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Childhood In Waltham Cross

I was born in Waltham Cross in 1941, right in the middle of an air raid.  My dad was yelling up at the planes saying "Not tonight Adolf, not tonight!" Waltham Cross back then was a wonderful village to grow up in. ...Read more

A memory of Waltham Cross in 1950 by Madeline Rees

East Ham From 1958

I was born and raised in East Ham and was very proud of it.  We lived in Friars Road off the Barking Road and moved to Lincoln Road off High Street North.  The postcards brought back memories of home.  East Ham used to be a very ...Read more

A memory of East Ham in 1958 by Rosemarie Lee

Childhood Memories

I remember when I was just a young teenager... you could roam around the village and just about everyone knew you. I loved to wander down to Mill Stream Lane with my jam jar and fishing net and walk along the stream ...Read more

A memory of Watton at Stone in 1968 by Joy Abbato

Stone Street, Boxford

William Balaam born in Stone Street, Boxford in 1870 or thereabouts. He was my Grandfather's stepfather. Grandad often talked of Boxford. It is believed that later in William Balaam's life he became a Mayor or Lord Mayor - ...Read more

A memory of Boxford in 1870 by anne

When Tarpots Had Real Shops

I remember when I first moved to Tarpots that we had proper shops. We had a butchers, greengrocer, baker, newsagent, and post office. You could get all you wanted without having to catch a bus to another town. Now ...Read more

A memory of Great Tarpots in 1979 by Mary Jones

Watch On The Great North Road

My parents lived at Sprotborough and were great motorcycle and sidecar enthusiasts although by 1968, the Triumph Speed Twin and sidecar had given way to a Morris Minor, later to be replaced with a Triumph Herald.  On ...Read more

A memory of Bawtry in 1951 by Terence George Flinders

Northleach

My father's family was from Northleach going back to at least 1795. In 2006 I finally was able to visit the town. My Great Grandfather, Herbert Charles Earle was organist and choirmaster at St. Peter and St. Paul for fifty years until ...Read more

A memory of Northleach by Chris Earle

Happy Days Of Youth

I lived at 10 Whitfield Road, Fulwood, and went to Birkdale Prep School. Used to spend hours playing around Forge Dam, and renting a rowboat if I got an allowance. When winter came we would toboggan down the hills in ...Read more

A memory of Fulwood in 1940 by Michael Oyler

Clara Pine, My Grandmother Lived Here

Clara Pine was born in 1891 at Shute Farm in Lower Town, Malborough (see other photo). Aged 3 years she went with her Mum and older brother to America where she met her Dad for the first time in New York. ...Read more

A memory of Malborough in 1890 by Anne Speight

Milton Barracks

I arrived in Gravesend in mid 1947 as advance party to re-open "Milton Barracks". Our first night out was a walk around King St to see what we could find. It didn't take us long to find the pubs in Gravesend or to find the Prom. ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend in 1947 by Verdun Lowe

Captions

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Caption For Warminster, Market Place C1965

This photograph shows the Bath Arms Hotel, the old Literary and Scientific Institute, and the ever-increasing traffic.

Caption For Exmouth, The Strand Gardens C1955

In AD1001, Viking raiders under the command of King Sweyn landed in the Exe estuary, raiding and burning the town of Exanmutha before marching on to Exeter.

Caption For Hungerford, Bridge Sreet 1903

This view shows Bridge Street on the north bank of the Kennet and Avon canal.

Caption For Redditch, Abbey Stadium C1965

Land allocated for woodland, open space, golf courses and sports facilities accounts for nearly a quarter of the New Town area.

Caption For Chatham, Town Hall Gardens C1960

The gardens are laid out on a site that slopes gently down towards Rope Walk and The Brook, offering a pleasant place in the centre of town in which to stroll or sit, and perhaps recover

Caption For Lymington, View From Town Quay 1955

Lymington is surrounded by pleasant countryside, and the town makes an excellent base for exploring the New Forest.

Caption For Swindon, Regents Circus 1902

This photograph reflects the prosperity and commerce which the Great Western Railway yards brought to the town.

Caption For Launceston, The Square 1935

It has always been at the centre of town life, hosting hunt balls and providing accommodation for the Sheriff and his men when the Assizes were in session.

Caption For Epsom, Market, High Street 2005

It was May 1998, and the town was experiencing its first road protest - a bit of a learning experience for all concerned.

Caption For Skipton, Swadford Street 1923

By this date the motorcar and charabanc had put Skipton firmly on the map as the principal southern gateway to the Dales.

Caption For Skipton, Swadford Street 1923

By this date the motorcar and charabanc had put Skipton firmly on the map as the principal southern gateway to the Dales.

Caption For Dartmouth, Dartmouth Regatta 1889

Queen Victoria much admired the town of Dartmouth and its beautiful estuary, recording in her journal that '...the place is lovely, with its wooded rocks and church and castle at the entrance.

Caption For Richmond, View From Castle Walk 1913

Taken from Billy Banks Wood south of the Swale, this distant view shows the defensive site of Richmond Castle, and the town clinging precariously - and picturesquely - to the hillside

Caption For Letchworth Garden City, St Mary's Church 1922

The name of the town of Letchworth appears to derive from 'lecha weorthig', 'the farm by the rivulet'.

Caption For Petworth, Lombard Street 1900

The high walls of Petworth House dominate the west side of the town.

Caption For Weymouth, Parade And Clock Tower 1898

Weymouth expanded considerably during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as the town attempted to cater for the huge increase in tourists.

Caption For Henley On Thames, Regatta 1890

The first Henley Royal Regatta was held in June 1839 and has been an important event in the town's social calendar ever since.

Caption For Chepstow, The Museum 2004

Originally, 18th-century Gwy House in Bridge Street was a privately owned family home.

Caption For Andover, High Street C1960

Next to Lloyds Bank, W H Smith has long since given way to C & M DIY. There was talk in 2001 of upgrading the market street for the comfort of the silent majority, the town's pedestrians.

Caption For Gravesend, New Road C1955

New Road is one of the main shopping streets of the town. The roads seem empty by today's standards. In the foreground is British Home Stores, and Hepworths is on the extreme left.

Caption For Southend On Sea, Undercliff Gardens C1955

Here we see some of the gardens to the west of the main town, much enjoyed by residents and visitors. The land slopes more gently than in the Shrubbery area.

Caption For Bexhill On Sea, Old Town, Walnut Tree 1897

While the old town up the hill had its origins in the 8th century, the Bexhill everyone knows grew up from the 1880s by the sea as a resort on Earl De La Warr's estate.

Caption For Cowbridge, High Street C1949

Set in the midst of a region of rich and picturesque farms, it developed into an important market centre for the agricultural community.

Caption For Boroughbridge, The Devil's Arrows 1895

They lie in a north-south axis on the western edge of the town; they measure as high as 22ft 6in, and are as big as the stones at Stonehenge.