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Wwii Billet

My mother, Maude Doyle was billeted at a farm in Outwell while stationed at searchlight battery at Sutton Bridge that served as RAF base. Fighter aircraft used the gun butts there to adjust their cone of fire I understand. The farmer's ...Read more

A memory of Outwell in 1940 by Jeffrey Masters

My Dad Was A Train Driver.

I grew up and lived in Durham Road, Feltham. From 1952 to 1971. Went to Cardinal Road infants school from 1957 - 1959. 1959 - 1963 Hanworth Road Junior School, 1963 -1967 Lafone Secondary School for Girls. Boundary ...Read more

A memory of Feltham

Barking... So Very Different Now

We moved to Hertford Road in 1971, I was 3 years old. I remember playing in our overgrown garden which backed on to the Burges road playing fields soon after we moved in. There used to be a horrendous smell from the ...Read more

A memory of Barking by abridgeboy

Life Above Corals Coal Shop

my parents moved to an empty flat above the coral coal shop in bank street.my Father worked for corals coal as a delivery driver.The flat was an extra bonus i was born in Dover 1954 and when we left there we moved to a ...Read more

A memory of Ashford

Queens Rock Swimming Place

This early picture of Settle shows the River Ribble as it bypasses the South/West of the actual town, the Bridge in the middle left carries the A65 trunk road which then ran through the very center of Settle, and was the main ...Read more

A memory of Settle by peter

A Beginning

My Grandfather, Richard Summersgill, was born in Prescot, Lancashire on July 9, 1864 the son of Richard and Ellen Gore Summersgill. He emigrated to USA in 1888. His friend Peter Kelly worked at the Pilkington Glass with him, and they ...Read more

A memory of Salford by ancestor17

Wokingham Shops

Anyone remember the petrol station ,next to saint Crispins school called Bourne and Thomas,a real traditional garage ,the thames trader tipper trucks moving the soil from the A329m ,green in colour ,think the company name was harry ...Read more

A memory of Wokingham by chrisnash

Life As A Youngster In 1960x Old Basing

I went to Old Basing school slightly later, in 1962,and I remember school dinners as being dreadful, the dinner ladies were so strict that you did not dare not to eat your meal, they even reported to my ...Read more

A memory of Old Basing by qualityincornwall

Market Days

I remember the various market stalls well, and the market cafe where you could be a greasy bacon cob, and a well stewed tea from the giant tea pot ! I used to buy a bundle of nylon stockings from a stall on the town hall corner. There ...Read more

A memory of Worksop in 1966 by Karen Walsh

Back To The Mid 1970s

1974-1975 I was a French assistant at Westlands School, Plainmoor in Torquay. I would often rent a cottage located in Woodleigh Road in Gara Bridge. This cottage belonged then to Mrs Wadstein who had a charming son named ...Read more

A memory of Woodleigh in 1975 by Patrick Bouthinon

Captions

374 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.

Caption For Barnstaple, View From Mount Sandford 1929

The lush fields are clear to see, as is the bridge, Raleigh Cabinet Works, and the estuary.

Caption For Menai Bridge, Suspension Bridge 1891

This elegant suspension bridge, built over the Menai Strait by Thomas Telford as part of his Holyhead Road, gave its name to the little town on the northern side of the narrow strait, between the island

Caption For Chepstow, The Museum 2004

Originally, 18th-century Gwy House in Bridge Street was a privately owned family home.

Caption For Preston, The Bridge Over The Ribble 1903

Spilling down from the Yorkshire Dales, the Ribble streams under the lovely old bridge at Settle and through the valley that has taken its name.

Caption For Hay On Wye, The Bridge C1965

Y Gelli Bridge, built of concrete, is a very modern introduction into the Welsh landscape.

Caption For Clacton On Sea, From The Pier 1914

From left to right can be seen the Blockhouses, the Venetian Bridge, the Royal Hotel, the flagstaff, the Band Pavilion and the old Town Hall clock.

Caption For Gravesend, Clifton Marine Parade C1898

We are keeping to the Kent bank of the Thames Estuary as the river reaches Gravesend, beyond the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at Dartford.

Caption For Peterborough, River Nene 1952

Over the Town Bridge, which forms the old county boundary, the power station has been replaced with a shopping centre.

Caption For Hungerford, Bridge Sreet 1903

This view shows Bridge Street on the north bank of the Kennet and Avon canal.

Caption For Bacup, St James Street 1961

At this time, local industry was closing down; Bacup, which was off the beaten track, was looking for residents to commute to work in Burnley, Manchester or other towns.

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 Newark, Town Lock C1965

Newark is a town with a wealth of historic buildings, and it is relatively little changed compared with Grantham or even Nottingham.

Caption For Chester, Bear And Billet Inn 1895

The Bear and Billet public house in Lower Bridge Street was built in 1664; until 1867 it was the town house of the earls of Shrewsbury.

Caption For Chester, Curzon Park West 1906

The electric tramway ran from Chester General station through the town and crossed the Dee by way of the Grosvenor Bridge.

Caption For Colchester, The Weir C1960

Until the 1950s Middle Mill Weir occupied the centre of this view, but the bridge over the weir remains as an important pedestrian link to the sportsfields and parks on the north bank of the River.

Caption For Northwich, Bull Ring 1903

Within a few years the Bull Ring became one of those places where pedestrians took their lives in their hands, having to dodge scores of ICI workers as they freewheeled four, five, even six abreast down

Caption For Upton Upon Severn, Bridge 1904

Upton-on-Severn is a pleasant country town on the right bank of the Severn, some ten miles south of Worcester.

Caption For Bedford, St Peter's Square C1960

At the opposite end of the High Street from Town Bridge, John Bunyan's staue complements that of John Howard in the Market Place.

Caption For Abingdon, The Boat House 1890

A steam launch - the 'Thistle' - is moored outside the Crown and Thistle pub's landing stage just above Abingdon town bridge.

Caption For Abingdon, Abbey Mill And Bridge 1890

The Checker and its associated ranges probably survived because they were close to the mill stream and the industrial heart of the medieval town with its watermill, and thus they soon found alternative

Caption For Menai Bridge, Suspension Bridge 1891

The elegant suspension bridge, built over the Menai Strait by Thomas Telford as part of his Holyhead Road, gave its name to the little town on the northern side of the narrow strait, between the island

Caption For Bridgwater, The Bridge 1903

Although the Town Bridge was the limit for fixed-masted vessels, barges and similar vessels could – and did – trade up-river as far as Langport.

Caption For Bangor, High Street 1908

In the early years of the 19th century, there were only 93 houses in the town.

Caption For Colchester, Old Houses

Colchester is often described as Britain's oldest recorded town - this was a town of vital importance to the Romans.