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Memories

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Longleat

My grandfather Cecil Welch, who was the local estate agent and auctioneer based at the Old Town Hall in the High Street, bought several old cottages next to the blacksmiths in Church End for his son John and wife Peggy, at the vast ...Read more

A memory of Great Dunmow in 1948

My Dad Dennis

Hello. My dad was born in Arlesey 1926 at 77 High Street, his name is Dennis James Saunderson. His mother was Ada Lillian Saunderson and his father was Arthur Taleyson Jones, they married in Biggleswade registry office December 24th ...Read more

A memory of Arlesey in 1920 by Denise Charter

Boyhood Memories From 1952

It was around this time that the tram lines were taken up from Sunderland Road in Gateshead. The men stored the old lines in Somerset Street and Devonshire Street. As boys we would dig up the tar from around the ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead in 1952 by Dave Southern

Lightning Strikes

This is August 1953, I was 10. We were playing cricket on the clay field with some older lads, the stumps were iron and came from Spencers steel works which was nearby and stuff like this was easily got. Anyway I remember it was ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1953 by Jimmy Burrows

Dibden Purlieu Newsagents Mr Mrs Storey

It was so lovely to see you refer to Mr Storey (Sid) in the earlier post - he was my wonderful Grandad! Nan and Grandad (Grace and Sid Storey) used to run the newsagents, and as a little girl, I was ...Read more

A memory of Dibden Purlieu by Vicki Norman

Childhood Memories From 1949

I was born in Hubert Terrace which ran off Bank Street and along to Cuthbert Street. Further down was School Street and Marian Street which ran along to Derwentwater Road, and on Derwentwater Road was Lady Vernon ...Read more

A memory of Gateshead by Betty Harris

Swimming Above Stepping Stones Weir At Bothal

Our Mam being an Ashington lassie, we returned to her birthplace when Mam divorced my father who she met before the Second World War - that was when Mam was in London and working in 'service'. We were ...Read more

A memory of Bothal in 1949 by Wullie Harries

A Quiet Haven Of Peace.

I lived next door to Davenham Church, and one summer's day, when I was about 7, I went for a walk around the churchyard. Hearing a rustling noise on the ground, I crouched down, parted some long grass, and found a baby ...Read more

A memory of Davenham in 1959 by Lynn Quigley

Looking Back To The Early Days

I was born in rented 'rooms' at Wordsworth Road in 1936 and came to move with my parents to five different addresses at Easington before I moved away from the area, when I married in 1963. But although my ...Read more

A memory of Easington Colliery in 1900 by Harold(Harry) Barnes

Now Living In Egypt

Hi Anthony, I knew your grandmother Ketura and your grandfather Ellis and most of their children. They had a very large family. Your Auntie Margery and I were great friends. We were always getting into trouble for climbing ...Read more

A memory of Llysfaen in 1960 by Anthony Roberts

Captions

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Caption For St Neots, River Terrace C1955

Even Brierley`s boatyard on the corner of the Hen Brook (right) is back in business.

Caption For Southampton, Westgate 1908

Westgate, dating back to the 14th century, provides access to the south-west corner of the old walled town.

Caption For Roslin, Castle 1897

In 1544 the English were back, burning five towns, sacking 243 villages, and destroying Roslin Castle.

Caption For Chesham, The Church 1897

St Mary's Church is on rising ground west of the town, with Lowndes Park to its north and east and The Bury to its west. The large cruciform church dates back to the 13th and 14th centuries.

Caption For Ludford, The Village C1955

The annexe sideways to the road has gone, and the house standing back from the road has been replaced by a bungalow. One of the two houses on the right, Highfield View, now has a porch.

Caption For Baldock, White Horse Street 1925

This view looks back towards the site of photograph No 77098.

Caption For Gilsland, The Village C1950

Poltross Burn, which flows through the middle of the village, marks the border between Northumberland and Cumbria.

Caption For Bangor, Main Street 1897

Better still, a search among the novelty shops would find just the right gift to take back.

Caption For Abergavenny, Frogmore Street 1914

The bicycles parked outside the bank on the left might well have been bought at the Cycle & Sports Depot farther down the street.

Caption For Kings Lynn, South Gates 1891

The plank serving as a gangway to the vessel from the bank had, until comparatively recent legislation, been the cause of many an accident as crew returned to their various ships after

Caption For Ilkley, Bridge 1900

Along the opposite bank, next to the present day garden centre, is the start of the 73 mile-long Dales Way to Bowness in the Lake District.

Caption For Aberdeen, Brig O' Balgownie C1890

Its charters date back to the 1100s, although St Machar is said to have founded a church here in AD 580.

Caption For Broadwater, The Village 1906

The green island has gone, and the terrace of three cottages on the left was rebuilt in the 1960s as a Nat West Bank.

Caption For Worcester, The Cathedral Ferry 1906

The ferry originated for the use of monks from the priory, to cross to their farmland on the west bank.

Caption For Runcorn, The Docks C1900

The main waterway we see here is the Weaver Navigation, built so that the salt boats which floated down the River Weaver from Northwich and Nantwich could get back into those Cheshire towns without fighting

Caption For Bishop's Stortford, The Boars Head C1955

This was removed from the church in 1547, but soon put back in place. However, in 1570 it was removed again, and found a permanent home in the Boar's Head.

Caption For Hunsdon, St Dunstan's Church C1965

The church had been covered in a thick growth of ivy, but by the time of this photograph, it had been cut back to reveal the true beauty of the structure.

Caption For Lickey, The Post Office C1965

In the days of steam, at least one extra banking engine (often more) was required to push each train up the Lickey.

Caption For Brampton, High Street C1955

In the last forty or so years, very little has changed in the High Street, although the recently built premises of the Midland Bank (right) has now become a private house.

Caption For Abergavenny, Frogmore Street 1914

The bicycles parked outside the bank on the left might well have been bought at the Cycle & Sports Depot farther down the street. Thoughts of war seem far away in this peaceful, unhurried scene.

Caption For Polegate, The Horse And Groom C1955

Our last view in this chapter before turning north back to Hailsham shows the Horse and Groom pub at the junction of the High Street and the Eastbourne Road, the A22.

Caption For Horncastle, Bull Ring C1965

R L Kisby and the Trustee Savings Bank (right) have gone, and Mills the newsagents have taken their place.

Caption For Haywards Heath, The Sergison Arms C1960

The inn was renamed the Sergison Arms in 1845, but it reverted back to the Dolphin during the 1990s when the premises were remodelled and upgraded to modern standards.

Caption For West Meon, Red Lion Hill C1955

His remains were brought back in an earthenware pot decorated with Russian script and buried in the family plot at West Meon. The service was held after dark to avoid reporters.