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Maps

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Memories

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Bank Hall School

Bank Hall School 1977 to its close in 1980, I remember the head, Mr Brennan, and his wife living in the house just next to the the main house, also Peter Lucas, Pete Denver, Mr Lowery. There were a few women there at ...Read more

A memory of Chapel-en-le-Frith by Tommy Neale

Years Gone By 1960s 1970s Part 1

Lynette Carter (nee) Evans I was born in Glossip Terrace Hospital Splott Cardiff. My family and I first moved to Heol Cynllan Road, Llanharan when I was just over 2 years old. We lived with my Aunty Fanny and ...Read more

A memory of Llanharan in 1964 by Lynette Carter

The Son Of A Preacher Man

1946 to 1951 - my father was the vicar at St Nicholas Church. The vicarage was a huge place in nearly two acres of land, with a quarter of it wild and rambling. Loads of trees and bushes to make a delightful ...Read more

A memory of Thames Ditton in 1946 by Patrick Wilds

Tunnel Road Memories

I lived in number 9 Tunnel Road which is still there today. It's the road running from the side of the flyover at the bottom of Chester Street to access the tunnel. Me and my brother and sisters played every day on the top ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead in 1962 by Anita Starkey

Evacuees

My brother Tom and I (Donald) were evavuated to Easter Fosterseat in the early 1940s during the war. Mr and Mrs Sim ran the farm and we immediately started work at the age of 7 and 5. Pluscarden School had two classes with five groups ...Read more

A memory of Fochabers in 1940 by Donald Campbell Veale

My Book A Salford Lad Oh Maggie What Have You Done

Hi Francis, I was born and bred in West Bank Street Salford, across the road from the Police Station on Regent Road (where the fairground was). I attended Regent Rd School from 1952 until 1960 ...Read more

A memory of Salford in 1958 by Bill Jolly

Woodwork From This Redundant Church

Eating lunch today in Wetherspoon's in Brighton Marina, I noticed that a good deal of ecclesiastical woodwork had been incorporated into the structure. I was able to trace it back to this church via a ...Read more

A memory of Thetford in 2012

Whitethorn Morris At The Sheringham Lobster Potty Morris Dance Festival

Each year on the first Saturday in July there is a splendid festival of dancing, music and singing held at Sheringham. I have been to this festival twice in recent ...Read more

A memory of Beeston Regis in 2004 by John Howard Norfolk

Vauxhall Viva Car

From the picture in 1969 this reminds me of my upbringing in the village. I was born in the village in the house adjoining the Windsor Arms in 1951, and brought up in Heol-y-Coed until I married and moved out of the village in ...Read more

A memory of Pontyclun in 1969 by Dennis Crutcher

Friday Luncheons At Tillys From Jean Ryder

During the years of 1959-1960 I worked as secretary in the Education Centre at RAF Mildenhall. One of my favourite memories of that time was having lunch at Tillys Pantry every Friday. Another ...Read more

A memory of Mildenhall in 1960 by bercyn

Captions

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Caption For Wensley, The Village C1960

A workman (centre) scythes the grass on the village green at Wensley.

Caption For Wisbech, The Hope Inn C1955

The whole area shown in these two photographs vanished when the new bridge over the river and the new Churchill Road were built to ease congestion in the town centre in 1971.

Caption For Aldeburgh, High Street C1955

The East Suffolk Hotel (the white building, centre right) is now the Aldeburgh Festival Office.

Caption For Abingdon, High Street C1965

The impressive building just right of centre was once Berkshire's old County Hall.

Caption For Stubbington, The Parade C1965

South of Fareham, Stubbington has some attractive areas of modern housing, and the village shopping centre, the Parade, is built around a small green.

Caption For Chipstead, Valley C1955

In the centre can be seen the viaduct taking the railway over Outwood Lane on its way to Kingswood.

Caption For Marrick, Abbey 1913

Since being made redundant, the church has now been converted to an outdoors adventure centre for young people.

Caption For Greystoke, The Green C1965

The centre of the village, with its attractive houses round the green, is marked by a market cross reminding us that Henry III had granted a license to Thomas de Greystoke for a weekly market and fair

Caption For Romford, The Market 1910

It provided a centre on the Essex Great Road where sheep and cattle farmers in the area could sell their stock.

Caption For Haywards Heath, South Road C1955

The projecting sign of Boots (centre) certainly helped to advertise its presence.

Caption For Neath, Victoria Gardens 1898

The town has a long industrial background: it was once a centre for the production of copper—South Wales's first smelter was built here in 1584.

Caption For Liskeard, Lamellion 1907

This hamlet down in the East Looe river valley a mile from Liskeard was once a small centre of industry.

Caption For Grantham, Grammar School 1890

No 1 on the right, a good 18th-century stone front, is now a Centre for Industrial Studies.

Caption For Penarth, The Beach 1893

Surrounded by groups of children intently digging, a gentleman in white (centre) appears to be holding an umbrella – a shelter from the noonday sun, or perhaps insurance against inclement weather?

Caption For Snodland, Mulberry Cottage C1965

There is now a bypass which takes traffic away from the centre.

Caption For Llandudno, Happy Valley 1913

Today, the cable car mounts the giant promontory of the Great Orme to the Summit Hotel through the centre of the picture; the only way up used to be a tramway, built in 1903.

Caption For Penzance, Alverton Street 1908

We are looking east towards the town centre; the Market House dome is just visible at the end of the street.

Caption For Pangbourne, The Village 1893

We are in the centre of the village; this view looks north along Church Street with the churchyard wall on the left.

Caption For Lockeridge, The Village C1955

This is the centre of the village; we are looking north to West Overton County Primary School with its toothed ridge line and bell tower just visible over it.

Caption For Richmond, Trinity Church C1965

On this sunny early afternoon Di Palma Cream Ices and Johnny's Creamy Ices compete for trade (centre), and people sit in the rose garden formed next to Trinity Church after the iron railings

Caption For Richmond, The Channel 1929

The coffee merchant E W Coleman's van is parked outside his shop (centre); beside its window is an LNER train timetable - Station Road is off to the left.

Caption For Haslington, The Village C1955

The Hawk Inn is pictured here (centre).

Caption For Marple Bridge, The Village C1955

In 1788, however, it and its near neighbour Marple were transformed into centres of industry when Samuel Oldknow built a mill here employing 400 people.

Caption For Marple Bridge, Town Street C1955

In 1788, however, it and its near neighbour Marple were transformed into centres of industry when Samuel Oldknow built a mill here employing 400 people.