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Schooldays In Tooting

In 1957 I commenced, aged 10, at Franciscan Boys Primary School, in Mr Norman Leslie Caunt's Class 4, and a short while later moved up a year into his Class 2. I have a photograph of Class 2 taken in 1958, with many of the boys' ...Read more

A memory of Tooting by Peter Thompson

Memories, Stirred

Have just stumbled on this site and the entries about Worksop and Carlton have stirred a few memories. I lived in Worksop from 1956 to 1979. Shops: MacFisheries, an old fashioned W H Smith. Machin's hardware, the brilliant C V ...Read more

A memory of Worksop in 1970 by Hugh Valentine

Britannia Road

Lived in Morley from 1956 to 1962 in Britannia Terrace. We lived next door to Norrie Ward and his wife who kept a grocers shop. I often wonder what happened to all the crowd of us teen and twenties who went to Crosshall Chapel? Lucy ...Read more

A memory of Morley in 1957 by Patricia Hardy

Civic Centre, Dagenham (1955)

I remember that I used to accompany my mother to pay our rent at the Civic Centre. There were revolving doors at the entrance and these used to fascinate me. I always looked forward to going there because of the doors.

A memory of Dagenham by Patricia Haskell

Born And Bred

I was born in Liverpool Street in the centre of Crewe ( now the police station and library) with Manchester street to the rear, all the houses had an alleyway at the rear which enabled the lorry to empty the toilets which were housed in a brick ...Read more

A memory of Crewe by chrisinspain2014

Born And Bred

I was born in Liverpool Street in the centre of Crewe ( now the police station and library) with Manchester street to the rear, all the houses had an alleyway at the rear which enabled the lorry to empty the toilets which were housed in a brick ...Read more

A memory of Crewe by chrisinspain2014

Sunday Afternoons At The Mere

I have wonderful memories of Sunday afternoon visits to the Mere in the 50s with my parents. They ran a pub in Shrewsbury and Sunday afternoons were family time. We came in spring when the daffodils were out along the ...Read more

A memory of Ellesmere by Sylvia Ashton

Newton A Aycliffe In The Sixties

Mu aunt Cecilia Hood lived in Clarence Chare Newton Aycliffe. My Uncle was involved in building the clock in the centre of Newton Aycliffe. My cousin Terence Parnaby and his son Robin also lived in Aycliffe. As ...Read more

A memory of Newton Aycliffe

Seasons : Junior 1. Walhouse School

Here's another set of memories about Walhose Junior School as I promised. In 1955, I moved from John Wood C of E Infants up to the Church of England's own junior school which was located on the New Penkride Road. I ...Read more

A memory of Cannock by brucehaycock

I Am Looking For Felix Road West

Ancestors are listed on RG12/1030 Page 2, of the 1891 census, but I can't find any trace of Felix Road West, apart from just Felix Road. The area immediately west of Felix Road is a cemetery which predates ...Read more

A memory of Hanwell by ff

Captions

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Caption For Eype, 1922

The thatched roofs of Ducks Bottom (left), the old post office (centre) and Vine Cottage (right) nestle in the heart of pastoral Eype hamlet in the coastal valley west of Bridport.

Caption For Chideock, Village 1930

Trees partially obscure Bridge Cottage, By the Stream and Apple Tree Thatch (centre).

Caption For Chester, Bridge Street 1888

The ground-floor level of the picturesque building in the centre is now, rather unfortunately, a Burger King outlet.

Caption For Lulworth Cove, 1925

Eastwards is Lulworth Cove (centre), caused by the sea breaching through the Purbeck-Portland formations into softer Wealden sands and Cretaceous chalk in the dip beyond, in far more recent

Caption For Rhymney, High Street 1967

On the left, the library has become the health centre, and the ex-servicemen`s club is closed, but Lloyds Bank is still open.

Caption For Thetford, Mill Head 1929

By then, however, Lynn had already declined in status as a port, and Thetford never gained the prominence as a trading centre it expected.

Caption For East Runton, The Beach C1955

Families are leaving the beach and strolling to the roadway, which is a short distance from the village centre.

Caption For Phillack, The New Inn C1960

The New Inn is a welcome haven in the centre of the small village, with its own car park at the side allowing calling motorists to leave the narrow street.

Caption For Dunsop Bridge, Hodder Bridge 1921

Hidden among the trees in the centre of our photograph is a foot (and animal) bridge just a few miles outside Dunsop Bridge.The hill on the left is called Knot or Sugar Loaf.

Caption For Guisborough, Monk's Walk C1885

In the centre was a manicured lawn that in latter years was often the venue for musical and theatrical productions.

Caption For Street, High Street 1896

The house on the left has been replaced by The Crispin Centre, a large shopping precinct.

Caption For Stroud, Town Centre C1965

Before the clock was built in the early 1920s, this was the main taxi rank in the town centre.

Caption For Bere Regis, St John The Baptist C1950

The memorial seat commemorates the six agricultural labourers who met beneath the sycamore tree (centre) in 1834, and were transported to Australia for taking an illegal oath during an initiation

Caption For Epsom, High Street 1902

Once the village of Ebbisham, its popularity as a spa resort in the Restoration period, followed by its emergence as a racing centre in the following century, saved Epsom from decline.

Caption For Swanwick, River Hamble C1955

Between the 14th and the early 19th centuries, Bursledon was an important centre for naval shipbuilding, with the wooded slopes of the river providing much of the timber.

Caption For Enfield, Gentleman's Row C1965

To the west of the town centre, and parallel with Chase side, this picturesque street has to be seen by any visitor to Enfield.

Caption For Pinner, High Street And The Queen's Head C1960

At the centre, secreted away within an 18th-century brick skin, is a superb late mediaeval hall house, complete with a fine crown post roof and an original window on the rear elevation.

Caption For Hawkley, The Village C1960

A couple (centre left) stroll through the village; their clothing suggests that it is a warm day.

Caption For Barry, Glan Y Mor, The Knap C1955

This YMCA residential hostel was opened in 1931 by the Countess of Plymouth, and was advertised as a modern residential centre catering for 130 guests.

Caption For Street, The Crispin Hall 1896

It is still Street's community centre, a cafe‚ and a craft shop.

Caption For Snaith, Selby Road C1950

The only thing that can be said about the horrendous building in the centre is that it served a useful purpose - a toilet block.

Caption For Buttermere, 1889

The pines of Crag Wood are prominent in the centre of the photograph, while the slopes of Dodd sweep up the lake shore beyond.

Caption For Harrogate, The Stray 1902

In the background the buildings are Montpelier Parade (left), Cambridge Crescent (centre), and the Prospect Hotel which opened in 1859, but was enlarged in 1870.

Caption For Laindon, Wash Road C1955

By the end of the 1950s, outlying shops were competing with the new Town Centre development.