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Places
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Maps
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Memories
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Rivacre Baths.
For those who never saw (or may have forgotten), the photo shows the view you had after coming in through the main entrance. The large fountain can be seen in the foreground, and was enjoyed by many children as they ran around ...Read more
A memory of Little Sutton in 1947 by
Poplar Farm On The A614
My aunt Joyce Blacker (nee Watson), and uncle Earnest used to live here, along with my cousins, Christine, Pauline and Magaret. I think it was next to a garage with a cafe or something. They had sheep and pigs on ...Read more
A memory of Holme in 1972 by
Childhood Memories
I started at the infants school in 1948 in Chobham St Lawrence and I made my own way in those days, it was safe to then. I remember the headmistress of the infants school was Mrs Gosden, and a teacher, Mrs Hutchinson, also a lady ...Read more
A memory of Chobham in 1948 by
Wickham Bishops Born And Bred
In 1950 I was born on a cold winter's night to my mother Rosemary Jesse, at 'The Black Houses', Kelvedon Road, Wickham Bishops, built by architect, designer and socio-economic theorist Arthur Heygate Macmurdo. ...Read more
A memory of Wickham Bishops by
Abridge In The 1950's
I moved to Abridge in 1950 when I was ten years old. My parents bought the white cottage on the London Road, which had a wooden building next to it. This very soon became The Poplar Cafe, my mother’s dream of riches! I ...Read more
A memory of Abridge in 1955 by
My 50 Years In Bridgnorth
I was born in Bridgnorth in 1958 and spent 20 years at sea navigating B.P. Tankers around the World. I loved the Town so much I used to write historic booklets on the Town in my spare time at sea and during my long ...Read more
A memory of Bridgnorth in 1958 by
Good Old And Cold Glappy
I was born in 1946 and moved to Glappy when I was 3. Does anyone else remember the snow, the ice on the inside of the bathroom window, and who can name the three most popular sledging tracks down the rough meadows?
A memory of Glapwell by
The Eclipse Pub
The public house in this picture is 'The Eclipse'. I lived in the Eclipse as a small boy in the mid 1950s. My bedroom was on the top floor. I use to lie in bed at night and watch the Bovril electric sign across the road. My ...Read more
A memory of Leicester in 1955 by
Growing Up In Fordingbridge
I grew up in Fordingbridge between 1949 when I was born and 1967 when I left for University. I have so many memories that I couldn't possibly put them all down here, so I am just selecting a few good or striking ...Read more
A memory of Fordingbridge in 1960
Pontypool
My family lived in The Globe in Crane Street from 1973 until I guess 1980, although I had left in 1979, John and Kitty, ran a fab pub which was always very busy with many customers working in the council and police station. The pub was ...Read more
A memory of Talywain in 1978 by
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When Charles Wicksteed opened the park, bowls and putting became popular with the people who lived nearby.
There was a time when most places seemed to possess an open air pool, and though popular on hot sunny days, many were in fact closed down for various health and safety reasons.
There was a time when most places seemed to possess an open air pool, and though popular on hot sunny days, many were in fact closed down for various health and safety reasons.
It was a centre for fishing and farming long before it became popular with tourists.
Popular with all Bedfordians, the suspension bridge prevents a short stroll becoming a very long one. This shot is taken from the south side of the river with The Embankment in the background.
The advent of popular motoring brought it back to life as a new generation of tourists discovered the nearby beach.
This was a popular place to sit and watch the world go by. By 1924 Southport had a resident population in excess of 51,000, having grown only fractionally since 1901 when it stood at 48,000.
Visitors crowd the pavement and queue to board this popular and impressive attraction.
This was a popular place to sit and watch the world go by. By 1924 Southport had a resident population in excess of 51,000, having grown only fractionally since 1901 when it stood at 48,000.
This village was a popular spa, having both sulphur and chalybeate springs. It was served by a branch line of the Highland Railway from Fodderty Junction.
Only a glance at this wonderful photograph gives an idea of the phenomenal popularity of rowing a hundred years ago.
The Buckland Drives, following the rim of the flatter land high up on the eastern bank of the Dart, were very popular during the 19th century.
The name of the hospital is significant, as it commemorates one of northern Britain's most popular saints, St Cuthbert of Durham.
As an inexpensive home, converted narrowboats are still popular, especially closer to Oxford, where there are dozens to be seen.
Many years before Wargrave grew in popularity as a riverside village, Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor, held the manor, and at that time it was known as 'Weregrave'.
Despite the fact that the railway which brought the village resort status in 1898 closed in 1959, Mundesley's quiet popularity has remained.
Slightly reminiscent of 1920s Art Deco-style architecture, this was doubtless a popular destination for those in need of refreshment.
The popularity of Western books, films and television programmes in the 1950s and 1960s lured many would-be cowboys to this Wild West of the New Forest.
The smaller bathing machines seen here are bearing advertising posters for Pears Soap, one of the most popular and widely advertised Victorian retail products.
Visitors crowd the pavement and queue to board this popular and impressive attraction. The summer entertainment, 'Bubbles', is advertised on the Pier Pavilion.
Besides watching clowns, jugglers, musicians and conjurors, short sea trips in the little sailing boats were immensely popular.
The pier at this popular seaside resort was swept away in gales during the 1970s.
During the days of early popular motoring, the fine scenery in the valley of the Severn attracted many day-trippers from the urban areas of the Midlands.
Weymouth, unlike many south coast resorts, faces east; it is therefore possible to sit on hot sunny days without the glare of the afternoon sun in the face.This accounted for the popularity of the
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