s house opposite the Alexandra public house in 1948. Mum and dad moved to a prefab in Costed Manor then to Pilgrims Hatch. Who remembers Preslands fair and listening to them playing ...Read more

A memory of Warley by Viv Bayliss

Lennard Road

I believe this photo is of the Holy Trinity Church, on the corner of Lennard Rd (spelling incorrect above) and Cator Rd. Opposite was a church hall, where I attended Brownies. I think some of the other comments may refer to a different Holy Trinity church.

A memory of Beckenham

The Salford Girl 3

My maternal grandmother, born in 1885 in Salford, as a girl worked in the mills. Up to the time of her death in Ladywell hospital, at the age of 93, she always wore long clothes to her ankles and a woollen, thick shawl. When gran ...Read more

A memory of Salford by Anne Whyte

Lavender Hill School For Girls

Fabulous memories of school days 1953 to 1964 .. Was born in St James hosp Balham and went to Falconbrook before Lavender Hill school. Left at age 15 to go to work in Rawplugs Accounts department at Kensington Gloucester Road. Anyone around at the same time ? I lived off Battersea High Street ..

A memory of Battersea

Saturday Mornings

I lived in Albert Road Caversham Heights from 1948 aged 5. Went to school at Hemdean Road infants then on to Caversham Secondary Modern and left there in 1959. I really enjoyed school, especially maths, history and geography, the ...Read more

A memory of Caversham by Barry Woolford

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Captions

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Caption For Hathersage, Toad's Mouth Rock 1902

Toad's Mouth stands on the moors to the east of Hathersage near Burbage Bridge, where it overhangs the A625 Fox House road.

Caption For Salthouse, The Creek C1955

This little pool fills up with all manner of water fowl; it has become a popular stopping- off place for coast road travellers, who feed the ducks and have an ice cream from the van parked

Caption For Tilehurst, School Road C1960

Bustling School Road has long been lined with shops and houses. There used to be an old forge here, with a shed used for destroying unwanted horses and ponies.

Caption For Twickenham, King Street C1960

In 1954 the old railway station buildings (where the car park is today outside the Albany) were replaced by the present booking office on London Road, and the platforms moved up to the other side

Caption For Gisburn, The Ribblesdale Arms C1950

The busy A59 road now divides Gisburn, but it still has its cobbled forecourts and white cottages in the main street. Here we will find the Ribblesdale Arms.

Caption For Winterton On Sea, The Beach Road C1955

This photograph shows the village end of the Beach Road, with two general stores, both carrying many advertisement signs.

Caption For Great Shelford, Woollards Lane C1955

Note too the bicycle parked on the other side of the road, with the pedal set back on the kerb so it can act as a stand.

Caption For Yarmouth, The Bugle Hotel C1955

Bridge Road c1955 Yarmouth's original church was fired by the French raiders who twice attacked the town.

Caption For Oxford, High Street 1922

The memorial in St Giles dates back to 1841; it stands on an island in the road and was designed by George Gilbert Scott. Behind it is the Church of St Mary Magdalen.

Caption For Polegate, The Horse And Groom C1965

This public house stands beside the main London to Eastbourne road. It was built in 1936, and is a popular stopping place for day-trippers to the Downs and the coastal resorts.

Caption For Sandbanks, Poole Head 1904

To the left, Banks Road runs alongside Poole Harbour. The huts have now been replaced by some of the world's most expensive houses.

Caption For Camberwell, The Town C1950

Approaching is an LCC ambulance; on the left a tram, about to go out of service, heads towards Walworth Road.

Caption For Hindhead, The Royal Huts Hotel 1906

The Hindhead crossroads were named after this hotel, which at one time had been an isolated hut on the Portsmouth Road from which bilberries or whortleberries were sold to travellers.

Caption For Chartham, The River 1906

Two other people stand watching close to the bridge carrying the road on to Chartham Hatch.

Caption For Wells Next The Sea, East End C1955

Although the pub may be gone, the building on the corner of the road has become a chandler's and boat yard for recreational sailors.

Caption For Greatstone, The Beach C1955

The road between Greatstone and Dungeness consists mainly of bungalows with the miniature railway running behind them, and the area can be pretty bleak in the winter.

Caption For Northfield, The Black Horse 1949

Despite its looks, the Black Horse, Bristol Road, is in fact a fine mock-Tudor building designed by C E Bateman and built in 1929.

Caption For Marazion, 1920

Climbing out of Marazion on the way towards Helston, it was still possible at this date to drive two horses on the wrong side of the road with little fear of a collision.

Caption For Frogmore, The Village 1904

Frogmore Creek makes an eastward journey from the Kingsbridge estuary, narrowing by the medieval road bridge.

Caption For Kenton, Kenton Road C1960

Just a century ago a great deal of lonely countryside remained around Kenton, which lies on the road to Harrow.

Caption For Cropthorne, 1901

At the south-eastern corner of Worcestershire stands Cropthorne, a pretty village just off the Evesham to Pershore road.

Caption For Forest Row, 1931

Here we see a busy scene in Forest Row's attractive centre on the London to Eastbourne Road (A22). Forest Row grew after the arrival of the railway in 1866, and became a parish in 1894.

Caption For Hilton, Potton Road 1958

This quiet village road is now a 'rat run' for motorists avoiding hold-ups on the A14.

Caption For Sawston, The Village C1965

The garage (left) beyond Queens Road, now owned by Vindis, has expanded, and traffic calming measures have attempted to slow down the local traffic.