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Maps
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Memories
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Growing Up In Greenford 1957 1970s
Wow! Thanks for those memories. A million miles away in rural East Anglia, remembering growing up in Greenford. Stanhope Infants and Juniors, Mr Bishop, Mrs Avery, anybody went there remember them? ...Read more
A memory of Greenford by
Mossford Garage
I started work at the age of 15 years as 'the boy', apprentice mechanic at Mossford garage. I remember going down the High Street to Pither's bakeries to get ham and cheese rolls, as well as pies for the mechanic's tea breaks. ...Read more
A memory of Barkingside in 1965 by
Alton 2003
A quite recent memory but I visited in 2003 thanks to the kindness of my relative Josephine Dixon [dec.]. We are both related to the Byatt and Collis families from Alton. It was great to see where our family lived and ...Read more
A memory of Alton in 2003 by
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
Railway Station Yard
My parent's business on Whitefield Road backed onto the sidings of the rail station. The coal wagons were shunted onto a track alongside the public pathway. The Coal Merchants had their office shacks on the entrance way to ...Read more
A memory of New Milton in 1950 by
Early Years
I was born at 37, Ravenshill Road in 1955. I can remember a man on a bike sharpening knives and scissors on a grinding wheel attached to the front, also a man with a pony and trap would take you for a ride round the block for a ...Read more
A memory of West Denton by
Memories From 1982
I have fond memories of a garden fete held in the church grounds in 1982. I was staying at the farm camp nearby, picking fruit etc during the summer. Since me and a friend had such a wonderful time, we came back and spent ...Read more
A memory of Leverington in 1982 by
Penybont Carnival Display Band Mid 1970s
Growing up in Aberkenfig was good fun. I attended Tondu infants and Junior schools, later on Ynysawdre comprehensive school. Along with quite a few of my friends, I was a member of Penybont Carnival display ...Read more
A memory of Tondu in 1973 by
Place Where I Was Born
Sowerby holds many happy memories for me. I was born there in April 1935 and left for pastures new in 1957. Over the years I have made many visits back to my homeland from Australia. The village has changed very little ...Read more
A memory of Sowerby in 1940 by
The Cafe School
We moved to Alton from Somerset in November 1958. The primary school was closed for refurbishment. Mr. and Mrs. Carnwell who owned the garage and cafe played host to the village school, it all seemed quite strange to ...Read more
A memory of Alton in 1958 by
Captions
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After a spell as the Hustlers, this pub has reverted to its original name.
Here we have a fine overview of the town centre against a backdrop of the Fairfield Horseshoe group of mountains.
Worthing's was a good example, with screens to protect the band from the sea breezes and an elegant wrought iron openwork cupola to its ogee roof.
One of the darkest deeds in English history took place in Saxon times, when King Edward was murdered, probably by order of his stepmother, in 978.
This view is taken from the brick four-centred arch into Market Square. The brick footpath heads towards the porch which, with the south aisle, was added in 1870 to designs by H E Rumble.
The parish church of St Martin is described as 'Anglo-Saxon origins, c1200, C13, C15, restored 1850' (Department of Heritage List). The former school, now the village hall, is dated 1846.
Many of the old houses were weaver's cottages, built in a time when hand-loom weaving was the major industry in the area.
Here we see Hutton Hall from the north, showing the main entrance and driveway, the view that house party guests would first see upon arriving by carriage, having been brought up from the Pease's
This view shows the prospect as revealed through the west door, seen in the previous photograph.
This view shows the prospect as revealed through the west door, seen in the previous photograph.
The back of the Crown Inn can just be seen in the centre, where Station Road becomes Hinckley Road, curving south past the parish church, and on to Nailstone and Market Bosworth.
Central Park ran from Queensway to the back of Western Road, whose c1900 houses can be seen in the distance.
This view, also taken from an upstairs window of the Griffin, looks into Broadway, much changed in the 1930s and 1940s.
We are looking over Lancaster and the outer parts of the castle from the higher inner ramparts.
Dale Street was one of the ancient streets of the city and the main road to all points south.
It was planned that around St George's Hall there would be unbuilt areas so as to show off the Hall, the grandest of the civic buildings.
A carved inscription above the left-hand lower window reads 'Love God WB 1577 RD Honor Kinge'.
Putting ashore the catch is a perennial attraction for bystanders on any jetty. These, judging by the smartness of their dress (complete with pocket handkerchief), are clearly not fishermen.
The Royal Infirmary, with its high dome and clock face, lords it over Piccadilly.
At the north end of the park the focus is a statue of Albert, Queen Victoria's Prince Consort, who had died in 1861 and in whose honour the estate had been named.
When this photograph was taken, Blackburn had two markets, the indoor market and an open air one, held every Wednesday and Saturday. This photograph shows the open market in New Market Street.
Blackburn had two markets, the indoor market and an open air one, held every Wednesday and Saturday, when this photograph was taken. Friday was later added to the open market days.
Benjamin Beale, a local glovemaker and a Quaker, invented the bathing machine in 1751 to conserve ladies' modesty while they took a dip in the briny.
This view looks in the opposite direction to No N125008. The supporting bearers to the timber frame of the Tudor building are visible in detail.
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