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Memories

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Born In Fairford 1939 Left 1957 I Still Call It Home Prim Clements

My family moved to Fairford with Rev Gibbs? 1937, I always lived at Victory Villas, went to infants school, Farmors School and Cirencester Grammar School, worked at Busbys garage. ...Read more

A memory of Fairford in 1957 by Primrose Croteau

A Wartime Child

I was born in 1935 at 25 Cambridge Road, maiden name Lee. There were six of us, parents, 2 older sisters, Beryl and Gwen, and grandmother. I remember many of the shops from the late 30's to the early 50's when we moved to ...Read more

A memory of North Harrow in 1930 by Margaret Waddingham

The Old Mill

I remember The Old Mill from 1975, it seems a long time to me. My then husband and I were assistant managers for what was then Schooner Inns Steak Houses. We worked there about 8 months just after we were married, our living quarters ...Read more

A memory of Bexley in 1975 by Judith Mc Ardle

Guernsey Evacuees

My mother and her family, the Petits, were evacuees from Guernsey during World War 2. They were housed in Coates by Stow and then Saxilby. They attended Stow School. There were 8 children, Cyril, Donald,Olive, Mavis, Monica, ...Read more

A memory of Saxilby in 1940 by Jackie Thom

Binstead In The Big Freeze 1962 63

I was born in Newnham Road Binstead in 1955 and have happy memories of the freedom of living there. Being able to walk to Binstead school and walking alone to my godmother's farm (Newnham Farm) looking for ...Read more

A memory of Binstead in 1963 by Robert Hall

Names Of People And Buildings.

Here we are looking down West Street with the village school visible at the end. On the left is Tetts Farm with the milk churns, while next is Manor Farm, farmed by Reg Newick. The thatched building before the ...Read more

A memory of Hinton St George

Memories Of Bedford Lane.

This cottage is in Bedford Lane. I lived in the house called Connemara which is still in Bedford Lane. My father Samuel Frederick Richardson and his brother George were both bricklayers. Both were demolishing the ...Read more

A memory of Frimley Green by Claire Allen

Private School.

The house shown immediately in front of the church was a private school run by Miss Margaret and Miss Cecil Cawse. Both my father and I attended this school.

A memory of Cowes in 0

Two Dales

I lived in the house on the right (Hazel House) just before the bakery from 1958-1988. Many memories of there.  Anyone with any memories of Two Dales, please don´t hesitate to contact.

A memory of Two Dales in 1958 by Mark Hand

Hundredth Anniversary Of Wordsworth's Death

I was born in Bridge Street and went to Fairfield School, or "Fairfield Junior Mixed" as it was called when it became Co-Ed in about 1948. I remember the whole class having to walk up to Harris Park and ...Read more

A memory of Cockermouth in 1950 by Joseph Douglas

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Captions

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Caption For Askrigg, The Village C1950

Three-storeyed 18th-century town houses, including the King's Arms Hotel in the middle distance, line the Market Place of Askrigg, a pleasant village in Upper Wensleydale.

Caption For Kettlewell, The Village C1955

The Methodist chapel in the centre of the photograph is now converted into houses.

Caption For Bangor, The Esplanade 1897

This bustling view shows the bandstand on the left and the 'Scottish baronial style' Old Custom House of 1637 in the middle distance.

Caption For Bagshot, Village Children 1903

The large house was called Yaverlands; sad to say, it no longer exists, having been pulled down in the 1970s.

Caption For South Littleton, Main Street C1960

Not far from Evesham, South Littleton is a lovely old village of pretty cottages, a manor house built in 1721, though attached to an even more ancient building, and a church that originally dated back

Caption For Bingley, Five Rise Locks C1955

Today, the house at the bottom left corner is no more, and the grass is kept in bowling-green condition by the resident lock keeper.

Caption For Hixon, St Peters Church C1955

Houses now occupy the field where the cows are grazing.

Caption For Angmering On Sea, The Foreshore C1960

The land in the background has been developed with many houses.

Caption For Castle Donington, High Street C1955

The photographer looks back down the hill past 19th-century houses towards the village centre.

Caption For Oving, Manor Road C1955

The distant chimney is that of The Manor House.

Caption For Langtoft, The Cross C1955

New housing has been built in the village, but this part, South End Cottages on Back Street, is just as it was in 1955.

Caption For South Holmwood, The Sundial 1904

The white house, known as The Sundial, had just been built when this photograph was taken. Its owners were a Mr and Mrs Pethick Lawrence, who opened it as a holiday home for poor children from London.

Caption For South Cerney, The Manor, Park And Church C1965

Several houses in Silver Street date back to Elizabethan times.

Caption For South Cerney, Silver Street C1960

Several houses in Silver Street date back to Elizabethan times.

Caption For Heasley Mill, The Dining Room, Heasley House C1960

A delightful period shot of the Heasley House Hotel, a charming establishment in this tiny settlement on the edge of Exmoor. Note the twin hooks from the ceiling.

Caption For Basildon, Woodlands Boys School C1960

Beyond the playing field, we can see some of the Kingswood neighbourhood's dormy-style houses. These were the first 'quality' private homes to be built in the new Basildon.

Caption For Fleckney, Kilby Road C1960

The road has been upgraded, and modern housing has appeared wherever space permits. Note the 'up to date' fencing on the right.

Caption For Grangetown, Tennis Courts C1960

The bowling pavilion on the right, and some of the local housing is in the background.

Caption For Basildon, Woodlands Boys School C1960

Beyond the playing field, we can see some of the Kingswood neighbourhood's dormy-style houses. These were the first 'quality' private homes to be built in the new Basildon.

Caption For Crickhowell, View From The Dardy C1955

To the left, a diagonal road of houses rises en route to Llanbedr. In the centre in the background is the Sugar Loaf.

Caption For Churchtown, St Cuthbert's Church C1965

One was identified as Mele (an alternative spelling of Meol), and in accordance with the custom of the day, an eponymous house of prayer was raised in the saint's honour.

Caption For Worthing, Marine Parade C1955

The Beach Hotel had opened at 4 Marine Parade in 1915, expanding into the whole parade by 1936, when the original red-brick houses that had, in part, comprised The Prince Albert Convalescent Home were

Caption For Frome, Bath Street 1961

The house at the end of the 17th-century cottages gives onto Rook Lane. It is now almost hidden from view behind tall hedging and trees with a very secret garden.

Caption For Norwich, Strangers' Hall 1919

It is one of the best medieval merchant houses in the city, and is now an excellent museum.