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Further To Cinemas In Croydon

I grew up in Galpins Road, Thornton Heath and as a youngster joined the ABC Minors at the Rex Cinema, Norbury sadly now demolished and replaced by an office block. I saw many of the MGM Musicals at the Rex, including ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1958 by John Wimpenny

Wonderful Bucks!

My mum first came across Bucks Mills when we went for a bodyboarding holiday in Westward Ho! before the march of the mobile homes..! Next year we stayed in Driftwood in Bucks itself and did so for the next 7/8 years until my ...Read more

A memory of Buck's Mills in 1965 by Nick Neter

Hells Angels In The Box

I'm not sure if the box was still in use in 1965. I remember it better about five years later when Hells Angels used it as a type of den. We (a few mates and I) used to walk the railway line from the pithead to Broad Lane ...Read more

A memory of Essington in 1965 by David Hector

Growing Up At Coombe Place

My family and I moved to a bungalow at Coombe Place in 1960. My father, Walter Motley, took up the post of farm manager on this 100 acre dairy farm with a herd of Jersey cattle. Coombe Place is set on the side of the South ...Read more

A memory of Offham in 1960 by Susan Walton

Honeymoon

We spent our honeymoon (1951) in Guernsey, and we had a lovely time. Even though it was only six years since the end of the war and the Islanders had suffered badly from the German occupation, we had as much butter and milk as we wanted, ...Read more

A memory of Guernsey in 1951 by June Jackson

An Unappreciated History

When you grow up in an ancient city such as Hereford and have really no other frame of reference you don't fully grasp the enormity of the depth of history that buildings such as Hereford Cathedral embodied. The Romans ...Read more

A memory of Hereford in 1957 by Dylan Rivis

Pavenham 1945 1970

This is the village where I grew up, my parents moving into their very old, somewhat dilapidated cottage at the end of the war. This was 'The Folly' at the eastern end of the village opposite one of Tandy's farms. Why it had that ...Read more

A memory of Pavenham by Stephen Wessel

Hatch End 50/60/70s Memories

As I’ve only just stumbled on this web page so offer excuses if it’s past its sell by date. I lived in Sylvia Ave Hatch End from 1951 (as a babe in arms) until I married and moved away in 1976. My recollections may now ...Read more

A memory of Hatch End by Martin Harris

Visiting Salford Circa 1955 60

My Grandparents Henry and Alice Dorning lived on Brighton Street which on trying to trace the existence of has proved to be a struggle. I remember visiting them with my parents at the age of 5-9 years of and at the time ...Read more

A memory of Salford

Stacksteads Boyhood.

My family moved from Haslingden to Newchurch Road in 1950 opposite the Farhome Tavern. As an eight year old I attended Western Junior School until 1953 leaving to attend Blackthorn Secondary Modern until June 1957 when our ...Read more

A memory of Stacksteads in 1950 by Tom Pilling

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Caption For Hythe, The Promenade C1950

The broad expanse of the Promenade stretching east to Sandgate is still as popular with visitors today as it was with the Victorian and Edwardian holidaymakers who visited this Cinque Port, and whose continued

Caption For Ashford, High Street 1901

The broad High Street, once the site of the market established under a charter from Edward I, was, at the turn of the last century, still very much a rendezvous for the cattle and sheep farmers of the

Caption For Ranworth, The Staithe C1945

The reed-beds on the right of the picture have been cut, and the reeds will be used for thatching roofs.

Caption For Norwich, The Wensum And Prince Of Wales Bridge 1935

A sailing barge, once a common sight on the Broads and Norfolk rivers, is moored opposite the pleasure boats below the yacht station.

Caption For Scarborough, Foreshore Road 1891

From the bottom of Valley Road the camera captures a crowded South Beach scene, and a bay full of sail-driven fishing boats.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street C1955

Broad Street boasts a great variety of inns and hotels.

Caption For Coltishall, A Cornfield 1902

A farm worker and child standing in a freshly harvested cornfield.

Caption For Bristol, City Centre C1950

St Augustine's Parade is just out of sight on the left, and Broad Quay is seen on the right.

Caption For Linton On Ouse, The Lock

Linton-on-Ouse is situated north-west of York in the broad Vale of York.

Caption For Aldeburgh, High Street 1894

The broad High Street is mainly Victorian, peppered with Georgian buildings.

Caption For Coltishall, At The Locks C1955

Coltishall was a prosperous town in the 18th and 19th centuries, when trade was carried by river rather than the road.

Caption For Saltash, The Ferry 1924

For travellers to Cornwall, crossing the broad, sweeping waters of the Tamar deepened the sensation that they were entering a foreign land.

Caption For Wigton, The Square C1965

The fountain in the centre of Wigton's Square or Market Place has a pyramidal cross-topped spire, and depicted on its four sides are the four Acts of Mercy.

Caption For Westbourne, Herbert Home 1892

Westbourne, on the west side of Bournemouth, retains a village atmosphere even today, with spacious houses and hotels situated around an attractive woodland chine leading down to the sea.

Caption For The Broads, Near Barton Staithe C1945

The Parish Staithe at Barton is a lovely backwater off the broad.

Caption For Porth, 1925

This modest resort of broad beaches and spectacular rock scenery can be reached along the sands from Newquay.

Caption For Leeds, The Parkinson Building C1960

This building, which was part of Leeds University, was designed by T A Lodge and opened in 1951.

Caption For Bodmin, Mount Folly Square 1906

On the right is a smart brown stone and granite building, characteristic of the locality.

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Caption For Malpas, 1890

The Truro River promises visitors exquisite scenery, its broad banks enriched with lush green woods.

Caption For Cremyll, Drake's Island From Mount Edgcumbe 1890

The broad channel between Drake's Island and Mount Edgecumbe, known as The Bridges, is only navigable via one narrow channel, which is why ships always appear to take 'the long way round', following

Caption For East Runton, Beach Entrance 1921

At East Runton you could walk out along broad stretches of beach and enjoy digging for fossils in the soft cliffs, a pastime made popular by the Victorians.

Caption For St Albans, Holywell Hill 1921

This peaceful view looks up Holywell Hill towards the city centre, as it dips towards the river and the curative spring from which it takes its name, with, on the right, one of the fine Georgian houses

Caption For Bletchingley, Fair Day 1907

Once upon a quieter time, the broad street through the village was perfect for a fair.

Caption For Scarborough, The Spa Promenade 1890

From the bottom of Valley Road the camera captures a crowded South Beach scene, and a bay full of sail-driven fishing boats.