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Memories

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Green And Silley Weir

I worked for Green and Silley Weir in Royal Albert Docks in the mid 1960's. I remember there being a nice bunch of people working there. Every Christmas us girls in the offices used to get a few big boxes of chocolates from ...Read more

A memory of East Ham by beattiedolly

Mayo Road........Saunders Family/Jenkinson Family, 1950s/60s

I was born in Park Royal hospital on a hot July day in 1957 and was taken home to Mayo Road, where almost our entire family lived at numbers 46, 53 and 56. I was christened at St Mary's church, on ...Read more

A memory of Willesden by mark.jenkinson

My Own Memories Of Eltham

I lived at 27 Kingsholm Gardens in Eltham from 1961. I have nothing but great memories of growing up in Eltham until we left around 1971. At 5 years old, running to Glovers or Wally's close to Brisset Park to pick up ...Read more

A memory of Eltham by gw

My Early Years In Ferniegair By Edwin Allsopp Living With Grandma Margaret Simon

I lived with my grandparents in the late 1940s at 201 Carlisle road Ferniegair, known as the huts which was opposite the gatehouse to the duke of Hamilton estate.My ...Read more

A memory of Ferniegair by eddieallsopp

Upminster Bridge

I was brought up in Upminster Bridge,went to Branfil from infants to 1970 when I went to Gaynes. My Grandad owned the Windmill Library Newsagents at Upminster Bridge. Mr Cushion owned the Toy shop on the corner by the Bridge, ...Read more

A memory of Upminster

I Join The Railway.

I Join the Railway In the summer of 1953, my Aunt and Uncle were staying with us for their holiday. It must have been my Uncle who first spotted the advertisement in the Dartmouth ...Read more

A memory of Kingswear

Croglin History

My grandparents lived at bridge end croglin first house over the bridge les and Ella knubley with my aunty Edith. I spent most if my childhood helping them out with their animals and gardens,catching rabbits and mowdies and have some ...Read more

A memory of Croglin by shellyblenk

The Sound Of Bells...

Working on my bungalow today in the ancient, beautiful Dorset town of Sherborne, I kept on hearing the tolling of the local Abbey bells. Not really unusual, except today, the sound seemed to 'resonate', and take me 'way back' ...Read more

A memory of Acton by alangtaylor

Boarding School

During the Second World War I was in two boarding schools in (I believe East Mosely - certainly walking distance across the bridge to Hampton Court. I was 5-6 years old, so my memories are pretty hazy!!!!). I wonder if anyone can shed a light on these memories? Many thanks, regards, Eddie Greatrex

A memory of East Molesey by e.greatrex

1957 Upwards Susan June Keeler

I was a little girl who was adopted to Cecil John Keeler and my first visit to Petham was as a 5yr old. My Granny Fanny keeler and had 5 sons. Dick.Ray.Ted.Cecil and Reg.Granny Keeler also had 3 daughters Daisy.Girlie and ...Read more

A memory of Petham by sjmurray278

Captions

2,231 captions found. Showing results 1,969 to 1,992.

Caption For Chesham, Waterside, From Lord's Mill 1906

Lord's Mill was one of the main watermills along the Chess south-east of Chesham and is behind the photographer who is looking over the Moor Lane bridge parapet.

Caption For Little Missenden, The River Misbourne C1955

Here we look east from the bridge over the Misbourne along the backs of Manor Farmyard, now houses, the Red Lion pub and cottages beyond, a view now somewhat obscured by stables to one of the converted

Caption For Goxhill, Church Street C1960

Now the Humber Bridge has given Goxhill a new life as a commuter village for Hull, although the part we see here has retained its village feel.

Caption For Oughtibridge, The Bridge And Cock Inn C1960

The River Don flows under Station Lane bridge on the Duke of Norfolk's land. Cottages in the village date from 1845; just to the right was the old Forge Mill.

Caption For Shepley, The Bridge C1955

The imposing Bridge House, with a datestone of 1883 (left), was originally the Conservative Club; it was later used as a youth club, and was restored in 2003 and converted into business premises.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, C1960

The shore bridge on the left has been demolished by rough seas or river floods on a number of occasions.

Caption For Lamberhurst, The Chequers C1955

The Chequers pub leads to the bridge over the river Teise; beyond that is the George and Dragon pub, which was rebuilt in 1882 after a fire destroyed the old inn.

Caption For Looe, From The Bridge 1893

Looe declined with the coming of the railways, though it continued to maintain a fishing fleet; there were also exports of granite from local quarries, which was used for harbours, breakwaters and bridges

Caption For Luton, Manchester Street C1955

Bridge Street on the left and Gordon Street on the right-hand side were the boundaries of 'old' Luton, and the architectural changes between the 19th and 20th centuries are clearly visible.

Caption For Lymm, The Canal C1960

On the right, in front of the bridge, there is a lifting winch.

Caption For Powick, The Village C1955

Apart from the battle, Powick's other main claim to fame is Powick Mills next to the bridge where the battle took place.

Caption For Conwy, The Castle And The Bridges 1906

Telford's 1826 bridge measures 327 ft long. It hangs on eight chains in two sets over two piers, with adjustment at one end into the rock under the castle, and at the other end into solid rock.

Caption For Richmond, The Castle And Bridge 1892

We are looking past John Carr's Green Bridge towards the magnificent castle - a true picture of medieval England.

Caption For Kettering, The Bridge, Wicksteed Park C1955

This view shows the boat station by the 1936 hump-backed bridge. Nowadays there is also an elevated monorail. All the buildings, including the distant flat-roofed chalets, survive today.

Caption For Winster, The Post Office C1960

The signpost still points the way to Windermere and Bowness, Kendal and Lancaster, and Bowland Bridge and Winster Church.

Caption For Gilling West, Village 1913

We are looking east towards the bridge over the beck. The village is only two miles from Richmond, but it retains its rural charm.

Caption For Bingley, The Druid's Altar 1894

The setting was used in Disraeli's novel 'Sybil' - Disraeli stayed here in 1844, when he opened the garden allotments near Cottingley Bridge.

Caption For Newport Pagnell, Ousebank Gardens 1956

The ground drops to the river, which is crossed by a bridge on the Northampton Road.

Caption For Tewkesbury, Mythe Bridge 1891

An example of the improvement work carried out on the Lower section of the waterway below Evesham is plain to see in this photograph of Mythe Bridge, between Tewkesbury and Twyning.

Caption For Ammanford, Quay Street 1937

'Service with a smile' is evident as the delivery boy sets off on his delivery bike from the premises of Mr Bridge.

Caption For Morpeth, From The Old Bridge C1960

Over on the right is the Telford Bridge of 1829-31 designed by John Dobson.

Caption For Aylesbury, The Canal 1897

This view looks along the towpath towards Park Street bridge. The Nestle's factory is just out of sight on the right. The boys are fishing from a miniature wharf which still survives.

Caption For Portland, Bow And Arrow Castle 1898

A 19th-century bridge links Rufus Castle (also known as Bow and Arrow Castle) to the upper cliffs, landscaped as the grounds for Pennsylvania Castle (top right), built for the Governor of Portland - John

Caption For Accrington, Blackburn Road 2004

Just on the left along Bridge Street was a borehole testing for the coal seam, and it is not surprising that when the lift shaft was being dug for the Argos store on the higher corner that coal should