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Childhood Days

Being born in Sowerby Bridge as a family we would often visit Ladstone Rock. I had numerous happy hours there as a young lad, picnics and gathering Bilberries' for mum to bake pies. Why did the summer days then never seem to ...Read more

A memory of Sowerby Bridge in 1951 by Barry M. Whisler

Childhood On Castleford Road

I remember the fields and Beckbridge prefabs. I and my sister attended the infants school , set back from Castleford road sadly no more except the walls remain .Swam in the old Baths where asda, s store now stands.I ...Read more

A memory of Normanton in 1961

I Dare You...

One summer afternoon, aged about 10, I was playing on and around this bridge with a group of boys. I was a bit of a tomboy! Some of the older boys decided to jump off the bridge and then jeered that I wouldn't be able to do this because ...Read more

A memory of Fetcham in 1953 by Maureen Cate

Alan Cobham

In 1932 at the age of eight years old I enjoyed the thrill of an airborne flight, Alan Cobham, later to become Sir Alan was giving demonstration flights on the field by Merrills Bridge, now the site of Bentley Motors, my father paid the ...Read more

A memory of Crewe in 1930 by Ken Wood

Bradley St

I was born in 1953 and went to Bradley St Primary. I recall there were three girls who dressed the same; the Pearl triplets. I remember going on a school trip to Heathrow Airport and losing my souvenir cast metal model plane on the ...Read more

A memory of Uttoxeter by Robert Cooper

Tea Leaf Alley Gertrude Street

Yes, I'm almost certain people will remember Gertrude Street. My name is John Howard and I lived at No.31 Gertrude St. Went to Mount Carmel RC, I also went to the Cad on Regent Rd many times. I'm always bumping into ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1948 by John Howard

Growing Up In The Pit Houses

We were raised in a pit house on Springfield (sometimes 'Avenue') near the far end of Ings Lane, in the fifties. It was a small street, only 6 houses. 2 or 3 keys would open both front and back doors (and ...Read more

A memory of Bolton Upon Dearne by Peter Wraith

Battersea

I was born in 1930 in Chelsea but moved to Haines Street, Battersea (demolished to make way for New Covent Garden in the 1960's) in 1933. Moved to No.3 Sleaford Street Battersea in 1935 and went to Sleaford Street School until 1939 (Mr ...Read more

A memory of Battersea in 1930 by John Dorking

The Barton Road Swing Bridge

This photograph shows the Barton Road Swing Bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal, taken from the Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct, which stands alongside this bridge and carried the Bridgewater Canal over the ...Read more

A memory of Barton Upon Irwell in 1950 by Julia Skinner

Lost And Found In Bristol

Our family had returned to England at the very end of 1948 from a short overseas BOAC posting in Montreal. My father, a BOAC pilot, was due to begin training to fly Boeing Stratocruisers at Filton in 1949, and along with ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1951 by John Liles

Captions

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Caption For Potter Heigham, The Bridge 1934

The old medieval stone bridge, with one central and two pointed side arches, carries Yarmouth-bound traffic over the Thurne. Its painted warning 'Caution, proceed slowly' must not be ignored.

Caption For Selby, Old Toll Bridge 1918

The wooden toll-bridge over the Ouse was built in the 18th century. Selby still sees small ships loading and unloading at the modest wharf.

Caption For London, Southwark, Findlater's Corner 1897

This view looks from London Bridge Station approach towards St Saviour's Collegiate Church, which eight years later became Southwark Cathedral.

Caption For Potter Heigham, The Bridge 1934

The old medieval stone bridge, with one central and two pointed side arches, carries Yarmouth-bound traffic over the Thurne. Its painted warning 'Caution, proceed slowly' must not be ignored.

Caption For Brimfield, C1955

Cars and buses are no longer allowed to park among the weird and wonderful gritstone formations of Brimham Rocks, near Pateley Bridge in Nidderdale, as they were when this photograph was taken.

Caption For Pinner, Bridge Street C1955

As we look at this mundane street as it drops down towards Pinner Underground Station, under the railway bridge and on towards Harrow-on-the-Hill, there is little to herald the wonderful surprise of turning

Caption For Tenby, Castle Hill From St Catherine's 1890

A temporary bridge was erected from a ledge below the Store or Detachment Shelter on the left to Castle Hill, which allowed the passage of building materials and labourers from mainland to

Caption For Widnes, The Transporter Bridge C1955

In fact the air quality here was so atrocious there was great concern about its affect on the bridge's iron frame.

Caption For Prestbury, The Manor House 1903

At the bottom of the street is the bridge over the River Bollin and the Manor house.

Caption For Totnes, Landing Stage 1928

The 'Compton Castle', which we see here, was built by B Cox & Company of Falmouth in 1914; she originally had an open bridge which was enclosed in the 1920s.

Caption For Coulsdon, Woodcote Grove Road C1955

The gabled row of houses leads towards a railway bridge with St Andrew`s Church beyond.

Caption For Brockweir, The Village C1955

The house at the end of the bridge is now painted cream, giving a lift to this view of the village.

Caption For Marlborough, College 1923

An enclosed bridge crosses the A4 Bath road. The entrance to the College is to the right. The dark red brick gives the college buildings a serious and imposing air.

Caption For Bodiam, The Castle 1925

As the Rother, navigable to Bodiam Bridge, was part of the port of Winchelsea, a licence was granted to Sir Edward Dalyngrigge 'to make a castle thereof in defence of the adjacent country against the King's

Caption For Wellington, Holyhead Road And Mill Bank C1965

Telford was the County Surveyor for Shropshire at the time, and was associated with the building of roads and also of bridges, canals and aqueducts, to name just a few of his projects.

Caption For Eling, St Mary's Church C1955

A short stroll from the toll bridge brings you to the little church of St Mary's. Above the altar hangs an impressive picture of the Last Supper.

Caption For Lincoln, High Street C1950

This view looks south down the High Street from near High Bridge. The 11th-century tower of St Mary le Wigford church peers out amid the later commercial architecture.

Caption For Blanchland, The Village C1935

Also featured is the bridge over the Derwent by which visitors from the south enter the village. Those coming from the north pass under the Abbey's embattled 15th-century gatehouse.

Caption For Maidenhead, Cliveden Woods 1925

Barry was also responsible for the Palace of Westminster; his son was the engineer who built Tower Bridge.

Caption For Carew, The Bridge And Castle C1960

The view has changed very little today, except for the development of the cottage next to the bridge, the Riverside Restaurant.

Caption For Chelsworth, The Bridge And Peacock Inn C1965

The River Brett is spanned by two adjoining 18th-century hump-backed bridges, one of which is dated 1754.

Caption For Iffley, The Mill Lock And Bridge 1890

A little down-river from the city of Oxford is Iffley, with its mill lock and bridge. The water mill here dates back as far as the 11th century, and survived for almost 800 years.

Caption For Preston, The Bridge Over The Ribble 1903

Spilling down from the Yorkshire Dales, the Ribble streams under the lovely old bridge at Settle and through the valley that has taken its name.

Caption For Whitby, The Viaduct 1884

There is talk of bringing back the railway, but talk costs nothing. In days of old, Whitby produced its own coal gas, and the gas works can be seen below the bridge.