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From1947

My surname was Lesley Hulland, it would be nice to remember if anyone remembers me, I lived at Rabbit Burrow Farm until I was 15. I was baptised at St George's church and married there but am divorced now. I went to school at Poynton ...Read more

A memory of Poynton in 1947 by Lesley Hulland

Childhood

Hi, My family the Burgins lived in Thornley when I was younger and a lot of them still live there now. We lived in Hartlepool Street in an old public house. We used to go down to Fleming's shop for the penny lollies. Our house backed ...Read more

A memory of Thornley in 1967 by Suzanne Thubron

Memories From An Evacuee

I was a World War II evacuee, and after a short "phony war" trip to Northampton, when the Blitz began I was sent to Llantrisant. I have nothing but warm memories of the town. I was thee years old and billeted with an ...Read more

A memory of Llantrisant in 1940 by Roy Barnacle

St Johns School

I went to the school between 1965 -1968, the family then moved to Coventry. My name was Angela Holley and I would love to see any interior photos of the school. I do visit Farncombe a couple of times a year and take a walk down ...Read more

A memory of Farncombe in 1968

Gathering The Harvest And Catching Rabbits In The Corn

I sometimes stayed with my Uncle Frank and Auntie Florrie Allen in Stoford in the 1940s and 1950s. He was a signalman for the Southern Railway at Yeovil Pen Mill Station and would ...Read more

A memory of Stoford in 1954 by John Howard Norfolk

Early Years

I was born at 23 Fotheringay Road in March 1959, across from the Spar Shops, where at one time my uncle Bert ran an Askit van. On my way to Woodnewton School, he always gave me a Kitkat. He stayed on Argyle Street, behind the town ...Read more

A memory of Corby by Thomson Kerr

I Was Here In 1973 & 1974

Like the other contributors I was a patient at this fabulous rehab centre, in my case it was twice (1973 and 1974) in restoring a mangled left leg following a motorcycle accident (yet another "sorry mate, didn't see ...Read more

A memory of Farnham Royal by Bob Unsworth

The Barber Shop

This photo was taken around 1960 as my father (who can be seen in the photo, cleaning the bedroom window) bought number 11, St Paul's Street in 1958 and did not open the barber shop for over a year. I was 5 years old when we moved ...Read more

A memory of Stamford in 1960 by Suzanna Sawyer

Playing On The Lake

This is a memory I have of when I was seven or eight in Frimley Green, Surrey. We had a lake calle Bransen (or Bransted), off of Wharf Road. I used to go there a lot, especially after I heard voices behind the ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green by The Frith Memory Archivist

Born In The 60s In Whetstone

I was born in Oakleigh Road North in 1965. I went to school at Sacred Heart Primary which was just up the road but felt like it was miles away while I was hanging onto my brother's hand and he walked with long ...Read more

A memory of North Finchley by Victoria Mabbott

Captions

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Caption For Wilton, The Square C1965

In this view of the Market Place, the vehicles in the car park are typical of the period, and the van in the centre probably came from nearby RAF Chilmark.

Caption For Richmond, Trinity Church And Castle 1913

Outside King & Son (centre right) can be seen their saddle-horse, and beyond is the barber's pole of W Myers, who succeeded hairdresser Charles Todd, visible in 32280 (page 18).

Caption For Richmond, Trinity Church And Castle 1913

Outside King & Son (centre right) can be seen their saddle-horse, and beyond is the barber's pole of W Myers, who succeeded hairdresser Charles Todd, visible in 32280 (page 18).

Caption For Daventry, London Road C1955

This main thoroughfare was by- passed in the 1930s, bringing a little calm to this approach to the town centre.

Caption For Bicester, Market Square C1965

The chimneys of the building just left of centre have gone, and it now has a more standard roof. The Red Lion inn, on the right, has changed its name; it is now called Ye Olde Pioneer.

Caption For Henley On Thames, The River C1955

Above the centre arches are the carved heads of Father Thames, looking downstream, and Isis, looking upstream.

Caption For Bournemouth, The Square C1955

By the 1950s motor traffic was beginning to dominate the centre of Bournemouth, though it was still possible for drivers to easily pull in at the side of the road.

Caption For Hull, Market Place 1903

The statue of William III, originally erected in 1734, stands proudly in the centre, bisected by the tramlines. William has moved several times over the years; he now sits above a Gents urinal.

Caption For Nottingham, Old Market Square C1950

In the centre background, the traditional building of Lloyds Bank can be seen, and on the extreme left is a branch of Fifty Shilling Tailors.

Caption For Egham, Procession C1901

The building on the right was a garden centre.

Caption For Witney, The Market Square C1955

The market was held around the 17th-century Buttercross in the centre of the town.

Caption For Cilcain, Village C1955

All the cottages in this terrace used to be the same design as the centre example with its distinctive chequered brickwork and curious extended porch.

Caption For Draughton, The Village C1955

On the far left is the old School House (1851), and to the left of Fern Cottage, centre, is St Augustine's Church, built in 1857. A delivery van is parked outside Yellow Cottage.

Caption For Brockenhurst, The Village 1949

Given the ease of access by car and train, it makes an excellent centre for an exploration of the southern half of the Forest.

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 Bodmin, Station 1906

Approaching from the town centre, we are in front of the terminus of the Great Western Railway branch from Bodmin Road Station, opened in 1887.

Caption For Liskeard, The Parade 1906

An early motor car is driven proudly down the middle of the road in Liskeard's centre.

Caption For Tavistock, Brook Street 1910

This view, looking back towards the town centre, shows both the Congregational and parish churches.

Caption For Beacon Hill, The Beacon Hotel C1955

Its subsequent decline eventually saw it transformed into a training centre for Lloyds Bank employees.

Caption For Clacton On Sea, The Pier And Steel Stella 1958

A Punch and Judy show always drew the crowds (centre), and many visitors enjoyed a trip on one of the pleasure boats. On the pier there is an amusement park, with the Big Dipper taking pride of place.

Caption For Masham, The Square C1955

The spacious market place or square in the centre of the Wensleydale village of Masham is surrounded by fine 18th- and 19th-century houses, with the ancient market cross under the trees as its centrepiece

Caption For Cliffe, Church Street C1955

The Black Bull pub (centre) was another property of the Maidstone brewers Style & Winch. This fully licensed house later featured exotic food from the Far East.

Caption For Watermouth, Harbour 1890

Watermouth`s narrow entrance, guarded by the great bulk of Widmouth Head (centre) to the west and Sexton`s Burrow opposite, makes it one of the safer, more sheltered harbours on this inhospitable

Caption For Ilfracombe, From Capstone Hill C1870

Coronation Terrace (centre) was started to celebrate the coronation of George IV in 1821, but it was not completed until 1828.