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From 1944

Memories from that long ago tend to stick in the back of the mind until an association brings them out. Being a small child, the village green at Bearsted seemed gigantic and the village pond was just a pond. We used to paddle in the ...Read more

A memory of Bearsted by Beverley Simmons

Spooner's Corner

Living in Park Street Lane from 1940 to 1961 I passed this corner every day to go under the railway bridge to the recreation ground and school or on to the village. The branches of the Horse Chestnut tree in the foreground ...Read more

A memory of Park Street in 1940 by Valerie Tomlinson

The New Bridge

I remember this as The 'New Bridge', it was huge and posh compared to the beautiful Old Bridge which was still in full use with 2 way traffic. I don't know if it still is as it is about 10 years since I visited Hereford but will be visiting soon!!

A memory of Hereford in 1965 by Katie Clamp

Summers In Blackhall

My Grandma - Bertha Lanaghan - lived in Third Street for over 50 years. She made hookey rugs as big as a room from old blankets, coats, etc whatever she could get, to sell for extra money. She dyed the wool three ...Read more

A memory of Blackhall Colliery by Kathy Ames

Tideford

This photograph shows Tideford prior to 1961, a quiet village on the road between Trerulefoot and Saltash. That was all about to change when the new Tamar road bridge was opened connecting Saltash with Plymouth in 1961. What had been a ...Read more

A memory of Tideford in 1961 by Nick Serpell

Acton Bridge Cruising Club

My memories of Acton Bridge go back to the mid 1950s and early 1960s. The picture of boats at Acton Bridge Cruising Club takes me back to my teenage days. We had a boat called 'Scampi' which was a 32-foot ...Read more

A memory of Acton Bridge in 1957 by Laurie Hatchard

Woodford Bridge And St Paul's Church

I grew up living in Moreton Gardens, my maiden name was Nicholls. I have 2 sisters Pat and Laura. My dear mum used to take us to church every Sunday morning, and I used to sing in the choir. I have some ...Read more

A memory of Woodford Green by Anne Westbrook

The Little People Of Choppington

I recall the wee folk of choppington being almost hobbit-like in appearance. Their droll little smiles and corn cob pipes hanging from their tiny mouths. The women of choppington are robust, and resemble ...Read more

A memory of Choppington by Richard Hell

Longtown High Street

My great-great grandfather was George 'Dood' McKie and he lived in a house about six doors beyond the Graham Arms Hotel which is shown in the Francis Frith photo number L203002.  He was one of those Longtown characters who are ...Read more

A memory of Longtown in 1880 by Chester Forster

Childhood Dreams

I came across this website by accident, what a treat. I was raised in Croydon, actually Addington. My nana and granddad lived at 195 Purley Way in Wadden. I spent many happy hours there as a child. I would spend several weeks ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1955 by Christina Jackson

Captions

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Caption For Brookwood, Basingstoke Canal C1955

The bridge immediately beyond the lock used to take a railway into Pirbright army camp, just behind the trees to the right.

Caption For Andover, Bridge Street 1913

Looking back into Bridge Street with Burden's Corner now well established, the London County & Westminster Bank opposite retained its authentic late Victorian frontage.

Caption For Canford Magna, Village 1904

The rustic bridge parapets over the brook also look like John Hicks's work.

Caption For Canford Magna, Sanatorium And Main Street C1950

The rustic bridge parapets over the brook also look like John Hicks's work.

Caption For Gilwern, The Canal C1955

Just along the canal from Bridge 104, the boat is emerging from a turning point in the canal basin. The bank to the right, where the car is parked, now houses a boat hire firm, Castle Narrowboats.

Caption For Walsden, Church And Lock C1960

Reaching Littleborough from Sowerby Bridge in 1788, it was completed through to Manchester by 1804. An Act of 1952 closed the waterway to traffic along most of its length.

Caption For Great Dunmow, Braintree Road C1955

The bus in the distance has just passed Ford Bridge. Once called Stratford (the `street ford`), this was where the Roman road crossed the River Chelmer.

Caption For Plymouth, George Street 1889

Only with the construction of the Royal Albert Bridge across the Tamar to Saltash did the railway open up the Duchy of Cornwall.

Caption For London, St Paul's Cathedral C1950

The building on the left, which survived, has now been demolished, leaving an approach to the south door from the Millennium Bridge.

Caption For Croston, Town Bridge C1955

A 17th-century packhorse bridge spans the River Yarrow, and beyond the cottages rises the square, battlemented tower of St Michael and All Angels' Church.

Caption For Leatherhead, High Street 1932

An RAC patrolman guides an early Austin saloon around the junction of Church Street and the High Street, as a 408C double-decker bus emerges from the top of Bridge Street.

Caption For Hay On Wye, The Bridge C1965

Y Gelli Bridge, built of concrete, is a very modern introduction into the Welsh landscape.

Caption For Beulah, The Bridge C1935

The waters were so shallow that a ford had sufficed for many years, and this bridge was quite new at the date of the photograph.

Caption For Goodrich, The River C1960

The Wye River is viewed here looking downstream from the Kerne Bridge. Within a short distance, the river becomes the border between Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.

Caption For Warrington, Bridge Street C1950

Bridge Street was clearly Warrington's shopping centre in the 1950s. The west side offered some of Warrington's finest shops.

Caption For Dulverton, 1892

In this view the medieval bridge is on the left and the former Crepe Mill of 1814, now the Dulverton Laundry, dominates the centre.

Caption For Gnosall, The Canal C1960

The Boat Inn stands beside the bridge.

Caption For Great Haywood, Essex Bridge C1955

This delightful old stone pack-horse bridge has stood here since the 16th century. It is named after the Earls of Essex, who lived at Chartley Hall.

Caption For Eamont Bridge, Mayburgh Henge 1893

Mayburgh Henge is one of a group of three prehistoric monuments near Eamont Bridge.

Caption For Chepstow, Horseshoe Bend 1950

Just up river from the bridge and the castle, this would appear to be a view from Wintour`s Leap of the beginning of the great Horseshoe Bend which encompasses the peninsula of Lancaut.

Caption For Wickhambreaux, The Post Office 1903

The bridge, left, crossed the Lesser Stour River. Further left is an old water mill once used by a large farming community.

Caption For Leysdown On Sea, Station Road C1960

Leysdown is a popular holiday resort on the Isle of Sheppey, reached by crossing the Kingsferry Bridge.

Caption For Teston, Orchard Stores Corner C1960

To reach this village one can cross a medieval ragstone bridge across the River Medway.

Caption For West Rasen, The Church C1955

Apart from All Saints church, West Rasen is noted for its 15th-century pack horse bridge which crosses the River Rase, from which the Rasens are named, and which descends from The Wolds to merge with the