Maps

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Memories

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Hove Town Hall Fire

I think it was 1964 that the Town Hall burnt down. I remember it well. I was about 11 at the time. I do remember that at the back of the TH, was the Police Station. My brother and I got in some "trouble" and the two of us ...Read more

A memory of Hove in 1964 by Alan Ogilvie

Fish Strand Quay

Yes, I 'grew up' on Fish Strand and still use it to this day. My father kept various boats off the quay and we always had a dinghy moored there, and we still do, my father is now in his 90s and I have 2 grandaughters. I ...Read more

A memory of Falmouth in 1958 by Steve Turvey

Happy Memory

I remember my mum and dad taking me to see Mr and Mrs Farley, they lived in a lovely house with apple trees,I also think there were chickens, because I seem to remember collecting the eggs, I especially remember their ...Read more

A memory of Beckley in 1955 by Jane Green

Cononley

I was born in Buttershaw in Bradford. I moved to Cononley at the age of 5 and have spent happy times in and around the village. Living just outside the village parish lines at this time our family became very involved in the village ...Read more

A memory of Cononley in 1977 by Angela Wilkinson

Serpentine Factory Poltesco

While resident in the area I was given a story about the demise of the factory which I visited many times but I cannot vouch for its accuracy. The factory specialised in large serpentine objects with elaborate and ...Read more

A memory of Poltesco in 1962 by John Lawson

Personal Memories Of A Child

I was born in 1942 and by the time I was five years old I has a brother and two sisters. My mum and dad used to send me up to Longriggend for weekends and holidays, probably because my mum was so busy with the ...Read more

A memory of Longriggend in 1940 by Joe Mc Laughlin

My Dad In The Mill

My dad Albert Joseph Harris and mum Brenda Mary used the mill as a machine shop, manufacturing small parts for Morris, Frances Barnett, Triumph, Norton and others. We lived in Redbrook in the now guest house on the corner of ...Read more

A memory of Monmouth in 1955 by Roger Harris

Circa 1950s

I was born in 1939 and remember the war years vividily. However, I was draughted into the army in 1948 and because of my knowledge and interest in explosives, became an Ammunition Examiner. During this period, I knew I liked music ...Read more

A memory of Sheffield in 1948 by Peter Dewsnap

A Lost Childhood

My beloved late mum grew up and lived in the stunning village of Rode, way back in the late thirties I think. Sadly she's gone now, and I wish I had written down more of her memories of Rode. Her family name was Humphries, and she ...Read more

A memory of Rode by Rene Rees

1956 To 1962

I used to go out with a girl called Ann Peat who had a sister called Ray. Their mother owned the Wifflet Garden Picture House. I used to work for McLeods, slater and plasters in Coatbridge. I will add more as I remember it. I ...Read more

A memory of Coatbridge in 1958 by John Potter

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Captions

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Caption For Acle, The Bridge Inn C1955

The now much enlarged thatched house on the right is the only Bridge Inn building standing today; the left-hand one has been demolished.

Caption For Bletchley, Bletchley Park C1960

Architecturally something of a dog's dinner with bits added to the 1860 house piecemeal, Bletchley Park is famous for the cracking of the Nazi 'Enigma' code during the last war, admittedly in huts around

Caption For Wootton Bassett, Bath Road C1950

The shop is now a private house.

Caption For Gloucester, Southgate Street 1904

One of Gloucester's new electric street tramcars rattles along Southgate Street in hot pursuit of a local horse-drawn omnibus.

Caption For Chideock, Village 1897

Little remains of this medieval fortification, and a later manor house was 'slighted' in 1645 during the Civil War.

Caption For Ringwood, Somerley House 1891

To the north-west of Ringwood is Somerley House, sometime residence of Lord Normanton. In the valley to the east are the winding waters of the River Avon, to the west the trees of Ringwood Forest.

Caption For Newtown Linford, Bradgate Park C1965

In the heart of the park stand the ruins of Bradgate House, a Tudor mansion; it was the childhood home of Lady Jane Grey, the tragic nine-day Queen of England who was executed in 1553.

Caption For Aldeburgh, The Steps 1906

Here, grand houses enjoyed a superb view overlooking the town and coastline below.

Caption For Gorleston, High Street 1908

As the town expanded, because of the burgeoning holiday trade, trams were introduced to convey visitors from the seafront to their boarding houses.

Caption For Moffat, High Street 1890

At this time Moffat was one of Scotland's chief inland resorts, boasting several hotels, a hydropathic establishment and private boarding houses.

Caption For Fowey, Place House 1888

Place House has been the seat of the Treffry family for centuries. It was rebuilt in the mid 15th century, then almost entirely remodelled in the Victorian era.

Caption For Camberley, Frimley Road 1906

On the right is Mr Turner's grocery shop, with the Standard public house in the distance. Many of these old cottages remain.

Caption For Camberley, Recreation Ground Gardens 1931

The houses in the background are those in Southwell Park Road. The tennis courts and bowling green are to the left.

Caption For Corfe Castle, From The Church Tower 1890

A medieval manor house, Athelhampton was built in 1485 by Sir William Martyn, who became Lord Mayor of London in 1493.

Caption For Hoghton, The Tower 1895

The home of the de Hoghton family, the house (which is still there today) was mainly built in the reign of Elizabeth I.

Caption For Trumpington, Village 1914

Although only visible from its sign in this picture, the Green Man is a magnificent timbered public house.

Caption For Northleach, Market Square C1955

One is devoted to a working display of mechanical music machines, the other - housed in a former prison - is the Countryside Collection.

Caption For Winchester, Westgate Museum 1911

It still houses the excellent collection of historic weights and measures and the instruments of torture shown here.

Caption For Borth, High Street 1952

The shops and houses on the left back straight on to the sea.

Caption For Plymouth, Royal Marine Barracks, Stonehouse 1890

Situated on Durnford Street, which runs parallel to Stonehouse Creek, the Royal Marine Barracks were built in 1867 using a mixture of Plymouth limestone and granite from the moors and originally housed

Caption For Norwich, Cathedral Close 1938

The serene and tranquil Lower Close is surrounded by fine houses, mostly 'Georgianised', but incorporating priory buildings.

Caption For Sheffield, The Polytechnic C1969

Sheffield Polytechnic was formed in 1969 with the amalgamation of the Sheffield Colleges of Technology and Art; the new institution was housed in purpose-built facilities on land between Howard Street

Caption For Maidstone, Zoo Park C1955

The grounds of Cobtree Manor, at Sandling, close to Maidstone, now house the Museum of Kent Life, Cobtree Manor Golf Course and a 250 acre park.

Caption For Ipswich, Buttermarket 1893

Here, on the corner with St Stephens Lane, stands the Ancient House.