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Brampton Road Primary School

I began my school days during the 1950's at Brampton Road Primary School, Bexleyheath. My over-riding memory is a time of innocence, wonder and happiness, where we were given freedom to learn and be creative in a ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath by Bernard Schofield

Memories Of Bedford Lane.

This cottage is in Bedford Lane. I lived in the house called Connemara which is still in Bedford Lane. My father Samuel Frederick Richardson and his brother George were both bricklayers. Both were demolishing the ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green by Claire Allen

Born In Fenny Stratford

I was born at number 8 Woodbine Terrace; in attendance was nurse Brinklow the local midwife and Dr Gleeve. My parents were Jim and Vera  Cusack.                      Just after the begining of the war my mother, ...Read more

A memory of Fenny Stratford in 1948 by Kathleen Roberts

Hyde End House

I was at school (Lindfield) in this fine old Georgian building from 1947-1951 and spent many happy hours playing in the extensive grounds and old outbuildings and stables. One year our dormitory was above the stable block where the ...Read more

A memory of Brimpton in 1947 by Paul Alexander

Growing Up In A Small Village

My parents moved to Twycross from London in the early 1960s. We lived on Sheepy Road next door to Mr Charlie Brooks and Louie Jones. On the opposite side were Stan and Ilma Jones and Len Gibbs and his daughter Joan. ...Read more

A memory of Twycross by Tracy Wright

Raf Radar At Inverbervie

I was based in Inverbervie from March 1957 till March 1958 with 977 Signals Unit of the Royal Air Force. 977 SU operated radar from an underground site on the hill a couple of miles north of the village. Height finding ...Read more

A memory of Inverbervie in 1957 by Martin Dilly

Hove Town Hall Fire

I think it was 1964 that the Town Hall burnt down. I remember it well. I was about 11 at the time. I do remember that at the back of the TH, was the Police Station. My brother and I got in some "trouble" and the two of us ...Read more

A memory of Hove in 1964 by Alan Ogilvie

Drayton Jottings

Drayton Jottings. Auntie Alice, in Kings Avenue, regularly seen, out on her front doorstep, she kept it clean, the 'raddled' red stone was buffed to a shine, 'Old fashioned traditions', here continued,so fine. one day, ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton by Allen Warrender

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

James Joseph Irvine (Autobiography) 1911 1990

Stretching over about a mile on the A68 road to Edinburgh from Darlington, lies the small mining town of Tow Law. Approaching it from Elm Park Road Ends, on a clear day, as you pass the various openings ...Read more

A memory of Tow Law in 1930 by James Irvine

Captions

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Caption For Brent Eleigh, The Street C1960

The red brick almshouses on the right, founded by Edward Coleman in 1731, were modernised in 1966. Beyond is High Bank, a medieval hall house.

Caption For Barnstaple, The Square 1903

The building to the right is the red façade of The Athenaeum, built in 1888, which houses the museum and a collection of fossils.

Caption For Woodbridge, Cross Corner C1955

Half way up on the right is the 18th-century red brick Arnot House.

Caption For Bedford, The Bridge 1921

The south bank was a popular location for hiring rowing boats, and the Bedford Rowing Club, founded in 1886, have their boat and club house to the left of the photographer.

Caption For Malmesbury, The Market Cross C1955

This used to be the Red Lion public house in the late 18th century, and later in the 19th century, with a remodelled shop front, it became Frederick Newman & Sons, a grocer's.

Caption For Dorking, St Martin's Church 1890

Meetings were first held at the Red Lion Hotel until a meeting house was established in Church Street; it still stands in the car park of the King's Arms.

Caption For Bildeston, Market Square C1965

The clock tower was built of red and white brick in 1864. It was renovated in 1987, and has seating on the ground floor. Chandler's ironmonger's shop to the left has closed.

Caption For Stoneleigh, Birmingham Road C1960

The houses in this scene are typical of Stoneleigh, which retains a pleasant mixture of brick, timber and local red sandstone.

Caption For Truro, Boscawen Street 1912

Boscawen Street is certainly refined, and its considerable width is due to the demolition of a central row of houses in Regency times.

Caption For Thrapston, Midland Road C1955

Thrapston is a small medieval market town engulfed in 19th- and 20th-century housing and factories.

Caption For Rochester, The Red Lion, Star Hill Corner C1955

The bus advertises Fremlins' ales outside the Red Lion, a Style & Winch house of flamboyant grandeur, but now no more, sad to say.

Caption For Polesworth, Pooley Hall C1955

Pooley Hall was built by Thomas Cockayne between 1506 and 1509 on the site of a much older house.

Caption For Ormesby, Main Street C1965

This is a very interesting view, because the old Red Lion Inn in the centre must have been demolished very soon after this photograph was taken.

Caption For Harrow On The Hill, Old School House 1906

Harrow Park winds away to the east of the High Street, past one or two rather grand houses, to arrive at Deynecourt at the foot of the hill.

Caption For Basildon, Town Square C1965

Fact File Royal Visits In March 1960 the Duke of Edinburgh landed his bright red helicopter in the field opposite the Carreras factory.

Caption For Penrith, St Andrew's Church 1893

The square red sandstone west tower of St Andrew's Parish Church is Norman, and was part of the original church on the site.

Caption For Saltfleet, Sea Lane C1955

There are danger signs and red flags all over the place. Caravans are now in all the spare spaces, and the wooden huts (right) have been replaced by a modern brick building.

Caption For Handcross, High Street C1950

The Red Lion, c1550, is an old coaching inn. Nymans Gardens has an ornate dovecote and is in the care of the National Trust and open to visitors.

Caption For Hambledon, High Street C1955

It looks as if the Ford Zephyr on the right has an L-plate on its bumper - perhaps the owner of the house is learning to drive.

Caption For Biggleswade, Market Square C1955

On a busy market day the former Market House is partly concealed. It was rebuilt in 1937 with fake timber-framing applied to the outside, but it did re-use the original 1565 roof timbers.

Caption For Road Weedon, The New Inn C1965

The New Inn, sporting its new Watney's Red Barrel sign by the door and the sign board with the house style lettering, stands up the hill in Road Weedon on the old London to Holyhead turnpike.

Caption For Little Missenden, The River Misbourne C1955

Here we look east from the bridge over the Misbourne along the backs of Manor Farmyard, now houses, the Red Lion pub and cottages beyond, a view now somewhat obscured by stables to one of the converted

Caption For Biddenden, High Street C1950

Half-timbered weavers' houses, with broad first-floor work-room windows, can be found on the south side.

Caption For Caldey Island, The Abbey C1960

Its red tiled roofs and whitewashed walls are clearly visible from Tenby, 3 miles away on the mainland.