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The Rope Swing At The Leighton Bridge

I remember spending many a summer swimming at this spot. Then they seemed to be long hot summers but maybe that's the memory loss of an older man. I noticed that the rope was stiil hanging from the tree which ...Read more

A memory of Welshpool by Duncan Rimmer

Marsden Park Swimming Pool

I have a host of memories of MPSP. The earliest is from the 1950s when I used to play on the fountain -- seen in the foreground -- with my cousins (Towers) who would visit from Cleveleys. It was also the first place ...Read more

A memory of Nelson in 1967 by Charles Duerden

My Childhood

The nicest thing about growing up in Clun in the 1940s was that it was one big happy family. We all knew each other, and cared. I loved standing in the blacksmiths in Bridge Street, watching Mr Griffiths shoe horses, and on a cold ...Read more

A memory of Clun in 1940 by Eileen Theakston

Not Much Money But Plenty Of Happy Memories

I moved to Dagenham with my family in 1949.  We lived in Cartwright Road off Hedgemans Road.  I have memories of long hot summer holidays off from Finneymore Road School.  The days were filled with trips ...Read more

A memory of Dagenham in 1950 by Joan Cotton

Holidays

It's just great to look at the old pictures of Blakeney's High Street, it seems almost like yesterday when I used to walk from my gran's house in the row of cottages where the railway bridge used to be. We used to go on ...Read more

A memory of Blakeney in 1955 by First Name Last Name

Early Times In Colindale

I was born after the war and lived in Sheaveshill Avenue until I was married in 1971. I lived in a house that which had the dubious distinction of being directly opposite to the Titanine paint factory on the other side ...Read more

A memory of Colindale in 1956 by Ken Hunter

Living With My Grandparents

I too remember Nelson very well. I was sent to live with my grandparents in Nelson when I was 3 years old. My grandfather owned the garage/cycle shop at 2 Dynevor Terrace. His name was Tom Bowen. I can ...Read more

A memory of Nelson in 1940 by Barbara Barnes

St Georges School

This is from my gran, Eunice Burridge, now Smallman. " My main teacher was Mr Church at the school. I always remember walking across the iron bridge to reach Mr Allen, the headmasters, office. My first teacher was Mrs Forest. ...Read more

A memory of Brentford in 1950 by Georgina Moorhouse

Equis Coffee Shop

I remember spending most of my night in Equis with all my mates and we used to have a great time listening to the jukebox etc, flirting with the lads. Does anyone remember? Jennifer Stratford Midge Pigford ...Read more

A memory of Easington Colliery by Christine Robinson

Victoria Mill Bridge

I remember this bridge very well. Brought up in MD from 1938 until I left to join the Royal Navy in 1955. We, my brother Tony and Brian Roylance, spent many happy hours in the vicinity especially fishing for ...Read more

A memory of Market Drayton in 1940 by Victor Richards

Captions

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Caption For West Bridgford, Bridgford Hotel C1965

This downstream view, taken from almost the same vantage point as N50079, shows the ugly and large hotel built in the intervening fifteen years close to both Trent Bridge cricket ground and Nottingham

Caption For Ripon, The Minster And The Bridge C1885

In this view of the stone-walled canal basin we see the cathedral rising over the roofs, and the old arched bridge.

Caption For Staithes, The Bridge C1885

The nets strewn across the railings of the bridge emphasise the importance of this small harbour; in 1887, it boasted over 80 cobles and yawls, employing over 200 fishermen.

Caption For Gretna Green, An Anvil Wedding C1940

Once across the bridge, runaways could marry very quickly in accordance with 18th-century Scots law, which required neither banns nor licence.

Caption For Newark, Trent Bridge 1900

This view shows Trent Bridge with the Ossington on the left, the castle on the right and the spire of St Mary Magdalen in the background. One interesting fact about St Mary's is that the 252?

Caption For Grange Over Sands, The Pier 1914

This photograph, taken from the bridge at Clare House Pier, shows a busy scene, with eight boats of varying sizes gathered around.

Caption For Croston, Town Bridge C1955

Although bearing a date of 1682, this packhorse bridge across the River Yarrow was constructed in 1671.

Caption For Salisbury, Bridge Street And The County Hotel 1928

built in 1874 to cater for the increase in tourism after the railway had arrived.The hotel was recently refurbished and changed its name, but its Victorian elevations remain largely unaltered.The bridge

Caption For Fordingbridge, Bridge Street C1960

During the period of 'Fence Month' - fifteen days either side of midsummer - the lord of the manor was instructed by to keep a watch on the bridge and challenge anyone entering or leaving the New Forest

Caption For Days Lock, C1950

Competitors in the heats and the final drop their Pooh stick into the water from one of the nearby bridges. The Pooh stick that reaches the finishing line first is declared the winner.

Caption For Anna Valley, Tasker's Works C1955

This was the iron works that made such things as the bridge over Micheldever Road.

Caption For Lincoln, The Glory Hole 1906

In this view we see the largely rebuilt High Bridge buildings with the brickwork and stonework still looking fresh.

Caption For Lincoln, The Glory Hole 1910

In this view we see the largely rebuilt High Bridge buildings with the brickwork and stonework still looking fresh.

Caption For Barming, Blossom Time C1960

Reminders of the old village can still be seen, including St Helen's - a wooden bridge now closed to traffic.

Caption For Broseley, High Street 1904

Local businessmen were also keen investors in the iron bridge, which opened markets to the north.

Caption For Looe, From Above 1912

Looe's twin towns are joined by a picturesque seven-arched bridge.

Caption For Kirkby Lonsdale, Devils Bridge 1899

Kirkby Lonsdale's famous Devil's Bridge over the River Lune traditionally gets its name because it was built by the Devil, who claimed the soul of the first being to cross it.

Caption For Whitby, East Cliff 1901

The square building to the left of the bridge is the old Market Hall which later became Town Tailors and then Burberrys, both providing welcome employment locally.

Caption For Ripon, The Minster And The Bridge C1885

In this view of the stone-walled canal basin we see the cathedral rising over the roofs, and the old arched bridge.

Caption For Bury St Edmunds, Abbey Gardens 1898

The bridge was built and the footpath laid down in 1883. This part of the gardens seems to have been let for grazing; the unexcavated Abbey church lies behind the horse.

Caption For Dolgellau, From The Station 1888

This view, taken from the station, shows the town and Cadair Idris, the River Wnion, the famous 17th-century bridge and tollhouse, and the tower of St Mary's church.

Caption For Derwent Water, Ashness Bridge 1893

The tiny hump-backed bridge at Ashness on the narrow road which leads up from the eastern shore of Derwent Water to the Norse hamlet of Watendlath has been seen on countless Lake District calendars,

Caption For Boston, Doughty Quay 1890

Her steering position was on the main deck foreword of the bridge. As well as for towing, she was used on excursion work.

Caption For Beachley, The Severn Bridge C1965

The £8 million suspension bridge was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in September 1966 to carry the new M4 motorway from England across the Severn Estuary to South Wales.